The record-union., 1894-07-12

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| FORT WAYNE Qnd.l. July 11.-All the
daily papers of this city were this after
noon served with the following notice by
the American Railway Union: 1--WE re-
| quest that you remain neutral or we will
be obliged to take some action in regard
to your editorials III regard to the Ameri-
can Railway Union"
WILL NOT STRIKE.
SPOKANE. July 1.-THE Knights of
Labor here decided tonight not to strike.
RIOT STAMPED OUT.
Mayor Hopkins Thinks the Authorities
Have Affairs Well in Hand
CHICAGO, July 1l.-Speaking of the
situation, Mayor Hopkins this afternoon
said: I'VE have affairs well in hand.
We have riot, disorder and lawlessness
stamped out. The railroads are running,
and peace and good order prevail. With
regard to the alleged general strike, l have
heard nothing of it, and so far as [ know
there has not been any strike among the
allied labor unions"
Mr.. Sovereign to-day could give no
definite information as to the progress of
the strike. He had seen nothing to dis
courage him. sit cannot be expected -
he said, "that million men in all parts
of the country are going to drop their
tools at the drop OF the hat. There is no
hair trigger mechanism about our organi-
zation. Action is taken with deliberation,
and this case is no exception to the rule.
There is nothing mandatory in our or
der. No power is vested in any officer or
set of officers to arbitrarily command the
Knights to strike. That is not the way
we do business. But any one who un-
derstands the inside workings of the or
Il or and knows the nhljoatiop fha mann
bers take will realize that the appeal has
force. Subordinate assemblies OF Knights
will take their time, and there can be no
doubt as TO what action will be reached
by the end of the week. One million
work will lay down their tools and
quit work pending the settlement of this
question"
President Debs to-day said he had
issued no further orders, and expected TO
| issue none. 1.-The matter is entirely out
of my hands now" he said, ''and [ have
nothing more to say. The leaders of the
labor organizations have ordered strike,
| not at my request and they are handling
| the affair. That the general strike will be
successful [ have no doubt 1t makes no
difference if the railroads can run trains,
| for they will have no freight TO carry with
| the general tle-up of business in effect"
People are looking forward with very
great interest to the meeting of labor
leaders TO be held here tomorrow at the
request of Samuel Gompers, President of
the Federation.
The situation at Pullman to-day was
practically what it has been for several
days-one of waiting. The population is
nervous and apprehensive. Twelve hum
dred soldiers are expected TO be on duty
tonight.
Vice-President Wickes said to-day,
when advised of the rumor that former
employees of the Pullman Company de-
sired to return to work, that it was news
to him, but that the company would con-
slider any applications on their merits,
No applications from other employees has
been received.
1t is reported that when the Federal
Grand Jury concludes its investigation
of the American Railway Union, it will
begin an inquiry into the policy and
methods of the General Managers Asso-
citation. Among the leaders of the work
ingmen the charge has been made openly
and repeatedly that the obstruction of
the United States mails and the Interrupt
ton of interstate commerce was due quite
as much to the General Managers as to
the American Railway Union. 1t has been
alleged that the managers agreed that no
trains should be run on any of the roads
until all had gained their point in dis
pute with the men. This was done, it is
| charged, to hold back such companies as
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| ployes and bring about a resumption of
traffic on their lines. 1t is asserted by
the men that they can prove that tele-
grams were sent out from the General
Managers Association ordering certain
| lines to send out no trains until a desig-
mated scheme had been accomplished
| All this, the men insist, is as clear case
| of conspiracy on the part of the General
| Managers as the acts of Debs and his asso-
ciates.
Judge Grosscup and Attorney Mil
christ have said that justice will be meted
out impartially to all violators of the
| Federal statutes. No more men will be
brought to Chicago by the General Man
ayers Association to take the places of
strikers.
Judge Grosscup said when questioned
on the subject: Il have no doubt that
when the Grand Jury shall have finished
| the peculiar matter it is now investigat-
ing, it will turn its attention to others
who may have violated the law. 1t will
widen the scope OF It's inquiry SO as TO IN
clude all persons who may have inter-
fered with or obstructed interstate COM
merce or the United States mails in any
way or by any means"
.'Win you give the Grand Jury addi-
tional instructions on that point?"
81 cannot discuss that point now. /
will do whatever is necessary to enable
the Grand Jury to do its flul duty"
General Manager Egan said to-day:
.sEarly last week the General Managers
Association engaged $500 competent men
in all departments of railroadiug and has
distributed them among the various
roads. In addition to this, the roads have
themselves engaged many and brought
them here direct from the East. Fully
5000 men have taken the places of rail-
road strikers in Chicago. There are still
plenty of applicants for work, and the
roads have no difficulty in supplying all
the vacancies caused by the strike"
Under heavy military guard, what has
been known as the ''hoodoo" train about
the stock yards since the strike began
was successfully moved to- day. 1t was
| train of thirty cars loaded with cattle.
| Six cars OF stock were billed to Ham
mond and twenty-four cars to New York.
This is the fourth time the train has been
| loaded with these cattle since the strike
began, and it is the same train that was
taken out by the United States troops as
far as Fort Wayne tracks last Thursday,
and then had to come back because of
Instructions.
The military force guarding the Gov
ernment buildings were strengthened to-
day. A Hotchkiss field-gun, its muzzls
pierced by eight small bores. was trained
to command the approaches.
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