The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-07
GOOD TWIN ozARS.

Only one power can break the dead
dock caused by the strike. Everywhere
deputy marshals are hooted, disarmed
and beaten. In California the state
militia fraternized with the strikers,
turning state ammunition over to them.
Only in Chicago are there men set to
guard property and prevent disorder be-
fore whom the mob retires in respectful
silence the moment they appear. These
men wear blue uniforms and carry am
munition for other purposes than divi-
sion with rioters. s.-Oregonian.
The big daily down in Portland
always gets wrathy when dispute
arises between corporations and their
employees, and always casts its influence
against labor. 1t does not realize, or if
so does not admit that this present strike
has two sides to it, but instead assails
the strikers and its editor grimly gloats
over the prospect of bloodshed. He is
fit companion for Pullman, believing in
the divine rights of capital and conced-
ing nothing to labor but the privilege of
sobeying its behests. In common with
Pullman and the railroad corporations,
he believes the United States army be-
Aongs to the corporations, and that it is
organized and maintained for the pur-
pose of enforcing the commands of
capital to labor. Looking at the privi-
leges of capital the Oregonian editor
gazes into ,he small end of the telescope
and objects seem exceedingly large.
Examining the rights of labor he re-
verses his telescope and things are re-
'motely distant and ridiculously small.
The United States troops are maintained
for the protection of all the people, not
"A part of them, and General Miles will
lhesitate long while before ordering
them to fire on American citizens.
The situation just now shows an organ
ization of the railroad companies to crush
labor, and an organization of labor to
maintain its rights. These two organi-
cations have met in battle. Who is
there shall say which side the troops
-shOuld join? The business of the
country is paralyzed by Pullman, and
Z by him alone. The railroad companies
=Are-standing by him, and at the same
time demanding the aid of the govern
ment to protect them directly, SO that
Pullman may be protected indirectly
President Debs offers to submit the
whole matter of the differences between
Pullman and his employees to arbitration,
and pledges the latter to abide by that
arbitration. To this Pullman says there
- wOthing TO arbitrate, and calls on the
railroad companies and the United
States troops to back up his assertion.
we in common with every other man in
the country Except Pullman and the
railroai managers) desire to see this
strike ended, peaceably and without
bloodshed; to see business resumed be-
fore suffering and want strike the
masses; to see labor and capital adjust
their differences equitably to both; to
see every man and every corporation
given full rights and privileges. But
NOV that this strike is on it is better for
the country that it be not settled for
years, than that it be settled wrongly,
by force. Mr.. Debs makes in behalf of
labor a fair, manly proposition to arbi-
rtrate the differences between Pullman
and his employees. Now let the railroad
companies force Mr.. Pullman to accept
or refuse to pull his cars. That will
settle the difficulty, and it will settle it
right.