The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-16
Sending Out the Directors 10 Rally
tho Forces at the Various
Points
He Denounoes Grand Chief Arthur
OF thn Engineers, as n scab
Jobbor.
Archbishop Ireland, Of ~. PAnI. Gives His
Views ON the ehtrike-Ciovoland's
couTae Upheld.

CmcAoo, July b.-Tho American Rail-
way union officials havo determined 10
mako desperate struggle 10 regain for
that order the prestige II has Lost In the
great strike. Tho executive board Of tho
union hold meeting this morning. tho OBJ
ieet OF which wAa 10 map out n course for
tho future. After long discussion II wa
decided 10 send out 'roylyAlists" 10 all the
important sections OF the weat. SiK sgl-
tRtors had been sent out Saturday. and It
was decided 10 augment this number. ID
was learned that Director korn was sen, 10
st. Louis TO rally the forces there. Director
Hogan was sent out over tho Northern Pa
oihe TO stir up the employees OF that CON.
pany, and Director Goodwin was sent over
the No ihwestern TO use bis influences With
the employees Of that system and. ~ pos-
sible, to induce them to 20 out. After this
meeting adjourned an enthusias,io meeting
was held In Ulrlchs hall. President Debs,
OF the union. presiding. He made
a rousina speech. reminding ono
of tho early days OF the strike.
THE strike" said he ''is now-rieht now
more prosperous and moro encouraging
than ever before. We can and must win.
The men who have gone back 10 work will
again como back 10 ne aud victory Ia ours.
G'nnd Chief Arthur. OF the engineers. is o
aoab jobber. and he will 90 down In history
as n traitor TO organized labor. He iu-
slructs his men to work with scabs aud
tslls them that scabbing is honorable. The
strike Ia weaker in Chicago than elsewhere"
continued Debs. but 10 will grow stronger,
just as in the west IL 10 growing stronger
every hour"
Fifteen meetings were held in different
part OF the city during the afternoon and
evening, several of which were addressed
by Dobs. Debs said that several Of his
committeeman had reported 10 him that the
Rock Island. the Lake Shore, ths Eastern
Illinois. the Grand Trunk and the Western
Indiana men would oil be ont again to-
morrow.
President Debs visited the strikers and
addressed q crowd OF strikers who have TO-
the most part failed to secure their old po-
sitions. He urged them 20 continue the
strike which, bs declai cd. wac never nearer
80 victory than now. The men agreed 10
stand BY Debs. but at tho same time sI-
pressed themselves violently against the
men who have taken their places. The
bWltcnmon hnu the enRlnemen were ttpo-
cially loud In their protest against surren-
der. The butchers also had bitter words.
all those men having seen their jobs filled
the day before by non-union and imported
men. The opinion was expressed that the
war was only begun. During the day the
district was plastered and covered with
bills and posters reading 40 follows:
The executive board Of tho Knight OF
Labor DO hereby advise all workmen 10
keep away f'om tbs stock yards on Mon
day. as IL 10 the desire Of all organized
bodies that all honest workinamsn should
DO 80; and we further condemn tho action
cs the oooptrs In returning 20 wo.k as
high handed and selhah, without asking
concessions OF the ltborsrs; and that all
men found working in the yards on Mon
day will forever be branded ss enemies to
organized labor BY order Of the COM
mittee.