The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-10
LAST EDITION
STILL IMPROVING
The Strike Situation Growing
Brighter Every Hour.
The Strikers Are Weakening at All Of
the More Critical Points Today.

CHIcAaovJuly 10.-The tread of armed
men is still heard in Chicago's streets and
the wheels of commerce still lag at the
bidding of the American Railway union.
Nevertheless the warcloud which has
hung over this city and this land for the
past 10 days shows distinct signs of
lifting.
Instead OF stories of additional railroad
tie ups at various points throughout the
country, dispatches almost without ex-
ception bring advices of strikers return
Ing To work and an increased resumption
of traffic, amounting In some places to q
return to normal conditions
The day In Chicago passed without n
serious conflict between the rioters and
the armed forces nov on duty here. The
feature of the day was the action early in
the morning. after an all-night session of
the federated trades union OF Chicago.
I'm deciding to call out all classes Of labor
this afternoon at o'clock unless George
NJ. Pullman should have agreed before
the meridian Of today to settle the diff
ferences betw cen his company and his
striking employees by arbitration or other
wise.
For reasons not known TO the public,
Grand Master Workman Sovereign OF
the Knights of Labor and his advisers
subsequently decided to postpone the
general walkout and psralytio stroke
which they proposed to infiict upon tho
business of Chicago until o'clock
tomorrow morning. Late in the after
noon, however, the announcement was
made that President Gompers Of the
American Federation has called meet
en- ~ ftxa ~
organization TO be held in this city on
Thursday. and he would leave New York
for Chicago this evening.
In view of this. il Is not believed that
the federated trades of Chicago will take
precipitate action before consultation
with him. As President Gompers can
not reach Chicago before tomorrow night
IL will be impossible to decide on line Of
action to pe pursued before Thursday,
and probably il II should finally be re-
solved to declare a general strike Of all
these combined forces. IL could not be put
into effect before Friday morning.
VIII strike Orders He Obsyedf
Another feature TO be noted in connec-
tion with the meeting of Chicago's feder-
ated labor Is the fact which was devel-
oped that there was in the meeting a
ment whose action had practically
blocked the plans Of the more hot-headed
leaders, until the latter, in the excitement
consequent upon the reading OF President
Cleveland's proclamation, made stam-
pede and carried the strike resolution.
Therefore there is reason to believe that
even il the order for general strike
finally goes forth. many of those to whom
II Is directed will decline 10 obey, so that
the walkout will not be nearly so import
ant as anticipated by the leaders.
What effect, il any, the action OF Vice
President Wickes of the Pullman COM
psny. yesterday, in refusing in the most
positive manner to even meet commit
tee to consider the question of arbitra-
tion, will have upon the final decision of
the labor leaders and their followers re-
mains To be seen.
A joint committee of the city council
and Of the federated trades unions called