Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-07-19
CONTINUE TO STRIKE.
PRESIDENT DEBs WILL NOT GIVE
UP THE FIGHT
Delegates Are Sent Out 10 Work
With the Men ON Various Roads
1t In Claimed That More Roads
VIII Soon BE Tied Up.

Chicago, July 16.-The American Rail-
way unioa officials have determined to
make a desperate struggle TO regain for
that order the prestige it has lost in the
great strike now rapidly approaching a
close. The executive board of the union
neld a meeting, the object OF which was
10 map out "a course for the future. After
n lengthy discussion it was decided to
| send out '.reyivalists" to all important
sections of the West. Six agitators had
| been sent cut Saturday and it was de-
cided to augment this number.
The names of those sent out Saturday
will not be given out" said President
Debs to a reporter, 'for fear of their be-
ing arrested Tor melting Ii strike
1t was learned elsewhere, however,
| that Director Kern was sent to st. Louis
to rally the forces there. Hogan was
sent out over the Northern Pacific to
stir up the employees of thai company,
and Goodwin was sent over the North
| western line to use his influence with the
| employees Of that system, and If possible
to induce them to 60 out. These dele
| gates are all members of the executive
| board of the union. Other emissaries
were sent out to work with the employees
of the many lines entering this city.
After this meeting adjourned al IN
thusiastic meeting was held at Ulrich's
hall on North Clark street, President
Debs presiding. He made a rousing
| speech, reminding Que of the early days
of the strike.
1.-The strike" said he, SIS now-fisht
now-more prosperous and more "ncour-
| aging than ever before. We can and
must win. The men who have gone back
| 10 work will again come back 20 US ;ihd
victory is ours.
Grand Chief Arthur, Of the engineers.
| is c scab jobhcr, and he will so down in
| history as a traitor 20 Crglnized labor.
He instructs his men to work with scab -
and tells them that scabbias is honorable.
He is a tool in the hands of the general
managers.
The strike is weaker N Chicago than
elsewhere continued Debs, but L viii
| grow stronger. just As in tEs West it is
growing stronger every hour
Fifteen meetings Were held in different
parta Of the city during the afternoon and
evening yesterday, several of which were
| addressed by Debs. He will to-day give
| out Il statement in answer 70 the one
made by Pullman.
MIR. Pullman's letter. said he, in an
interview, lis the silliest and most foolish
letter on such a subject tha. | ever sdw,
and | shall make such an answer to it
as will make him ole of the most despic-
able persons on earth"
Mr.. Debs said that several of his com
n itteemen had renorted to him that the
Rock Island, Lake Shore, Eastern Hi
lois, Grand Trunk and Western Indiana
men will all be out to-day again. Nothing
could be learned outside to verify this as
| %sertion, however.
st. Paul, July 16.-Yesterday afternoon
the Great Northern handled some freight
received fro,' other roads. and notified
all of its willingness to accept everything
offered. Five cars of beer were trans.
fsrred by the Omaha, and Were sent to
the West, and many smaller consign-
ments from other roads were also trans
ferred. The Great Western stands pat
and will give it's new mel, who prove
satisfactory, permanent positions. The
Omaha will not issue a notice fixing n
limit for the return of the men, and they
en- return only as individuals. Other
IL eds are experiencing no difficulty in
settling the questions of reinstatement
and seniority as far as has been learned.
Service on all roads but the Northern
p; ciic is nov about normal, all trains
of every desc 'ption being run on sched-
ME. The 500 line does not miss it's I'M