Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-23
DEBS' PUBLIC APPEAL
He Suggests Boycott Against the Pull
man Go.
knights of Labor ut Omahn-Califor-
Different Parts of the Country.

Messrs. Eugene V. Debs, L. W. Rogers
George W. Howard and Sylvester Keniher
the American Railway Union officials, yes
tercay Issued an address to the public, the
substance of which is as follows:
headquarters American Railway Union.
Cook County Jail, Chicago, July D. IS94-
The American Public: 1t is almost univer-
sally conceded that the Pullman company
through oft-repeated reductions, excess
I've rents and many other causes, has
grieyously wronged It's employees and what
ever may be said about the great railroad
strike, which resulted in consequence. of
such grievances. the arbitrary refusal of
said Pullman company to submit to arbi-
tratiOn in any form (even to decide the
question IL there was anything to arbi-
trate) Is proof positive that said company
had no faith in the justice Of its cause and
fears the disclosures that are certain to
result from an honest investigat ion and In
View OF the heavy losses entailed upon the
country such obstinacy on the part of the
Pullman company is deserving of the Sc
Serest condemnation. We propose that the
pullman company shall be brought to
Justice. and this In q way that will not
necessitate strike with It's attendant ills
We have faith In the American people;
they uphold Justice; they love fair play
And now in the name Of justice and fair
play We appeal to the great American
public. to every good man and every good
woman. not to ride in Pullman car until
the Pullman company does justice to it's
employees. Let the cars run absolutely
empty. No friend of humanity will occupy
seat or berth In a Pullman car Let this
policy be inaugurated, and We will then see
now long the railway companies will be
bound by their contracts, as they have in
duced the public to believe, to haul Pullman
cars We propose to continue this fight
against the Pullman company through good
and evil report. and without regard to con-
Sequences. until justice shall be done
There will be no surrender We will use
every available and lawful means to press
the contest"
Indicted Strikers Give Bail.
Another installment of the seventy-three
men indicted by the federal grand jury for
participation in the railroad strikes gave
bail yesterday. Among them were i've of
the directors of the American Railway
CEion, named VIM. f. Burns, j. j. Doyle
Martin Elliot. Roy N. Goodwin and James
Hogan. Burns was bailed out by Michael
Mcdonald. the well-known politician. The
others were bailed out shortly after
Against Burns. Hogan. Elliot and Goodwin
there are two indictments, one charging
general conspiracy to obstruct the mails
and interstate commerce, and to interior
ence with the constitutional rights OF
shipper engaged in interstate commerce.
LABOR Fi0nS.
All Of the members of the general execu-
tive board Of the knights of Labor are in
Omaha.
General Secretary Hayes said: During
this week We expect to complete arrange
n.ents for a systematic canvass Of the state
OF Nebraska, and We Will push the organi-
zatiOn and agitation to finish. i am glad
to note that the organized workers of Orrla-
IA are forming themselves into militia COM
paniaS- Regarding the movement for q
general union of all the labor forces, l do
not know what will be done about them at
this meeting. We are In favor of exchang-
Ing cards. and have been all along. but we
VIII never consent 70 unity at the whole
expense of the Knights of Labor
judicial Action In New Mexico.
The fourteen strikers arrested at Ration,
N. NJ, two weeks ago for contempt of
court have been found guilty by Judge
Eeeis and sentenced to terms varying from
sif,een to fifty DAYS In jail Judge Seeds
tlso issued an order approving the action
bf the receivers Of the Santa Fe road in
tiischsrSins striking employees and in filing
Their places with new men. and ordered
FURTHER that all employees Of the road in
New Mexico who may hereafter fail to per-
.orn their usual duties shall be deemed as
having Voluntarily quit the company's serv-
Ice. and that the men employed In the
places Of these men shall be kept in the
perform their duties satisfactorily and that
no persons who have been guilty of con-
Tempt of court In these cases or who may
hereafter interfere with the operations Of
the road in am manner shall be re-employed
by the receiver.
California Strikers Disagree.
Tie insulation committee Of the Am srican
Railway Union. ct n meeting in Sacramento
Saturday night, unanimously voted to de-
tlere the strike off Internationally. Super
fntendcnt Fillmore has already declared
that he Will not treat with the strikers, and
That no enc win be discharged to make
room for them. The Oakland and San
francisco lodges of the American Railway
.-pion declined 10 consider the strike of.
pnd announced they will stand firm They
3ieny that there were any defectionS in
HEIR ranks. AMI say that the action Of the
Sacramento strikers in captivating was
CaGsed BY the Weakening Of only a few
members.
SEINE Strike Notes.
Chas. A. EarIes. ex-chief clerk Of the
Northern Pacific freight department and
secretary OF the AMERICAN Railway Union,
has been convicted ct Tacoma. Wash. of
CCate.!lpt of court in the United States
court and fined so. lie thrca tened to dis
miss his former subordinates when he
should regain his Old place If they per-
formed work outside the duties for which
they were employed.
Grand Master Workman Mills W. Bar
--t- the national head Of the SEvitchLlcn's
Mutual All Association. has returned home
from Chicago He sail the association has
been dissolved because OF an alleged short
age IN the accounts OF the treasurer.
amounting to $1,000.
Samuel Gonpers. president OF the -AEleri-
can Re I-ra ton of Labor. has Issued an APP
peal for subscriptions TO fund for the de-
ferse Of Eugene V. Deba. president OF the
American Railway Union charged with con-
spiracy at Chicago.
Seventeen hundred soldiers are at Butte.
Mont A passenger train left for the south
SATURDAY. the first In twenty-five days.