The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-14
THIN STRIKE Still ON.
Debs and Sovereign Both Refuse
to Give 1t Up.
FEDERATION MEN NOT TO STRIKE.
Another Fight in Sacramento, Resulting
In Fatal Injuries TO Two Men, Causes the
United States Marshal to Declare the
City Under Martial Law.

In Fatal Injuries TO Two Men, Causes the
United states Marshal to Declare the
CITY Under Martial Law.
CHICAGO, July 14-The conference Of
the American Federation of Labor ad-
iourned at 1880 last evening after having
decided against a general strike. The ac-
tion of President Debs and the American
Railway union was indorsed, however,
and 81 900 voted for defense fund for the
coming trial of Debs. An address to the
public was issued, which says in part;
"In the light Of all the evidence obtain
able, and in view of the peculiar compli-
Iation now enveloping the situation, we
are forced to come to the conclusion that
the best interests of the unions affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor
demand that they refrain from partici-
patinR in any general or local strike
which may be proposed in connection
with the present railroad troubles. In
making this declaration we do not wish
it understood that we are in any way an
tagonistic TO labor organizations now
struggling for right or justice, butrather
to the fact that the present center has be-
come surrounded and beset with compli-
cations so grave in their nature that we
cannot consistently advise a course which
would be to add TO the general confusion.
"The public press, ever alive to the in
terest of corporate wealth, have with few
exceptions so maliciously misrepreseuted
matters that in the public mind the work
ing classes are now arrayed in open hostil-
ity to federal authority. This is a position
we do not wish to be placed in, nor will
we occupy it without protest We claim
to be patriotic and law abiding as any
other class Of citizens, as substautiated by
our actions in time of public need and
public peril By misrepresentation and
duplicity certain corporations assume that
they stand for law and order, and that
those opposing them represent lawless-
ness and anarchy We protest against this
assumption as we protest against the in
ference that because a certain individual
or a certain class enjoy monopoly in par
ticular lines of trade or commerce that it
necessarily follows that they are entitled
to monopoly in loyalty and good citizen
ship"
Yesterday President Debs sent propo-
sition to the railway managers in which
the strikers through the board of direc-
tors of the American Railway union,
make the following proposition as a basis
of settlement: "They agree to return to
work in a body at once provided they
shall be restored to their former positions
without prejudice except in cases. if any
there be, where they have been convicted
of crime. They do not ask the recogni-
tion of their organization or of any or
ganization."
This proposition, which was signed by
Eugene V. Debs, George w Howard and
Sylvester Keliher, was presented to the
| chairman of the General Managers asso-
citation by Mayor Hopkins. Upon hear
ing the views of the managers who had
called-which were forcibly expressed
the chairman decided that it was proper
to return the communication to the mayor
! without answer, which was done, and
| with the information that TO communi-
cation whatever from the parties signing
could be received or considered by the as
| sOciatiOn.
General Master Workman Sovereign
! was seen after he had received the de-
, cision of the managers of the associa
tiOn and the Federation of Labor.
! "Well," ," said he, ''the general managers
! treat us with contempt and coudemn us
/ to death, do they2 l suppose they expect
us to die without any resistance, but they
| are mistaken. We will make struggle
We shall try to tie up all of the roads
But if we cannot do that we can at least
tie up one road and keep it tied up. ]
have seen Debs tonight, and we all agree
that there is but one thing to do and
that is to fight on to the end and with re
newed energy"
AS to the declaration of the Federation
of Labor, Sovereign said 1T is too yer
bose to merit much consi deration. 1t is
far better as to its rhetoric than as to its
logic. We are in a crisis. This docu
ment deals with theories. What we neet
is action. Sympathy is not what we want
we want a colition Of forces against cor
porRte powers, and unless we can get il
we might as well at once consent to b,
serfs. This declaration can have no effect
on the strike. Up to this time these peo
pie have given us no assistance.
"The strike has just begun. think tn,
position taken by the Federation of Labo
will only weaken their own forces. Thel
have served others with notice that if they
get into trouble they may expect sympa
thy, and sympathy only, from the othe
labor organizations. And that is exactly
what they will get. l see no way but Il
fight it to finish, and shall stand by tn,
A r Il until theV call the strike off -