New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-11
hicago district Is said to have been

tonight. 1t is in part as follows:
Sincerely believing that the flames OF discord are
at the risk Of the life Of the Government. take
the liberty to appeal to vou and through you, ~
To s% So%n the S mpsmen OF toll for
season. and under the banner Of peace ana w n.a
a patriotic desire promote the pubic wehare, VS.
the power OF your aggregated numbers through
rs a1oa Of aS H
the issues growing out OF the recent strike OF se
reuested not to return to Your usual lions
nl settlement Of the pending troubles so rs mace
In the present strained relations between c3spora
lions and their employees is invove1 1easthe right OF
labor to present It's grievances TO the o"e's anu
fe Bnt hs Pa1 nj goes further
autocratc policy than refusal to aroltrte II mas mas
Board OF Aldermen OF Chicago in committee i TO
discuss the question as to whether thsre
policy stands the General Managers Associa' lon
q the railway corpora tons baG na abettors of
Suppose the Pullman Company had invited labor o5
had declined the invitation and refused 10 usSusS
the question as to whether fhs,e to was say Wa~e
of popular ndisna ton would oblterate every ano5
Do more Could i be formed during the next fifty
years. -, ,ornoro,or. whose
wealth has been created by labor take the post
S Ss s Ts prior d DID, meg
masses. and employ the sword ana oiuaSeon b nnI
and declare their divine right to rule over the re-
mainder OF mankind. a. ..,x 49,,
ployes. and then retreats to his prlncey. summer
mansion on Pullman Island IN the St Lawrence enSe
he has nothing to arhtrate; Like Nero he laughs chs
in luxury while the " d + w rnara the
progress of civilization and reduce the possbiities
dom Of greed.
President Gompers has called a meeting OF the
Executive Board Of the American Federation Of
Labor for Thursday at hotel here. when de-
cisve action by The officers Of all the allied Ma
tional trades and labor organizations VIII he
taken President Mcbride. Of the coal miners.
has been asked 20 return 10 Chicago to meet Mr..
Gompers.
In this crisis. and just as the public Is alarmed
at the possible conflict. comes the announce
ment that 100 pounds Of dynamite have been
stolen from one of the great magazines OF the
drainage canal. In the dead Of night the heavy
bars and iron doors Of the magazine We're forced
and enough dynamite was stolen 10 blow up the
entire business portion Of Chicago; yet 300
specially detailed detectives have been unable
10 find a trace Of the robbers or the missing en-
plosive The secret of the theft has been well
kept while the search was proceeding. but high
official Of the drainage canal to-day admitted
all the facts. adding thu the quantity stolen
600 and terrorze the whole city.
Al General Niles's Office tonight the condition
from the army point Of view was characterized
as one az absolute security. In the opinion OF the
General and his staff, the force OF regulars on
the scene is sufficient 10 cope with trouble OF any
dimensions. without taking into account the oper-
alton Of the 1000 members Of the militia and the
small army Of United States deputy marshals
and other police officers. All the troops are
modified on the Lake Front within stones
throw Of Army Headquarters and can be brought
into action within fifteen minutes. The 1Mhu"
guards at the Postoff1ce and Sub-Treasur!' DIR
we'll as at the Custom House. were waterway
strengthened to-day. not matter OF neces-
sity but simply as a wise precaution' a specia'
force $50 United States deputy Inarshais were
also sworn in tonight to guard the northern,
eastern and southern approaches to the Post
ONCE Building in which the vaults OF the Sub
Treasury are located The military are en-
canned on the grass-plot the west side OF the
structure.
THE PULLMAN BUILDING GUARDED.
The Pullman Building Michgan-ave. and
Adams-st. the headquarters Of the Pullman
Palace Car Company. well as the headquarters
OF General Miles and the Department OF the
Missouri. United States Army is under strong
guard Of armed men. said 10 be Pinkerton de-
tectives. The big structure which is one OF the
most splendid IN the city, has been under guard
ever since the beginning Of the Pullman strike,
but this morning the force of detectives was In
creased threefold At present there are 1--WE or
six Of them at every entrance to the building
guarding the starvays and elevators. In add
ton to this they are distributed on all the floors
and in every office OF the Pullman Company
About the offices OF Second Vice-President Wick"s
are at least a half dozen Of the detectives. and
Mr.. wickes never leaves the office without one
or two Of them in company with or closely fol-
lowing him.
That the local situation in the labor troubles
is more grave than 1t has been at any previous
time within the last two weeks is the opinion en-
tertained tonight among all classes Of the COM
munity. There is feeling Of unrest and fore
boiling In the air. There were three times as
many people in the streets to-day were TO be
seen on any day for many months past Nine
tenths of them, men and women alike, displayed
some emblem. Slken miniatures OF the Stars
and Stripes made their appearance this morn
ing and before noon they were adjoining the coat
lapels Of thousands Of men. In many instances
these emblems Of loyalty to the National Gov
eminent were fastened with the bronze button
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic. 1t was Sig
nincant also that the Stars and Stripes ' ere
holsted on scores Of fagpoles. both in the bust
ness and residence districts. The people in the
streets kept moving. There were no crowds ex-
cept about the military camps on the Lake
front at the Government Building ond In the
region OF the various headquarters II the labor
organizations. Retail business OF all kinds Is
exceedingly dull, and the wholesale trade is far
ing little II any better.
The immediate effect Of a general strike would
be a further paralysis OF business. INDUSTRY and
commerce in Chicago. The ultimate Tytult OF the
struggle would seem easy OF prediction. Under
present social conditions organized labor cannot
successfully fight organized capital-if capital be
willing to sustain great temporary losses to
maintain It's supremacy. The gravity of the
situation and TIE uncertainty OF the outcome