The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-07

with n controversy between George NJ
Pullman and four thousand men that he
has been employing at his car shops?
If those men have had contract with
Pullman. which he has sought TO violate
and those men will charge him with the
violation OF IL and summon him before a
court so that his side OF the case may be
heard. and the court determines the
cause against him, then we grant that
you. !. and Debs VIII be under an obliga-
ton 70 take part with the men and
compel Pullman 10 do what the court
determines that he ought TO do. But we |
don't understand that the men claim that |
Pullman has violated any contract with
them. Their claim is that humanity calls |
! on him 10 make certain concessions 10
them. Now no reasonable man Will con-
| cede that he is under an obligation TO
let any other man or set OF men say
what humanity requires of him. No |
reasonable or sef-respecting man will
concede that he is under an obligation
10 submit any difference that he has
with another TO arbitration lie has the
privilege OF standing. IL he Will. upon
his rights and Of refusing all counsel and {
advice But whatever might be required s
OF him In other respects he Will never | ,
concede that be is bound to submit to {
the Judgment Of others what humanity I
calls upon him for. Any such principle =
would soon arbitrate the Rosthchiids out ! o
of every cent they have. The employees "
wanted Pullman then 10 arbitrate, not a n
controversy between them over n dis h
agreement about their contract rights. but W
a claim on their part that Pullman was fr
under an obligation to humanity to make al
them certain concessions. We don't be- III
eye any man is so unreasonable as vi
o say that Pullman was under any | al
Obligations TO submit such a claim to alb
arbitration. set
Very well, what comes next? Debs th'
avs that he mad right to take up the or
mployes' side of this quarrel, which rig
hose employees themselves had no right me
o maintain. II they had no quarrel brC
'hich they could maintain Debs, Of Of
curse had no right 10 take up their sta
de of II. But even II they had a he
ood cause. Debs had no right TO take for
up unless he under some sort suh
obligation to them, and we do not obs
nderstand that he was under any. bet
Finally. says Debs. the declaration of tina
le managers Of the railroads that they II
oud stand by Pullman in his contest thor
in his employees was equivalent to an ton
reement that they would crush out the com
nerican Railway Union. and that justi- conc
i that union in placing this country loca
o what is n form Of civil war dom
Sow. If the agreement between the not
lway managers was an agreement that alls'
y would violate any right of the shou
lway union. then we would join Mr.. COM
os in any resistance whatever that he ~, '
owe TO make But we cannot consider pres
agreement between them that they | at q
nd continue 10 haul Pullman cars as nato
violation whatever Of the rights Of TIT
union. We do not see where haul Unite
Pullman cars touches that union in and
# its rights in the remotest way. Altge
do not see why an engineer should put a
be as willing for his engine TO pull at IN
lliman car as any other car, or why ! men
reman should not be as willing TO Of tho
FOR Pullman as any other car, or arrive
the switchman should not be as Unite
ng to switch for a Pullman as for the J.
other car. 1t is nothing to a railroad either
whether the car that he haus Is a
nan or a freight car. His rights are
o way affected by the kind Of car
he is put to hauling. The case is, re"
tore without the aid Of logic and of re,
ly wanting in justice and MI Debs on tn
hnecting his unlawful conduct with Senat T.
instances and conditions which have Crfen
roper relation whatever to it, work
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