The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-14
DEBS SUES F(|RPEAGE.
The General Managers Reject
His Offer.
FEDERATION WON'T FIGHT.
COmperS Refuses to Order Out
His Men.
SACRAMENTO STRIKERS SHOOT.
They Fire on Regulars and Get
the Worst of 1t.
FEDERATION WON'T FIGHT.
SACRAMENTO STRIKERS SHOOT.
They Fire on Regulars and Get
the Worst of 1t.

surrender or Fight to the Bitter
End Now the Only Alternatives of
the American Railway Union-De-
feat of the Strikers Probable-Sacra-
mento's Mob in Ambush on Top of a
High Building Waiting for the
Troops to Appear-Strikers Return
ing to Work ALI Along the Line, but
New Men viii Not Be Discharged to
Make Room for Them.
Chicago, July 13.-Fugene V. Debs,
who ordered the great railroad strike,
made one more Intellectual attempt look
ing to a settlement to-day. He drew up "a
formal proposition to the general man
ayers, agreeing to have the men return to
work at once, provided they be reinstated
in their former positions without preju-
dice He made an exception in the case
of any man who has been convicted
of crime, but offered to have all others go
back Immediately. He said that the
proposition was inspired by a desire to
subserve the public good, as the strike,
small and unimportant in its inception,
has extended until lit now involves or
threatens not only every public interest
but the peace, security and prosperity of
our common country" This proposition
was signed by Debs, Howard and Kei-
fln 81 e A
can Railway Union.
THE MANAGERS REFUSE TO CONSIDER IT.
1t was taken by them to Mayor Hop
kins, who, at their request, presented it
to Chairman st. John of the General
Managers Association. The association
was not i'll session, but after the in
dividual members had been consulted it
was returned to Mayor Hopkins without
an answer, and with the information that
no communication whatever from Debs,
Howard and Keither could be received or
considered by the managers association.
This action of the strike leaders was
taken, they claim, not because of impend-
ing defeat, but in order that they
should be in harmony with the sugges-
tion of President Cleveland made in an
nouncIng that he would appoint a COM
mission of arbitration.
The refusal of the general managers to
even consider the proposition, which
would necessitate the dismissal of all the
men engaged to fill the places of the
strikers, and would place them again in
the power of the organization which had
paralyzed their lines for days, was de-
cided setback to the union.
FUNK OF THE FEDERATION.
Following it came the result of the two
days deliberations of the conference of
labor leaders called by Samuel Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor.
The leaders of all the big organizations
outside of the American Railway Union
and the Knights of Labor, decided not to
involve the men they represent in any
local or general strike They expressed
sympathy with the Pullman employees,
but declared a strike at this time of
general business depression an act of
folly.
To fully substantiate this position
special committee prepared a report
which was presented and adopted by the
conference. The only dissenting votes
were cast by +. w. Arnold Of the Order
of Railway Trainmen and z. H. Morris
sey of the Brotherhood of Firemen, who
We're instructed by their orders to vote
against the course which declared the
American Railway Union strike a just
one.
The only other business transacted by
the conference was the passage of reso-
luton recommending that the American
Federation of Labor appropriate $4,000
to assist Eugene V. Debs in the cases to
be brought and now pending against him
In the federal courts.
GOVERNMENT ARBITRATION.
Early in the day the action of Presi-
dent Cleveland had been hailed by the
labor men as q victory for organized
workingmen, as they claim to have OBJ
taned for the first time a recognition Of
the principle of arbitration by the Presi-
dent of the United States. The strike
leaders then looked for a settlement. The
failure Of their mode Of settlement leaves
them only unconditional surrender
or fight to the bitter end. They chose
the latter and claim the strike is on as
strong as ever in spite of what the rail
way managers say They claim TO be
able to make IL still more effective here
and declare that to-day's action Of the
managers will solidify their men who are
out and send Out many who have been