Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
THE GREAT CONFLICT
Between Organized Labor and the
Railway Managers.
The Strikers Confronted by the Strong Arm
of the Lava Sweeping Injunction
Issued from the Federal Court
MarshaIs and Deputies At
tackled by Mob.

CHICAGO, July 3.-The striking rail
way employees within the jurisdiction
of the United States court for this cir
cult, and which includes Illinois and
the greater portion of Indiana and Wis
consin, are now confronted by the
strong arm of the law in the shape of
the most sweeping injunction that has
ever issued from a federal court under
similar conditions. Compared with it,
| according to the views expressed by
corporation attorneys of long expert
ence, the now celebrated injunctions of
Judges Jenkins and Dundy were mere
verbiage. All Sunday night, District
Attorney Milchrist, in accordance with
instructions from Washington, was
| busily engaged in preparing bill COW
| ering the entire situation and when
completed it covered no less than forty
pages of typewriter legal cap.
In part it reads as follows:
Sc V. Debs, George w. Howard, l.
w. Rogers and the A. r. IT,, and all
other persons combining and conspir-
ing with them and all other persons
whomsoever, are enjoined absolutely
to refrain from interfering or stopping
any of the business of any of the rail
roads in Chicago engaged as common
carriers of passengers and freight be-
tween states and from interfering with
mail, express or other trains, whether
freight or passengers engaged in inter-
state commerce, or destroying the prop
erty of any of the railroads-from en-
tering the grounds for the purpose of
stopping trains or interfering with
property.
''From compelling or inducing by
| threats, persuasion or violence any of
the employees of said roads, to refuse or
fail to perform any of their duties as
employees of such roads in connection
with Interstate commerce of such rail
roads or the carrying of mails, passen-
gers or freight, or attempting to induce
by threats or intimidation any of the
employees of such road engaged in inter
state business or operation of mail
trains to leave the service of such roads
or preventing any persons from enter
ing the service of such roads"
The order went on at length in such
wording as to prove veritable drag
net, completely covering any demon
stration of violence or interference
whatever with trains, on the grounds
that such interference would be a hind
erance of United States mails and a
violation of privileges granted rail
roads under the interstate commerce
laws.
From now on the railway officials
will adopt coercive measures, for the
strike situation to-day is worse than
at any previous time. BY coercive
measures the managers of the railways
mean that they will simply decline to
do anything. That they will not ac-
cept freight of any description and that
with the withdrawal of passenger
trains they will simply force the gov
ernment to interfere and afford them
protection-as soon as they can get
train hands to take the places of the
, strikers.
Another matter of Importance that
has been handled by the managers is
relative to the rumor tnat Debs had ap-
preached Pullman through an interme-
diary looking toward compromise,
which matter will also very materially
affect the ultimate settlement of the
! strike no matter which way it may end.
The general managers of the various
lines are a unit on the subject and eX-
press themselves as follows:
"The railroad companies do not rec
, ognize in the strike the element OF
'Pullmanism' and will not have it inter
jected into the question at any stage OF
!. any proposition. We have no compro-
mise to offer and there is none that we
will accept, as the railroad companies
,, are standing together and there is no
back-down from our previously an
nounced position, and we are filing the
,, places of the strikers whom we no long
er consider in our service"
Two thousand strikers ut Blue Island
yesterday morning, overcame 200 depu-
ty sheriffs and marshals. The latter
!, gave up the unequal battle and called
for state and federal aid. Telegrams
:, were sent to United States District At
. torney Milchrist and Sheriff Gilbert
asking that the Fifteenth regiment
United States army (regular), from
from Fort Sheridan and the militia be
= sent to clear the blockade and preserve
- order. The kilograms were sent after
the force at the yards had been beaten
in an attempt to clear the way for the
mail trains.
Last night the mob was in undisputed
possession of the property of the Rock
:, Island Railroad Company
i The strike is tying up lake traffic eff
+ fectually. The grain trade is complete
4 ly paralyzed, as the railroads are un
. able to get any corn or oats to the ele
vators, and the stocks for shipment are
=. well-nigh exhausted. Nearly score
- of boats We're on the market yesterday
for cargoes, but were unable to obtair
= any. Hard coal is still the only fuel tt
be had here.
!. Lodge 2s3, of the Brotherhood of Lo
4 comotive Firemen, at Brighton Park
: gave up its charter in the old organiza
a tion Monday and joined the A. r. U
The lodge included fremen on the Chi
cago & Alton and the Santa Fe.