The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09

pathizing with. the American Railway
Union were adopted unanimously, and
III labor unions were advised TO take
~ lar action as soon as the interests
samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor was no,
e. ms headquarters this morning. hut
secretary chris Evans was. The latter
does not take the view of most of the
other leaders with reference to the strike
spreading to this city.
AS matters stand now" he said, 1--WE
see the Pullman people, the railroad
corporations and the Federal Govern.
ment arrayed on one side. Organized
labor AZ over the country is on the
Had the trouble been confined, as
originally intended, to the Pullman
company. everything would have been
settled by this time. But the railroads
Of some kind must have existed be-
tween them and the Pullman Company.
They took up Pullman's fight, and were
getting, beaten; when they called Presi-
dent Cleveland and the United States
Government to their aid
| Nothing but the strongest kind of in
nuence that can be brought To bear on
Inc trouble can now amount to anything.
lhat influence, in my opinion, would be
q general order for cessation of work
All over the country. Such an order is,
IN my opinion, not only possible hut
PROBABLE, unless radical change takes
happen insiIe of "a very few days TO alter
the situation.
THE only thing 90 say about the
proclamation OF President Cleveland Is
| that II would have looked even more
silly had he waited for IA week or So UNI
til the trouble might have been all over
ana then come out with his proclama-
ton.
"Just fancy man first sending United
States troops to Chicago to terrorize the
strikers, and some days later to issue /.
proclamation that he would do so. The
fact of the troops having been sent there
has destroyed any effect which such "A
proclamation might have under ordinary
circumstances.
Every workingman all over the
country, without exception. is in favor
of the railroad men. sympathy has
gone out to Them and now when work
ingmen see what is going on-that the
whole Government has been induced to
take sides against their brothers in my
opinion II leads to but one conclusion.
80 far as the Federation IL con
| cerned. we have to do mainly with the
anxious and have but one opinion on
the subject. They have considered and
are considering. IT. Pullman cars are
used on most of the surface roads.
SO far as the proposed mass-meetinS
Is concerned we will aid il. At that
meeting | think you will see the sym
pathy of the strikers take some tangible
The action of the Chicago trades de-
Gliding to go out If Pullman does not
submit to arbitration will, in my opin.
ion, have great weight with labor men
all over the country In Fastening their
action. All such events have great
weight. Had the Pullman people sub.
mittcd to arbitration in the first instance
as had been reque sted. there would be
no such thing as strike on hand now.
Ernst Bohm, Secretary of the Central
Labor Fedora ton, said:
II do not think there is any immedi-
ate prospect of a strike. but the condi-
lions are such that n single act might
cause strike all over the country.
Events must shape themselves. So fan
as New York and its Vicinity are con-
cerned, we all remember what a fearful
time of hardship the workingmen passed
through last Winter. Times are no bet.
ter now, nor is there any sign of i'm
provcment.
THESE matters will also have a bear.
ing on the Chicago troubles: and, In
fact, 1t is impossible to say where it will
all end.
AS to the proclamation of Presi len
Cleveland, l think 1t will have no weight
whatever He discounted it himself
when he first sent the troops to Chicago
President Clausen. of the Park Board
said this afternoon that permission would
probably be granted to the labor organi
cations to hold a mass-meetng in Cnior
Square to indorse Debs and the strike.
The Committee appointed to Arrange
for the mass-meeting did not call a the
Park Board this morning to secure 8
permit because the date for the meeting
had not been agreed upon definitely.