The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-07-07
THE GREAT TIE-UP.
The Anti-Pullrnan Strike Assunl-
ing Enormous Proportions.
i rom P-csC:st Indications ;:s:!iroad Traf-
iic Bids Fair to lie Practically Far
ariyzed- \ RC-un" a. the
sitIgtion at Chicago.

. CHICAGO. June President Deh>
. and his associates of the AmericaH
! Railway union played high card tn
; day. and made q radical move whcr
! they formally luycuttcd every road
; rcrrr> cntcd in the General Managers
;:s>oci1tirn. C,mni>>ions were riveu
to &c mmi';ccs representing the en-
pl"yr> nf each road with orders to call
ont the mcn the instant sufficient sup
port was obtained to warrant Il strike
In" reads repre-. cutcd in the a>>o,ia-
ti"n and snhjrcict! tn the hnycott are:
Chicago. Rock Island 4 Pacif!,.. hi
r"iA Central. Chicago. ~ Grand Trunk;
santa fc. Chicago y Alton. Chicago C
Erie. Chicago ~ Eastern Illinois. Chi
c-gn y Northwestern Western Indi-
ana. Chicago. burlington x Quincy.
Chicago. Milwaukee ~ ~. Paul. Chica-
- Great Western. Louisville. New
Albany y Chicago. Chicago u Northert
facitic. Lake Shore. Michigan Central.
New York. Chicago 4 -. Louis Pan
handle, Pittsburgh. Fort Wayre Il
Chicago, Wabash. Wisconsin Central
ana Baltimore \ Ohio.
y rapidly a. possible the men will
hr ordered ont nn the roads named and
II l. the intention of the uninn officials
tn Inaururatc strikes on the lines men
toned N preference to reads through
out the country which haul Pullman
cars
| According To- the official announce
| mcnt the managers association has
lrcn organized fer the sole purpose uf
crushing the American Railway union
| and waivinT all other first claims the
union will proceed tn ito battle with
the associated lines. Wherever the
boycott ana strike i not made effective
Tonight the organizers win hc at w"rl,
until sufficient men have been or.-an-
lied |" tie up the ,a'l>.
The orders issued to-day fer strikes
included la" men an th;. Encl, Island.
the Burlington. Chicago y Nton t>,.c-
"n.i order. Chicago * Erie. Chicag" ~
Eastern Illinois. Nnnon. Fort Navuc
tN2c"nd order. Wabash Chicago X
Great Western and Lake Shore
y formal strike will not be- declared
on tn" Milwaukee until the situation
! on that read has been canva>>..d bv
the board ri directors "f the union at
meeting Tomorrow. The Michigan
Central and Grand Trunk are not af-
fcrtci a. vet. hat tn" union officials
say they will h. tied up unless they
withdraw from thy Managers aSsocia-
tinn.
The Wabash men were let alone un-
til it WAS reported that th,. cn;npaI.v
WA handling trains nf roads already
bnycrttrd.
If the plan "f the union officials :
carried "Ut twenty-five roads "ut Of
thicag" will he tied up within the next
two "r three DAYS.
The action ri the union officials in
authorizing Il Strike among the EN- |
ployc> of the I-n;"n Stock Yards
Transit Co. while spoken of and pre- ,
dirtr'l yesterday. WAS really not cx-
Dcc;,.d
The Union officials were opposed to .
blocking the stock wards for the pres
cnt. and had already refused the offer
"f assistance there hv Graud Master
sovereign "f tn" Knights If Labor
To-day. however. when the committee
from III" stock yards reported that the .
men had been organized last night
ami presented Il grievance to the rf- :
feet that they were compelled to u
handle the ears Of bnycuttcd roads .
the executive committee. after Il ha>tv !
conference. decided t" appoint the
committees necessary in ordering a I.
strike
The contest between the Chicago "
Northwestern and the union i dcv,l-
oPing into a battle royal. and each side VI
l. -'raining every nerve To- win. The .
company has removed the blacklist :
placed upon IN" striker, Of Land 50 far II
have secured two of the old men who y
are now ut work in the passenger yards. !
one other crew i at work. hut the L
mr-t Of the switch ing Is icing done by !"
the officials
liI" greatest enthusiasm WAS ere
atcd among the strikers to-day when
thr announcement was made that thc
Mobile X ohio had surrendered un,nn-
General Manager scale >,
had trlepraphcd President Dcbs that !
his road had cut off all Pullman ears u
and had requested Il release Of the :"
Inc. IN
After ii had been a>certaincd that q
he road was not a member "f the Man L
ayers association President D.h, wired a
nv president of the union in charge -
# the strike To call of the boycott i'm II
ncdiatcly after receiving Il written II
guarantee fr"In the company that ii u
v"uld not run any rullmrn~ until the III
present trouble was settled Th;, !. &c
'vallv the first actual victory. and it /,
i>cd among the striker, tn good effect. "
Matters Were complicated for the -
to-day when the union men u
in indr"iuE the ma iuritv " h'
he imported substitutes ON the Pan
landlr to join the union and quit er
urll. y committee from the imported ~
non called at headquarters to report tc
hat they had been hruu"ht here In IN
Ter strict orders. To di,u;,rv which fo
meant the loss "f their posi- 81
ions The men were cpudur- III
or. hrakcmcn and switchmen from To
."uisvillc. Cincinnati. Pittsburgh and il
thcr Pennsylvania points. auI when
hi"ty-twn of them marched to the
ards the union men captur-.i a num- ::
cr with the result that a c,.!mitt.r
{ i've attended Il meeting at :. Lake -
lrcet and promised to call out their -
'rnpaai''n~ providing the union would
uarantec them protection and provide a.; a.
hem with transportation to their 80
ONES. Fifteen nf the men were >ent
ar'; Tonight and it is claimed by the. =,
ni"n men that the others will gn hack a..
'-Iu"rTs'w.
y meeting Of Division No. of the
rider Of Railway Conductors was at
'ndcd 10y q large number of cnnduc- of
'rs. including Grand Chief Clark. al ~.
early i"'-thirds of the conductor, On,
resent. It WAS said. were members of Tn
le union. and instead of passing any We
nj measures. . motion was adopted ,, nG
: he ,cn-e ~ ;hc meeting that the rbs
'n@uc-"rS wouli attend strictly to any
!cir "'ya positions. ami woald refuse rat
, couple ears throw switches or work u
ith grCcn orCyys. The union officials Ra;
TX" ihis Is an equivalent to open sup ous
p. and ar yiatcd in consequence. lie'
i-iiCn similar To that taken by the "a l,
,ndCc!a-. characterized the several fait
c,.t inc, - he PDpineerS Some 1OD the