The morning call., 1894-07-10
WOULD COME.
Local Unions Ready to
Obey Debs.
TROOPS FOR OAKLAND
Marines by the Monterey
Expected All Day.
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AND NOW FOR THE ISSUE.
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: Chances of Trouble With the
Strikers Discussed.
THE MERCHANTS AS MEDIAToRs
features Of the Blockade as to Mai
and Markets-GeneraI Sense
+; : of Expectancy.
: IF called they will come.

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of trade union in The country be called
ont by way of supporting the a. +. u. In
its great struggle. 1t was the answer
given to The CALL yesterday in inter-
views covering a wide space in the field of
Tabor.
Not all were agreed that such a move
:raent was wlse-some of the more con.
.servative were decidedly opposed to it
- butall said if the call came from the head
of the American Federation of Labor there
49, was no doubt but thata general suspension
g. OF. business thrOug b out the country would
result
''This strike has passed beyond the
A. r. Z. and is now the affair of every
Borkingman." said a prominent union
=. man last evening. and it was the sentiment
:. of-every other met with.
The radical among them thought that
conf ete tie-up would bring the strike to
winning conclusion within a few hours.
while others were convinced that it would
simply bring about a state of anarchy that
- would be difficult to tame and be doubtful
of bringing good in its train. The heads
of departments were of this opinion, while
Headers of local unions saw only good in
the drastic measure.
&C; 81. Johnson, secretary of the Trades
Council, which is the central body of the
trades unions of San Francisco. did not
believe that the contemplated move was
as wide as mad been reported, but was of
opinion that it applied only to the trades
unions Of Chicago.
!: If it is contemplated to call out the
gnron workingmen of the entire country. l
am afraid the movement would be i'll ad-
ytsed," he said. "If it had the immediate
effect of forcing Pullman to compromise
and grant terms under which the men
could return to Work, it would be well, of
,: course. But il is very doubtful of that
chick result, and the contrary would re-
suit il wide distress and consequent dis
orders very few workingmen with
families nowadays have any resources be-
You'd Wnat may supply their Immediate
need, and hunger for their family would
make them desperate. think it better
plan for all those outside the a. r. q. to
remain at work where they are and stand
ready to furnish aid from their earnings.
"Besides it would do injury to innocent
business men and turn public sympathy
away from the strikers The newspa peTs,
for instance, have been Of great benefit to
the strikers n mOlding public opinion in
their favor, and TO call out the printers
" would be to withdraw their support. No,
I do not think it would be a good move,
although l have no doubt the men would
come out if called"
IL. McGlynn, editor of the New Union,
ian organ of the wage workers of Cali
fOFnia, said: II DO think such a move
viii be made. 1t ought not. as IL can only
result in harm, in my judgment. The
strikers need financial support and can
..oQly get it by their sympathizsrs and allies
+ being in a position to render it. My
.nQtion is that a strike of such an all
embracing character, which would fill the
land with idle men-well, we would see
some merry times. I do not think it has
come to that. l believe we will see an
end to this business within a week, and
Of course l expect the A. r. u. to win.
How? Well the pressure is already tre-
mendous and, whatever brave talk may
be- made, Pullman cannot withstand it
long. His revenue is completely stopped
=: be is suffering great loss every day."
=: Joseph F. Valentine. first vice-president
of the national organization of the mold
ers' union and general organizer for the
United States, arrived in the city from the
East last evening. He left Chicago fifteen
Ds
caught at. Sacramento, and came down by
Boat, his home being in this city. In an
swer to the question as to what the mold
ers of the country would do in case of a
call to go out, be said:
- 1--WE will abide by any decision of the
e. American Federation of Labor in this
matter Personally do not think such an
order will be issued-hope it will not-for
p 49,. J. - I 80
:ion:that this strike will be settled within
week without any such move being made
Therailroads of the country will see the
Of suffering a tie-up, when they have
:only to follow the easy example of the
Canadian Pacific and Louisville and Nash
. willie. and cut out their Pullmans. This
being done, Pullman will be left alone in
Insight, and will have to yield"
:: August Schmidt, secretary of 304 Car
-; penters' Union, voiced opinions of the
::Tadjcaf order. The carpenters of the en-
TIRE country would come out if called" he
SAID, land my opinion is that such a call
IS: the only way to settle the strike. Let
business in the entire country be stabbed
'ln~away that it will be understood there
. $50 be no resumption until Pullman gives
>. IA ana the pressure would be such that be
q cO91u 4ot Iast IOrty-elght hours. This is
:laboF's great fight. and it is everv wage
learners business to see that i. wins"
j. w. Rose chairman of No. 256 Brother
hood of Painters and Decorators of Amer-
lea, said: 'our union has passed resolu-
:tions assuring the A. R. U. that we are
with them in every way. and if we get
orders from the proper source we will
Tespoad. The fact is, however. that To
call out the men now in any of the build
Ing trades would mean little, for nine in
every twelve are idle as it is. We have no
kindly feeling for mOnOpolized capital.
The amount of the matter is that unionism
has heretofore been, and is now, a failure
10 its workings. This thing of separate
unions with no ties between them, foster
ing 'rhe aristocracy of labor, makes it in
effective. Out of this movement will grow
Capitalization - the formation of one