Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-12
SIDES.
RaaWayQuGStiOnt0
Be Investigated.
ORDER TO STRIKE
Appears 10 Have Had But
Little Effect.
CONGRESS TAXES ACTION.
Improvement Is Shown in the General
Railroad Situation.
CONGRESS TAXES ACTION.
Improvement Is Shown in the General
Railroad Situation.

CHICAGO, July 12-It is reported th'
when the federal grand jury conclude
its investigation OF the American Raj
way union It will begin an inquiry int
the policy and methods OF the Grner'
Managers association.
Among the leaders OF the workingme
the charge has been made openly and r.
peatsdly that the obstruction Of Unite
States mails and the interruption Of intel
state com mnace was due quite az muc
TO the general managers a. to the railwa
union
IL has been stated that the geners
managers agreed among themselves tina
no trains should be run on any Of th
roads until all had gained their points Il
dispute with the men. This was done.
10 charged, 20 hold back suoh comps ME
as showed an inclination TO treat with IL
employees and bring about resumption
of traffic on lea own lines II Ia asserte
By the men that they can prove that tels
grams were sent out from the Genera
Managers' association ordering certai
railroad lines to send out no trains till
designated scheme had been accom-
plished-
All this, the men insist, is as clear
case Of conspiracy on the part Of the gen
ersl managers as the acts of Debs and hi
associates rendered them indictsbls 70
conspiracy.
Judge Grosscup and District Attorne.
Milohrist have said that justice will b
meted out impsrtially to all violators o
the federal statubea
The order TO striks.
The ultimate effect Of the appeal IL
sued by Grand Master Sovereign of tn
Kuights OF Labor, calling on all knight
throughout the country and those Il
sympathy with them to quit work, an,
the order issued about the same time b,
the representatives Of allied labor in Chi
cAgo TO do likewise. cannot yet be Ger
tainly foreseen.
All that IL now definitely known IL tha
the Knights of Labor at all points hear,
from. including nearly all OF the larg
csnters OF population In the Unite'
States. remained at work, with practica
unanimity, and that In this city the mum
Der OF members OF the allied trades VIII,
remained at work 40 far outnum beret
those who quit a. to make no appreci
able change In the industrial appearance
Of the city.
The leaders, however, say that there
nothing in the situation to cause then
Encouragement, and that the public
through lack Of knowledge Of the ms
chinsry of industrial organisation, ha
been led to expect results which were no
In contemplation when the strike order
were issued.
Wait Until Saturday.
Mr. Sovereign. for instance, points on
that his appeal was not an order :
strike, that In fact he has no power to ol
der walkout. but that persons &C
quainted with the working Of the organ
zation would know that In fact 10 woul
be the same as an order.
He was perfectly confident, he said, tina
by Saturday next, after the various locs
and district Assem- blies had time 10 NEE
and take formal action on the app al an
rally their friends outside of the ordel
the rrsulI would show 1000, 900 OF me
idls az a conset '"nee. The local strik
leaders also claim hat by Saturday Oh
proposed tie mp Of business would be full
a. effective as they had predicted
Surface indications so far, however,
not bear out the claims Of either Sove
eigp or the Chicago men. II In not r.
corded yet that any district assem- bl
Knight of Labor has voted to strike. L,
eeily, several Of the organizations. men
bers Of .he federated trades, have given
to he understood that they do not intsn
TO 60 out
Furthermore 10 10 known that theI
was large conservative element In Oh
representative trades meeting whio
passed the resolution having q strike
| view, and IL Ia understood that they ha,
been earnestly at work ever since to min
mize the results Of that action
Situation Il Brighter.
In the meantime, continued improv
ment In the railroad situation here an
elsewhere, except at Sacramento an
Oakland, Is noted. The general pu bile,
| well ss organized labor, IN looking 10
ward with marked interest to the NEE
Ing OF the executive board Of the Amel
can Federation OF Labor, perhaps ii
most powerful organization OF the kir
In the country, and its action Is expect,
TO have q marked effect on the outcou
Of the present industrial struggle.
A new feature was injected into Il
situation yesterday when II was q
nouneed by some of the labor leaders tn
that they were ready to go before Il
federal grand jury with proofs that q
general managers of the railroads h,
conspired TO delay mail trains as a pa
Of ther fight against the American Ra
way union, AMI would ssk that this DO,
indiet them
| Debs Gains . Point
| Judge Grosscup sent for Debs NJ
District Attorney Milchrist yesterds
He said to the lstteri IL understood IN
among books and papers taken from "a
defendant there were private letters, soI
Of which were opened. want to KIN,
| the truth about this msttero