The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-03
TERMS OF THE A. n. U.
Conditions on Which Debs Is Willing
TO Gil on Ills Dogs of War

CHICAGO. July 2.-President Debs said
this afternoon: THE settlement will be
made on these terms only:
First-There must be an armistice be-
tween Mr.. Pullman and his employees on a
basis satisfactory to the men Ohey are
Wiling 10 accept reasonable promise) and
all the men must be taken back to work
Second-There must be an adjustment be-
tween the railways and the strikers: all
must be restored TO their old positions and
no wages shall be cut, nor shall discrimi-
nations be made.
THE General Managers Association has
MADE common cause with the Pullman
company, and we cannot settle with either
side. There must be an agreement with
both none"
This statement was made after an inter
view with Mr.. Peter Studebaker
At its meeting to-day the board of di-
rectors of the American Railway Union
passed a resolution requesting every man.
woman and child in Chicago in sympathy
with the strikers. or engaged in the strike.
10 wear a white ribbon President Debs
said we will give up this strike If this
appeal TO the public does not result in our
favor
President De5s received to-day the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Master
Workman Sovereign. of the knights of
Labor: Have you left anything undone?
Am willing to call a general strike" Mr.
Debs also received a dispatch from Column
bus, o., declaring that the National Asso-
CATION or Street-car Employees stands ready
10 assist the strikers.
President Debs. when asked about his
conference" with Mr.. =. Il. Stud shaker
admitted that he and Mr.. Studebaker' to-
FctAer with Vice President Howard. had
been talking together.
And the result
There was no result IL was an informal
talk. Mr.. Studebaker proclaimed that he
was not authorized to act for the Pullman
company or the railroad managers: that ne
approached US as a private citizen in his
individual capacity and proffered his serv-
ices to bring about a settlement IT, as an
individual. he could do anything to put a
stop TO the troubles existing We con-
Guided our talk by declaring there was no
use of thrashing over old straw; that we
mad started out with proposition to ar
bitrate the differences between Mr. Pull
man and his employees, but had been
snubbed. We are still ready, notwithstand-
ing. to stand by that proposition. but since
u , was MADE new complications have arisen
whlcn must be considered in any plan of
settlement as the one plan that we will
&Sree upon as the basis OF a settlement"
llebs here repeated the basis of settlement
given above.
Lodge No. 22s. of the brotherhood of Io-
connective Firemen. at Brighton Park, gave
up It's charter in the old organization TO-
day and joined the American Railway
Union The lodge included firemen on the
Chicago q Alton and the Santa Fe.
NJ v Powell. grand chief of the Order
OF Railway Trainmen. to-day said: I'VE
are not taking any part in the strike.
We are affiliated with the other railroad
brotherhoods. and will be guided by any
action taken by that federation. We can
not afford 10 come into strike which was
ordered without consultation with the
other railroad organizations. 1t would have
been better all round had Mr. Debs and
his people called on us before ordering the
strike. then he would have had some
claims upon US but now il is presumptuOus
bidding"