The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-07-13
DECIDED TO STRIKE.
LABOR VAIONISTS IN CHICAGO WILL
QUIT WORK.
Pullman GficfnIs StiN Refuse to Ar
bitrnte. and as Result the order
for n General strike Will Go into
Effect.


Chicago, July 10. - Within the next
tventy-fom hours will witness a cessa-
ton of all labor on the part of the allied
trades in Chicago. and possibly through
ont the country Probably never before
in the history of this country was meet
ing of organized labor called together
that was fraught with more importance
IL an that which met at thlichs hall.
That all was not harmonious, notwlth-
st3ndng fiery speeches by Messrs SOW
pl eign. of the Knights of Labor. Debs. OF
the A. H. T.. and other labor leaders, Is
evidenced by the fact that II was 1
O clock in the morning when the conven-
ton finished balloting on the question.
The question was decided III The affrma-
tive by an overwhelming vote. however,
and the ultimatum propoInded that II
Pullman does not reach definite under
standing with his late employees before
noon Tuesday the Allied Trades Union
of Chicago will open the ball Wednesday
morning by walking out in body. An
idea of the diversified interests involved
in this latest movement may be gained
by glance at the subjoned list, repre-
senting but a portion, however, of the in
dustries affected, representatives of these
lodges being actually present:
Trade and labor assembly. Chicago;
central labor union. painters district
council clothing trades council, ma
chirery trades council. iron molders' coun-
Gil, building trades council, stone cutters
council, plasterels' union. Junior plumb
la, kap
cil.. tilelayers' union. hricklayers' union.
| steamfitters helpers union. caIIenters'
union No /. knights of Labor assem-
blies, American Musicians Union 1,S92.
ship carpenters union. stationary enri-
neers union, meat butchers union S.2S6.
h rnessmakers' union, Bohemian central
| labor union. coatpressers' union, Crane
Brothers Union No. ,, Hardwood FiH-
isbers Union No. l. horseshoers' union,
horse nail workers union. hostlers' union,
boilerworkers' union, walters union,
sprinklerftters' union, teamsters union,
furniture and carpet salesmen's 5 union,
dry goods clerks union. clothing cutters
union, capmakers union. Bakers Union
No. ?. Cloakmakers' Unions Numbers 3
and +. carriage and wagonmakers' union,
beer pumpmakers union. Stationary En-
gineers' Union No. 3. United Engineers
Union No. ,. international nachinists'
union, theatrical stage employees union.
cabinetmakers' union. allied iron trades
council. bakers council seaman's union.
typographical union, architectural iron
workers, carpenters. joiners. masons
plumbers, gaSfitters. gravel roofers metal
cornice and skylight workers: tin sheet
iron and iron workers: steam pipe and
boiler filters, coal beavers, painters,
| Journeyman fathers. electrical workers
cement fnishers, marble cutters mosaic
| workers, bridge and structural iron work
ers, hosting engineers, marine engineers,
hod carriers and building workers. marble
pollshers. mosaic settlers and mosaic help
ers. car builders and kindred organiza-
tons, brass fnishers. brass molders, re.
tail clothiers, coopers, brewers and
masters. broommakers, iron molders, ma
chine wood workers, press feeders. trunk.
makers, tin and sheet iron job workers
union, tile layers and helpers
Besides all these an effort will be made
to get out the employees of all surface
and elevated transportation lines in the
city. Although these men are poorly or
ganlzed, the leaders of the great strike
movement think the majority of them
can be induced to come out
The joint committee from the city coun
| Gil and the Federation Of Labor met Vice
President Wickes at the office of the
Pullman company at 2 o'clock. The
chairman Of the council committee ex
planned to Mr.. Wickes the nature Of the
request, and after a brief consultation
with his attorney he refused emphatical-
~ to receive the proposed committee of
| FIVE.
The Pullman company has nothing to
arbitrate.' said Mr.. Wickes, "and we
must refuse to accept the committee to
which you refer. Our company has not
receded from the position taken at the
inception of the strike This is final,
,Ihls decided the matter and the strike
will begin Wednesday morning.
II IS announced that President Samue,
Gompers, Of the American Federation of
labor has called meeting of the execn.
tive committee Of that organization "a no
held in this city on Thursday. and that
he will leave New York for Chicago tbis
evening. In view Of this it is NOT ho-
lieved that the federated trades of Chi
cago will take precipitate action heforo
CONSULTATION with him. AS President
Ge npers cannot reach Chicago before
wednesday night it will be impossible to
ceclde Oh line Of action to be pursued
before Thursday, and probably it will
hnally be resolved to declare general
strike Of all the combined forces, but Il
could not be put in effect before FRIDAY
morning.
Il IS said to be probable that President
Debs will be under arrest by Wednesday
morning. Judge Grosscup is in the civ
and had conference with District A.
torney Milchrist. Deputy United STATES
Marshal Jones attempted to serve IL.
functions on Debs, Howard and Kelihar
restraining them from giving orders which