The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-08
The Men Are as Firm as
Ever.
ACTION OF THE ENGINEERS.
THEY WILL NOT JOIN IN THE
STRIKE.
VIII Stand by Their Constitution
The Usual Mass Meeting Held
Yesterday-An Urgent Appeal
From President Debs-Troops
Ready to MOve-Rights of the
Strikers.

The strike situation here yesterday
was but a repetition of the preceding
three days in all relating to the move
ment of trains, save that the Union
Pacific sent out one local freight south.
south made their regular runs, and the
train to Hooper was run
On the Rio Grande Western a special
arrived from Helper yesterday morning
at 2:10 a. m, bringing in General Super
intendent Welby, Assistant Superin-
tendent Snyder, superintendent Thorn
son, General Master Mechanic Lamp
lugh, and General Roadmaster Lee
this morning they are all here.
! The local passenger trains to and
from Salna and Eureka were run with
out interruption, and also some freightS
| between this city and Castle Gate.
There was no No. 2 made up here yes
terday morning, nor were Nos. 1, or 4
run. Nothing moved between here and
| Ogden.
SUPERINTENDENT WELBY.
| When The Herald man asked Superin-
tendent Welby what was new in the
situation, he replied: Nothing; only
we are going to run our trains. Here
Is a telegram we received from Dem
ver:"
| Denver, July 7.-At meetings held at
Denver and Cheyenne, the Order of
/ Railway Conductors and Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers last night de-
cided that all members who had affil-
| lated with the American Railway union
must at once withdraw from that order,
and those who had gone out on strike
should be expelled from the brother
hood.
There was a special meeting of the
A R. U held at 1890 a. m. yesterday,
but nothing developed beyond admit
ting another batch of new members.
! THE REGULAR MASS MEETING.
The mass meeting yesterday was
! largely attended, and many tenders of
sympathy were made to the men on
strike by the business men and other
branches Of organized labor. The tone
! of the meeting throughout was to coun-
sci peaceful methods and good order,
and this would rebound largely to the
credit of all participants when the
! trouble was over.
, a number of ladies were interested
! spectators throughout the session. Ire
following telegram from President Debs
was read:
Chicago June Eve have assurances
that within forty-eight hours every
labor organization in the country will
come to our rescue. The fight is on
anu Jul IIlSl are themselves
like heroes. Here and there one weak
ems, but our cause is strengthened by a
dozen going out in his place Every
| true man must quit now and remain
] out until the fight is won. There can
/ be no halfway ground. Men must be
! for or against US. Our cause is gain
ing ground daily and our success is
only question Of few days. Do not
falter in this hour. Stand erect, pro-
claim your manhood. Labor must win
now or never. Our victory will be posi-
tive and complete. Whatever. happens
do not give any credence to rumors and
newspaper reports.
EUGENE V. DEBS.
SWITCHMEN'S RESOLUTIONS.
The following was then read:
SWitchmens Mutual Aid Association
of North America
Salt Lake City, July Z, 1894
| To the Officers and Members Of the A
R. u, Greeting:
AT a regular meeting of Great Salt
Lake lodge No. II, held on the evening
I of July 6, the following resolution was
adopted unanimously:
/ Whereas The A. r. U. is making a.
noble fight against monopoly and op-
preston, and knowing that in union
there is strength, and believing that all
men should uphold any cause which
( would be to the betterment of mankind,
| therefore, be it
I Resolved, That We the members of
Salt Lake lodge No. II, in regular meet
ing assembled, do commend and will
defend the action taken by the A. R. u.
and pledge to them our hearty support.
i Yours fraternally,
w J. IRVINE, Master,
JAY E. BROWN, Secretary.
A PROTEST.
The following resolutions were then
read and adopted:
Salt Lake City, Utah, July Z, 1894.
| To the Honorable Board of Police and
Fire Commission:
Conference.-The, the undersigned, citi-
zens and taxpayers of this city, respect
fully request your honorable body to
Immediately investigate the action of
Police Captain Donovan in arresting in
a, brutal manner, without warning, two
men at the Rio Grande Western depot
this afternoon, and without the slight
est provocation whatever. And we fur
! Their request the same investigation to
include Chief of Police Pratt, for draw
ing 2 revolver on a crowd of innocent,
law abiding citizens on the public high
| way
We feel more than justified in bring
Ing TINS TO your IlUulCS, peCebuoC VIC
alize that unjust. unlawful and violent
actions on the part of either the ctt1-
zens or police at this time of excitement
and trouble will precipitate that which
otherwise might be avoided. This ac-
ton is taken by number OF eye"it-
nesses to the above named actions on
the part of THE two officers in question,
and is considered a direct infringement
of American citizens rights, and an
outrage upon society -
To the above was attached list or
signatures.
SOME SPEECHES.
Here followed a number of speakers,
who "bore testimony" to how they mad
been iInportuned in this emergency
to take the place Of men out on strike;
but refused to do SO. Others addressed
the meeting and related how they had
gone out for the company on trans
| but would not go any more.
A published interview with Governor
Hogg. of Texas, on the strike s1tua-
ton was read, and warmly recon-
nended.
representative of the Plasters'
union was present, and pledged the as
sistance of that body both morally and
financially.