The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-16
EUHOES ON THE STRIKE
" Revivalists" Sent Out to Induce
Men to Quit,
PRESIDENT DBBs Is CONFIDENT
He Declares That the strike Is More Pros
porous and Encouraging Than Ever he
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porous and Encouraging Than Ever He
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CHICAGO, July 16.-The American Rail
way union officials have determined TO
make a desperate struggle to regain for
the order the prestige it has lost in the
strike, now rapidly approaching a close.
The executive board OF the union held a
meeting yesterday, the object Of which
was to map out a course for the future.
After a lengthy discussion II was decided
20 send out "revivallsts" to oil important
yections Of the west. Agitators had been
sent out Saturday, and it was intended TO
augment this number
1.-The names Of those sent out Saturday
will not be given out" said President
Debs to IA reporter 'for fear their being
arrested for melting a strike It was
learned clseE mere, however, that Director
Kern was sent to St. Louis to rally the
forces there. Hogan was sent out over
the Northern Pacific, and Goodwin was
sent over the Northwestern line to use
his influence with the employees of that
system and if possible induce them to 60
out. These delegates are all members Of
the executive board Other emissaries
were sent out TO work with employees of
the many lines entering this city,
After this meeting adjourned an euthusi-
astic meeting was held i'm Ulrich's hall,
in North Clark street, President Debs pre-.
siding. He made a rousiug speech, re
minding one of the early days of the
strike
"The strike" said ne, ais now-right
uow-more prosperous and more enCour-
! aging than ever before We can, and
must win. The men who have gone
] back will again come back to US and vic
| tory is ours. Grand Chief Arthur, Of the
| engineers, is "A nou-uuiou jobber, and he
| will 20 down in history rs a traitor to or
ganized labor He instructs his men to
| work with non union men and tells them
| that this is honorable. He is a tool in the
hands of the general managers. The
strike is weaker in Chicago than else
! where" continued Debs, butt will grow
stronger, just as in the west it is growing
stronger every hour
| Fifteen meetings were held in different
parts of the city during the afternoon and
evening, several of which were addressed
| by Debs.
Mr. Debs said that several of his com
mitteeman had reported to him that the
Rock Island, Lake Shore, Eastern Illinois
Grand Trunk and Western Indiana mer
would all be out again. Nothing coulC
be learned outside to verify this assertion
| however.
President Debs at the stock yards ad
| dressed crowd of strikers who have fol
the most part failed to secure their old po
sitions. He urged them to continue the
strike, which he declared was never neare
| to a victory than now. The men agreed
to stand by Debs, but at the same time eN
pressed themselves violently against tn
men who have taken their places,
The switchmen and engine men wer
| particularly loud in their protest agains
a surrender The butchers also had bite
words, all these men having seen thei
jobs filled the day before by non-uniol
and imported men. The opinion was ex
pressed loudly that the war was only be
gun.
During the day the district was plas
tered and covered with bills and poster
reading as follows: Executive board q
knights of Labor do hereby advise al
lworkingmen to keep away from the stoc
yards, as il is the desire of all organize
bodies that all honest workingmen shout
do so, and we further condemn the actiO
of the coopers in returning to work a
high handed and selfish, without askin
concessions for the laborers, and that a
men found working in the yards toda
will forever be branded as enemies to o.
gauized labor
Thomas Heathcote, one of the leader
of the Pullman strike committee, admit
r the strike to far as Pullman employees al
concerned, is practically over. Accordin
to his views the men have been LITERAL
starved out. The differences between en-
ployer and employees, he says, is slight
mere matter of rent.