The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

noon today that the action was final
which was taken last night in returning
TO Mayor Hopkins the proposition for
return of the strikers to work, submitted
by President Debs Of the A. r. Z. The
announcement by Mr.. Egan was said to
be the result of q session Of the general
managers which began today about
10 a. m
Z he General Managers association ad-
/ journed sine die today At 1870 p m 1t
was given out that only routine business
was transacted, and that no further
meeting of the general managers would
be held unless by special call.
On his arrival at his Office today May
or Hopkins received the letter from the
General Managers association returning
the proposition for a settlement of the
strike as made BY Debs, Sovereign and
Howard, with the information that it
would not be considered
The mayor forwarded the com munica-
tiOn to President Debs: Il regret that
the answer is such" said the mayor. Il
think the railroad companies should
have taken advantage Of such fair offer
in the interest of peace, law and order
OF course they know their business bet
ter than l do
President Gompers when asked about
the refusal of the railway managers to
entertain Mr.. Debs' proposition, said to-
day: Il regret it very much. 1t was bad
for the railways bad for the men and
bad for the public interest 1t will have.
however, no effect on the action taken by
the federation in declining to order a
general strike"
Grand Master Sovereign stated to an
Associated Press man that the Knights Of
Labor will be called out in every place
that they can be of service to the A.
T., but a general strike of all Knights
will not be ordered
Grand Chief Stephenson and Secretary
Ronemun of the brotherhood of Railway
Va ri
men. attended the conference and an
nounced themselves in sympathy with
the A r. L. The officers sent kilograms
TO all local unions authorizing them to
go on sympathetic strike If they see Mt
At p. N. il WAS announced that the
executive committee Of the A r. L. had
decided to send out six men and as many
directors as can be spared to work up
sentiment in favor Of the "A. r. T.
Adiutant General Martin said today
that there was no probability of an inn
mediate removal Of the United States
troops from Chicago
1.-The troops will be kept here he said.
"until the government is very certain
that there will be no further trouble 1t
costs no more to keep them here than at
the various posts and there will be no
h urry about removing them
WILL FIGHT 10 THE BITTER END
say Dsbs and Sovereign il Railway Mana
New YORK. July 1.-THE World this
morning prints the following dispatch
sent to It by j. r. Sovereign, general
master workman OF the Knights Of
Labor
CHICAGO, July 13.
The propositions presented by Mayor
hopkins to The board of railway mama
gers at the request Of the American
Railway union, in which it was proposed
to call the strike off at once if the man
ayers would consent to re-employ strikers
without prejudice. except those guilty of
unlawful acts, has not yet been an
swered
But in view Of .he intimation from re-
liable sources, that the proposition will
not be accepted, the joint meeting of the
American Railway union and the
Knights of Labor decided that unless
favorable reply was received by tOmOr
row noon, the strike will be renewed
with increasing vigor and fought to a
finish and that the public VIII be asked
to address no appeals to the strike man
ayers asking that the strike be declared
off IN the interest of business or the trav-
appeals be addressed to the railway man
ayers.
We have met them more than half
way and if the railway managers Will
not meet US in the same spirit, we viii
exhaust every resource at our command
and die game if we lose.
Debs' ter.
The World this morning prints the fol-
lowing telegram from President Debs:
CHICAGO, July 13-
To the Editor Of the World:
We have acceded to the requests of
thousands Of people not directly con-
cerned in the strike, but affected by it,
to make a proposition Of peace We have
responded TO this appeal in manly and
straightforward manner. We offer to
declare the strike off, and make the only
conditions that the men who went out be
permitted to return to their former posi-
tlons- We except. of course, those against
whom there are any charges Of violence.
We make marked concessions in
this offer but are willing to
make them in the light of
the great industrial depression that has
been a cOncomitant of the strike. We
could make no fairer offer, nor one that
more abundantly considers the interests
Of the whole people. 1t is now in the
hands of the railway managers. If they
accept it the trouble is ended If they
refuse we will renew the fight, and fol-
low it UP to the bitter end And if they
refuse, we will then see what there is in
public sentiment
EUGENE Y. DEBs,
President Of the A. r. L.
BUILDING TRADES REFUSE