The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-07-14
Grand Jury Presents True Bill
Against the Strike Leader.
Many Followers Also Intiictod-AH Arc
Charged with Conspiracy Against the
United States - Released on a
Bail Of $4,000.
IN THE To1Ls.

6UHI6S NAILS. OSDS. HOWdIu. hclAnSI
and Rogers were admitted to bail, to
appear for trial in October, in the
sum of $4,000 each, which was
furnished, William Fitzgerald and
William Skakel becoming bonds
men in each case. The other
fourteen have already been arrested
and most of them are under bonds
given to United States Commissioner
Hoyne. The books and papers of the
American Railway union were seized
by an order of the court, issued at the
same time that it's bench warrants for
the arrest of these men were placed in
the hands of the United States mar
shall.
The Indicted Men.
Debs took his arrest cooily and
claimed he was innocent Of wrong do
ing. but characterized the seizure OF
the papers Of the union rs an outrage.
The men indicted were:
Eugene v. Debs George W. Howard, Sylvester
Keliher' L. w. Rogers, James Murwin, Lloyd
Hotchkins, A. Piazypak, H. Elfn, j. Hannah
William Smith, John Mesterbrook, Edward
O'Neill, Charles Mailer John Duffy, e. Shelley.
Fred Ketchum. John w. Doyle, William Nc
Mullen.
The Case Against Debs.
The case against Debs and other
leaders of the strike, duplicating them
for conspiracy, had already been pre-
pared by Attorneys Milchrist and
Walker. 1t was based on some of the
public utterances of Debs and other
leaders, and these were strengthened
by the original orders in writing sent
out by Debs, directing men on differ
ent railways to quit their work
and thus stop the running of mail
trains.
The Statute.
The indictment is drawn under sec
ton $40 of the United Sta tes statutes.
That section reads as follows:
eff two or more persons conspire either to
commit any offense against the United States,
or to defraud the United States in any manner,
or for any purpose, or one or more OF SUCH
parties do any acts to effect the object of
the conspiracy, all the parties to such con-
splracy shall be liable to a penalty Of not less
than 81 900 or not more than $40 600 and to Inn
prlsonment net more than two years"
An amendment TO the section makes
the punishment fine of not more
more than two years, or both, in the
discretion of the court. y
Big Strike Ordered.
CHICAGO, July 1l.-All efforts to Sc
cure peaceful settlement of the pres
emit strike have failed, and as a result
organized labor will this morning be-
gin great sympathetic strike. Tues
day afternoon the following notice was
issued by the committee Of seven ap-
pointed by the labor conference at
Uhlich's hall last Sunday night.
ITO the Organizations Represented at the
Labor Conference Held at Uhlichs Hall on
Sunday Evening, July 8, and All Labor In Gen
eral: All efforts to bring about q settlement OF
existing labor difficulties having failed, it now
becomes the duty OF all labor to carry out the
resolution adopted at the above mentioned
conference. THOMAS j. KIDD,
Chairman of Conference"
The resolution adopted at that meet
ing was to the effect that if the Pull
man company and the General Man
ayers association refused to submit
the present difficulty to arbitration
all organized labor would strike in
sympathy with the American Railway
union.
Building Trades Council Says Strike.
The Building Trades council of Chi
cago has issued an official order to it's
Is, 900 members to go on strike in sup
port of the American Railway union.
The session of the council lasted until
nearly o'clock this morning, and the
question of striking was canyassed
thoroughly, the final decision being
arrived at by unanimous vote.
. The Extent Of the Strike.
Leaders among the Chicago trades
unionists said that the sympathetic
strike would involve more trades and
men than ever before entered upon q
contest in the city. The number of
men who will refuse to go to work this
morning and who will remain out in
support of the American Railway union
was variously estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000 and it was said
that within the next forty-eight
hours the number would be doubled
if not trebled. 1t is not expected that
all the organizations in the city will go
out on the first call.
Appeals to the Knights.
General Master Workman Sovereign
of the Knights of Labor has tel
egraphed an appeal to the mem
bers of his organization in Amer
lea imploring them to cease
work Immediately and to refuse
to return to their places until
the present strike has been settled.
Plan for the General Strike.
The plan Of the leaders is to call out first all
organized labor Ii Chicago, and then to pro-
coed from town to town until the entire coun-
try Is paralyzed -or Pullman gives In. The
immediate effect on Chicago Il all the trades
obey the order to strike will DO to throw
more than 10000 persons out of employ
meut Labor organisations do not in
Guide 30 many members, but on the
ninety mine trades represented IN the Uhlich's
hall convention many thousands OF unorgantzed
work people are dependents for continued em-
ployment In foundries, for instance, when
ono division Of the work CLOSES or suspends OPP
erations, all other branches must soon follow
into 1dleness. So interdope is the social
md Industrial community that no one part can
surfer without all others being affected.
The labor leaders figure out that . general
strike would effect tho following number OF
men: Is gss sS 3s.as
American Federation q Labor. 80. SOC. 0oo
R0daht8 OF Labor !. 51VNy