The sun., 1894-08-21
AS DEBS TELLS THE STORY.
HE DED Az HE COULD TO PRE-
VENr TROUBLE AT CHICAGO.


werk-His Issss of Rsfsr-s-1rievsnees
.-a Re-esis.-Puiiu..- Asked 20 Testify.
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,' n"s' ~ 'DeV DeVs We, y" '',o -,
s,,iS, iour nours 'o-usy oeioro 1.o N
~ 1iOuN, S.' 'Ne Co"inission' ne suVocateu W
.on""io." eN',n' l .he Soon'ion VI .no
"as1 eye.o'' suu .ne OoVernhehS owno'sn'p .p
,,, nc .oiu his s,uo VI 'ne stiiAo :,
.onno, ..'.', nsrrs.Ne' Which was irequsnuy IN
.y W "PPSuSe 'i''i 'he 'SD's CIV
i"T"t :, ~ presen.. t, 81 ,.,,,,
i' n norrissey' rHSt Nrce-oranu MASTER VI
% .ne % oiuei vi nsu"es ira'iinen' anu "rsnu
Nn'e' o'a'N VI .ho O'"er VI n"h"sS |o""u'
~ 'o,' ai'o .Ye'.iieu W me-
" "ii,i"" has oeen asNou W apPo1i
oe,ore 'ne .sOV. Ooii,ln'ss'on 70 give 'ss'"ohS
. T" '"0 .,'n'uiy oes"eeh n,'hseii anu us % Gun
plVyr~, ~ was ss'u Vo-asy tnat chairman % .sr-
'Oii -. "iishV VI 'no No""isno" n'u pe'
soma, in.er'lew On Sa.uruy win Mr. ruiln,an
anu lh,orn'eu nun 'nat ne Woulo oe reoues.eo
" 'es,y, "ne'ner ~ VIZ ru''inah hsu hooeue.
- ~ "',n 'uo ~
the event Of Mr.. Pullman proving contumacious.
wouiu ~, appear IN proper ,iine IN the proceed
ihRs OF the commission. Mr.. wright satd.
ssn, ~ NJ Pullman ,ysrs ssn, 70 ssvsr.t y, ,hs
aa,,os.i ,,,.,o,,a.s S o. -. -, ~ i...naI
only one Of them has responded thus far.
WI. nv. ,,,,,t 81. .,oni ~. sai, T., .rs,.ar
% .no s.""a nv ne soiu 49,, ~ ',, a.,
10 oquestlohs' that ne was 3o years Oh, ana III
vas .,,,or -, ,l,. Jnrn,no,ir, lyr,,on,,..
"
Magazine lie testified that from the beginning
he was opposed to u strike. and so told Vice.
rresiuent no"aru' ne 'hon con.'mue"'
u twice went to George VI. Pullman ana to
the town of Pullman to thoroughly Investigate
,h,, oo,a,,to,,s ,h., -. ,n,,rd
80. ., 80, ~ - -. -, ~. -
,hat the employees were hot only no. ge,t'ns
,a,tin,, d.an.r ip,o tho d.ht m, ,bs Pullman
sans,,' ~, a,,.. ho,,' nrsn.i.s ,ha n,',-
ditions were there. the men were Obliged 10 sub
mi, IN tbem when I found ont ALI tbe.e thing.
Immediately determined that the American
| Railway Union should go to the assistance OF
these un fortunate people. We believed that any
| fair Board Of Arbitration would have declared
IN lavor Oh 'hg enpioyers' ~ anu al, we AsAeu was
aro'.ra''oh. ihiS .ne .'nsh % asi Non'pany "'oi-
.rsry REFUSED No, ony ,h,' o", mntn we
nhs,hsr ~ NO, ,b.ro ,a. ary,hing 90 arhi,ra,s
wnetner % or not shebe ere was 10 arotra'e'
Very much has been said about an alleged
hauling tie '' mails. Want % to call the % attention
ofthis Commissi9n 10 the iect that every meet
ing ing o, .ne a. ~ Ws heiu ot t WIN open LOOT
lowed TO be present II there nag been any
SonsptraGy y ra eontempf sanIn, .f,t, VIZ certainly ~ouid
u to secure nS Ar arbitration from the Pull
man Company ana the subsequent inauguration
OF the strike. a., A.. ., -, ,,,
Not oniy aid the employess % OF .ne nsrl- ~
Gms va G s,Tns 6ecase or ,he h1aihes h be
Ing uone 70 tne uLiHan einPioy ees, uut necsuso
the various r., roads had grievances OF their Own,
wniSh S H. snsla procee1 % IN ,ne ~ aoni, ne
Worlds Fair as we did not believe II tust to the
pnDlc 70 inauguirystne n strlke at surh = Time; ~
was al, that coua DE uone oy tne iesufrs @ OF me me
Isoor unions 10 prevent strlke RI IN view 9L the
mems working tnrougnoHt , tne AR line .ne raliway
increase OF wages after the FAR was over. In In
sIsr os ar ,oa @ W Esoin Tesan stameis rs
duction OF wage. throughout the country No
I %ocompahies rcuueeu wsges at the same I,me, ne
that there rev was &c Concerted action among the va
fious Ioaas smo tnh. ~ tney u'a nn. wisn 20 arouss
.ne ,a in 100 many raiiroau employees
AZ the same une ,,, -o,,, a.. ..
peWns saiu that no rhIruau renucen , the waees
b.. 81 al h S nr,,orS 'us M dnnared ,h o
Tse ,b tef hT! the s time %
convention In chicago on June ~ u was con
80 ayeIrsSs, - p,,Iman 10 "s' "' 'e ''"''
as ms convention Salien 81 10 consner me
S reuuStion oi MIages or I'M ruiin'an inatterf
THE convention was called for no specific
Pentnn ,ronsd ~, vg,hs ro%as,y,n,inn con-
'erson, provru , lot Oy ane ,t .,
@ ,he oa auor " ~, 10 asin S nearess ios
the gTieNhnGes oi ,he empoyees, anu sSserteu
they ielt theiT oniy nope lay IN the \. H. 10
which they nhsliy turned tor heip. Mhen
hch iar Mh fne ne. uco, oa sae conSeh,,on p
whlch deisreo lhe ooyc0tt sgainst the fullmsn
cars would nave neen had ~ not oeen lor the
here would have been no stGite hut FOR the
iullman trouple, as me a. n. -, owing 70 the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ti ~ ot the country uee"eun an
ihhusplclous time 10 strlke. ,,,,
u.,,LS w9uia IKE 20 state, sala pens, that that the
IhliLosn coLnpah.es nave never Ihiseu WAGES OF
their own accord. Every increase IN wages has
been wrHng rom mem mem ny orgshizsd M M labor.
hau no VOICE ~ oIu.riIhE tnls strlke myseli;
said the witness but II had had voice In y,
Wouln nave 0Iusreu nave no 1 assire 10 shirk
any Iespohslolnty' MY record VIII snow Also
That nave always eounselled against violence
Inc, ne teleRIani a.t'Inuttn i 70 me Whlcn reAd.
save your money ana ouy gun, thOugh sent
over my hlghAthre' never saw. III was sent by
our stenographer 70 ms superior In Montana,
ana was not lnIenden nteraily; " was merely
pl4ayin expresssiohi SION ourreht M sh N Montana,
lhe witness declared lhAt the men Woulh nave
won the strike had MOI the courts lntertered'
IA u was moi the soIdiers; ne ssia, nor the
old labor orgahkatiohh, put the rederal courts
that kent from winning. BY the arrest of