The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-07-26
TWO APPEALS.
President Debs, of the A. R. U., on
 the Pullman Company.
HE WANTS THE CARS BOYCOTTED.
Leaders of Labor Organizations Taking Up the Matter of Securing Debs' Defense -Gompers' Appeal to Organ
 ized Labor.

CmcAGo, July 23. - Messrs. Debs, Howard Keliher and Rogers, the A. R. U. officials, to-day issued an address to the public the substance of which is as follows:
 To the American Public:
 HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN RAILWAY UNION, COOK COUNTY JAIL, CHICAGO, July 22.-It is almost universally conceded that the Pullman Co.,, through the oft repeated reduction of wages, excessive rents and other causes, has grievously wronged its employees and whatever may be said about the great strike which has resulted in consequence of such grievance, the arbitrary refusal of said Pullman company to submit to arbitration in any form (even to de- eide the question if there was anything to arbitrate) is proof that said company had no faith in the justice of it's cause and fears the disclosures that are certain to result from an honest investigation, and in view of the heavy losses entailed upon the country, such obstin- acy on the part of the Pullman company is de- serving of the severest condemnation.
 We propose that the Pullman company shall be brought to justice and in way that shall not neceSSitate strike with it's attendant ills. We have faith in the American people; they uphold justice; they love fair play. And now, in the name of justice and fair play, we appeal to the great American public, to every good man and every good woman, not to ride in Pullman car until the Pullman company does justice to it's employees. Let the cars run ab- solutely empty. No friend of labor, no friend of humanity will occupy a seat or berth in Pullman car Let this policy be inaugurated and we will then see how long the railway companies will be bound by their contracts as they have induced the public to believe, to haul Pullman cars.
 We propose to continue this fight against the Pullman company through good and evilreport |. tice shall be done. There will be no surrender. We will use every available and lawful means to press the contest It Is requested that all papers throughout the land favorableto labor, to justice to humanity, copy this statement in full and keep it standing as long as possible. Earnestly appealing to the great public to aid us in this unequal contest and relying with implicit faith upon the final and power- full triumph of the right, we subscribe our selves, very respectfully yours,
 EUGENE V. DEBs,
 President.
 GEORGE w. HOWARD,
 Vice President.
 SYLVESTER KELIHER,
 Secretary.
 L. w. ROGERS.
 Editor Railway Times.
 IN DEFENSE OF DEBs.
 NEW YORK, July 23.-Now that the DlJJtT TullTOdu SbIllhc lS ONCI IlS iCuhSlo of the local labor organizations are taking up the matter of securing the proper defense for Eugene V. Debs, president of the A. R. U. This activity is in accordance with an appeal issued by President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, which will be published in the August number of the American Federant, the official organ of the federation. It reads as follows: Eugene V. Debs stands as one of the most conspicuous and interesting figures before the country. None doubt his honesty and devotion to the cause of the wronged against the wrongdoers. Yet he is in jail awaiting the action of the United States courts upon the charge of contempt of it's iniunctions. He is requested to appear before four different courts, located hundreds of miles from each other, at one and the same time He is under indictment for conspiracy for obeying the instructions of his organiza- tion and requesting the railroad men to quit work to aid their struggling fellow workmen. The corporations have their claws ready to fastcn upon the body of Dcbs, not simply to try and crush him. but they hope to force the men of labor into silence and slavish submis- sion.
 That purpose cannot, dare not and will not succeed Debs must be defended, and ably defended. In person at this time he repre- sentS the rights of labor. Eugene V. Debs is poor man; he has no money; his trial and preparation for it will require consid erable amount, and we know that the work CTS of the country have never yet been appealed to in vain to help the cause of justice, humanity and right. All unions should con- tribute We ask all laboring men to open sub scriptions for the "Debs Legal Defense Fund" By order of the executive committee of the American Federation of Labor.
 SAMUEL GOMPERS President