The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
4 Trslhisl and Patriotic Appeal 10 The
People BY Debs.


Dcbs. Howard, keliher and Rogers
issued their first public manifesto
from their new headquarters to-day.
The document, prepared by the
president Of the organization in the
>cclusion Of his cell, appeals to the
travelling public not to patronize
Pullman cars, as another means
towards bringing Pullman to terms.
The manifesto is As follows:
Headquarters American railway
union, Cook county Jail, Chicago,
July p, 1894.
To the American Public:
II is almost universally conceded
that the Pullman company, through
oft-repeated reductions of wages,
excessive rents and many causes,
has previously wronged its EN-
ployes, and whatever may be said
about the gre at railroad strike which
resulted in consequence Of such
grievances, the arbitrary refusal Of
said Pullman company to submit TO
arbitration in any form (even to de-
eide the question if there was any
thing to arbitrate) is proof positive
that said company had no faith in
the justice of its cause, and fears the
disclosures that are certain to result
from an honest investigation. and in
view of the heavy loss entailed up
on the country such obstinacy on
the part Of the Pullman company is
deserving Of the severest condemna-
ton.
The Pullman company makes the
plea that it is asked Of them that
they shall run their works at loss.
The statement is absolutely false.
What was asked was arbitration,
and this would have resulted in
even-handed Justice. The Pullman
company has robbed its employees,
and an investigation would have dis
closed a state Of affairs that would
have Mortified the nation. This is
why arbitration was refused. 1t is
VIGOROUSLY true that the Pullman
company pays its conductors and
porters such paltry wages that they
are Obliged to
DEPEND on THE PUBLIC
to support them. Yes, this rich
and powerful corporation virtually
tells the public to pay the wages Of
their Sleeping car employees. and
this n understanding extortionate
rates are charged for sleeping car
Accommodations.
We propose that the Pullman
company shall be brought to justice,
and this in a way that will not ne
cessitate a strike with its attendant
ills. 1t may be suggested that this
should have been thought of before
the great strike was inauguratcd.
In that case little if any attention
would have been paid to the appeal
that we are about to make
As one Of the results Of tho strike
the country is aroused, and any
proper appeal will command at
tention. The Pullman company,
still defiant and a. cruel to its for
mer employees as it is Indifferent to
the public veal. is determined to
starve it employees into submission.
As rcmorsele>s "a a Inan-eating
tiger, it waits complacently until
their last penny j. gone and they
are thus forced to crawl back into
their heartless opponents employ
The spectacle is well calculated to
make men and angels -hudder.
Shall the Pullman company have
the support of the public in carry
ing out this hellish policy? Shall
the public be party
TO THE STARVATION
and degradation Of more than 900
employees, men and women whose
only crime is that they ask living
wages? We believe, indeed, we
know, what the answer will b..
We have faith in the American peo-
pie. They uphold justice, they
love fair play, and now in the name
Of justice and fair play we appeal to
every good man and every good
woman, not to ride in Pullman
car until the Pullman company does
justice to its employees. Let the
cars run absolutely empty. No
friend Of labor, no friend Of hu-
mainly, will occupy seat or berth
in Pullman car. Let this policy
be inaugurated and we will then see
low long the railroad companies
will BE- bound by their contracts, a.
they have induced the public 10 be-
lieve, to haul Pullman cars.
\ We propose to continue this
strike against the Pullman com
pany through good and evil report
and without regard TO consequences
until justice shall be done. There
1 will be no surrender. We will use
every available means to press the