The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-12
now EXPLAINS.
Sovereign Tells Why His Or
der Was Not 0beyed.
WIN Be In the Near Future-0utlook
For Settlement Bright.

workman sovereign oi ehe
Labor. calling ON all knights throughout
che country and those in sympathy Win
them 20 Quit work and the order Issued
st about the same time by the representa-
tives of allied labor In Chicago TO do ike
wise, cannot Jet be certainly foressen.
All that IL now definitely known Is tina.
che Knights of Labor at all points neAru
from. Including nearly all of the large
.centers of population In the United
States. remained at work, with practical
upapimity, and that In this city the num-
ber Of mem bers of the allied trades VINO
remained at work so far outnumbered
those who quit as to make no appreci-
abls change In the industrial appearances
Of the city.
The leaders, however, say that there 10
nothing in the situation to cause them
Acknowledgement. and that the pubic,
through lack of knowledge of the ma
chfperv of industrial organization, has
been led to expect results which were not
1r contemplation when the strike orders
were issued
sovcreign's Expianation.
SIR. Sovereign, for instance. points out
that his appeal was not an oroer 10
~trika. that in fact he has no power TO or
der n walkout, but that persons ac-
ouainted with the working OF the organi.
nation would know that in Tact IL wouiu
be the same as an order.
He was perfectly confident, he SAID tnas
by Saturday next, after the various local
and district assemblies had time TO meet
and take formal action on the appeal ana
rally their friends outside OF the oroer'
the result would show l.OOO.o ooo OF men
tale as a consequences. The local strike
Ii. hat "
proposed tie up of business would be tuiiy
a. Effective as they had predicted.
Surface ir dications so far, however, DO
not hear out the claims of either Sover-
eIrn or the Chicago men. 1t Is not re-
corded vet that any district bly
KNIGHT of Labor has voted TO strike. Lo-
cnlIv. seyeral of the organizations. MEM
hers of the federated trades. have given 1t
20 be understood that they DO not Intend
10 20 out
Furthermore IL IN known that there
was 4 large conservative element in the
representative trades meeting which
psssed the resolution having strike In
view. and IL is understood that they have
been earnestly at work ever since TO mini
IA ire the Fesults- of that action.
Continued Improvement.
In the meantime, continued improve
voeut IN the railroad situation here and
el.evhere except at Sacramento and
Oakland. is noted. The general public, as
well a. organized labor, Is looking for
ward with marked interest to the meet
inc Of the executive board of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor, perhaps the
most powerful organization OF the kind
A. the country, and its action in expected
10 have marked effect on tho outcome
Of the present industrial struggle.
A now feature was injected into the
situation yestepday when IT was an
nounced by some of the labor leaders that
that they were ready TO go before tns
Sederl grand Jury with proofs that the
General managers OF the railroads had
consplrcd to delay mail trains as part
81 their floht against the American Rail-
NV union. and would ask that this body
tndict them
Workmen Charge Conspiracy.
r. "a reported that when tho federal
~~and iurv concludes its investigation Of
Shs American Railway union 1t will be-
rin an inquiry into the policy and
methods of the General Managers' asso-
oiation.
Among the leaders of the workingmsn
the charge has been made openly and re-
peatedly that the obstruction of United
states mails and the interruption of inter
state commerce was due quite ~ much
to tho general managers a. to the railway
nnion.
II hss been stated that the general
managers agreed among themselves that
no trains should be run ON any Of the
roads until all had gained their points in
dispute with the men. This was done, it
a. charged, to hold back such companies
a sbowed an inclination to treat with its
employees and bring about resumption
of traftic ON It's own lines 1t Is asserted
by the men that they can prove that tele-
grams were sent out from the General
Managers association ordering certain
railroad lines to send out no trains till a
designated scheme had been accom-
plixhsd-
All this, the men insist, is as clear a
case Of conspiracy on the part OF the gen
eral managers rs the acts Of Debs and hi.
associates rendered them indictable fol
conspiracy.
Judge Grosscup and District Attorney
Nilchrist have said that justice will b,
pnsted out impartially TO all violators o
1he federal statutes
Dsbs Gets His Letters.
Judge Grosscup sent for Debs sns
District Attorney Milchrist yesterday
He said TO the latteri II understood tha
among books and papers taken from thi
defendant there were private letters. som
Of which were opened. 1 want to know
she truth about this matter"
1T is true" said the district attorney
s'thst the books and papers in Debs' ofiic
were seized by the government officers
and some Of them are private papers. bu
since they came into the possession of tn
government the papers have been locke
MP In the vault Of my Office and have nc
been interfered with by any one"
= "Mr. Debs," said the court. ''stant
accused I'm tlss court OF q grave Grim
but be has all the rights OF n private cit
zen. His private affairs are not to be l
9uired into. asd II you have in your po
oezsion any private papers or letters
othsr documents Of that character, IL
your duty to return them, and witho
~~x.f~~ NJ than If there