The herald., 1894-07-14
AGAINST STRIKE.
No Assistance for
the A. r. u.
The Federation of Labor Will
Not Go Out.
Sympathy but No Aid for
the Strikers.
But President Debs' Action Is
ENDORSED
Support Pledged the Populists
at the Polls.
The Strike Not Called OF by Debs
as Reported.
Railway Managers Refuse to Treat
With Debs.
The K. of L. and A. r.. q. VIII Now
Push the Fight to the Bitter End
Unless the Corporations
Sue for Peace
The Strike Not Called OF by Debs
as Reported.
Railway Managers Refuse to Treat
With Debs.
The K. of L. and A. r.. o. VIII Now
Push the Fight to the Bitter End
Unless the Corporations
Sue for Peacss

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 13.-The conference Of
the American Federation of Labor ad-
journed at 7:30 tonight, after having dc.
cidsd against q general strike. The
petition OF President Debs was endorsed,
however, and $1,000 voted for the defense
fund for the coming trial OF Debs.
A resolution was adopted condemning
the Republican and Democratic parties,
and pledging support to the Populists.
The executive council OF seven will
hold final session tomorrow.
HEATED ARGUMENTS.
The morning session took up the res.
olutions where they were dropped the
night befole. Many strong speeches
were made ON both sides OF TIE resolu-
tion to order q general strike of the
members in sympathy with the Pullman
strikers.
M. J. Carroll OF the International
Typographical union appealed to the
feeling of the conference on the manner
in which labor had bsen trampled upon
by capital, and said that the only way
10 force recognition was to order Q
complete tie-up.
Messrs. Mcclure and Perkins made
speeches on the Same line, arguing
most smphatically in favor Of tho reso-
luton.
Mr.. Drummond took up the opposi-
ton, and discussed at some length the
advisabllity OF q general etrike. He
said:
81 want Dsbs to understand thatit is
unnecessary for US to order strike. He
wishes to shift the responsibility off
from his shoulders, and object to it. II
he has started it and cannot win, lot him
lose it. If we should order strike now,
the financial situation of tn country il
such that great many of our members
could not 60 out, and the vacancies
would be filled with non-unionists. I
believe that the condition of the country
is such that q general strike would not
win. do not want the reputation OF
having our federation lose; am ops
posed to the resolution"
Mr.. Garland of the iron and steel
workers, said: "We were unable to
form an effective organization as long ~
the Pullman shops were working on the
wages which they were, and not until
this American Railway union strike
have we been able to do anything. In
our organizations we have had, and still
have great strikes, both in sympathy
aud for grievances. | am opposed to q
general strike now, because we now have
+. certain ecale of wages adopted by ar
Oitration, and If we strike that scale OF
wages will be broken and at this time
Of financial depression | believe that It
would be impossible to get as good q
ecale of wages again as we have now,
and therefore general strike would be
detriment to our men. am not in
favor OF Debs request. He was very
arrogant in the start, not even recognize
ing us, and now he wants to SHIFT all
tho responsibility off on us and blanc
US for losing the strike. Another thing
the Knights of Labor are in favor of
council and not of monarchial rule as
Debs favors. This country will not
stand that kind of thing. l do not care
now bmdTt He 70. chu cHil JUL tuo iIOu
and steel workers. but can see no IA
vorable resuts, and therefore oppose
the resolution"
Mr.. Evans said ''If the local organ
izer OF the American Federation of La
bor had attended to his business, then
the A. r. q. would have never handled
the strike. am opposed to the resolu-
tion and any action in that regard now"
Patrick Mcbride, representing the coal
miners, ssid: If strike is ordered let
it be for ourselves and not for Dsbs. He
has not managed this thing right and
now he wants help. and / am not In
favor OF doing it. A general strike or
der by this conference In sympathy
with the American Railway union would
be Of no value to ", and II would break
our contract, change the present arbi-
trated SCALE OF wages and be Of general
diaad van tara In ne Whila ran 0n1l