The herald., 1894-06-23
A BOYCOTT DECLARED.
WAR DECLARED ON THE PULL
MAN CAR COMPANY.
1t Refuses to Arbitrato With the strik.
srs and tho American Railway
Union Resorts to Drastic
Measures.

CHICAGO. June 22.-Unless the Pull.
man Car company agrees TO arbitrate
the differences with the strikers boy
colt of all its cars in the United States,
Canada and Mexico will be instituted
by the American Railway union, to take
place at noon next Wednesday. Notice to
THE effect was served on the officers OF
the company this afternoon.
The committee which had been ap.
pointed during the morning to wait upon
the officials Of the Pullman Gar company
made report Immediately upon the
opening of the afternoon session, which
was behind closed doors. G. A. TomIin
OF Roodhouse, ILL.,, chairman of the COM
mittee, reported they had been received
by Vice-P President Wicks OF the Pullman
company. They stated to Mr.. Wicks
they we're committee of the American
Railway union appointed to once more
ask the Pullman company to arbitrate
the differences between the company
and the men on a strike. Vice-Pres-
dent Wicks replied he had already
stated the position OF the company on
this question, and the situation re-
manned unchanged. He stated further
that the Pullman company would not
receive for consultation any committee
representing the American Railway
union.
| The com mittee thereupon notified him
that unless the decision is reversed be-
! fore IL o'clock noon, Wednesday, the
American Railway union will declare a
general boycott on all OF the dining and
aleeping cars of the Pullman company in
this country. No reply was given to
this, ard the committee left without
further psrley.
When this was made known to the
convention in executive session, boy
colt was declared on all Pullman cars,
beginning Wednesday next at noon.
unless some word is received from the
Pullman company before that time.
This motion was cheered to the echo,
and when it had been adopted, the dele
gates arose from their chairs and
cheered lustily.
After the discussion of the strike the
delegates proceeded to eject officers for
the ensuing year. President Debs, Vice
President Howard, l.. w. Rogers, Jas.
Hogan, Roy Goodwin and w. +. Burns
were reelected delegates by acclame-
ton. Two more, completing the board.
will be chosen tomorrow. Secretary
Keliher was reelected by reclamation.
After adopting resolution fsvorlng
| bimetallism the convention adjourned.
| Yesterday afternoon committee from
| the Pullman strikers announced to the
convention that they had but $500 left
in the relief fund, which was be-
ing drawn upon at rate exceeding
$500 per day, and they believed thst
they should not wait before appealing
to the organization as whole for aid
which must, sooner or later, be given.
A delegate arose at the conclusion OF
the strikers remarks and moved that an
assessment of cents week be levied
upon every member OF the union,
to continue until the strike was settled.
This was seconded, whom Chairman
Lovejoy of the finance committee made
the statement that cents would not be
enough, and moved that the weekly as
sessment be made 10 cents. This was
agreed to, and the motion was put and
carried.
Vice. President Howard then requested
every delegate present to telegraph to
his local union Immediately for in
structions regarding boycott upon
Pullman cars. Not less than
200 OF the representative had already
heard from their constituents, he aaid,
and in every CAGE it had been favorable
to immediate action in cutting off the
cars.
President Debbs followed. and said :
II believe that every delegate in this
room has full authority to act, or he
would not have been sent here.
You should reach out now
and strangle this monster Pullman
not Pullman the man, but Pullman
the corporation. Ii you were to cut
that heartless, soulless. grasping, grind
ing monopoly open this minute not one
drop of human blood or sympathy or
feeling would come out. If you got any
thing from its veins it would would be
something in the nature of Mayonnaise
sauce.
1--WE should act at once. To defer &C.
tion 10 useless. Some will say that we
are not strong enough. We will never
be stronger if we do not prove our
strength today"
A motion was then carried to the eff
feet that committee OF five be APP
pointed by the chair to report back to
the convention within "a hours.