Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-07-19
DEBS OFFERS The OLIVE BRANCH.
THE MANAGERS REFUSE IT

THE MANAGERS REFUSE 1T.
They Decline to Relnst.ts the Men Who
Btruck.-ChioAgo Tranic Resumed
Conflict at sacra mento.
Monday was . day of peace at Chicago, at
least compared with the days that went be-
fore. No serious conflicts between troops
and mobs were reported. As regards the
blockade there was some improvement. Pas
senger trains were moving with more or less
regularity, and some freight traffic has been
cared for. A large number of striking freight
handlers of the Illinois Central returned to
work, and other roads noted accessions to
their operative forces.
About thousand troops were added TO the
force already In the city.
President Debs in an interview said: eve
arc stronger than ever. Nothing can break
our FORCES but usurpation and tyranny. am
threatened with arrest. What fort For or
gnnizIng labor. We say to capital: Here is
our labor and there are our terms.' This Is
cgal-this is the spirit OF the age. Mr..
Havemeyer organizes sugar trust and says
to the public: Here is my sugar and these
arc my terms He has polluted the national
legislature. have acted honorably and COM
mttted no crime. The United States nuthori-
ties are bringing themselves into contempt
by their wanton viola ton oflaw and the con-
stitution. Tho common people are beginning
to understand this"
The chief subject of discussion was tho
proposed strike Of the trades unions. The
officers said that it would be delayed until
Wednesday to give Pullman q chance to arb!-
trate. A committee was appointed by the
trades assembly to wait on Mayor Hopkins
and ask him to make another effort to get the
Pullman company to arbitrate. A committee
called on Mr Wickcs of the Pullman company
to ASCERTAIN II any arrangement could be
made to nrbItratc the strike. He responded: :
1.-THE Pullman company has nothing TO arbi-
trste and we must refuse to receive the COM
mittee to which you refer. Our company has
not receded from the position taken at the
inception Of the strike. This is final"
Soldiers and marines were being moved to-
ward Oakland to help the Southern Pacific to
run traIns. The strike leaders threaten to
conduct . guerrilla warfare against the
troops, The blockade at Los Angeles Is be-
ing raised.
Railway traffic has been resumed in New
Mexico.
The party OF Rio Grande employees who
went from Denver to Salida to induce the
men there 10 return to work were in sonfer-
ence with them until late hour, but NO de-
cision was arrived at.
The federal grand jury In session at Chicago
on the 10th, returned indictments against
Eugene " Dcbs, president Of the American
Railway Union; George W. Howard, Its vice
president; Sylvester Keliher, secretary, and
L. W. Rogers, one of Its directors, and short
ly thereafter the men were arrested. They
are charged with conspiracy to commit an un-
lawful act. that is to block the progress of the
United States malls. Each was released upon
giving bond OF $4,000. A large quantity
of papers, books and documents Of the Rail-
way Union were taken for evidence.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign issued
an order 10 the Knights Of Labor directing
them to strike at once There are 1,00O,-
700 members throughout the country and II
large portion Of them should obey the order
the strike will DO very extensive, reaching to
the Atlantic seaboard.
John J. Hannahan, vice grand master OF
the brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemcn, was
arrested on tho charge of having interfered
with interstate commerce by boarding an en-
gine and asking the men TO quit. Chief Sar-
gent, of the same brotherhood. has used his
Influence to prevent strike.
Traffic was reported to be resuming It's nor
NAL condition.
The blockade at the stockyards was raised
and = large quantity of meat was shipped
East. Some stock was received. Additional
militia and federal troops came into the city.
Attention is now conferred on California,
where the strike is still supported by force.
The federal government Is evidently deter
mined to suppress violence and allow the
Southern Pacific to run trains If it can secure
men. Tuesday force Of 500 cavalry and In
fantry, supplied with uatling guns, was load
ed upon q steamer and started up the river
for Sacramento. Many persons fear bloody
conflict, as the strikers are heavily armed.
In the afternoon the crews from the Charles
ton, Monterey, Thetis, Marion and Inde-
pendence were landed at Mare Island for riot
drill. They comprised about 500 men and
left for Oakland at night.
The mission Of the committee Of Rio Grande
employees who went from Denver to Salida
was entirely successful. Early Tuesday
morning the men at Salida agreed to return to
work, Similar success awaited their visit to
Pueblo. The whole line was promptly de-
clared open for business.
It was stated Wednesday that Sovereign'a
appeal for strike was not formal order and
also that 1t was intended primarily to apply
to Chicago. What the effect of this letter
would be was not known, but officials Of the
Knights of Labor declared that by the end OF
the week the men would 60 out. Compare
lively few of the Chicago unions had quit
work ON the 11.h. They were waiting for q
conference of federated labor leaders on the
10th.
Judge Grosscup ordered that the private
papers Of E. v. Debs, which were seized with
the unions records, be returned to him.
The anticipated conflict between strikers
and soldiers at Sacramento did not material
lze on the 11th, As feared, still there was .
great tragedy as an outgrowth of the contest.
The regulars reached Sacramento early in
the morning, coming up on river steamers.
A party of militia who had come down to
protect the landing was fired upon by men in
ambush across the river. The fire was re-
turned and It was afterwards learned that .
japanese boy was killed.
After this skirmish II was hoped that hoe-