The evening world., 1894-07-09
TRAINS RUNNING BETTER.
Marked Improvement Shown in Both PAs-
ssnRer and Freight Businoss-Is 1t q
Fight for Wages for Debs's Men1
SPECIAL TO TIE Worldl

CHICAGO. July Sat the meeting OF
the General Managers to-day improve
ment all along the line was shown. The
oft-repeated assertion OF the railroads
that they could not move trains even
under protection because OF the absence
Of experienced men was disproyeL. III
almost every instance business went
, along smoothly. Most OF the roads ban
died their regular passenger service
promptly a. ana drsi sere , was GRADUAL re-
The conference between Nic.president
Wickes, OF the Pullman Company, and
a, committee OF the Pullman strikers
not take place. Mr.. Lawrence called
At Mr.. Wickes's Office In tho Pullman
Building, but Mr., Wickes was not there
and he had no chance to COuvcrs" with
him. He said he had every reason to
believe the committee would appear, ana
then he went away. Mr.. Wickes ~as
He was entirely Indifferent whether the
committee came or not, but, II anything.
preferred they would not, as he had
nothing pleasing to say to them. 1t IL
possible the committee became con
WINGED OF this, and consequently stayed
away.
The present strike OF railroad cmpio,-
ees in Chicago and the entire country,
according to recent reports. is not 10 ht
confined to "A settlement ~ the stfiE- Of
the employees Of the pullman ra!uce
tnT Company. IL IL me intention bl ll,'
A. X. u. TO force settlem"nt NJ the
wage question on all railroads whrre
they are organized Dtrore they agr-- to
the final settlement Of the present atEiEt.
1t has been the popular belief Ind
this belief has been backed up by stAt"-
lnents from President Den7 and other
officers OF the A. Il. e., ,hal the only
question that is causing ia, riot, tal,...
OF LIE and destruction Of property u
the Pullman boycott.
The strike has been and .tOl Is desIs-
mated "sympa theuc atrihe' but II ~"
appears that the members ~ the Amer
can Railway Union are Egntlnr Tor iar
more than the interests OF thc striSerS
at Pullman. That, OF COURSE, rewoIh'
return To work lhey viii make 4 s'r"".
gle for "A higher aud better Wus- seal"
on every road on which they are or
This action was not planued ny tha
convention that declared the boycott
on the cars Of the pullman COMPANY,
nor was II at first thought of 10y Ir"s!-
dent Debs or others Ot the officers "t the
General Union.
The Sunday after the declarItion or
the boycott, and while the men were
still walking out, Presidcn, Dtbs Sc
cured a full list of the chsumen ui tao
Atrike or mediation committee Of every
was for the purpose of obtaininr in
formation for the benefit Of the striE q
managers here in Chicago, AZ wcll ss
to keep the various local unions IN lin"
As rapidly az they came in al the
offices OF the General Union al thlioh's
Hall they were turned over to Director
James Hogan. known as tho man who
tied up the Great Northern They Were
nled in regular order according To the
number Of the union and register al
all the unions was prepared and. after
each union the nam" of tn" Chairman :"
the Mediation Committee and tho answer
given WAS entered.
Director Hogan reported daily ia
PRESIDENT Debs and, since tho local
unions almost unanimously voted in
question. there Is probably nothing l"f'
for the Board of Directors and oflcors
but to include thai cues ton in tho
terms OF settlement With the railroad
companies which are now the most
As soon as the list was complete Press
dent Debs dictated kilograms about a.
follows TO every Chairman Of lOce
strike committees in the country:
"shall we push the night for higher
wages along with the Pullman boy cott
Get vote OF your union on this question
and answer Immediately, DEBS."
These kilograms were sent out OF
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday OF tn,
in at first slowly and then as rapid!
as they could be received at the telc
graph offices. They showed that II
some instances the Chairman OF Tn
on their own responsibility. feeling sur
the men were willing to fight for hiEhe
wages or anything else SO long as the
were out on strike.
three or four days. showing that in som
cases at least the question was give
consideration Of more than a few mir
utes. A few of the answers were ol
posed to the move, but In great ma
jority of cases the answers were strongl
in the Affirmative,