The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-30
WAR ON IN EARNEST
Strikes Ordered on Almost
Every Western Road.

Ten Thousand Employees OF Roads
Out of Chicago Now on Strikc-K.
OF l.. Joins Hands With the Amcri-
can Railway Union.
CHICAGO, June 2S-As a result so far of
the boycott of the Pullman Palace Car
company by the American Railway union.
there are over 10000 employees of the
different roads out OF Chicago now on
strike, and men are being called out in
this city and other points every hour.
| The attempt to run Pullman cars has re
suited IN the tieing up OF the yards of ff-
teen railroads centering here. OF these
the Illinois Central, Wisconsin Central,
| Chlcago Great Western, Baltimore X Oaio.
| Chicago * Northern Pacific and the lines
| interested IN the Western Indiana system
| are tied up completely, the only trains
run out being made up aul manned by
officer OF the road. The switchmen OF the
/ Pan Handle ana Northwestern rua Is have
| alsJ struck
a general strike has been ordered on the
Northern Pacific system.
Strikes will he declared within the next
day on the Fort Wayne, the Pan Handle
and other Pennsylvania lines, the Chicago
* Northwestern, Chicago * Alton, and
Santa Fe. The latter road is now par
TALLY tiel up along the line on orders is.
sued by the union officials, but the men in
Chicago will not be ordered out until late
| to-day.
At a conference between President Debs
and Vice. President Howard, OF the Amer
lean Railway union, and Grand Master
| Sovereign, of the Knights of Labor, the
latter agreed to support the Pullman strik-
ers in the boycott, and in accordance with
the agreement, issued manifesto adj
dressed To all orders OF the Knights OF La.
Dor in the United States, in which he said
1T has been the policy of the Pullman
| Palace Car company TO reduce the salaries
of its employees until the starvation point
has been reached and as "a last resort the
employees entered upon a strike to protect
| themselves and families against utter deg
| radiation.
THE railway corporations OF the coun-
try, through their general managers, have
formed coalition with the Pullman COM
pany and have declared in series of reso-
lutions that they will assist said company
| IN resisting the demands OF their employees
! with all the means and influence at their
| command.
| 'In view Of this fact, it behooves YOU as
members of the Knights OF Labor, To rem
| der the striking member of the American
| Railway union such assistance as can con-
| slstently be given in their light against
plutocratiC enslavement The time has
| come tor unity of action. The sons Of toll
must stand together, shoulder TO shoulder,
| in the great conflict tnat il now wug-
ing. There must be no dissension or
division. Uniication is the one supreme
demand.
| You are hereby urgently requested to
not only prosecute with all possI bls power
the boycott against the Pullman Palace
Car company, but all railroad corporations
aiding said Pullman company.
This is IA fight between united labor
and monopolistic corporations, aud labor
must win, cost what IL may
| The officers and members OF the Ameri-
can Railway union are naturally jubIlant
over the support offered by TIA. knIgnts OF
Labor, and insist that it will not be the only
labor organization To join in the struggle.
| 1t Is claimed that the iremen will event
| ually unite in the strike and boycott, as
body as well as individually aud strong
pressure is being brought To bear on
other railroad orders as well az the miners,
who have expressed the heIrtiest sympI-
thy WIN the StflkeTS.
| The sensational feature OF the strike 30
far was the complete tieing up OF the
roads running out oil the grdnI Central
station, and which include the Wisconsin
Central, Baltimore S Ohio, Chicago 81
Northern Pacific and Chicago Great West
ern. Each road has been left without
single employe in the yards, and although
the Baltimore & Ohio succ .eded IN
| all Ia
work was done by the officers of the com.
pany, who manned the switch engines and
made up the trains.
The first victory gained by the strikers
was at g o'clock last evening when the
| Chicago Great Western, after its through
passenger train 70 st. Paul and Kansas
| City had been backed into the depot, de
cided 10 conform TO the wishes Of the
EMPLOYEES and cut off the two Pullman
sleepers which are usually run.
| Telegrams announce the tieing up Of
the santa Fe at nearly all western points.
| A representative Of the union has gone 70
Bloomington To tie up the yards there.
| Committees were sent 90 the offices Of
the Union Interlocking SwitcI * Signal
company and the Johnson Switch company
10 protest against those concerns sending
out their experts 20 operate the switches,
crossing gates and towers OF the Illinois
| Central. Inc representatives OF both
companies denieI that they were furnish
ing operators but the union officials in
sist that they are and threaten retaliation.
! Tie union has promised protection %
every emplOye who assists ia the cause
whether he is a member Of the union or not
The Punxsutawney Strike.
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