The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
A. R u.STR|KE
WELL over.
It Is Practically Declared OF
by President DebS
To-Day.
MEN HURRY|NG BACK TO WORK
1t Is Only Asked that Employees
Not Accused of Crime
May Return.
MANAGERS TO ACT TOMORROW.
Question OF the Union Not 10 En-
ter Into the Final
Sell ment.
MANAGERS TO ACT TOMORROW
Especial to The Evening World.)

Especial to The Evening World.)
CHICAGO. July 13.-President Debs
has declared Off the great strike OF the
American Railway Union against the
railroads. The night In the future will
be against the Pullman Company alone.
This order was given at $50 clock this
morning.
President Debs Immediately after
made the following statement for pub.
lication:
In view OF the enormous proportions
which this trouble has assumed and
the Inconvenience 1t Is causing the
public, the Board OF Directors OF the
American Railway Union has decided to
end the strike against the railroads
and make to the General Managers a
proposition to take back all the men
who went out"
That proposition. Mr.. Debs expects.
will be readily accepted by the railroad
managers. as II will restore their lines
to a condition in which they can re.
sumo business and gather in the reve-
nues which during the past weeks have
been almost entirely shut off.
In fact. the managers on most Of the
roads have already shown themselves
tolerant towards their striking employ.
ees. and have been glad to. take then
back whenever they declared a willing
ness to come.
This action on the part Of the directors
Of the A. r. U. was evidently not the
result of the conference with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor at the Briggs
House, for when President Gompers. OF
the Federation. and number Of other
prominent labor leaders were Informed OF
1t they were inclined to discredit the
report. D., ..
1t is believed that the decision OF Pres
dent Cleveland to appoint a commission
to arbitrate the Pullman strike Is one OF
the reasons for calling off the A. r.
boycott.
Another Is that the railroads are raj
idly getting into shape to handle thei
business. and that II great many A.
U. men are deserving that organization
The number of men who are now on
in all the trades is estimated at betwee
10000 and $4,000. This action of the A. l.
L. directors means. of course, that II
contemplated strike of the allied trad,
will not be ordered. for the present. t
least
1t also means that the troops will
Withdrawn from Chicago. that the rio
IN the stock-yards and Kcnsington I
sions will cease and that the bushes
Of the city will resume its norm.
course.
Unfortunately. the general manage,
adjourned ut ll.lj O'Clock for the da
They said they had no Information tn
here was to be conference with De.
md his party.
President Gompers said at noon tn
at a conference between himself. DE
and Sovereign. last night. II was decid
that. II the general managers did n
accept the proposition, he should ord
out the American Federation OF Labo
LATEI.-Debs is comforting with Il
General Managers. presenting the prop
sition for reinstatement signed by hi
self and Sovereign. He said II the pro,
sition was rejected by the Manager
the strike would probably be declar,
off anyhow. This would. however,
decided by the Board OF Directors Of Il
A. h. L.
1890 u. NJ. The general MANAGERS W
Consider pebs's proposition to-morro
norning.
The managers treat with the Mayo
ut will not recognize Debs.
Mayor Hopkins. on being asked
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