The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-06
THE PULLMAN TiE-UP.

cnIcAoo, June With beginning
If few hundred discontinued strikers
at Pullman. ILL.,. who were attempting
10 force merely local Issue success
fully the great Pullman strike and
boycott has grown 10 the greatest bat
tie between labor and capital that has
ever been inaugurated in the United
states. In three days the Pullman
trouble has spread To nearly all of the
Important railroads in the United
states west of Chicago. with the result
that the entire system Is tied up ana
powerleS> in the hands of employees.
who are striving for principle rather
than n cause.
Within three days over 10000 men
have either quit work or have an
nounccd their intention Of SO doing in
Chicago. and added 10 this are the
many thousands ON the systems all
through the west who have gone out
on strike in obedience To requests
from the officers of the American Rail-
way union.
1t was estimated yesterday at the
HEADQUARTERS of the American Railway
union that fully 10000 men are now
ont on account of the refusal 81 the
Pullman company to settle the differ
ences with it, employees in the shops.
BY tonight nearly double that mum
Der will have been ordered out. and
the strikers will include not only mem
beers Of the union, but Knights of La
Dor brotherhood men and other organ
izations which can in any way affect
the interests of the roads which have
decided 10 stand by Pullman.
1t was given out at headquarters
Yesterday that by this morning the
different railroads out Of Chicago hand
ling Pullman ears would be suf-
ficiently crippled To warrant the re-
moval of the base Of operations ~ the
officers Of the American Railway union
from Chicago To st. Louis
Martin Elliott. a representative Of
the union was sent to II. Louis last
nigh, Ia call ont the men on all but
two roads entering the 81. Louis Union
depot with Pullman cars in their
trains.
Tonight. if necessary. President
Dehs and Vice President Howard will
90 10 ~. Ioni> To take charge of the
strikers there and get all railway en-
ploves in line with the union. II i
confidently asserted that within ivy,
DAYS all railroads out of 1t. Louis. ex
cepting the Missouri Pacific. will bs
asked To cancel Pullman contracts o.
incur strike.
From 1t. Louis the union officials
may 90 TO Kansas City. and later de
vote their time 10 completing the or
ranization of the union in the soutl
and southwest.
Vice President Howard said yester
day that the union would not exempt
a single road in the west or southwest
and if necessary all Of the more impor
tant If the eastern roads would be tie'
up in order to force a settlement of tn
Pullman strike With the shown,
made within the first three days by tn
union. railroad men are inclined to be
lieve that the statement Is no idl
boast
A new deal was sprung YESTERDAY
evening when orders were issued To u
up the Chicago 4 Alton. the Burling
ton and the Rock Island. The instru,
tons to strike were given late yestel
, dav afternoon and while the commit
tees appointed To act with the employs
began work at once it was not expecte
that the men would go out before
, o'clock last night.
Trains on all the roads were gotte
! out in fair shape yesterday althong
- a hx- 4
!. officers and their assistants.
. The feature of the unions work wa
the speedy settlement effected with IL
= Chicago. Milwaukee g. -. Paul We
: terday morning sp,r-al commits
= was sent to the general manager of Il
! Milwaukee with request that Il
4 road refuse TO haul Pullman sleeper
= Through misunderstanding. nur
a Der Of the Milwaukee, men struck b
= fore an answer was given. and this ],
J. 10 the report that the road was tied u
: The company officials lost no time
a informing the committee that no Pul
mans would M hauled over the roa
). and within an hour the nine objectio
able ears which are run on that iii
, were side-tracked.
President Debs Immediately ordcr'
IA the men hack ~ work and the re-;
/, suffered but little inconvenience. III
4, union men are clatcd over the action
I, the Milwaukee and are using their
! fluence to direct all travel they pos
- bly, can over that line wherever col
10 petition Is encountered.
Considerable Of "A stir was Great
N Yesterday by the announcement that
=. san Francisco agent had offered
i. supply the Chicago roads with 500 m
n. within forty-eight hours. In view
20 the fact that the California lines a
e not in "A position to move trains wi
q Pullman cars attached, the union !
a fcials are confident that no large for
!, can h. furnished from the coast.
IA The strike on the Northwestern a
!, the Panhandle. followed by that Of
- employees IF the Fort Wayne tod
=, greatly increased the strength Of I
n. union Nearly all Of the men "
a quit on these roads were new recru
~ in the union. joining just before
y after the strike had been ordered
each ease the union officials ha