Evening journal., 1894-07-11

GRAND MASTER SOVEREIGN.
lentless fury, and the chasm between the
masses and the olassos is growing deeper
and wider with each succeeding day If
peace is restored and this nation saved
from acts repulsive to the conscience Of
ell Christian people, there must be wise
action, and that quickly.
Sincerely believing that the flames Of
discord are being purposely famed by the
railway corporations at the risk Of the life
of the government / take the liberty TO
appeal to you, and through you to the
conscience Of the whole people imporing
you to lay down the implements of toll for
a short season, and under the banner Of
peace, and with patriotic desire to pro-
gnote the public welfare and TIA power Of
your aggregated numbers through peace
able assemblages, to create a healthy pub
lie sentiment in favor Of an amicable set
Element of the issues growing out Of the
recent strike Of the Pullman employees,
and you are further requested not to re-
turn to your usual avocations until set
Element Of the pending trouble is made
known to you through some authentic
source.
Sovereign Review the Cause.
"In the present strained relations be-
tween corporations and the employees is
involved principle near and dear to all
Americans-the right of labor to present
its grievances to the owners and repre-
sentatives Of corporate capital.
1.-The Pullman Palace Car company re-
fused to arbitrate the differences between
itself and employees on the ground that
cars were built below cost and therefore
there was nothing to arbitratc. But the
conclusion Of every unprecedented mind
must be that If such were the true facts
it could have nothing to fear at the hands
of an arbitration committee.
Suppose the Pullman company had in
vited organized labor to arbitrate, and or
ganized labor had declined the invitation
and refused to discuss the question as to
whether there was anything TO arbitrate
or not. 1t is needless to say n wave Of
popular Indignation would obliterato ev-
cry labor organization from-the face of this
country, and no more could be formed for
the next 90 years The stigma Of such a
position would follow every name con-
nected with organized labor TO the grave
But in the present crisis corporations
whose wealth has been created by labor
take the position that they are prior and
choke their creators Like the brigands
Of old, they rob the lahoring masses, and
employ the sword and the bludgeon, and
set up throne on the bones Of the van
quished, and declare their divine right t
rule over the balance of mankind.
Pullman Scored.
1.-THE Pullman company claims that,
Notwithstanding the wages Of their EN-
ployees were reduced to the starvation
point there IS nothing to arhitrate, be
cause cars have been built at loss, yet il
neglects to state that the stock of the com
pany has been watered three times over
and that the company has NOS only beer
able to pay its regular DIVIDENDS on watei
and all, but that its stocks have long beer
and are at the present time at premium
on the stock markets.
Mr.. Pullman cries poverty TO his starv
ing employees and then retreats TO hii
princely summer mansion on Pullman'l
island, in the st. Lawrence river, anC
wires the business men of Chicago that h,
has nothing to arbitrate Like a Nero, h,
laughs in luxury while devoted martyr
burn.
If the present strike is lost to labor 4
will retard the progress of civilization anC
reduce the possibility of labor to eve
emancipate itself from the thraldom o
greed. The dignity of labor and all TIL