Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-07-29
THE PEOPLE ArFFALIEap, I q, TO TO
very Friend ofLabor Asked to Boy
colt Pulimnii Cars.

II
colt Pullman Cars.
Messrs. Debs, Howard, Kellihe-
md Rogers, who arc now confined in
:ail at Chicago for daring to protest
against the total enslavement Of labor
by capital. issued the following ad.
dress Sunday.
To the Americdu Public: 1t is al
most universally conceded that the
Pullman company, through the oft-re-
peated reduction Of wages, excessive
rents and many other cases. has
: gnevously wronged its employees, and
that whatever may be said about the
great strike which resulted in con.
sequence OF such grievance, the arbi-
trury refusal OF said Pullman company
to submit to arbitration in any form
teyen to decide the question il there
was anything to arbitrate), it is proof
positive that said company had no
faith in the justice OF it's cause and
fears the disclosures that are certain
to result from nm honest investigation,
and in view OF the heavy losses entail
ed upon the country such obstinancy
on the part OF the Pullman company
is deserving of the severest condem.
nation.
We propose that the Pullman com.
pany shall be brought to justice, and
in way that shall not necessitate n
strike with its attendant ills.
We have faith i'll the American
; people. They uphold justice. They
love fair play. And now, in the name
OF justice and fair play, we appeal to
the great American public to every
mnn and every good woman, not to
ride i'll Pullman until the company
does justice to it's employees. Letthe
cars run absolutely empty. Nofriend
of labor, no friend OF humanity will
occupy berth or seat in Pullman
car. Let this policy be inaugurated
and we will then see how long the
railway companies will be bound by
their contracts, as they have induced
the people to believe, 10 haul Pull.
man cars.
We propose to continue the fight
against the Pullman company through
good md evil report and without re.
gard to consequences until justice
shall be done. There will be no sur.
render. We will use every available
and lawful means to press the contest.
1t is requested that all papers
throughout the land favorable to Ia
Dor, to justice, to humanity, copy this
statement i'll full and keep it stand
ing rs long rs possible.
Earnestly appealing to tho great
public to aid us in this unequal con.
test and relying with implicit faith
upon tho final and powerful triumph
OF the right, we subscribe ourselves.
Very respectfully yours,
EUGENE V. DEBs, President.
GEORGE w. HOWARD, Vice President.
SYLVESTER KELLIHER. Secretary.
+. w. ROGERS. Editor Railway Times.
"Does this not mean that the gen
eral strike is made nm issue Of second.
ary importancef' was asked Mr..
Debs.
mo il does not affect tho general
situation, but ia intended TO bring out
the almost buried cause that lies Mt
tho bottom OF the present condition
OF affairs. So much has happened
that tho Pullman boycott has been nj.
! most lost sight Of, and we are appeal.
ing once moro to the American sense
OF justice and reminding the public
OF the interest we have nj heart.
While the press and the public havo
been against us, the general public
arc with us in the Pullman boycott.
Ninety per cent OF the newspapers
that are fighting tho American Rail.
way Union on the railroad and gen.
cral strike havo most bitterly arraign.
ed Pullman and are in sympathy
with us in the endcavor to bring
Pullman 10 time.