The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-07-21
Labor's Battle Lost.

CHICAGO, July IA The action of the
conference of the Federation of Labor
yesterday, supplemented by the nesting
of the Building of Trades Assembly at
which 1t was received to resume work at
once, is accepted universally. as DEATH
blow to the Pullman boycott. Ofcourse
Debs and Sovereign say they are gong to
fight to the bitter end. Debs goes 80 far
ss to say he will tie up every railroad IN
the United States, but he also said in a
speech last night to 500 strikers: "The
only thing that now remains for us to
accomplish is to get you boys back at
your work. hope the boys will see the
day come soon when every railroad man
and laborer will be ready TO lay down
work and fight for the rights of sny body
of brothers who are being wronged. Not
unit! you are ready to do this can labor
make any demands on capital" This
statement Is accepted as an acknowledge
ment of defeat.
THE UNIONS CONFERENCE.
A conference of the executive board of
the American Railway Union was held
today. In addition to the officers of the
union, there were present Grand Master
Workman Sovereign, of the Knights of
L L.bor; j. D. Stevenson, of East St. Louis,
and F. E. Ronemus, of Kansas City, ex
ecutlve officers of the Brotherhood of
Carmen, and j. Bowie, of Battle Creek
Michigan, grand chief of the Brotherhood
OF Railway Trsinmen. All OF the afilIat.
ing orders agreed to go out on strike
and 10 stand by the union In its strike TO
the end. 1t was resolved that in view of
the rejection by the General Managers'
ASSOCIATION of the proposition of peace,
that muster of all forces at once be
had, and the strike vigorously prosecuted
without regard to time or consequence.
Six new men were sent into the field to
work among the doubtful and hesitating,
and as fast as possible the members OF
the executive board will take the field.
The meeting authorized President Debs
to send the following dispatch to Chief
Arthur. of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers at Cleveland:
"The newspapers quote you as having
Issued an Official order to your members
requiring them to work with non union
firemen or any one the company might
employ. 1t IS also reported to Us, on
what seems reliable authority, that you
are issuing letters of recommendation to
engineers for the purpose of filling the
positions vacated by the strikers. 1n
other words, that you are supplying non
union men, to take the place of striking
engineers We desire TO do you no in
ihstice, but wish to he advised of the
facts in the case. We are now making
history, and do not wish to put any man
on record improperly"
The following reply was received to
night, signed Chief Arthur:
my advice to the Brotherhood of Lo"
como,ive Engineers, when called upon 10
give it, has been to attend strictly to
their dnties as engineers; run their en-
gines where they could do 30 safely, re-
gardless of whom the company employed
to fire them l have not issued any LETT
tiers of recommendation to engineers for
the purpose of filling the positions vaca-
ted by strikers. l have stated to all
| inquirers that members of the brother
hood could take places vacated by other
members of the brotherhood not contrary
to the laws of the order; but they could
not take the places of members of the
American Railway Union who had quit
in ohediedce to the order of that union.
have referred all applications for EN-
ployment to the chairman of the general
committee on adjustment"