The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-14


Ysstsrday-Aii Quiet In Montana.
CHICAGO, July 1a-Grand Master Work
man Sovereign was seen this evening
after he had received the decision Of the
manaaers' association and the Federation
Of Labor. "well," said he, ''ths gen.
eral managers treat 10 with si.
lent contempt and condemn 10 to
death. suppose they expect US
to die without any resistance, but they are
mistaken. We will make the strus gle.
We shall try to tie up ell tho roads. But
II we cannot do that, We can at least tic
up one road and keep II tied up. I have
seen Debs sto-night and We all agree there
10 but one thing to do and that 10 to fight
ON to the end and with renewed energy"
DEBs CALLS A MEETING.
At 0 o'clock this morning Debs called .
meeting Of his directors at tho Revere
house, and for half an hour the strike
leaders were In close conference. When
calmly that he had officially declared the
strike OF, but asserted he would make no
statement until after his visit to the gen.
eral managers. II was generally under.
ssood, however, that the conference Of
the Federation Of Labor gave NO promise
Of material aid towards settling tho
strike. and that with the assurances from
Washington that government arbitration
would be enforced, was the cause Of the
unexpected action Of the strike mana.
gers.
SOVEREIGN SPEAKS.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign at
10 o'clock said: The papers to call the
strike on wero drawn up yesterday. They
contained two provisions that there
should be arbitration, and. second, that
all striking employees, except those
charaed with crime, should b taken back
by the employers; ~ arbitration will b
secured and thus great victory obtained,
Debs has done just right. Al soon % I
go him shall issue IN order calling Oh
the Knights Of Labor strike"
The general managers refused to hold Q
conference with Debs.
UNDER CONDITIONS.
Debs made statement to . reporter
| that the strike has been declared OF, ad.
ding, ''under certain conditions." AZ
| II 40 o'clock Debs. Howard, Sovereign and
Mayor Hopkins were In the mayors Office
waiting for Alderman MCCLELLAN, chair.
man Of the arbitration committee which
attempted . settlement with Vice Presi-
dent wickes Of the Pullman company.
Al the general managers refused to
treat with Debs, meeting Of the cxecu.
tive board Of the A. r. U. had to be held
| to decide upon course of action.
MAGuiRE's SIDE OF IT.
| p. J. Mcguire. secretary of the Miners
union, said to-day that he and Gompers
had refused from the beginning to order
their men out and had notified Debs he
must call the strike of whether the men
were reinstated or not.
CALLING ON MANAGERS.
The General Managers association ad
journed for tho day at II :4o a. m. When
| Mayor Hopkins and Alderman MCCLELLAN,
commissioned by Debs. Sovereign and
Gompcrs to present their proposition, ar.
rived at the railway headquarters st. John
was the only manager present. The
mayor left q written proposition and re-
turned to his Office. The proposition will
be formally considered by o special meet,
| ing OF the general managers summoned
for that purpose.
| DEBs' PROPOSITION.
The following is the text of Dcbs' propo
sition to tho railway managers:
| CHICAGO. July Il. 1891.
GENTLEMEN: Existing troubles. through the
Pullman strike. having assumed continental
proportions, and there being no indication Of re