New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-05

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a civil war. | believe this as firmly as believe in
the ultimate success Of our course Bloodshed will
follow and 90 per cent OF the people OF the United
States Will be arrayed against the other 10 per cent
And I would not TO be arrayed against the
laborng people in the contest or find myset out OF
the ranks of labor when the struggle Is ended
do not say this an alarmist but calmly ana
thoughtfuy."
Such were the remarks made by President Eugene
V Debs Of the American Railway Union TO a
United Press reporter this afternoon. Mr.. Debs mad
just received Of the trouble at the STOCK yarus
and the arrests az Blue Island. He severely con-
demncd the course pursued By the railway managers
in what he called misleading the Government Off
Gals and causing hem to order out the Regulars
to protect trains and the strikers ana their
sympathzers.
II deprecate the action OF the authorities IN yelu-
ing to the wishes Of the managers continued MI
Debs "Our men have in no way acted riotouSy'
and the CITY and county officers will bear me our
in the statement that they have at all times peeh
abe - control the few hotheads who, either as o"'
slcrs or in disobcdence Of strict orders nave ac'el
an unlawful part They know as well as 90 TIA.
there was no necessity for Government troops anu
a. understand neither Chief Brennan nor Sher.u
Gilbert has hcsit1tcd TO condemn the action anu
assert that they were amply able - preserve the
n.oce and protect property any and all times IL
is simply a scheme on the part Of the managers
which will fail now as It has In the past
1T Is unfortunate that the conditions nave y"
come ouch AS 10 force the ab)rng peop.e mo ac-
.,,. resistance. to The encrolchments upon their
persona, rights bui o. Is corporation greed anu Il"
r.e lone that has brought Us 10 me verge u
revolution. II blood is shed IN TINS S"use''' "
VIII boz the managers AMI ;he ohcla's VINO W.
ullcI by them who are - blame. Matters nav
long been working 10 this climax. and unless some
,hlny L. spa.drv J1a, / .ook 10 see the country
,iung.l mo a desperate strugg.c. from Which
.h,r VIII rise vc,or1u. AMI the American tahoF
wu be- once more placed upon his just ana r's"''u'
~ ID" c.r.aniy I'll the responsibility resting
upln me I'm this struggle and Il Is but naud ne
| should have an anxiety As - "R'' may fov,r
fn. final result which cannot hut De- IN oui I'N'.
,,,it mn +h. ab.o.ute ensivement Of III" Amer
,ran wo.klngman ami MS complete am ull'r urh
@ i'..t 49, .h,n iiy. 20 sc, or experience such
"a ~ No II s. Impossible - think OF reced!ns,
~ - he ,roub.e before the mai
struggle Is on mink mere + res,. iocIy With
Tx ~ ~, -,- 10 bring t about. however. one
o...I' ,'i, ~. tho General managers must and
shall succumh The business men al.
80. a, b.r.l % th. seriousness OF Tn" SITUATION
-f 49," ~, doub, viii from ih.s on AXE more
,c,iv. part 10 forcing a se'ueu"ht "A'n ~. -
~,i',. IT, rosl,.oa taken boy the managers they
nm a rac~ssi1n uDon tho part Of those
"i. MS ur'i d, unr.ccssiry 10 siate that such
,~'..,r r,rt,t h.. resisted even ~ genera man
,ger. a-s..tion LHr ,oIi,@ o. aff1rs now *
s.lrs AMI :hu- Do abe - take refuge brnFi 'ie
power OF tie Government II t. ihroHsn W u
mtch.rl, ,ns AMI false representations th3t Fei,
.~-l tr1fs have been ordered oar. ana not prAuse
o. any ovcrt or unlawful ACT on the part 81 ''e
he presence OF troops 50 far as 9 H own m men
| vim n until some ni-advised action on thr part
Of the officers or the authori's r Torc serious
,roGIl. bt far than that occasioned by any act
! ~ The American Railway Union. -.
| The truth REGARDING the alleged riotS anu US
/ turl4uccs has become known 20 the SIcht't pa
,,a..r5 ~ array public opinion against Ms has
utterly failed. Tn fact n VIII su'c'y Ir",' i
| lions before. nor was there ever one more qtle'
ana orlcrlv vet ~" reports sent OUT tht"ukn p1tt
! c.,, ls at me mercy ~ mob % dangrrous men
rnzur ana king buildings ana Gertr"y .as ' ,.
