The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
ABSENCE OF HARMONY


Jonrnutd ro,a I,ya Rd1e.)
claring that the action Of the American
Railway Union deserves the sympa ny
OF all American ~orkmer. who should
unite In overthrowing the present sys-
Cleveland has trampled under foot the
constitutional rights OF the State of III
nois and It's people In order TO protect
Typographical Union No. g., at It's reg:
ular meeting yesterday. also adopted
resolutions sympath!zlng with the Amer
lean Railway Onion, and urging Presi-
the Pullman Company should submit TO
arbitration. while the United States Gov
ernment is requested to take possession
of all railroads. as the only means TO
by the system OF private ownership.
Al the last regular meeting of Cigar
Makers Union No. it9 resolutions sym
pathlzing with the American Railway
Union were adopted unanimously, and
all labor unions were advised 10 take
similar action as s"on as the Interests
OF their respective trades demand It.
Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation OF Labor. WAS not
IT his headGualters this morning. but
Secretary chris Evans was. The latter
other leaders with reference to the strike
spreading to this city.
"As matters stand now" he said, I'VE
the msman psops the railroad
ment arraye1 on one side. Organized
labor al over the country Is On the
other side.
Had the trouble been confined, as
originally intended, to the Pullman
Company. everything would have been
settled by this time. But the railroads
have already shown that an agreement
Of some kind must have existed be-
tween them and the Pullman Company.
They took up Pullmnns fight, and were
getting beaten, when they, called Pres-
Government to their aid.
Nothing but the strongest Kind OF In
fiuenca that can be brought to bear on
the trouble can now amount to anything.
general order for cessation OF work
all over the country. Such an order Is.
In my, opinion. not only possible but
probable. unless radical change takes
place In the situation. Something mus I
happen inside of a very few days to alter
the situation.
The only thing to say about the
procla mat ton of President Cleveland Is
that 1t would have looked even more
silly had he waited for a week or so, un-
til the trouble might have been all over
and then come out with his proclama-
ton.
Just fancy a man first sending United
States troopS to Chicago TO terrorize the
strikers and some days later TO issue 4
proclamation that he would do so. The
fact OF the troops having been sent there
has destroyed any effect which such Il
proclamation might have under ordinary
circumstances.
Every workngman all over the
country, without exception, is In favor
OF the railroad men, sympathy has
gone out to them. and now when work
ingmen see what Is going on-that the
take sides against their brothers in my
opinion II leads to but one conclusion.
80 far az the Federation is CON
rned. we have to do. mainly with the
anxious and have but one opinion on
are considering. It. Pullman cars are
used on most OF the surface roads.
80 far as the proposed mass meeting
is concerned we will aid 1t. At that
meeting ] think you will see the sym
patty Of the strikers take some tangible
The action Of the Chicago trades de-
Gliding TO go out II Pullman does not
submit to arbitration will, in my upin-
action. All such events have great
weight Had the Pullman people sub
mitteh to arbitration in the first instance
as had been rogue stpd, there would be
no such thing as strike on hand now.
Ernst Bohln. Secretary of the Central
Labor Federation said:
II do not think there is any immedi
ate prospect Of = strike, but the conii-
lions arc such that II single act might
cause "A strike all over the country.
Events must shape themselves So far
as New York and its Vicinity are con-
cerned. We all remember what a fearful
time OF hardship the workingmcn passed
through last Winter Times arc no bet
ter now. nor Is there any sign OF i'm
provemcnt.
These matters will also have a bear
ing on the Chicago troubles: and, In
fact, II Is impossible to say where 1t will
all end.
AS 10 the proclamation of presi lent
Cleveland. ] think u will have no weight
whatever. He discounted II himself
when he first sent the troops to Chicago"
President Clausen. OF the Park Board,
said this afternoon that permission would
probably be granted to the labor orGani-
zations to hold ii mass-meeting in Union
Square 70 indorse Debs and the strike.
The Committee appointed to arrange
for the mass-meeting did not call at the
Park Board this morning to secure
permit because the date for tho meeting
had not been agreed upon definitely.