The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-22

they would operate trains with or without
Pullmans in view of the representations
that any continuation of the strike would
demoraiZe the homes of men who were
not responsible for it and were not inter-
ested in it. This appears to have been the
cause of their rather startling acQuiescence
10 a proposition which had been so fire.
quently and so severely scOrned before.
All this the business mems committee eX-
planned to Manager Towne, and the mat
ter was taken under consideration. On
the arrival of LubiD and Hubbard here
last night an executive meeting was held,
and this afternoon there was special
meeting called of the members of the
American Railway Union in Sacramento
1t was held at the headquarters on K
street, near Second, and was largely at
tended.
Previously the mediation committee of
the union had held session and decided
to present proposition calling the slrike
off in Sacramento. There were just about
1000 men present when Chairman Terry
Douglas of the mediation committee
raped for order. There was an unusual
silence and bending of ears in the direc-
tion of the chairman. Every man of them
knew that the crisis had arrived and they
listened with remarkable eagerness to
every word from Knox's successor.
Douglas announced to the assembled
men that the mediation committee had
seen fit TO propose an abandonment OF the
fight. The reason he said why this SEEM
ingly extraordinary action should be taken
was that the farmers and fruit-grOwers In
this part of the State had already under
gone every possible measure of hardship
and that decent respect for their unfor-
tunate condition should impel the strikers
here to alleviate if possible their unmer-
tied sufferings. These were the words
that told. There was plainly a murmur
of sympathy through the throng. OF
course every man of the American Rail-
way Union here knows and has known
for some days that things were not going
just right. Men have been going to work
in the railroad shops and yards by hun
dreds. The military forces have held the
town and patrolled the tracks for miles
around and altogether the strikers have
had the least encouraging end of the fight
The meeting lasted too long for a few
hundred of the enthusiastic strikers and
they struggled out into the K-sireet air.
There were 600 left however, and this
Balakiava majority did the business.
Douglas put the proposition to a vote
after reading the statement which had
been submitted by Manager Towne to the
business committee. When the call came
for decision upon the proposition to de-
clare the Sacramento strike off fOrty-6ve
out of every fifty men of the 600 present
voted in favor of the motion. This was
something of a majority and SO it was
counted.
1t was given ont by the officials of the
Southern Pacific Company at Fourth and
Townsend streets yesterday afternoon
that when the strike was declared off the
company would employ. in additi TO
those now 10 the service and the few
coming under engagement, such men as
may be needed in train aud other service,
who have not during the strike willfuly
damaged railroad property or forcibly pre-
vented its employees from performing their
usual aud regular duties; each case TO be
considereu separately and upon individual
application and to be disposed of accord
ing to the merits OF the applicant The
company will be careful that no individual
suffers wrong or injustice at its hands.
Beyond this the men must trust to the
eniency of the company.
This afternoon at Sacramento the fore
going was carefully considered and it was
concluded to send the following telegram
at 80 p NJ. to the officials of the Southern
Pacific Company:
The satisfaction was not entirely unani-
nous at the announcement that the strike
was off. There were a few in the meeting
who grumbled at the proceeding and
good many more outside who afterward
argued that the meeting was called without
proper announcement and that those who
voted in favor of Douglass proposition
did not constitute sufficient representa-
ton of the American Railway Union to
undertake any such action.
These men have done a deal of grum-
bling tonight. So far has the grumblng
gone, in fact, that another mediation COM
mittee is reported to have been organized
under the direction of the imprisoned
Knox and new strike inaugurated. The
people of Sacramento think this an un-
timely attempt at practical humor, but it
is fact.
Immediately after the meeting some
dscontented strikers forwarded message
TO Knox at Woodland. asking him if the
strike could be declared off in such
manner. Knox did not answer at late
hour, but Chairman Douglass answered.
In conversation with CALL reporter to-
night Terry Douglass stated that the
strike was off and off Internationally. He
acknowledged that. some of the strikers
were slightly dissatisfied, but this he said
could not affect the decision.
When asked about the telegram sent to
Knox he said he doubted that Knox would
indorse the action. He voun teered the
information, however, that whatever Knox
might think or do the strike was off.
Knox, he said, was not now in power, and
his lack of knowledge Of the situation here
during the past few days would make him
entirely incompetent 10 judge of the folly
or wisdom Of the movement this afternoon.
Superintendent Fillmore was asked to-
night if there was anything to be added to
the notice received by him from the A. r.
U. committee declaring the strike Off.
Nothing" he replied, "eXceDt to en-
phasize the fact that the surrender is un-
conditional. We have made no promises
and will take back only such men as we
have places Tor and whose services we are
willing to accept. l don't know as there
is anything more | can say on the subject
The Railway Union took this action of Its
own free will, without solicitation on our
part, as the strike has been off with us for
some days past"
Something over 1000 men received nav