The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-07

WASHINGTON, July AT the cabinet
meeting ,odsy tue rut.re situation WAS
carefully gone over ia The light OF rsesas
developments. AMI particularly OF the cor
respoadence between the President aud
Governor Aligeld. As the resnlt. IL Is De-
Ii vel there Is now q str0ng disposition 10
afford the governor ample opportunity 70
make good his claim of entirs ssssity TO
cope WITH The present difiicSlsy n his
state Not that the regular trocpe a. De
retired from the field, for they viii sliil
continue their guard over the mall trsiaS
and government properly. but the militia
will be given full opportunity 70 contend
with the disogderly mobs outside OF the
railroad track aud government property
and The regulars will probably be Kept iu
waiting 10 respond 20 any call 10 ALI thcn,
The situation n the tar west aud eSpe-
cially Ou the Pacific slope is sill "A matter
OF grave concern TO the executive. Ap
plicst!Ius have come from the
complete block ,de at Sacramento,
Cal, but the WY IS not We, clear
Ia help. The militia seems 10 have provaG
almost worthless. tsluIVd by sympathy
for the lawless element that Stops them
from perform N their duty. Tae only
available troops are at the Presidio. san
Francisco, and the war depRr, meat hest
tates 10 order them away and leave the
valuable government property az san
Francisco exposed 10 attsek. lt IL hoped
that the situation at Los Augeg-s Will
ameliOTaie in a day or two and the troops
there can be released aud transferred 10
Sacramento.
Oue result OF the great strike has been
| TO show la a startling msausr the made
quacy Of the United States regular army.
which has been reduced 10 . mere skeie-
ton. At present 1000 men are expected
10 police the whole country.
General SchohelG has bee Obliged 20
| exercise great ingenuity IN disposlng OF
his small force SO IS TO make oae msa ~
efficient a. ten. and today IL would BE-
/ dI fhcult TO transfer single command ia
/ the west without exposing the gress
/ trsnscontin-ntai lines 60 indrhnit, iater-
| Tuptlon- officials at the postutiice de-
| psrtmsnt take a cheerfu view OF tue situ-
| atIOu The back b0ns OF the strike will
| be broken tomorrow night despite tnday's
/ Developments ia AMI about Chicago said
/ General Superintendent White OF The rail-
/ way mail service.
! The attention OF members OF the house
has been attracted by railroad strikes 20
schemes for the arbitration % labor dir
| cu.tisS. Two plans have been formed into
/ bills sy Representatives kisfrr and Taw-
ney OF Minnesota, sni hsvs been referred
/ by the house committee on lsboE u a cub
/ committee.
/ Representative hlefcrs piaa coutefu-
| plates a permanent board for the scttle-
/ ment of all dlssgreemcnts between en-
] plOyes and employers, snd 10 prevent
, hOstIiitie- pending settlement ~ Questions.
I There viii be a permanent beard OF foar
memb-rs, three Of them appointed Toy tue
PRESIDENT thu United states commissioning
| OF labor the fourth. while the goveru1F OF
the state where the troable occurred wOsid
make the 9th member. Whenever both
parties agreed 20 arbitration. tbs gov
"A meeting Of the board of srbt-
tration upon their Application, but is
also would be his duty ia start the ma
chinsry Of arbitration on the application
Of one party II it scanned u him that pub
lie interest dems aided h.
The findings OF the board would have
the effect OF the DEGREES OF a court II Any
employsr.wbo did act apply Tor arbitra-
tiOn refuses - accept tbs decision, be
would he eBjeinsd from employing other
woIkmsA until he could show satisfactory
cause TO the board Why hs j. not satisfied
with the decree. Labor uniOns are ToCog-
nized by the bill IS having the night to be-
come party TO arbitration proceedings.
Representative T.wney's bal Is more
limited ia it, scope. providing for the SCI
tIsmrnt OF controversy between railroad
corporations doing iutsratats cemmsrcs
business or carrying mails or property OF
the URited States or Ia territories or The
the District of Coumbiz. Arbitration
would be secured by q petition 20 court
of the United States. by one or both par
ties to the trouble, or by application Of
ten rsputabls CitizsnA This court could
compel parties 20 appear