The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14
suIted in the foIIowing being promuI-

suiteu IN the 4OAo"1ng Delng pIOH1o.-
gated:
We, the grand board of directors of the
Switchman's Mutual Aid association Of
North America. now assem- bled At the
city of Chicago, have carefully considered
our position in the pending strike Of the
American Railway union, and
Whereas. our grand master, Miles W
Barrett, did not countenance the same,
but held that all membe of the Switch
mems Mutual Aid association be gov
erned by our constitution, be 1t therefore
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
body, the grand board Of directors as
sembled, to fully indOrse our grand mas
ter in his actions in the said strike.
Board of directors
CHARLES MCCARTHY.
Chairman.
JAMES O. SHERIDAN.
w. G. MCLEAN.
This is interpreted to mean that the
most authoritative body IN the switch
mems organization has officially dis
countenanced the strike and the switch
men having been the backbone Of the
strikers forces. the outlook for the Debs-
Sovereign plan for continuing the strike
Is dlscOuraglng.
A BAD STORY ON MAYOR HOPKINS
He Denies He Had . be Threatened Into
Protecting ih- City
CHICAGO, July little story is false
from beginning 10 enO, L snail ASK GeI1-
eraI Miles at once to do me the justice Of
denying II" said Mayor Hopkins today,
referring to a report from Cincinnati 10
the effect that General Miles before the
state militia was called out, called on
Mayor Hopkins and asked if he intended
doing his duty and would call out the
state militia.
According to this report. the mayor
answered that he should not mix up in
the matter, whereupon General Miles
pulled out his watch and said he would
give Hopkins just thirty minutes in
which to issue instructions to his police
and call out the state militia, and that if
he Mayor Hopkin) refused to obey, he
would declare the city under martial
law and arrest the mayor for nspiracy.
Il have had but one interview with
General Miles, continued the mayor."
aud that was Saturday evening about 8
O'Clock, thirty-sIx hours after / had call
ed for troops and when most of them
were in he field. Prior to that time
had positively no communication in any
way with the federal officers. General
Miles called on me at the request of
Marvin Hughitf, President Blackstone Of
the Alton, and General nanager Egan.
These gentlemen had been to see me
early in the afternoon to ask if there
could not be Z unity OF action between
the federal and state troops / asked
Mr.. Egan whether the federal troops
would come to the aid Of the police and
militia if riot occurred .s<-~Egzsg
could not answer, and the gentlemen
went to General Miles to find out. Later
General Niles called at my office and /
talked with him in the presence Of
Comptroller Ackerman, Corporation
Counsel Ruberns, Colonel Donovan and
Alderman AicGiilen.
14The general told me his instructions
were to guard the federal buildings in
Chicago, 10 protect the United States
mails and to see that roads engaged in
the interstate commerce business were not
intertered with, but that the troops would
aid the militia and police engaged in
seeing that the interstate commerce bus
mess we're not interfered with, but that
his troops would aid the militia and po-
lice upon the request of the mayor or
any of his officers, civil or military.
Never at any time prior to that time or
since have l had a personal talk with
General Miles
Il believe General Miles is a fair ID an.
I shall ask him at once in justice to me
TO deny the story. | believe he will do
so.v
Mayor Hopkins sent a letter to Gen
eral Miles, calling attention to the story
and asking the general to write letter
saying that it was unfOunded-