The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-08-25

was oostructed by the railway managers and
not by the strikers or the members OF tho
American Railway union.
Mcdonald told how IL was impossible for
him TO obtain employment after the Burling-
ton strike when he was blacklisted The COM
panys influence was used against him. he said.
even TO the extent Of protesting 10 Gov.
Francis, OF Missouri. against McDOnald's APP
pointment as oil Inspector ~ 81 Joseph. Mo.
Miss Jane Adams, superintendent OF Hun
house and member OF the board OF Cancellation
OF the civic federation. was next called. She re-
cited the efforts Of the civic federation 20 bring
about a settlement Of tho trouble. The EN-.
pioyes OF the a. X. u. were always willing ana
anxious % arbitrate, but Pullman and his oli-
cials would say 20 the committee only that
they had nothing 20 urbitrnte.
Arthur n. Wilson and Nettle NJ West en-
ployes OF the Pullman company, testified as 70
the reduction IN wages.
II. W. Pearson real estate agent who opor-
atcs M kenSington, Roseland, Southwest
Pullman and other localities adjacent 20 Pull
man said houses which rented for sl5 In Pull
man could be had FOR $40 % month In konsing-
ton IN all eases IN hisiiudgmcnt rents were
about - 20 100 per cent, higher IA Pullman
than In the adjacent towns.
The commission adjourned 20 10 o'clock
Monday. Application has been made the COM
mission 90 hear statements by representatives
OF unorgunizcd labor All persons who think
they can give the commission any Information
as 20 tho conditions OF labor organized or un
organized. will bo heard
President Dehs' Testimony.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-on the fifth day
of the proceedings President Debs told
his story After relating the situation
rs he found it early in May. Mr.. Debs
said he was satisfied that the employees
were justified in striking, and he re-
solved TO do all in his power, under the
law and in justice, to help right their
wrongs Mr. Dcbs then recited the
history OF the strike, relating the va
rious attempts TO induce Pullman TO
submit To arbitration.
Mr.. Debs denied that he had sent or
ordered sent any inflammatory tele-
grams. Explaining the telegram,
Save your money and buy a gum he
said II was written by clerk named
Benedict 10 former employer at
Butte, Mont, as a joke and nothing
whatever TO do with the strike
Mr. Dcbs severely criticised Gen.
Miles for calling at the offices Of the
General Managers ASSOCIATION on the
day he came to Chicago as being vul-
carly out of place and maintaining that
his only duty here was TO maintain
order and preserve the peace.
Continuing, Mr.. Dcbs desired the commits
sion 20 understand that no as president OF the
American Railway union did not and could not
order strikes which were decided on by the
local unions themselves. II am not Sinking
any portion Of my responsibility" said he 81
heartily concurred In the action taken and II
had had voice in the ordering OF the strike /
would have ordered IT,
give days after the strike was declared we
had the railroads completely beaten and nj
our mercy. as we believed 30 continued he.
They we're paraly2ed They could not get
men 20 take the plnces OF our men who
were out Then 1 aud my associate Of
heials we're served with a sweeping in
junction issued by the United States courts
restraining us from performing our functions
as oitcials 81 the American Railway union.
similar inlunctions were issued 40 All ter
minal points. a few days aftcrward VIC were
arrested for alleged contempt OF court. We wero
unable TO direct the men. AID that defeated the
strike.
I'VE protested against the presence OF tho
federal troops We did not object TO state
troops or the police n I am correct. all tho
trouble, except some minor disturbances. took
place after the arrival OF the federal troops,
the coming OF whom angered and inflnmed the
mon. The police have reported TO me that our
men were entirely law-abding"
Did your men intimidato other men not
members 81 the American Railway unionT
asked Commissioners Wright
We did not. Intimidation IS against the
policy OF the American Railway union. We
told our men that we had the right 20 quit
work ana there our rights absolutely ceased.
that other men had the absolute right 90 take
their places ana that any one interfering with
them would be punished by our order and the
civil law"
AZ the afternoon session Mr.. Debs opened
his testimony with dcnunCiatiou OF the unfair
ness shown by some OF the Chicago papers In
their treatment OF himself ana the strike gem
orally lie said that some OF the papers had
purp0aoly misreprcseutcd the facts untll II
there had been revolution the press OF Chi
cage misht properly have been held RESPONSE
bic for It, said nei IL was pcrsistently mis-
represented IN interviews with the evident In
teutlon OF alternating public sym pathy from US
and dlsotganiZing our men by discredlting U.S.
do you claim asked Mr.. Wright. that the
railroads wore responsible for tho strike be
cause they insisted on hauling Pullman carsf"
mo, sir. Tho American Railway union was
responsible for IT, but under aggravating cir
cumstancos. The general managers are united
20 reduce wages Ih ne employees arc united 10
resist such reductions In case OF q reduction
that leads TO q strike we think the company Is
what is your opinion ns to methods OF
avcrting stril,cst" asked Commissioner Worth
ington
"ot course submission would avert strikes.
That Is the plan Of the old hrothorhoods II a
general manager wants 10 mako q cut Of 10 per
cent he gives notice ~ "a cut of go per cent. aud
thcn they meet and compromise, The history
OF the organizations shows that their system
tends to Inevitable and gradual roductnon OF
wages. NV own idta. and it IS the Idea u the
American Railway union, rs ouuify an the rail
road men OF the country power like that
prudeutiy managed would avert strikes. Tho
railroad managers would recognize the wisdom
~ treating 10 fairly and meeting IL in con-
ciliutory spirit. But even ~ We had such a
the mon would not win q strike. All
the forces % tho government would be against
them tho moment the strike intorferod with
the convenience ui the public
do you believe strike II iustinable that
interiors; with public conyenleuccf
~ believe strikes are iustinablc. no matter
what the result when 70 Is 70 resist Degrade
tion and cnslaving conditions ~ ID we're not.
The tendency 0f our civilization would be con-
stanty downward n railroads and corpora
lions generally treated their employees fairly
there would " no labor organizations Their
origin IN almost every case "a traceable direct
IL 20 tho tyranny OF the employing classes