The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-14
DEBS' PROPOSAL.
The President OF the A. r. q. Now
Willing to Call tha Biz
Strike or
II the Railway Companies VIII Re-
instate ALI Their Old
-,"" Employees
Who Have Not Been Guilty Of Illegal
Acts-Hopkins Presents the
Proposition.

DehS arose early and called his axecu-
tive officers together ct Uhlich's hall.
They held close conference for aome-
thing lire half an hour, and about p.80
Mr, Dsbs appeared and said: $50 II.
"In view Of the enormous proportions
which this strike has assumed. and the
tremendous loss to public and privass
interests we viii submit proposition
70 the General Msnagsrs' association
declaring the strike on, ON condition
that they rsinstats our rnen.s
The proposition referred 10 was for
muIstsd In o confsrsnes hs1ween Debe
Sovsrsi9n and 6ompers, and a was
agreed shat In cass the Ronsrals mana
gers refused 70 meet The wiahes cf Pres
idens Dehs, Gompsfs shouid call 'out
The National Federation of Labor
throughout che country. the proposi-
tion 4sa
- Has I'VE OsndlAisass sr4a
First-Th arbitration % proposed
BY President Cleveland BE- entered
| upon. as
sscond--That all striking employees
except these who had been guilty On
criminal misconduct,F shall bs restored
to their positions, without prejudice By
the railroad companies.
| After Debs had made this startiif,g
statement he wa asked what would
be the effect In cass the Reneral man.
sgeFs refused to rsinststs the men. He
said he thought the strike was p,ractl-
cally ended and regarded isa6 Il great
triumph for labor. Altar O. pause he
added: "Ths strike win settle back
then 10 the original grievance bsswesh
Pullman and his employees. President
Dsbs then left Uhlichs han 10
call upon the mayor. On his
way he met Sovereign and Howard and
they accompanied him. Atths mayors
Office they held . conference for about
10 minutes. At Ito conclusion, Mayor
Hopkins ssid: -
''Thsas gentlemen came % me with i
proposition TO call the strike on. iFths
General Managera' association win
agree to take back all employees who
have not been arrested for any ofEenss
against the law. They asked me 10 Is
with them TO present the proposition.
] told them ] would gladly O..
Received shs Prspeslsaon.
I'm the msantima Alderman McHillsn.
chairman OF the council arbitrntinm
committee, hsd been sent Tor. He iii.
rived d. 1O:45 ana altar few rniaufass
talk with Debs and Sov6reiWn. tka
mayor and Alderman McClIlen went e, !
the ofiics OF the General M&nagefs' d.
sociation, while Debs Howard and
Sovereign returned ts 'their hotslS.
When the mayor arrived ae ehs ofIcs Al
the General ManAgeEs' association. he
found that ths regular moekfbn had IA.
joutned. and Mr.. IL. St. John "A sfhe
Rock Island road fhs only manaadf
present Mr.. Gt. John baid he wosid
fscstvs The proposition and iayit bseors
the nsxt meeting. He was requested "a
call . special messing. but declined 70
do %. He consented 10 listen 60 tha
gehtlemen because they were che mayor
and prominent member Os the city
council. He declared that No would
have nothing 10 DO with Dsbs or any
other labor leader. After leaving the
proposition with Mr. Et. John che may
or returned 60 his office. Mr.. &c. John
had previously said that the general |
managers would not recognize the labor |
leaders In any way, ana twas because
of this statement that Debs, Howard |
and Sosereign did not present their
In person, bat delegated the |
10 the mayor Y
tst' sssiks Nos xss on
Mr.. Debs called on Mayor Hopkins
before . p. m. to hear the result oi the /
mayors visit to the General Managers
The mayor told him en- /
actly what had occurred, no answer to.
the proposition being obtained, because
the general managers were not In seS-
zion, whersupon Mr.. .Dsbs withdrew,
When Mr.. Debs Left the mayors OF
dec he was asked for news and simply
said thst the strike was not on. but was
Just 90 it had been. he said he wouM 1
report the result Of the mayors visit To
the general managers 30 q meeting Of
the executive board 10 bs held at Uh-
lich's hail.