The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-16
DEE;S 40 ARTHUR.
The President Sends Warm Dispatch to
the q d Chief.

tee or the American Railway Union met at
the Bevere house shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning and held prolonged session.
The refusal of the general managers to
consider their proposition for the settlement
of the strike and the action of the Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, the brotherhOOdS and the
building trades We're discussed at length.
Methods of carrying on the strike and MAX
ing it more effective were considered. In
addition to the members of the board there
were present Master Workman Sovereign,
OF the Knights of Labor; j. d. Stevenson,
OF East st. Louis, H., and F. II. Ronemus,
Oh Kansas City, executive officers OF the
brotherhood of Railroad Car Men, and J.
Bowie, of Battle Creek, Mich, grand chief
OF the Brotherhood Of Railway Trackmen.
All of the affliatng orders agreed to go
out on strike and to stand by the Ameri-
can Railway Union in it's strike to the
end. 1t was resolved that in view of the
rejection by the General Managers Associ-
alton OF the proposition of peace that
muster of all the forces at once be had
and the strike vigorously prosecuted with
out regard to time consequences. Six new
men We're sent into the field to work among
the doubtful or hesitating and fast as
possible members of the executive board
will take the field
Messnge to Chief Arthur.
The meeting authorized President Debs
to send the following dispatch to Chief Ar
thur. of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers:
Chicago, July II, 1S94.-P. NJ Arthur
Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, Cleveland, O.-The newspa-
pers quote you as having issued official
ofuef TO your members requiring them to
work with scab firemen or any one the COM
panles might employ. 1t is also reported to
us, on what seems reliable authority, that
you are issuing letters of recommended
F..
positions vacated by the strikers In other
words, that you are supplying scabs to take
the places OF striking engineers We desire
TO 90 you no injustice, but wish to be ad-
Vised of the facts in the case We are now
making history, and do not wish to put
any man on record improperly. An early
answer will much oblige BY order of the
board of directors.
AMERICAN RAILWAY UNION'.'
HeectinG of the Feierntion.
The executive council of the Fedora tion
OIL Labor met at the Briggs house and
acted on routine business of the federation
So far as the federation is concerned
they are out of the railway strike for good
PRESIDENT Gompers, when asked about
the refusal of the railway managers to
entertain Debss proposition, said today:
Il regret it very much. 1t is bad for the
railways, bad for the men and bad for
puplc interest 1t will. however, have
no erect on the action taken by the fedora
tlon III declining to order a general strike. ="
Summons Tor DcFps.
a deputy United States marshal from Ten
DesSee arrived in town this morning He
had a summons to serve on President Debs
Vice President Howard, Secretary Kelher
and Director Rogers, requiring them to ap-
pear before the United States circuit court
of the western district of Tennessee n the
august term and show cause why they
should not be punished for violating the in
Junction issued by that court restraining
them rom interfering with railways engae-
ed in carrying the mails and in interstate
commerce within the jurisdiction of the
court. Papers were served Rogers and
Keliher at II o'clock, and on Debs and
Howard when they came out of the meeting
of the executive committee an hour later
Artbur's Answer TO Debs.
The following telegram was received by
MIR. Debs late tonight from Chief Arthur
OF the engineers, in reply to one sent him
early in the afternoon:
Cleveland, July he. V. Debs: My ad-
vice to the members of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, when called
to give it, has been to
attend strictly to their duty as
engineers; run their engines where they
could DO so safely, regardless of whom the
company employs to fire them. I have not
issued any letters of recommendation to
vacated by strikers.
II have stated to all inquiries that men,
bers could take the places vacated by
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers con-
trary to the laws of the order, but could
not take the places of the members of the
American Railway Union who had quit in
obedience to the orders of their order. 1
have not sent any engineers. [ have re-
ferred all applications for employment to
the chairman of the general committee of
adjustment p. M ARTHUR"
The American Railway Union officers con-
slider this to be a practical admission of the
truth of the charges made against him.
Director Rogers said the reply placed Chief
Arthur in the light Of an enemy to organic
ell labor and the tool of the railroad cor
pora tons, having confessed the truth of the
implied allegations contained in Mr.. Debs's
telegram.
There was no sign of weakness in the talk
of the strike leaders tonight, although Debs
shut himself up in his room in the Revere
early in the evening with some other oii-
GERS and refused to say q word for publ
cation
Debs Addresses the Strikers.
After the morning meeting of the eXecu-
tive board of the railroad union President
Debs and Vice President Howard addressed
a large body OF strikers at Ulich's hall.
There was n unanimous expression OF con-
6dence in the governing body and every
striker shouted his desire to continue the
strike.
The announcement was mane that one
hu .ldred Brotherhood of Carmen had joined
the strike at Little Rock, Ark, and that
there would be a general strike of members
of that organization and the brotherhood OF
Trackmen by the first of the week. DepS
denounced certain federal Judges as er-
mined scoundrels, a disgrace to the judi
ciary doing absolutely the bidding OF the
corporations.
Chief Arthur Denounced.
At another mass meeting of railroad strlk-
ers tonight Chief Arthur OF the Brother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers, was called
by one of the speakers a TRAITOR ana q
humbug," and storm of applause greeted
the accusation. The American Railway
Union officers said tonight that order
Cor strike on the Great Northern had been
issued and that all the union employees
would go out tomorrow because the COM
pany persisted in handling freight from
the Chicago and Northwestern and st. Paul
roads.
The threatened strike the Northwest
ern and st. Paul system had not maternal
lied at a late hour tonight, so FAR as Chica-
go is concerned.
Reporter Switches p Train.
Chicago, July 14.-While rushing along at
high speed the Chicago and Northern Pa
cifc suburban train for Forest Home. ran
into an open switch at Fourteenth and