The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-07-19
WILL NOT STRIKE.
American Federation Of Labor
Refuses to Stop Work
REASONS FULLY SET FORTH
1t Would 10 Worse Than Folly to Cal
Men Out on General or Local
Strike These Times.


Of the American Federation of Lanor
adjourned at 1880 this evening, after
having decided against general
strike. The petition of President Debs
was indorsed, however, and 81, 600
voted for the defense fund for the com
ing trial of Debs. The executive coun-
ell of seven will hold final session to-
morrow. The following address to the
public was issued after long discussions:
Address to the Public.
The great Industrial upheaval now
agltating the country has been carefully
calmly and fully considered in the con-
ference of the executive council of the
Federation OF Labor and the execu-
tive officers and representatives of
national ard International unions and
lrotherhocds OF railway unions called
To meet II the city of Chicago OH the
18th day CT July, 1894.
In the light of all evidence obtain
nble ard In view Of the peculiar con-
plicatioro now developing In the sl;ua-
ton we are forced TO the conclu sion
Tint the best interests of the unions
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion of Labor demand that they refrain
from participating in any general or
local strike which may be proposed In
connection with the present railroad
troubles. We declare 1t to be the sense
of this conference That II general
strike at this time Is inexpedient. I'M
wise and contrary TO the best interests
OF the working people. We further
recommend that all connected With the
American Federation Of Labor now
H. .t~tI- 81. al. 4
return to work and those who contem-
plate going out OH Il sympathetic strike
are advised TO remain at their usual
avocatIons.
sympathy with the A. II. u.
tn the str Ike OF the A. II. II. we rec
oguizs all impulsive. vigorous protest
against the gathering, growing forces
of plutocracy power and corporation
rule. In tllc sympathetic rule OF that
order 10 help the Pullman employees
they have demonstrated tho hollow
shams of Pullman's paradise. Pull
man, In his persistent repulses of nrbl-
tratlon and In his henrtless nutocratic
treatment OF his employees has proven
himself u public enemy. The heart of
labor every where throbs responsive to
the manly pulses and sturdy struggle
Of the A. r.. II. IN their heroic endeav-
or TO redress the wrongs of The Pull
Innn employees.
"Would II not be worse than folly to
call men out OH a general or local strike
In these days of stagnant trade and
commercial depression2 Better let us
organize In protect our interests Mt the
ballot box and cast our votes 10 redeem
This country from ita present political
mud industrial inlsrule and take 1t from
Tie hands of the plutocratic wreckers
nnd place II in thu hands of the COM
III n people.
n resolution was adopted condemn
Ing the republican anu democratic par
ties and pledging support TO the popu-
lIsts. The conference then adjourned.
The Morning session.
The conference during the morning
session took up the resolutions where
they were dropped before. Many
strong speeches have been made on
general rike of the members In sym
pathy with the Pullman strike. Nj. G..
Carroll, the international Typograph-
icnl Union appealed TO the feelings OF
tho conference on the manner In which
labor had been tramped OH by capital
and said the only way TO force recogni-
ton was to order II complete tie-un
Messrs. Mcclure and Perkins made
speeches on the same line, arguing
most emphalically In favor of the reso
lutions.
s,,on. on.asi,yon.
ur n.,.n,,oud ,oo, m tho on,os,.
W. WV" w ~, oppo''
t'on anu oiseusseu u. ieng'" 'ne inho
Visibility oil general strike. lie SAID
~ want Debs TO understand that IL Is
unnecessary for us to order II strike.
He wishes To shin The responsibI,itv
,rn,, his shouldars ard oh;so, Ifhs
has .,ar,,d i, M o., unt win la,
III, iosa II ,ra shauId s,rii, nov, ~.
financial conaitInn of The couutrv Is
.,,oh H., 80, ,,,onvo If our ,,,arn Iors
would not go out and the vacancle.
womld ha ti,led viii non.unionIsls
haliava thnt tho cond,tion of Tho c,un.
trv Ia such Thai n genernl strike wonld
not yin do NOT want the reputation
of having our federation lose. an
onnosed to the resoIurIou.n
workers. so;d. uyva wa,o nnohla r.
form an effective organization so long
ms the Pullman shops were working on
wages, and not until the A. II. u.
ri h..xs una nj In 10, a.