The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-24

People are Asked Not TO rstronire Pull
man Cars.

CHICAGO, July ZS.Messrs. peps
can Railway Union officials. to-day issue,
an address 20 the public, the substance o.
which IL as follows:
Headquarters American Railway Co.,
Cook County Jail, ~ ,eo.
Chicago, July ~ Io'f
40 tho American Public
10 IS almost universally concedeu ., u ,.a'
the Pullman Company. through OIL o,s
peated reductions. OF excessive rents, an
many other causes, has grieNousiS ~.o' Is
ed its employees. and whatever may ~ ~,
raid about the great railroad STRIKE Wiz
resulted in consequence OF such grey
ances the arbitrary refusal OF salo run
man Company 10 submit TO arDitIa.,,On 20 20
any form-even 20 decide the 1uv,s" ,,roos
there was anything TO arbitfate-ls pIVvl
positive that said company ha1 no t aatn
in the Justice Of Is cause, ana leais
the disclosures that are certain 70 result
from an honest invostgailo non, anu III WV wv
OF the heavy losses entailed upon me
country such obstinacy on the part OF
the Pullman Company is deserving oil me
seyCrcst condemnation, we propose lhat
the Pullman Company shaH DC Drought 10
iusticc and this In a way that Will not
reccssitate strike, with its attendant
Ills .-,..
they uphold Justice they love fair play
And nov in The name OF Justice and fair
play We appeal TO the great American
public, 10 every good man and every good
woman, not 90 ride In a Pullman car
until the Pullman Company does justice
10 It's employees. Let the cars run alb
sointcly empty No friend OF humanity
will occupy q seat or berth in 4 Pullman
car. let this policy be inaugurated, and
we viii then see how long the railway
companies viii be bound by their con
tracts. as they have induced the public
To believe, to haul Pullman cars. We
propose 90 continue this fight against the !
Pullman Company through good and eyil |
report. and without regard 10 cOnse- |
gucnces. until Justice shall be done,
1here VIII De no surrender. we wiz uSe
every available and lawful means 10 press
the contest.
1t Is requested that all papers through
out the land favorable 10 labor, 10 Jus.
uce: 10 humanity: copy TINS st3teIlenI
IN fun and keep IL standing as long as
possible.
Earnestly appealing 10 the great pub
lie 10 aid us in this unequal contest ana |
relying with implicit faith upon the final
and powerful triumph Of The right, We
subscribe ourselves, very respectfully
yours
EUGENE Y DEBS. President.
GEO. W. HOWARD Nice-President.
SYLVESTER KELIHER. Secretary,
L. w. ROGERS, Editor Railway Times.
In regard 70 the appeal given out 10y
himself and his associates to-day, Mr.. |
Debs said this evening.
Since the cessation Of the recent hos
Utilities We have received letters from all |
parts Of the. country from persons who
ence In the Pullman fight. they are with
IS. FIRST and last. They say they are very |
much dissatisfied with Pullmans absolute
elushi to entertain any proposition look
ng toward Il settlement Of the differences.
We are going to continue 10 appeal 10
ne American people not 10 ride I'm his
arg ne said. "on account of this sym
ANY, ana We VIII see whether hauling |
ihpty cars cannot bring Mr.. Pullman
ume. They are now trying to open the
hops al Pullman, but the men viii not |
etufn TO work. that has been decided
hair
l. We are constantly receiving tele- '
ANS from an parts of the country | ]
aths mat the men are still out and }
'tssrni,lheI 10 stay out until the strike 5
declared OF. In this city the switch
en- win the exception Of a very few
g OUT as Soudly for us as they were the %
" the strike was declared. While the q
mpdhies say that they are running their \
ans on time il IS. nevertheless. a fact !
az they are badly crippled. especially
IN their freight service. We are con =,
EN- or ultimate success, and our or =
hlzatlon Is growing at the rate Of six | :
ndred members q day" +
me strike at Pullman will be brought | :
FOCUS next week. Notice has been a
fNed on managers Of the car works =
az unless they make an effort to open q.
yif SHOPS All the troops in that vicinity -
u ne "lthdfdWn. The exact date given ~
ms opening could not be learned 81
IL oiiic"rs of the First Regiment believe 81
.dncSiay is the limit III
ne determination 70 call the First
.slinent In unless the Pullman Com
ny either resumed work or announcad -
at its shops would be closed for a stated
moo Is me result of Assistant Adm
h'-"eheral Boyle's visit to the town.
n came 10 the conclusion that IL was
NY 70 Keep such a large armed force
ound fulliuan as long as the company
as not making any effort to start its ,,
ops. l
lie was ready 10 concede that riot !
)uld probably follow any effort 10 be- 1
WORK. ana believing IL would have 10
me sooner or later, and that troops
)uld have TO put il down told the of x
MS they might as well fight IL out first ! OF
last G.
mother section Of the plant at Pullman Al
II resume activity tomorrow. officials pa
the company having announced that Sc
works Of the Allen Paper Car Wheel tn
'nphhy, employing fifty men. would W
,,no up IN II. iui operation. It is also an "
unced mat the Illinois Central shops w
Burnside would begin operations TO- at
PROV with force Of operatives in | T.
55a ,i,,i. 10 nearly three hundred men. Fl,
'u!lman officials also said that the force H.
gins IN the laundry and the number t aa
ldhorers employed would be largely rn
.nchted. In view OF the evident in SO
ssa5 I Il i tRe strikers, as openly ex- In
lmtn to-day, 20 make it as difiicu1t 70
we company 10 open these addi- p
'ai tforuoHS OF the works as possible, ex
~ ,IIi,4r'd by the leaders of the police of
hlhua that there might be collisions %,
Neen strikers and those whom the su
pany induced TO return TO work 90 90
DIVISIONS We're made against this DOS
trouble by increasing the reserves /
'oiice at the Hyde Park, Kensington -.
South Chicago stations. An organ
Tor the a. II. L. in Pullman said
ay that one Of the next moves Of the
IN would be 10 sue in the courts for
Injunction restraining the further pres q
OF the militia about the Pullman
KS This was In accordance, he said. II
the recent order issued by the Gov l.
II that the militia should not be used AL
uard private property TY
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