The record-union., 1894-07-17

streets of Chicago the explosion took
place.
DEBs STILL HOPEFUL.
CHICAGO, July li.-Debs expressed
himself to-day as still having hope of
winning the strike
Hereafter we are not going to make
our plans public before they are exc
cuted,n he said.
At noon the strikers headquarters
were enlivened by speeeh-making. Debs
roasted" the newspapers.
Debs charged the General Managers
Association with an abnormal lack of
sincerity. "The strike is not over," he
| declared. "We are going to win. The
railroads are running freight trains, but
| months more of this sort of thing, and
every railroad in Chicago will be bank
rupt. The strike is still on, and will be
on"
Aside from the crowd attracted by the
address, the American Railway Union
| headquarters appeared almost deserted
| to-day. Now and then missionary"
drifted into the office, but the usual crowd
of curious and the hustle that has herets-
fore pervaded the place was lacking.
| There was no general strike at the
stock yards to-day, as threatened. All
| the packing houses are running with re-
duced forces. The police received infor-
nation that raid bvsa mob was planned
for the purpose of stopping work in the
packing houses, and 800 officers were Sc
creted about the yards.
| Heathcote, the leader of the Pullman
strikers, said to-day that a majority OF
the strikers favor giving up the fight and
added that if Debs would declare his fight
| off the Pullman strike would come to an
end at once.
| Vice-President Wick es of the Pullman
| Company says the company is willing to
take back its striking employees. He
says that the manager at the works has
| been under instructions for several
weeks to start up the works as soon as
enough men were ready to go to work.
TO make the running of all the depart
ments possible. about 1000 men are
necessary.
STRIKE OVER AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July 16.-National Director
NJ. J. Elliott admitted to-day that so far
as st. Louis and vicinity is concerned
| the American Railway Union has lost
the contest. According to Director Ell
llott, fully one-third of the strikers have
returned to work. These, with the new
men employed, almost fill the vacancies.
The situation is the same on both sides of
the river. The erstwhile strikers are
making every effort TO get back to work,
but so far as can oe ascertained fully 81
per cent. are permanently out of jobs, so
far as their former employers are con-
cerned, while large number of men
will have TO wait until business picks up.
TO SOLVE LABOR TROUBLES.
CHICAGO, July 16.-The labor leaders
now in the city were asked their opinion
of plan for the solution of the labor
troubles which originated with Prince
Bismarck and is now in successful opera
tion in Germany.
Briefly, the plan submitted is that Con-
gress should pass law reserving a PEN
sion fund for the employees of the great
railway corporations. This fund should
consist of say per cent. Of the mems
earnings and l per cent. of the gross
earnings OF the companies. 1t should De
controlled by financial agent of the
Government and should be invested in
sound railroad bonds, not stocks.
The bill should provide that any man
who had faithfully discharged his duties
for a certain number of years should re-
tire for life on half pay.
If man was killed his family should
be entitled to the pensien. There should
also be clause providing for the pay
ment of certain sum when employees are
i'll. In fact. the fund should be dispersed
on the plan in vogue in the better class
of benevolent societies.
Mr.. Debs could not eradicate his idea of
Government ownership of the railroads,
but in lieu of that scheme he was willing
to accept the one proposed. He wished
to hear it discussed, however, by the
| men of the day.
Vice President Howard of the Ameri-
can Railway Union was fat-footed in his
approval.
Director L. w. Rogers ofthe American
Railway Union was disposed to criticise
the scheme, but thought it on the whole
meritorious one.
CLEvELAND's ACTS APPROVED.
NEW YORK, July 16.-The IVorId this
morning publishes dispatches from Rep
resentatiyeS in Congress, Senators and
the Governor of Utah, giving their ideas
of the Presidents action ia deciding to
appoint a commission to inquire into the
Pullman strike. In nearly every in
stance the verdict is one of approval.
Senator o. ii. Platt of Connecticut, how
ever, thinks the commission will be
without authority TO inquire into the
Pullman strike.
Representative Daniel of New York
thinks the Federal Government should
not interfere and that the investigation
and arbitration should be left to the
States. The chief value of the proposed
inquiry he finds in the fact that public
attention will be directed to the necessity
troubles.
Senator Kyle, who is Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Labor, disagrees
with Mr.. Platt as to the authority OF the
commission to extend its inquiry to the
Pullman strike, and anticipates a thor
ough and valuable investigation in many
directions.
The general opinion ex pressed by other
national legislators is that the action of
inti ~
likely to heal the social disorders growing
out of the restlesSness of labor.
Governor West of Utah says: every
right minded citizen will applaud Presi-
dent Cleveland's action in determining to
appoint committee to investigate and
report upon the great strike. The pro-
posed inquiry is directly in line with the
spirit of popular government. We have
great controversy between labor and
capital in which vast interests are in
voived, and as soon as quiet is restored
the President selects q commission to find
out Just what caused the trouble and, if
possible, how such difficulties may be
avoided in the future. With such a stat
ute ON our books, with a Chief Executive
determined to do his duty, there is no Cit
izen SO humble that has interests which
will be overlooked or his rights disre-
garded.n
A TELEGRAM FROM DEBS.
DENVER, July l6.-At meeting of the
American Railway Union tonight the
following telegram, dated Chicago, was
read:
IS. q. Heberltng: Chief Arthur admits
that he is filling places of striking en-
gineers with scabs, and engineers are re-
voting In consequence. Cincinnati, To-
ledo, Chicago, st. Paul and other inn
portant points are absolutely solid. Dis
regard reports and newspapers. Advise
other near points. Tremendous meeting
here to-day. We are all right.
''E. v. DEBs.o
As result of this and other commune
cations the strikers EXPRESS confidence