The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-10

of Illinois by armed forces of the United
States without proper demand having
been made by the constituted authorities
of the State, and in defiance of the consti-
tuition,
'ReSolUed. That committee OF two be
appointed to wait upon the City Council
and request Il it that itdemand of Pres-
dent Cleveland the withdrawal from the
city OF the troops now held in the city,
we insist that your EXcellency take legal
steps to compel the withdrawal of said
army forces at once. and pledge your Ex-
cellency the support of the law-loving
organized trades in Chicago in the ac-
com plishment of this result"
A letter was also sent to Governor Alt
geld insisting that he compel the with
drawal of troops Immediately.
A motion to call out every union at 7
A. NJ. Wednesday unless. meanwhile, some
adjustment Is made with Pullman, was
adopted. 1t is claimed that number of
unions, including printers. marine en-
gineers and brickmakers. will refuse to be
bound by the order.
A committee of seven was appointed by
the labor leaders to ask Mayor. Hopkins
to arrange for citizens committee of in
fluential business men which should under
take to force Pullman to arbtrate. Mayor
Hopkins referred the matter to a COM
mittee appointed by the City Council a
week ago.
The committee representing the labor
unions met the committee from the Citv
Council at o'clock. The chairman of the
council committee suggested that COM
mittee of five prominent business men be
invited to visit the Pullman Company 10
determine if that company has anything
to arbitrate. He suggested 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 SUBJ
committee of three, who, with the Council
committee. went at once to confer with
Vice-President Wickes of the Pullman
Company.
The joint committee met Mr.. Wickes at
the Office of the Pullman Company at 2
p NJ The chairman of the council COM
mittee explained TO Mr.. Wickes the nature
of the visit, and after a brief consultation
with his attorney be refused emphati-
cally to receive the proposed committee of
five.
1.-THE Pullman Company has nothing to
arbitrate," said Mr.. Wickes, "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"
Then the council committee notified the
General Managers Association that they
would call on them during the afternoon.
1t Is probable that the City Council will
pass resolution tonight calling on the
President to withdraw the Federal troops
from Chicago. A very strong protest has
been signed by an immense number OF
business men and teegraphed to the
President urging him to ignore the pros
pectiye action of the City Council and to
keep the troops here.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign said
to-day that he had determined to DELAY
the order for the strike in bis order, which
originally was to take effect Tuesday, until
Wednesday. He said Il make this post
ponement to await the outcome of the fight
among the Chicago trades unions. | do
not consider it impossible that the tre-
mendous Importance to-. if not the paraly-