Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
STRIKE PETERS OUT.
AMERICAN RAILWAY UNION LEADERS
 GO TO JAIL.
Debs and His Lieutenants Would Not Fur nIsh Bail After Being Arrested For Con- tempt-Trains Running Regularly Every where Except In California;

nIsh Bail After Being Arrested For Con- tempt-Trains Running Regularly Every where Except In California;
 CHICAGO, July 14.-President Debs of the American Railway union has offered to stop the strike provided the men now out be taken back. The general managers have brusquely rejected the offer. Now Debs declares that the strike will go on. The Knights of Labor will support him. The Federation of Labor declines to strike.
 A joint meeting of the executive boards of the A. R. U. and the K. of l.. was held at Uhlich's hall to consider the treatment which the railway unions proposition to the General Managers association receiv- sd earlier in the day. An informal discus sion was followed by an adjournment
 The feeling against the general man. agors was very bitter, but the conclusion was to wait until the general managers had acted on the proposition before taking any further action themselves, The Knights of Labor representatives present at the meeting were in full accord with the railway union and agreed to stand by the union to the end.
 President Debs said at the close of the meeting that the union had made Its last overtures to the general managers. It had gone more than half way. If the pres ent proposition was ignored or rejected, the strike would be renewed with greater force and continued until the railway peo- pie gave in. The people had been appeal ing to the railway union to stop the strike. Hereafter they must appeal to the railway managers. The burden of further trouble and loss of business must rest on their shoulders. ....z
 NIT. Debs added that there had been no relaxation of the strike It is on in full force and would remain so until an affirm ative answer came from the general man. agers. If such an answer were received, the strike would end in 20 minutes.
 He intimated that the union had reserve forces which it could call into action, and that they would be felt in their full strength if necessary. He said labor unions were waiting patiently to be called upon to join in a sympathetic strike and declared that 12 or 15 were yesterday induced to wait until an answer had been received from the general managers
 Federation Declines to Strike.
 The conference of the American Feder- ation of Labor adjourned after having de- cided against u general strike. The &C., ton of President Debs and the American Railway union was indorsed, however,
 
 the coming trial of Debs. The executive council of seven will hold final session today.
 The publication of a statement that a communication signed by Eugene V. Debs, George W. Howard and Sylvester Keliher had been presented to the chairman of the General Managers association by Mayor Hopkins caused a number of the general managers to call at their headquarters to inquire if the statement was true.
 Upon their learning that a communion ton had been left with the chairman and upon hearing the views of the managers who had called, which were forcibly ex- pressed, the chairman decided that it was proper to return the communication to the mayor without answer, which was done, with the information that no com munication whatever from the parties signing it could be received or considered by the association. a#ar- .aa
 General Master Workman Sovereign was seen after he had received the decision of the Managers association and the Fed erRtion of Labor.
 Well, ,'' said he, ''the general managers treat us with silent contempt and con- demn us to death, do theyg I suppose they expect us to die without any resist ance, but they are mistaken. We will make struggle. We shall try to tie up all of the roads But If we cannot do that we can at least tie up one road and keep it tied up. I have seen Debs, and we all agree that there is but one thing to do and that is to fight on to tho end and with renewed energy n