The evening world., 1894-07-12

I the workingmen OF this vicinity.
We expect to hear something from
I Chicago by tomorrow morning
A policeman IN full uniform was sta
! toned at the door OF District Assembly
gs headauarters. 10. | MON SQUARE,
/ instructed to ta.Se the names Of every
| one entering the Office In the belief II at
the Executive Board intended holding
meeting ION the purpose Of cSnsiler,,ng
however. was held
/ Secretary Patrick Murphy got to the
ONCE, shortly h~ ore o'clock. but he
| f. und no communication whatever from
Evening World reporter ne said:
No one In this city seems to kno"
eign means We know absolutely moth.
| ing here beyond what has been published
In the Newspapers. and We nave re-
cei .~ no eommun is,,i. Of any kind
tended that document as an order
or even as suggestion for gen
eral strike Until We receive positive
order. backed up by an Endorsement of
| the Gene al Executive Board. We VIII
take no action whatever
III such an order does come, nothing
could be done, as far as the knights of
Labor here are concerned, inside OF forty
eight hours In any event. even II such
an order should be received, II would
not necessarily follow that the knights
in this city. or any other city for that
matter, should go on a strike.
Between the General Master Work
man and the knights stand the District
| Assemblies. and Il is optional with the
District Assemblies TO say II the strike
| is advisable.
II cannot answer for all the delegates
OF the seventy-four organizations con-
tro.led by D. A. A.. but | believe a
majority would be against striking at
PERSONALLY. l believe that "a strike in
this city OF knights of Labor would be
absolutely worthless. In the first place.
while we have never begged for money.
our treasures are by no means full
No. 70 has suffered seriously in the past
from want OF harmony a bn , srs1v rs
| covering from all this, and wherever our
men are at work, the most harmonious
feeling exists between employer and en-
ployee.
| 1T would be shame TO have those
relations broken off now. think 1t l.
safe to say there VIII be no str dEe,, OF
| OF Sovereign's attitude.
III the leaders now In conference in
Chicago are fully convinced that work
men all over The country would lay
down their too.s at the same moment,
then there would be possibility OF a
general strike. but not Otherwise. | be
lieve that ~ will do all In ITS power
| with money and otherWies TO help out
| the Chicago strikes.
| Whether the men there win or lose the
present strike. great victory VIII nave
been achieved anyhow as the "orid WI.
that few people dreamed existed.
As to the ditching OF the train and
the killing Of Federal soldiers in Califor-
mia yesterday, 1t Is a most regrettahle
occurrence. and one which will seriously
hurt the cause OF organized labor.
While l don't believe In violence OF
manly for the California strikers to
have taken the field and fought the sol
diers fairly than 10 have adopted such
oowaidly tactics.
bury, called on Supt. Byrnes at Police
Headquarters this morning and OBJ
tained the necessary PERM, spr t IN e
..The Superintendent was affable and
courteous We found him much dif,-
ferent man than had been reported
and he does not wear any horns.
They also obtained permit from the
Park Department for the mass meeting
in Union Square on Saturday night IL ~ II
IL expected that between l5"o ana .o,Wt
men will be In the parade.
Ernst Bohm, Secretary of the Central
Labor Federation. was seen at ms once
in East Fourth street He said he was
Chicago. .,
mo one has asked an Organization to
GO out on a sympathetic strike, sald ne
EVERY man attached 10 the foriy-sercn
unions which We lntrol Is in fuil sym
pathy with the A. X. t.. and all are no"
wearing the white ribbon,
81 know for a fact that request from
President Debs and the other leaders
for us to strike would be responded 10.
In the event OF any such communal
ton being sent I will at once call q
meeting Of the Executive Committee It
take acton accordingly"
At the headquarters OF the America
Federation OF Labor this morning, II
| Clinton place, only one or two mel
we're seen lettering about the rooms. anc
they knew nothing Of the plans OF thu
leaders and had no opinion 10 offer.
At the big mass-meeting called for to
night in Cooper Union "A Committee
will be appointed to "aise fund for tbs
Chicago strikers.
The following labor organizations me
in this city last night and adopted reso
lutions indorsing the American Railway
Union. Many added clause 10 the res
oluttons denouncing President CleNe
land for ordering regulars to the scene o
troubles
IphoIstsrefs Union No 20 Clsarnakers rn'o'
( No 10 GldtTs Union. Which also denounce'
/ Chiefs Arthur. Sargent Wilkinson and other lead
ers n The old Brothsrtoois. for refusing to lhii
IN N. strike. Building Trades Section Of the G
L. &. N-~hnitts ProgresN. Union No l. Vhci
, alec conplimen'ri Gov AlIEe'i ~ Illinois. Loct
Assembly, SeS Of l., pSntsmskorS