The People's friend., 1894-07-27
A CONTRACT.
Employees of the Santa Fe Required to
Sign 1t.
WILL BREAK Up UNIONISM.
The Debs Case Continued Until September
No Evidence of Weakening Among
the Pullman Strikers-A Bicycle
Patrol system.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 26.-Thc Santa
Fe management has had printed a form
of contract which all new employees are
required to sign and at the expiration
Of the thirty days notice preliminary
to the annulment Of existing contracts,
all old employees will also be required
to sign it.
The contract provides that under
the protection and in the hands of the
court employees forswear allegiance to
all labor organizations, agree not to
Join any labor organization nor to be-
long to any organization that in any
way could be prejudicial to the welfare
of the road Should an employe join
any labor organization he shall at the
time Of the discovery Of the fact by the
management not only lose his position,
but forfeit all wages that may be due
him.
It is said that copies of this contract
have been distributed among engineers,
conductors, fremen, brakemen and all
other classes Of employees whose unions
or brOtherhOOds have contracts with
the company, and at the expiration of
the thirty days notice they will be
called upon to sign them.
A brotherhood emplOye said yester-
day that while the men dislilled very
much to sign the contracts. he believed
they would be very generally signed.
Railroad employees say that the move
ment means the breaking up of the
unions. and that if the management
carries its point there will not be
union emplOye on the road
TIE DEBs CASE.
CHICAGO. July 2G.-In the Debs con.
tempt case to-day Judge Woods deliv-
cred a brief opinion formally overrul-
ing the motions of the defense to quash
the informatiOns against the American
Railway union officers. Judge Gross
cup then announced that he had
taken no part in the decision Oh
the motion to quash and he an
nounced further that he would take nc
part in the contempt proceedings for the
-eaSOn that the defendants are under
Indictment in the United States dis
trict court over which he presides. and
the same questions of law will be
raised under the indictments. In fair
ness to the defendants, Judge GrOsscur
said, he would not sit any longer in
the investigation of the charge of con
tempt. After making this announce
ment he left the bench.
District Attorney Milchrist an
nounced that Special Counsel Edwin
Walker was i'll and could not attend
the hearing He said that he, Mil
christ, will go out of Office on August
3. and Mr. Walker will be left the sole
counsel in the case, and suggested that
the hearings be postponed until Mr..
Walker is a bic to take charge of it.
After considering the district attOr'
ueys suggestion, the court announced
that the case would be continued until
September g. Debs and his associates
went into consultation regarding the
giving Of bail and the court adjourned.
THE STRIKE AT PULLMAN.
CHICAGO, July 26.-The Allen paper
car wheel works at Pullman started ur
to-day with about a dozen new men.
The officials Of the company say they
have no connection with the Pullman
Co. beyond renting power from it; that
they have notified their employees to re.
turn to work, guaranteeing them pro
lection. and that unless they return
the company proposes to go ahead and
operate the works with new men.
There is no evidence of weakening
among the Pullman strikers. They
have perfect bicycle patrol system
and keep all who show a disposition tc
return to work under espionage.