New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-13
THE END SEEMS TO BE NEAR.
CHICAGO'S GREAT STRIKE LIKELY SOON
TO BE A THING OF HISTORY
DEBs STILL CLAIMS EVERYTHING. HOWEVER
FROM TIE MIDST OF THE WRECK HE
SHOUTS V1CTORY-TRAIN SERVICE IN
CREASTNG IN REGULARITY AND
FREQUENCY 49, SOME HUMORS
or THE SITUATION
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Chicago. June 12-The greatest railway strike
OF the century is rapidly drawing to a close
and 1t ends in a humating defeat for the
strikers and the self-asser;ed leaders who pre
c!pitated the unseemly conflict between capital
and labor. From to-day onward it Will be a
rush FOR old places. and the cry Of the dsorgan-
lied strikers will be THE devil take the hinder
most"
Testimony Is overwhelming In support Of the
statement that the railroad companies are able
to hire all the help they need to handle the busi-
that Is Offering both freight and passenger.
II will be several days. and possibly several
weeks. before everything gets back into its
previous smooth working order but judging from
present appearances 1t will not a. any time be
question Of ability to get help to the service.
Nearly every railroad In the city Is turning away
men or hanging up applications until business IN
creases so az to make places. II will be useless
for the strikers to deude themselves into the
belief that this talk is mere General Managers
bluff" for 1t Is apparent to the most casual OBJ
server.
40 TROUBLE IN SECURING MEN.
At the Office Of the General Managers the est!-
mate IS that $4,000 or 10000 mon identified with
Chicago railways In Chicago territory went on
n strike. The employment agency created By
distributed them among the railroads. and the
COMPANIES acting on their own responsibility.
have hired probably double that number. making
about 1900 10 5000 In all. The association
bureau has stopped importing men. and will vir-
tually go out Of existence next Saturday.
1T Is proper that the public should know
exactly the situation" said Manager Egan. Of
tho General Managers Association. "The rail
roads AZ this juncture are IN much the position
II a merchant whose place Of business has been
burned down. He rebuilds at once but he re
construction takes time. and when he Is ready To
begin business again Il will take some little
time additional for tho public T. become accus-
toned - the new order of things and feel full
sense Il restored confidence 70 20 ahead as ne
fore The railroads have plenty Of help 70 take
car. II the traffic now offering. As this traihc
onlarrcs they will need more men. mat 'hey
will De able 20 get all the men they VIII require
ia a proposiil0n that does not ADMIT "I INC
shadow ~ a doubt. They could doupie th'''
forces in forty-eight hours II there sh"u" y" W.
caslon for rapid increase. We cohs'De' '',
over though It would be folly 10 assume ''a' '"D
effects of the trouble can be era'en NJ o"0'
NEW MDN WILL Nor BE DiS'liAi'"'-D'
n ,s asserted by the men. though o'"''any
denied. that n the employment OF hahus NV
s,r,k.rs are being discrimlnated agains" i"''
NAV he true of Few. but o. nearly al '"e ''A''
q generous spirit prevails and the old men s'' ''
-',a.a,co ,houah. without exception. the COM
raries are prepared 70 stand by thc NJ" MN
,,ho came forward at the risk q their lives 'as
,h,. ,oiieven and took the places ot the strikers
TIT, "a going t. be the unyielding ana un-
,,a,,,c plan ~ the roads. as announced by
oec,nls - high and low degree.
=, tho scramble among former employees - s''
,,c1 their tobs some amusing incidents are crop
ming out The president ~ one ot 'he '''h'
rornorations was running through thr 'N'"S.'
ru.l on his desk from old employees eNp'I'''"s
ho,r q Ind happened they had not repor'eI 'oI
duty FOR the last TWO or three weeks anu ''""'
cha, ont II l35 communications. thlr'y-'"o r.
,a,ed 70 births In the family ana the consequent
train ~ sickness and misfortune. oh 'o'npH'''e
ro,cs II was found that the employing o"'0l"''
IN ov.rv other road were overwhelmed WIN SIM
,a .,c,soa which led them to the conclusion
that strikes have an extraordinarily S'i'''''''"s
oooc, on populatlon statistics. The epidemic oi
-, O., ,he families of strikers who want To
vol, ., work ls Widespread. and Includes rel
,,,.os o, nil degrees from wives. chlldreh'
,,rs and fathers % cousins by marriage OF
adoption. ...,.,,,
49,. ~ rrrrING AGAINST THE STRIKERS
l. -
,,. burden II reconstruction OF business ana the
readiusiment Of relations with 'he NE" "''' '"''
,..-v utte ul.feeling against the strikers Is ie'
or q, least expressed In this emergency 'hc "i7'
counsel Of men like President BLACKSTONE OF 'he
,i,o,. pr.ald.nt Uughitt. OF the Northwc'te'"'
,r.s,,lant Miller. Of the 81 Paul. and others o'
,rc,d callbre is having great influence i"'9
r. unceasing In their advice 10 their co'le'H Hu''
>, he patIer,t with the mon, ana III SubP'S""e
that the strikers were In most Instances niS''"
into taking n false and untenabie POSITION "'''
this sprit has prevailed the companies k"''
their old men all possible leeway ',,oI riv
the vacancies created by th'lI Ni',i.. @ q, , t5nIr
ing them notice and putting tilne h'.iit u'' W
nrrlod Of grace ample for serious re,ic' ..,,
In the r,,cmployment OF men the railroau ON 'Dl.-
,,aniea have not considered the question: ol ""h.
mo old scales being paid. eNceptlis III pD1vh! ~
,w,o ar three cases The Grand Trunk ana NV
chicago and Eastern Illinois are und rs,oou ,',, ~
nave nut a reduced scale In force wneIc,.l ,i,
tIcablc Some other roads. notapy the A'.i.non' ,o
viii struggle along with greatly reduced i",cns'
oven though business should resume 'le iu'' ,rht
nortions existing before the strike pesn"; ''
P,,nny Por vas contemplating n general reduction
before the strike thought or for ins,amHv, ,,,
the shops at Topeka were closed peioic Wv ~ i",,
was ordered thus placing the large ioiCe ., i,',"
,haro In the pOstIOn OF not having srucN' VIA
over their Intentions may nave or'i'. ,ni,,a
the number Of men VINO went oue "m ,,,o,,ad ~, mr.
ana the number who have been enp'oYHUu -,
tnlsen back arc difficult to obtain at the raiiroau
offices. A. ,,,,oro, Managers
At the headquarters OF the Geheral Mahasrls ~
to-day an atmosphere of quiet preVAls. Inc
tension and excitement Observable last week are
gone The whole tenor Of the reports OF this morn
ing's meeting was absolute quiethesS aiohs .ne
varIous lines and the resumption ol passehstI'
sreght and suburban business everywhere III the
order named. The Bureau Of Press lntorinatioh
Is prepa ring to close up. and the specai Duetihs
OF the association regarding the movements oi
trains will be discontinued tomorrow
TURNING on SOVEREIGN
There Is clash In the labor organizations
which brought on the present strike, and 1t all
grows on, OF the way Grand Master Workman
Sovereign. OF the Knights Of Labor. has acted
II Is alleged that the carpenters were the hrst
- .nnLa Tia cnrnnlaint that Sovereign has done