Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-16
DEBS Is ROUTED.
Yet He Continues to Declare
the Fight Still on,
WORKING TO REORGANIzE.
The Fortunes of American
Railway Union Guarded.
Archbishop Ireland Tells Labor That
II Must Live 60 Learn From the
Experiences OF the Pas, week
Rev. Dicisoa ON the strits.

Chicago. July i5,--'rhe American Rail-
way union have determined 70 make
a desperate struggle to regain for that
order the prestige It has lost In the
great strike now rapidly approaching
a close. The executive hoard had
meeting today. the object OF which
was to map out a course FOR the fu-
ture. After lengthy discussion It was
decided To send out "revivallsts" to
all important sections OF the West. Six
nGitators had been sent out Saturday
and Il was decided to augment this
number "The names OF these men
sent out Saturday will not be given
out" said Debs to reporter, FOR
fear Of their being arrested for melting
strike"
1t was learned elsewhere, however
that this morning Director Kearns was
sent to st, Louis. Hogan was sent over
the Northern Pacific. to stir the ems
ployes OF that company and Goodwin
was sent over the Northwestern line TO
use his influence. and. II possible, in
ducc them to go out These delegates
are all members OF the executive board.
Other emissaries were sent out TO work
with employees Of many lines enter
ing this city.
After this meeting adjourned an en-
thuslastic meeting was held in VI
rich's hall on North Clark street, Pres
ldent Dehs presiding, He made Il rous-
ing speech reminding one OF the early
days or the strike. "l'he strike" said
he, lis now more prosperous and moro
Encouraging than ever before, We can
and must win. The mon who went
back to work viii again come back to
us and victory W ours. Grand CHIEF
Arthur OF the Engineers is scRb Job
Der, and he will 20 down IN history
as n traitor TO organized labor He
instructed his men to work with scabs
and tells them their soabhing Is hon
orable. He ls a tool In the hands OF
thei general managers. The strike Is
more IN Chicago than elsewhere" con-
tinued Debs. but Il will grow stronger
In the West; 1t is growing stronger
! every hour"
Fifteen meetings were held In diff
fercnt parts OF the city today. several
or which were addressed by Debs. He
win tomorrow give out a statement
IN answer to the one made by Mr..
f'ullmNn Mr. Debs said sew
eral Of his committee had reported to
hin. thai TIL, Rock Island. Lake Shore
Western Indiana men would all be out
again tomorrow. Nothing could be
learned outside TO verify this asser-
tiOn.
President Debs visited the stock
yardh today and addressed n crowd OF
strilSCrn who had f)r the most part
failed to secure their old positions, He
urged them to continue the strike,
which he declared was never nearer
10 n victory than now. The men agreed
to stand by Debs, but at the same time
expressed themselves as violently
against the men who have taken their
places. The swltchmen and enginemcn
were especially loud In their protests
against a surrender. The butchers also
had bitter words, MI these men having
seen their Jobs filled the day before
by non-union and imported men. The
opinion WIZ expressed loudly that the
war was only begun. During the day
the district was plastered and covered
with bills and posters reading as fol-
lows;
Executive board OF knights OF La
Dor do hereby adviae all worllngmen
10 keep away from the stock yards on
Monday, as II is the desire of all or
ganized bodies that all honest working
men should do so. and we further con-
denim the action OF the coopers In re-
turning TO work as high handed and
selfish, without asking concessions. The
laborers and all men found working In
the yards on Monday VIII forever be
branded as enemies 10 organized la
Dor.