The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-10
THE GENERAL STRIKE
President Debs About to Play
His Last Card.
coMPERs ANXIOUS TO KEEP OUT
The Pullman Company Refuses 60 Arbi
trate and Paraiytie Strike IL Fixed
fos Wednesday Morning.

CHICAGO, July e-The conference OF
labor leaders occupied the whole night
Indammatory speeches were made by
Debs. Sovereign. Mcbride and others A
committee OF seven was appointed 10 en-
deavor to have Mayor Hopkins make
last effort to bring about arbitration
motion to call every union man out at
a N. Wednesday unless meanEniie
adjustment was made with Pullman was
adopted. Resolutions were adopted re-
questing Samuel Gompers, president OF
the Federation of Labor. TO come TO Chi
cage at once, and authorizing the appoint
ment OF q committee TO request the city
council to demand that the president
withdraw the Federal troops. The follow
ing letter was ordered sent TO Gov. Alt
geld:
ssTo Cor. Altqeld: In view of the occu-
patton OF the state of Illinois by the armed
forces of the United States without q
proper demand having been made by the
constituted authorities of the state and In
defiance of the constitution,
s.Resolred, That committee of two be
appointed to wait upoa the city council
and request that il demand of President
Cleveland the withdrawal from the city OF
the troops now held in the city. We in
slst that your excellency take legal steps
TO compel the withdrawal of said army
forces AT once, and pledge your exceliency
the support of the law-loving organized
trades of Chicago in the accomplishment
Of this result"
The presidents of five national labor or
ganizations are in the city: John Nc
Bride, of the Mine Workers; w. ID. Ma
hone. of the National Association OF
Street Car Men; General Master Work
man Sovereign, of the knights of Labor;
J. w. Mckinney, of the Brotherhood Of
Painters and Decorators, and O'Connen,
of the Machinists.
The committee of seven appointed by
the labor leaders asked Mayor Hopkins to
arrange for a citizens committee OF in
huential business men which should I'M
dertake to force Pullman to arbitration.
Mayor Hopkins referred the matter to the
committee appointed by the city council a
week ago. The labor COMMITTEES met the
council committee at o'clock. The chair
man of the council committee suggested
that a committee of five prominent bust
ness men be invited To visit the Pullman
company 10 determine If the Pullman
company has anything TO arbitrate. He
suggested that the committee consist
of two officials of the Pullman company
two prominent citizens, to be appointed
by the judges of Cook county,
and the fifth to be chosen by the four. The
labor committee appointed sub-commit-
tee Of three who, with the council commit
tee, is to confer with Vice President
Wicks. of the Pullman company. The
committee called at the office of the Pull
man company at p. m. The chairman
st.s .stTa nd latr ad
the nature of their request. After a brief
consultation with his attorney Mr.. Wicks
refused emphatically to receive the COM
mittee of five. THE Pullman company
has nothing to arbitrate," said he, and
We must refuse to receive the committee
to which you refer. Our company has not
receded from the position taken at the
inception of the strike. This is final"
An immense labor meeting has been
called at the stock yards district. Mayor
Hopkins was informed that the meeting
would be held in spite of the order against
the congregating of people.
INV YORK. July "A copy of the reso-
lutions passed in the meeting at Chicago.
saying that his presence in Chicago was
imperative. was shown TO Mr.. Gompers
today, and after he had looked at the ques-
ton in every light Mr.. Gompers said to an
Associated Press reporter: II anu not
going to Chicago until am sent for. My
duty is now here, and here | shall remain
until am called away"
Secretary Chris Evans. of the American
Federation of Labor. predicts a strike of
all organizations throughout the country
in aid of the American Railway Union.
Four assemblies of the IRON molders'
union struck today, 500 men going out.
The Lake Seamen's Benevolent Assocfa-
ton, with 5000 members, and the cigar
makers union. 4.o0o strong. voted tonight
To strike. None of these bodies have any
grievance, bat have decided TO strike solely
because OF Sympathy with the Pullman
| boycott.
The Chicago Seamen's Union decided
today that should the railroad troubles
not be settled before Wednesday, the
sailors would so out on sympathetic
strike.