The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-29
KNIGHTS OF LABOR ASSIST.
The Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific
Seriously Blockaded.
Judge Caldwell warns Santa Fe Men
Not TO Interfere with Trains-Hunt-
irgten Orders Discharge Of Boycott

0cNes % the American h3slNAy Union.
The movement has caused the paralysis
of traffic in the whole West Perishable
freight IS being ruined on che side tracks
OF the overland routes in Texas, New
Mexico. Arizona. Soathern California,
Nebraska, Colorado. Utah. Montana, Ore
gon. Idaho, Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Travel is stopped from the Pacific coast TO
the East and not a car is leaving Chicago
for the West. The situation may be sum
married. as follows: The Northern Pacific
and Santa Fe lines are practically shut
down from end 10 end. There are local
troubles on the Baltimore & Ohio. Chicago
Il Northwestern and Monoa lines. The
Illinois Central is at standstill north of
the Ohio river and the Southern Pacific
on the Pacific coast.
Vice President Howard said the situa-
ton would be much more warlike tomor-
row. He added:
I'VE can tie up every road in the conn
try IL necessary. 10 beat Pullman. We
have shown that We were able 10 fulfi;l the
promise We made, and We can make good
our word to all the railways of the West.
Every branch of organized labor is now
back OF this struggle. President Mcbride.
of the miners union, has teiegraphed
that he will cali out the miners where
coal is supplied TO roads that use Pullman
cars. This will greatly AID US.
The general managers of the railroads
centertng in Chicago have organized the
General Managers Association Bureau
and elected John NJ. Egan general man.
ager. This bureau will have entire charge
of everything relating to the strike on be-
half of the railroads. A committee was
sent to Chief of Police Brennan to ask for
additional police protection for certain
roads tonight. The chief promised to
furnish ali the men needed at any time.
The general managers of two of the lead
ing roads said today that they anticipated
and were prepared for general tie-up of
all the roads. There was nothing for the
roads 10 do but 10 resist the boycott: they
reserved the right to haul any mans cars
offered them, regardless of his business or
political affiliations.
Superintendent l.. l. Troy. of the rail-
way mail service, arrived in this city to-
day. lie warned President Dehs and Vice
President Howard. of the American Rail-
way Union. that il mail trains are inter
fered with the United States government
will be compelled to proceed against the
strikers. Debs said the members of the
union had no desire TO come into conflict
with the government. and none OF the strik-
ers would interfere with the mails. He as
sured Mr.. Troy that he would issue in
structions to every point where the boy
colt is in operation that the mails must be
allowed to proceed.
kilograms were sent short time ago
from the American Railway Union head
quarters in this city ordering all the men
on the Denver q Rio Grande and the
Union Pacific roads out.
Practically all the trains leaving this
city during the afternoon and up TO
o'clock tonight got away with their Pull
man cars but were more or less delayed.
The Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul road
has agreed 10 handle no more Pullman
coaches. All the freight yards in the city
are crowded with freight cars loaded with
perishable goods, which the roads are un-
able to move. As the South Water street
markets were sold out today, IL is ex-
pected fruit and garden truck famine
will be on tomorrow. The 3:l0 train
on the Grand Trunk, east-bound. was
made up with the usual Pnlmans. but as
no passengers appeared the coaches were
left behind Two trains on the Baltimore
& OHIO which left the city. one about 6 80
and the other at 3 p. m. Tor the East, are
etalle1 NJ the new hesttFn avenue cross
ing Of the Panhandle. The switchmen
refused to work the gates, and il was im-
possible to proceed. A detail of police was
sent for, and as soon as they arrive an
effort is to be made TO get the trains out
CLKvELASD. June 28.-Chiei II. M. Ar
thur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. was shown an Associated Press
dispatch from Chicago today. which an
nounced the discharge of four engineers
on the Chicago a. Northwestern railroad
for inducing the Pullman boycott lie
said the brotherhood had nothing to do
With the boycott. What action mi ght be
taken in individual cases Of this kind
could not be determined until particulars
we're known.
KANSAS CITY. June 2s.-Miles w. Bar
rett, OF Kansas City, grand chief of the
Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association, has
sent a letter 10 President Debs. saying
that the members of the ASSOCIATION would
not be ordered to refuse TO handle Pull
man cars or aid IN boyeotts. The Santa
Fe switehuen who refuse 30 handle Puil-
man cars are acting on their own respon-
sibility purely. in sympathy with the
Santa Fe men who were discharged in
New Mexico.