The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-02
MAKING SLOW PROGRESS.
None of the Branch Armies Getting
Toward Washington.

None Oh the DTdHCu ATIIlieS 0CttiHS
Toward Washington.
INDIANAPOLIS, May General Fry,
who is in command of couple of huudred
Texas Industrials now camped here, has
received the following letter from Major
General o. o. Howard, U. 5. A., command
ing the Department of the East. at Gov
errors Island. n. Y.
General Fry: If you have no objection, will
you kindly write Inc briefly your object in
marching to Washington? You will soon be, IL
not already, within my department.
o. o. HOWARD,
Maj0rGeneral Commanding.
General Fry answered the letter as fol-
lows:
Major General o. o. HOWdrd-DEAR SIR:
Your favor OF the 9th inst. received. In-
closed find copy OF preamble and constitution.
which contain the information you desire.
There is little further TO add. as there is nothing
secret about the Industrial Army aud any in
formation which l can furnish you l shall be
pleased to give. Yours truly,
LOUIS c. FRY. General U. S. !. A.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, May 1.-Ksly's In
dustrial Army was in great state OF dis
content to-day, owing to the failure OF
negotiations with the Great Western road
and the scarcity of provisions. The cit-
Zens' committee sent out an urgent ap-
peal and expressed the bslief that there
would be no further scarcity of food. The
city authorities notified the proprietors of
the stove works building, where the men
are encamped. that re mt would not be paid
by the city after tomorrow. Kelly ad-
dressed the students Of Drake University
to-day. He admitted that he was disap-
pointed that he could not reach Washing
ton on May !, but said he was not dis
couraged.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign ar
rived in Des Moines to-day with the
avowed intention OF throwing the influ-
ence of the Knights Of Laber in an effort
to secure train for Kelly's army. In an
interview with the Associated Press re-
porter Mr.. Sovereign said that his action
was determined upon at meeting of his
executive board. held in Chicago yester-
day, and asserted that his organization
would see to it that the Industrials Sc
cured train, even though every railroad
In Iowa should be tied up.
II came to Des Moines for the purpose
of showing my hand in this matter" he
said, kelly shall not walk out of the CITY,
| shall attempt TO secure transportation
without trou BILE. but If train can't be Sc
cured for money We have more drastic
measures at hand"
what will you do If you are refused q
train?"
Il can only repeat" said be, "that Kel-
ly shall not walk out. The army shall ride
though every road in Iowa be tied up. L
do not say that the X. of l.. could take
such action Of Itself, but with the aid of
the American Railway Union, should a
move be made. 1t will be successful. When
l left President Debs in st. Paul his
last words were that anything we
ordered his people would stand
by aud | made a similar proposition.
This thing is simply an issue between
the united railroads and organized labor.
and if we cannot win here we might as
we'll stop fighting. The issue is square
one and we will meet 1t. We are in SYM
patty with the Coxsy and Kelly move
ment, as 1t attracts public attention aud
invites discussion of tho interest we repre-
sent. am reliably informed that the ma
jority of kslly's men are member of labor
unions and we will neither let til EN- starve
nor walk out of Des Moines"
The grand master workman says he ex.