Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-06

4 been willing 90 arbitratc thcr diHerenccs
with the company. hut the company arro'
eantly declares that there Is nothing TO
arh,trotc II THE bc true. why not allow
a hoard Of fair and impartial arbitrators
IA determine the fact2 Committee after
committee waited upon the officials Of
| fbe Pullman Company, but all their ad'
yances were rcpelled.
, FINALLY. on June i2th the delegates Of
the American Railway Union. represent
Ing Is local unions OF railway employees,
located on the principal lines OF American
railways. discussed the Pullman trouble
at Chicago. ami as a last resort the dele
gates determined that unless the Pullman
Company should agree to do Justice TO
their employees within nve days the
members OF the order would decline &c
haul Pullman cars. This action. be It
remembered was not taken until the
strike had been on six weeks.
Up 20 this point the trouble was con
fined 20 the Pullman Company and It's
employees.
EXTENSION TO RAILWAYS.
How then d.d the strike extend 20 the
railways? 1T the answer be given IN
accordance with the facts. The day be-
fore the order declining 20 haul Pull
1nan-cars went into effect, the General
Managers Association. representing the
principal western railways met and pass
"a a series Of resolutions declaring, in
substance. that they w0dd uphold the
Pullman Company IN lts night upon the
employees. that they would haul Pull
man-cars. and that they would stand to-
gethcr Boa crushing out the American Rail-
way Union. 1t VIII thus hc seen that the
railway companies virtually joined forces
with the Pullman Company-went into
partnership with thcm. 50 TO speak-to
reduce and defeat their half-starVed en-
pioycrs I'm tbs way the trouble WAS eN-
tended from system to system, until
crisis was reached The business OF the
+ country is dcmoraliZed 10 an extent that
deN"s cxaggeraton. To say that the
situation Is alarming is entirely within
tho bounds Of prudent statement. Every
good citizen must view the outlook with
grave concern. Something should. some
thing must br done. The American pco-
Ile arc % peace-ioyns p'opie-thcy want
neither anarchy nor revolution. They
hav. faith IN thcir Institutions. they be-
l.ye i'm law and order. they believe in
Goo1 government; bat they also believe
in fair play.
What can be done to dlspel the appre-
/ hensiOn that now prevails and restore
peace ans confidence? The American
/ Railway Union. by whose authority and
stands r"ody-and has from the beginning
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This briefly stated. is the position the
organization occupies. II simply insists
that tho Pullman Company shall meet
it's employees and do them Justice. We
guar4nt." that the latter Will accept any
reasonable proposition. L't them agree
as far as they can. and where they fail
10 agree let the points In dispute De sub
mitted o. arbitration. Tho question Of
the recognition Of the American Railway
Union. or any other organization, is
waived. Let the spirit o. conclIlauoN'
mutual concession. ana compromise ami
mate and govern both siits. ana tnere
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