The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-07-21
THE SITUATION.
Chicago Strikers Flocking Back to
Their Old Places.
Regulars About to Lcave--If Need 1se tho
Militia Can Keep Things Straight-Debs
and His Followers Profess to Believe
That the Fight is Not Over.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Chicago is very
rapidly resuming its normal condition.
OF course Debs and Sovereign are say
ing that it is not over, and that they
are going to fight to the bitter end.
Debs goes so far as to say he will tie
up every railroad in the United States,
but he also says, or did say, in a speech
Friday night to five hundred of the
strikers. 1.-The only thing that now re-
mains for us to accomplish is to get
you boys back at your work.
For the most part the railroads are
taking back their old employees as fast
as they apply, and there were great
many applications Saturday morning.
They are not discharging any of the
men who were employed to take the
places of the strikers, and such of the
strikers as are re-employed are taken
as individuals. 1t necessarily follows
that a large number of the strikers
find themselves unable to secure rein
statement, and these insisted on con-
tinuance of the struggle.
The federal troops are getting ready
to leave. The camp on the lake front
has been busy packing, and orders for
their departure are expected at any
moment. 1t is believed that their des-
tination is California
The state troops are also on the
move, but enough will be held in Chi
cago to prevent any possibility of a
renewed outbreak.
1t may truthfully be said that, with
very few exceptions, every man in Chi
cago, whether employed by railroad
or belonging to the building and trades
council, is seeking work on practically
any terms offered.
President Debs. of the A. r. U.. de-
clared at 1O:3O Saturday that the Chi
cago, Milwaukee 6 st. Paul road was
tied up then. He said the men agreed
Thursday night to go out and that
they had done SO. On the other hand,
the general manager of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul, being inter-
viewed, said: sit is utterly false. Not
a man quit Saturday, but number of
our old men were taken back. We
have as many as we can use, and are
taking others hourly as the work in
creases. Everything is in better shape
now than at any time in ten days"
Mr.. Debs said he had seen Mr.. Pull
mans statement to the public, and the
fact that Mr.. Pullman had at last con-
descended to make statement was
very satisfactory to the A. r. U. Mr..
Debs added that the commission which
President Cleveland proposed was ap-
parently now unnecessary in view OF
the action of the General Managers
association in refusing absolutely to
have anything to do directly or indi-
rectly, with the A. r. U. The presi-
dent could, of course, still appoint such
a commission, but Mr.. Debs said he
could see no use for such action by Mr..
Cleveland now. '"The general manag-
ers," said Mr. Debs, have undertaken
to crush the A. r. U.. and the A. r. U.
will fight back
John Egan, chairman of the General
Managers association, announced at
noon Saturday that the action was
final which was taken Friday night in
returning to Mayor Hopkins the prop
osition for return of the strikers to
work, submitted by President Debs, OF
the A. r. U. The announcement by
Mr.. Egan was said to be result of a
session of the general managers, which
was held Saturday.