! hot annoy our members except through The unjust
! cynr, tr,e american citizen will resent TO his ut
! most ~ member n our union has hai any No. ",,
! ,r'+,.r .la, bv ,iay as the managers have grown
| y.,k.r DESPITE their boasts. and not hair OF our
,tr.msth has set been displayed. \ million OF men
20 ts,l-, ana liberty whenever called upon 10 40
cnil UPON thcu as ann inclined 70 hellcEe mat {- a
settlement 0ill Doe crected within rev H"ss I'm, -
stand ready % meet ~" inan"sniS,i, I'M @ COO
his men De- brought about ~ course on tSii"S
| c.lfahle % Pullman employs. W. VII me- -. 7,
NavDr HOPKINS and hts committee to-i"orIp"'
/ do AN that 81" consistently can 10 ''''' " ''''''
meut .-......... ...,.., ,,,,,,, mo and
',h. nfl,r o"l..rs of the union ARE concerned. we
mr.. not troubling ourselves about that part OF the
! MA
,r. r,fhlup Tor tho action which was taken. really
In order that the manaFcrs might nv i's"r TN
| ~ M ttrers and before any violence whatever
was DON, the general nnnaFcrs rushed 90 tnt , nv
tioms had not been observed ana that Federal pro-
~ care ns H,ir Tor the proposed Grand Jury IN
| dictncnts ai I 10 Tor the inlunc'iona nave or,
merely acted AS the servant OF my organization.
viii nrht for the union TO The last. ana q" nav,
nt,nJ An no. fenr Of thr Federal Grand Jury. The
| ocfion ID insrirated los the managers. what would
iold a. indict or prosecute vloators Of the law II
! / have violated the law why does not the proper
pi'.ti,y nst..,I ~ M the nstgation Of othrre' /
have no idea what The result OF the proposed Grand
Jury session VIII De. but u g. not or hair ne I'M
portauco 20 Just at present aa other ana moro
p'Trsii.nt bess sail further that IN company with
| vice President Howard aui Director William l'irns.
who hay been sr.'c,'I "a nr' III ,t ,,,ior. re-
0,irs' M n O'Clock tomorrow, when X IS eNpect'
{, meet with me Council Comml',ee, ana III MI AZ
/ Ni,,,.~s' As49clafion A. yet the union officials
looking 1pon the melting as any ,nS l'
ami MT untu the managers are present VIII any
''rf s. ,x1.tt.l action Il District Attorney "! :,
! christ I'm ctiug specia session ot me frdrrli
% n. prsl,ni icbs and his associates. under
a section ~ th- Federal .aw which can be made
A. o. i ;92Nra oT upon nd %t 'n' and
Thc dangers arising from an arrest ana ueleHuD"
! ~ Debs are regarded as too serious 10y many
rprtR MOVEMENT IN THE FAR WEST
TrANscoNTINENTA TRAINS ARE STILL STALLED.
HOWEVER 80 Esd ~ SIGHT YET
Denver July 4.-Passengcr trains eastward ana
os far south as Pueblo moved again to-day. but the
Pic Crende west OF that city stll remains closed
and the six overland mail trains lost another day
Railway officials had little 10 say and many OF
them think that the te-up viii continue for week
| longer
William H. Smith. secretary OF the coal Miners
Union OF Louisville. Peter Johnson, coal miner
and f. f. Van Fleet. railroad fireman. arrested
IN Trinidad for contempt Of court were brought u
Denver today FOR trial before the United States
! Court
The wyoming troops reached Pueblo at O'Clock
10 aid In moving mail. The New-MeXico infantry