The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26
TO RUIN MIR. PULLMAN
OBJECT OF THE BOYCOTT WHICH
GOES INTO EFFECT TO-DAY.
What Mr.. Howard Says Debs's Union
VIII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mt st.
Louis and Ludlow, by.

CHICAGO, June 25.-At noon tomorrow
the American Railway Union will begin
its fight against the Pullman Palace-car
Company. Orders for the boycott have
been issued to all local branches OF the
organization and preparations are now
complete for what, it is said, may be the
greatest railway fight in history. The pre-
linlinary skirmishes to-day at Ludlow KY,
and st. Louis leave the Pullman company
with only its shops at Wilmington, Del.
to repair its cars. That this will badly
cripple the company is not denied, but
the officials claim that the railway COM
paniss will make all necessary repairs in
order TO handle the travel without loss
that will result from the witnurtwal or
the stopping of car patronage. The union
officers were iubilant over the news from
LUDLOW and st. Louis, and made more
confident claims OF victory than at any
time during the strike. Vice President
Howard said: We, are going to bank
rupt George M. Pullman. and We are GO
ing TO do II in a short space of time. We
have shut up his works at Ludlow and ST.
Louis. and we shall be able TO close his
last door at Wilmington by next week.
He will be rendered completely helpless in
size of ten days, unless he comes to terms
Attorney J. S. Runnels. speaking to-day
for Mr.. Pullman, said: THE Pullman COM
pany. is prepared to stand by it's original
ally, / have not the least doubt as to what
the outcome will be. 1t will, beyond ques-
We have now about men .n 81 wnr u
the shops at Wilmington, Del, where the
American Railway Union made an unsuc
cesSful attempt TO organize employees. There
are no indications at present that the strik-
ers will be able to draw the men at this
point into their fight.
Railway officials do not seem to be much
worried about the boycott. notwithstand-
ing that it will affect them first II is
generally thought that the Illinois Central
will of he oadG inst 1f0l1
the fight will be most earnestly waged. The
officials OF the road evidently entertain the
same belief for they have been the only
ones to take preliminary steps to avoid the
boycott, and have issued a circular stating
that chains will be wrapped around the
coupling hooks of Pullman cars and fast
sned with heavy padlocks to prevent their
being cut.
The Pullman company tonight issued
statement regarding the strike and pro-
posed boycott. After reviewing the situa-
ton and stating that the strikers have al
ready deprived themselves OF more than
500. 900 in wages. the document concludes
with the statement that the boycott is
threatened because the company will not
agree to submit to arbitration the ques-
ton as to whether not it shall operate
its shops at Pullman under a scale OF
wages which would cause a daily loss to 1T
of one-fourth the wages paid.
Anticipating the threatened boycott
against Pullman cars by the American Rail-
way Union. the general managers of all
the roads which have terminals in Chicago
practically decided. to-day. that either all
Pullman cars will go out with the trains
the trains will remain in the depots
until they can go with their usual Pullman
equipment. This decision reached by
the General Managers Association, which
was called together at special meeting for
the purpose of considering the proposed
boycott. The association is the strongest
organization of railroad officials in the coun-
try. consisting of the general managers of
each of the twenty-five Chicago terminal
lines. Resolutions were adopted at to-day s
meeting condemning the boycott. and as
sorting the intention of the roads repre-
scented to act unitedly in resisting the pro-
posed move of the union.
Twenty-Five hundred railroad men attend
ed meeting held in the Empire
Theater tonight to consider the Pullman
strike The proposed boycott by the Amer
lean Railway Union was heartily Endorsed.
and speeches by President Debs and others
were enthusiastically received. The speak
ers were emphatic in the condemnation of
the Pullman company and confident of sue
cess IN the impending struggle.