The morning call., 1894-07-11
members being adjured to maintain peace
aud ORDER
VOICE OF LABOR.
Getting Ready to Follow the Advice
Of Covareicu

awning A>Sooy W IOItOW thS s1~'A~~
of Sovereign.
CHICAGO, July 10.-Thomas l. Kidd and
several otter members of the labor unions
arbitration committee had conference to-
day with Vice-President Howard and
Director Hogan of the A. r. q. They
said the strike of labor unions was GER
tainty.
President Debs said to-day: This
trouble has gone beyond the control OF the
railway union. 1t certainly looks as If a
gigantic strike we're sure to come. and so
lar as the railway union is concerned
things are brighter than ever. There is
now no violence; that is what we had
most to fear"
AT a Joint meeting to-day of the Broth
erhood of Railway Train Lodge No. $50
and the Order of Railway Conductors.
Division No. 29S. employed on the Chi
cage division of the Illinois Central Rail-
road turned the laws of their order to the
wall and resolved to join the strike.
Lodge No. IA, Switchmen's Association,
located al Grand Crossing surrendered its
charter to-day and it's member joined the
A. r. U.
The National Association of Marine
Engineers will not go on a strike to assist
other labor organizations. E. II. Kenny,
chairman ef the local grievance commit
tee and of the headquarters committee of
the National Association of Marine Engi-
neers, was seen in regard to the matter
and said: "The Association OF Marine
Engineers is not striking body. II is a
benevolent and educational organization.
We have grievances. but they are always
settled by committee.
Thomas f. Dowd, secretary of the asso-
citation, heartily Endorsed all of Mr.. Ken
ny's statements.
COLUMBUS. July TO- - John Mcbride,
president OF the United Mine-wOrkers of
America. received to-day telegram from
Samuel Gompers, saying: ga crisis in
the industrial situation of the country Is
at hand and 1t beho0ves US to endeavor to
bring order out of what threatens to be-
come chaos.
The executive committee Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor will meet at the
Briggs House. Chicago. at 10 o'clock
Thursday. You are cordially requested
to meet US there."
OMAHA. July 10.-District Master Work.
man Cohen of the K. of l.. will tomorrow
call out all memb ers of his organization in
Omaha, South Omaha and Lincoln i n &C
cordance with orders from Grand Master
Workman Sovereign. 1t is believed that
the Union Pacific men will refuse to obey
the order. although Cohen expresses con-
idence that from 5000 to 5000 men will
walk out in the three cities.
The Federal Board of Union Pacific
employees held a conference with General
Manager Dickinson to-day in regard TO
reinstating the striking A. R. U. men.
Dickinson expressed willingness to take
all back who had been peaceable and had
not attempted to obstruct the traffic of the
road. Notifications were sent to agents by
General Traffic Monde to accept freight
IOT ali points.
KANKAKEE. Ill. July 10-The local A.
r. q. is in state of turmoil. Most of the
men who struck on the Big Four Railroad
Saturday night resumed work. whereupon
the men on the Indiana. Illinois and Iowa
Railroad received orders from President
Debs to go out last night. That road is
doing an enormous business. handling
from seventeen to twenty extra trains
each day.
The men received extra pay, conse-
quently when the order came to 60 out
every man said he would leave the union
before he would leave his work. The Hi
nois Central men are very wrathy.
ALTON, Ill.,. July 10.-A message has
been received by the A. r. U. from Presi-
dent Debs. ordering a strike on the Bluff
line through sympathy for the Pullman
men. The local union wired back that
they had no grievance and were opposed
to strike when their action would neither
assist or benefit Pullman employees.