St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-16
DIES ID UGVI LIN I'LL
He Says the Strike Is Strong
ep Than Ever.
I'VE CAN AND MUST VIM"
Deiantly Shouts the Shat
tered Dictator.
q HARD RAGE FOR ARTHUR.
0ebs Cails Him a Traitorous
Seab Jobber.
pULLMANS NAME rs MUD.
Dictator Threatens to Wipe
Him Off the Earth.
THE GREAT STRIKE rs OVER.

CHICAGO, July 15.-The American
Railway union officials have deter
mined to make a desperate struggle 10
regain for that order the prestige 1t has
lost in the great strike now rapidly ap-
proaching a close. The executive board
of the union held meeting this morn
ing the object of which was to map out
a course for the future. After lengthy
discussion it was decided to send out
"revivalists" to all important sections
of the West. SIX agitators had been
sent out Saturday, and it was decided
TO augment this number.
1.-The names of those sent out Satur-
day will not be given out" said Presi-
dent Debs to reporter, "for fear OF their
being arrested for melting a strike"
HOGAN AMONG THEM.
1t was learned elsewhere. however,
that this morning Director Kern was
sent to St. Louis to rally the forces there.
Hogan was sent out over the Northern
Pacific to stir up the employees of that
company, and Goodwin was sent over
the North Western line to use his in
fuence with the employees of that sys-
lem and. If possible, induce them to go
out. These delegates Gre all members
of the executive board of the union.
Other emissaries were sent out to work
with the employees of the many lines
entering this city. After this meeting
adjourned an enthusiastic meeting was
held in Uhlich's hall on North Clark
street, President Debs presiding. He
made rousing speech. reminding one
of the early day of the strike.
The strike," said he, 'is now-right
now-mure prosperous and more en-
couraging than ever before. We can.
and must win. The men who have gone
back to work will again come back to
us, and
VICTORY IS OURS.
"Grand Chief Arthur, of the engineers,
is a scab Jobber, and he will go down in
history AS traitor to organized labor.
He instructS his men TO work with
scabs, and tells them that scabbing is
honorable. He is tool in the hands of
the general managers. The strike is
weaker in Chicago than elsewhere" +"
continued Debs, "but it will grow
stronger, Just as in the West it is grow
Ing stronger every hour"
Fifteen meetings were held In differ
ent parts of the city during the after
noon and evening, several Of which
we're addressed by Debs. He will to-
morrow give out a statement in answer
10 the one made by Pullman.
"Mr. PulIman's letter." said he in an
Interview this afternoon, "is the silliest
and most foolish letter l ever saw. and
shall make such an answer to it as
will make him one of the most despic.
able persons Oh EARTH"
Mr.. Debs said that several of his
committeeman had reported to him thai
the Rock Island, Lake Shore, Eastern
Illinois, Grand Trunk and Western In
diana men would all be out tomorrow
again. Nothing could be learned out
side to verify this assertion, however.
ADDRESSED BY DEBs.
Debs visited the stock yards toda,
and addressed crowd OF strikers wht
have for the most part failed TO secure
their old positions. He urged them Il
continue the strike, which he declared
was never nearer victory than now
The men agreed to stand by Debs, bu
at the same time expressed themselye
violently against the men VINO hav
taken their places. The switchInel
and enginemen were especially loud il
their protests against surrender. Th
butchers also had bitter words, all thes
men having seen their jobs filled th
day before by non-union and importe
men. The opinion was eXpresse
loudly that the war was only begun
During the day the district was pIas
tered and covered with bills and poster
reading as follows:
Executive board of Knights of Labo
do hereby advise all workingmen t
keep away from the stockyards MOI
Gav, as it is the desire of all organize
bodies that all honest wprkingme
should do so, and we further conden
the action of the cOopers in returning I
work as higll-handed and selfish. witt
out asking concessions tor the laborer
and that all men found working in th
yards Monday will forever be brande
as enemies to organized labor
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