The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-14

not even recognizing US, and now he wants
to shift all the responsibility off on US and
blame US for losing the strike. Another
thing, the knights of Labor are in favor
of council and not of monarchical rule,
as Debs favors. This country will not
stand that kind of thing. do not care
how smart he is, he cannot win. l can
call out the iron and steel workers, but
can see no favorable results. and, there
fore. oppose the resolution"
Mr. Evans then said: "If the local or
ganizer of the American Federation Of
Labor had attended TO his business the a.
r. U. would never have handled this
strike. l am opposed TO the resolution and
any action in that regard now"
Patrick McBryde, representing the coal
miners, said: "If a strike is ordered let it
De for ourselves. and not for Debs. He
has not managed this thing right and nc W
he wants help, and l am not In favor of
giving 1t. A general strike order by this
conference in sympathy for the a. r. U.
would be of no value to us. and 1t would
break our contract, change the present
arbitrated scale of wages and be of a gen.
eral disadvantage to US. While l can call
out the miners. am not in favor OF it,
and think 1t. very poor policy. l am Op-
posed to bringing any other organization
into this strike. As Debs has started it,
let him finish IT,"
The conference adjourned at 1880 this
evening. after having decided against a
general strike. The petition of President
Debs of the A. r. u. was indorsed, how.
ever, and $1,000 voted for a defense fund
for the coming trial of Debs The execu-
tive council OF seven will hold a final ses-
sion tomorrow. The following address
to the public was issued after long dis
cussion:
"The great industrial upheaval now agi-
tating the country has been carefully,
calmly and fully considered in confer
ence of the executive council of the A. r.
u. and the executive officers and represen-
tatives of the national and international
unions and brotherhoods of railway unions,
called to meet in the city of Chicago on
the 11th day of July, 1894. In the light of
all the evidence obtainable, and in view of
the peculiar complications now developing
in the situation, we are forced to the con-
ciusion that the best interests of the
unions affiliated with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor demand that they refrain
| from participating in any general or local
strike which may be proposed in connsc-
ton with the present railroad troubles. In
making this declaration we do not wish
it understood that we are In any way
antagonistic to labor organizations now
struggling for right or justice, but rather
the fact that the present contest has be-
| come surrounded and beset with complica.
| tions so grave in their nature that we can
not consistently advise. course which
would but add to the general confusion.
The public press. ever alive to the interest
| of corporate wealth, have, with few ex-
| cepsions, SO maliciously misrepresented
the strikers that in the public mind the
working classes are now arrayed in open
| hostility to Federal authority. That Is a
| position that we do not wish to be placed
| in, nor will we occupy it without a pro-