Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-08-09
THE STRIKE ENDED.
Chicago Branches So Declare il
Convention Assembled.
Men on the Santa Fe and the Chicago =
Eastern Illinois Roads Still Out
Other Strike 'NAws-The A.
r.. U. Resolutions.
DECLARED OFF.

CHICAGO, Aug. with the excep
tion of the unions on the Santa Fe and
the Chicago s. Eastern Illinois rail
roads the local organization of the
American Railway union, through
their delegates in Uhlich's hall Sunday
afternoon, declared the strike off as
far as Chicago was concerned.
1t explains the cause which brought the or.
ganization into existence to be the protection
OF railroad employees from the aggessions anG
1mpos1tiOnS of their employers. No effort was
made to destroy the older brotherhood the in.
tention only being to bring about more per.
feet union. Itsays the employees of the Pull.
man Palace Car company were taken into the
union at their own request.
thorities as follows:
1--WE regret to say that the federal govern.
ment gave some color to the corporations
claim that the authorities were coming to as.
sist them in partisan conflict, both by the
unnecessary sending Of troops without war
rant OF law and without request OF the consti.
tutlonal local authorities, by the One-sided
and offensive acts OF the public prosecutor
late from snug berth rs . corporation law
I yer, by the blatant mouthings of the United
States commander, and the no less tyrannical
oCVOAoASCo Va CuC pIOSluCuO uluScl1, luaC the
workingmen throughout the nation SO under
stood it was evidenced by their almost unani-
nous action in supporting the strike; and it is
to be feared that q greater gulf than ever has
thus been put between the people and their
government.
The resolutions are concluded with an ap-
peal to the people to desert old political par
ties which have shown themselves equally in
tmical to the interests of the common people
and friendly to the great vampire corporations
OF the land. These people are in this land OF
the free the sovereign whose peace should not
be disturbed and whose interests should be
preserved. The sovereign people should assert
their right to rule. We, therefore, citizens OF
tie republic, appeal to you fellow voters OF
our common country, to support the party
which bears the name OF the sovereign people
which party stands ready to pledge itself that
when into Its hands Is given the government
disputes between employer and employe will
be- longer the only exceptions in the various
states and the nation from the jurisdiction OF
the established courts.
After reviewing the prosecution OF
the officers of the union for conspiracy
and contempt of court the report takes
up the Santa Fe road and maintains
that the authorities are SO busy pun
fishing workmen that they have nc
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The decision to declare the strike of
was in harmony with the action of the
convention on Friday, which declared
that it had no authority either to- order
strike ordeclare one off that had been
ordered under the laws of the organi.
zation, which specifically say that nc
strike shall be ordered excepting by a
majority vote of the members of the
union on the system on which the
strike is to take place.
The striking employees of the Stock
Yards company decided Sunday night
to return to work.
Will Continue the Strike.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, Aug Ga mass
meeting of miners was held near here
and it was unimously decided to con.
time the strike for last years scale.
A. II. U. Resolutions.
CHICAGO, Aug. THE report of the
special committee on resolutions of the
American Railway union which was
submitted to the convention last Fri.
day, and which was referred to the
board Of directors and the lawyers OF
the organization for revision, was
completed Saturday: evening and given
to the public.
Here follows description Of the town OF
Pullman and the conditions under which the
workmen are said to be employed, It Is said
that while wages were reduced the price OF rents
remained the same, and that at the time the
strike of the Pullman employees began they
we're indebted to the company In the sum Of
Ren nm
the resolutions, found themselves In worse
condition than did the workingmen In chattel
slavery, inasmuchas they did not receive their
board and clothes for their labor. but found
the mselves In debt to their employer after
faithfully laborlng for him.
On the subject of violence the report says
that it is the belief Of the railroad men that
these acts were committed by persons mental
sly irresponsible or else at the dictation OF
those who were the enemies of the working
men. It is said that the only ones who could
profit by such acts were the railroad COM
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