Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-08-02
DE8s MAKES a SPEECH.
synopsis Of m Address Delivered In HI

Synopsis OF m Address Delivered In His
Native Town.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 81 There
were 1880 persons in the opera house
Sunday night to hear Eugene v. Debs,
and 1000 more could not get in. When
the familiar figure of the American
Railway union president appeared on
the stage there was loud and long-con-
tinued applause. A synopsis of his re-
marks follows:
Mr. Debs began his speech by saying that
as general proposition he is opposed to
strikes but there are times when not to
strike Is to accept degradation. eve are q
striking government he added. Every star
in the flag represents q strike.'' The revolu-
ttonary fathers struck against tyranny and for
liberty II all employees had been treated
fairly there would have been no labor organi-
cations He said he had done all he could to
prevent the Pullman strike Then followed q
narrative of the efforts of committees to secure
arbitration.
Mr.. Debs followed with the story OF the
American Railway union national convention
and Its efforts to secure redress for the Pull
man employees, but the company would make
no concession and the convention by unapi-
nous vote decided to haul no more Pullman
! cars. The charge that he had ordered the
strike, he said, was absolutely false. In all of
his connection with organized labor he had
not advised man to leave his employment.
The railway managers met and decided to sup
port the Pullman company In the fight 1t was
making on its employees.
'The managers also decided to DESTROY the
American Railway union" said he, but that
is contract they would like to sublet now.n
The American Railway union, he said, simply
followed the example OF the managers by com
bining for mutual protection.
"A r. n1H,, = t. 4.t
was foreigner and an anarchist. He was
proud OF the fact that he had been born and
reared in Terre Haute. He had no patience
with violence in any FORM He said it could be
proved that at the time of the Buffalo SWITCH
mems strike the companies caused cars to be
burned so they could have the militia called
out.
When the truth Is known 1t will be found
that the American Railway union was in no.
wise responsible for arson or any lawless acts.
With the aid OF soldiers the managers finally
succeeded in operating their roads In man
ner."
Workingmen would no longer be supplicants.
They would take what was their right, not in
an unlawful manner, but they were the people
and this was peoples government. He spoke
OF the failure to enforce the interstate COM
merce law against the corporations. which
called up the same law against workingmen
He denied that he was to be branded as an
anarchist because corporations detied the laws.
He urged his hearers to bear In mind that they
must use the power Of the ballot.
He hoped there would never be another
strike. He had about made up his mind never
again to be connected with o strike. He would
do his striking at the ballot box. He did not
have much faith in public opinion. but when it
gets right the A. r. q. strike would be over
whelmingly INDICATED. and he was content to
wait for that time
He said no word as to the future of the
strike, but in his story of 1t he spoke Of 1t In
terms indicating that he thought OF 1t as
thing OF the past. He said In closing that il q
penalty attached to his actions he would ao-
cept his fate like man. He would not shirk
he respon sibility for his acts.