Evening journal., 1894-05-14
THE PULLMAN STRIKE.
Will the Men Employed in the
Shops Here Be Affected?
AS THE CHICAGO PAPERS VIEW IT

Seven Hundred Men Employed In the
shops aere-Many Trades Represented
and Mostly skilled Heohanics- work
Ahead for Three Months.
The employees Of the Pullman Palace
Car Company in this city are deeply in
terested in the strike Of tho employees Of
that company in Chicago The chief
clerk in an interview TO day said that
700 men are employed in the works
here. The shops are running on full
time.
There is enough work ahead 10 last
for three months A great many trades
are represented aud most OF the men
employed are skilled mechanics
Arrangements have been perfected by
the strikers at Pullman to call out the
men at the other shops In other parts Of
tho country. II is said that dispatches
have been sent to the workmen In the
shops here
The desperate strikers will also at.
tempt to get the different railroad
unions Co boycott Pullman cars. Railroad
officials are watching the strike with
much interest.
The Chicago Tribune, IN speaking Of
the unfortunate affair, views it FROM a
disintereated stindpoint but scores the
strikers. II speaks of it as a very foolish
affair.
The following Is an editorial from the
i Evening Post:
The strike at Pullman seems especially
erratic and foolish. Two thousand men
appear to have left their employment
I IL H..
the spirit Of discomfort and restlessness
aggravated by the interference of the
professional walking delegates. That
Is all one can make out of this unex-
pected detection.
Strikes or loekouts Of any kind ara rep
rehensible at this iuncturs We have
Just got over the worst winter in twenty
five years, and now that trade Is reviving
the object Of all should be 30 get or give
EN- ploJment. Nothing could be more
serious check TO the restoration Of pros
perity than these wrong headed
attempts to impose the conditions
Of good times ony employers whose
profits have been cut down 10 the lowest
margin. and who are mainly deairous
just at present Of setting the current
more strongly toward a better condition
Of business affairs. Il will do the unions
no harm 20 make concessions We are
sure that the temper Of manufacturer
and othurs Is not 90 eXtort any that cir
cumstances do not absolutely demand.
In the Pullman instance the company
has acted with great forbeRranoe Mr.
Pullman has shown a oonciliatory dis
position from tho beginning He ha'
treated the men In fair, broad minded
manner, sfiefed 10 reoress all thet
: petty grievances and demonstrated
to them that while he wa
taking contracts to manufactur,
cars at less than the cost Of production
il would be unjust on the part Of thl
employees 90 insist upon the wage soall
that prevailed when orders wer
frequent and profits large. Prob
ably the explanation would hsv
been satisfactory but for the pres
ence OF the professional agltator a
) Pullman. This fellow was not to b.
reasoned with He was sure that Mr.
Pullman's statement Of the business Of
the company was deceptive and that tn
hooks we're doctored. Yesterday with
out further warning 1000 men in tn
great shops went out on strike.
Probably they realize their folly thi
morning. Il Is likely 20 be a long tim
before some Of them will eat bread o
their own earning again Meanwhil
) they will got little comfort or aid out o.
the professional walking delegate.