The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17
FILLING TO woRK At PULLMAN.
Disheartened strikers Would Go Back II
tho Chr Shops were Opened.

4 Chicago special TO the New York
World saws. If the pullman shops Wele
TO start UP twO-thirds. II not all. OF lIS
striking employees of that company Wouil
,,o Ieck 10 work Thomas Heathcote;
thair leader. admitted to-day II was an
he could do to keep them tcgether; Ih ~
are not starving as yet, hut thtir sup-
yifce have been crt off At prosent the
relief committee, according TO Mr. Heatn-
cote. has StOO I'm us trcaauIy. As II
takes $500 tc give each family one square
meal a day this viii last just three days.
So far as anyone knows there is nothing
more coming in. The demands are in
creasing. Those who had a little money
saved up lave gone through with II. %.
"SupuOee the wage question was 'eit
as IL is ard the company 81 ouid reduce
rents q per cent would the uen then
be satisfied TO go back Mr.. lieathcoi =
was asked lie answered: Yes, al
w"1ld be right and proper for them to DO
Afr Heathcote vas not ready TO admit
that the strike is lost althCr rgh he con
rmed matter tEo qs1iTa b,i,an oy str[nrs h, i@nt @
a letter to Dcbs asking That Individual 10
declare the strike of: ,, ,
MIR Heathcote. that the cCLfSc OF Fed
Grafton Of Labor in refusing To JON the
strike was spared. We asked them h9t
TO declare a general Slllke' allIDQ-.l u
l believe the American NallMd&, o.,l..',i oiiiJ,,
ia now in shape TO tie up every western
railroad and make a winning Ieht H II
uants 10 continue the fight. Yesterday
All lie car repair men in the country
we're taken into the union. ana "heh
they quit work trains cannot run.
The leaders manner however. was
that Of defeated man. fully realizing
the weakness Of his cause ana the a4so-
lutte loss Of control over those depending
Upon him TO pull them thrcrRh af,,.
a few Of the strikers. probably niiy
In an. have left Pullman and gone IN
search Of work elsewhere. Those remaln77
ing are getting weary OF iong-enforceu
idleness. They say that 10 refuse 10 go
10 work for the car company when II
offers them the opportunity would mean
eviction. And when that time comes. the
end OF the striking. many of them assert
has been reached They could not get
away. and besides not one In a hundred
has any idea where he could go. Inc
women are beginning 10 plead with the
Ihe cry now is for clothing and Shoes. In
a few days, unless contributions come
faster than they have been recently, star
walton will stare them in the face
Mr.. Heathcote could not hold out any
homes. His committee has never received
a dollar from the American Railway
Union and has no reason to expect any
thing. "All our contributions, SAID ne
HhaVe come from the Federation Of La
Dor and from the good people OF Chi
Officials OF the company at Pullman
reiterated statements previously made
uTIsed 10 receive orders almost any day
10 prepare TO resume operations. In
The event OF such orders the general
IN q notice inviting the old employees
~ return to work and he thinks they
would fall over each other to get In
r. cir deserted place. Superinte ndent Mid
dieton howeyer, s not In favor with
he men ard Hcathcote SAYS his removal
would 80 long ways towards pacissing
them $1,000