Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-07-14
D[BS IS IN DOUBT.
The Railway Managers Refuse to
Treat with the A. B. U. at
Mayor Hopkins Soil
citation.
The Labor Leaders Ratified and
Employees Want Work.
Talks With the
Agitators.
Trouble on the A. & p. at Several
Points and U. 9. Troops Or
dered to the Scene.

Chicago, July 14.-Chicago 4. is very rap.
idly resuming its normal condition. The
action of the conference of the Fede-
ration of Labor Yesterday afternoon,
by meeting of the build
ing trades assembly last night, which re-
solved to call off the strike and resume
work at once, is accepted individually as
the death, blow of the Pullman boycott.
OF course Debs and Sovereign say it is
not over and that they are going to fight
to the bitter end. Debs goes 80 far as
to say that he will tie up every railroad
in the United States, but he also said in
speech last night to crowd of 500 strik-
ers: "The only thing that now remains
for US to accomplish is get you boys back
at your work. We made proposal to
the railway managers to-day regarding
this. We did not ask for recognition for
the A. R. u, because you and l know that
nothing makes the general manager sick
80 quickly as mention of the A. R. U.
DxBs' PROPOSITION.
"We simply made proposition to
them to call the strike off if they
promised not to be prejudiced against
you boys in taking on employees. All we
asked them to do was to take back their
honest and clean former employees, the
ones who have not committed any crime.
We offered to 60 half way in settling the
trouble. If any man here can suggest to
US any fairer proposition, we want him
to do it, because you know we want to be
perfectly fair in this matter.
DENoUNoEs CONDUCTORS AND ENGINEERS
"My heart goes out to the workingman
in these troubulous times and especially
to the switchmen, as the bravest and
most loyal men that work on railroads
to-day. The switchmen have more than
once gone out to help the firemen, en-
gineers or conductors, but does any one
know of any other brotherhood ever hav-
ing gone out in sympathy with the
switchmenf If the engineers and con.
ductors had shown a loyal, brotherly
spirit in this trouble and acted as the
switchmen did, affairs would now be in q
very different condition. I hope, boys
to see the day come soon when every
railroad man and laborer shall be ready
and glad to lay down work to fight for
the rights of any body of brothers who
are being wronged. Not until you are
ready to do this can labor make any de-
mands on capital"
AcKNoLEDaEs DEFEAT.
This statement, as have been all oi
Debs' statements during the last forty.
eight hours, is accepted as An acknowl
edgement that he recognizes defeat and il
now engaged in an effort to undo the
work he has been doing for the last two
weeks. He called in conference this
morning the members of his executive
board, but they did not all respond. Fol-
the most part the railroads are taking
back their old employees as fast as they
apply, and there were great many ap-
plications this morning.
The roads are not discharging any oi
the men who were employed to take the
places of the strikers and such of the
strikers as are re-employed are taken al
individuals. It necessarily follows that 9
large number of strikers will find them
selves unable to secure reinstatement
and these will insist upon a continuance
of the struggle.
TROOPS vAcATING CHICAGO.
The federal troops are getting ready
to leave their camp on the lake front ant
have been busy packing. Orders fol
their departure are expected any m oment
It is believed that their destination il
California. The state troops are also on tn,
move, but enough will be held in Chicago
to prevent any possibility of renewed
outbreak. 1t may truthfully be said tha
with very few exceptions every man II
Chicago, whether employed by the rail
road or belonging to building ani
trades council, is seeking work on prac
tically any terms offered.
HOWARD WANTS TO CONTINUE.
Vice President Howard, of the A. R. U.
said this morning: ~ am more encour
aged than ever to continue the strike
This encouragement is based largel,
on many kilograms received from differ
ent parts of the country" Howard sail
he had advised the employees of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee 4 ST. Paul road and Chi
cago 4 Northwestern to quit work and I'll
up both systems. This advice was givel
at meeting of railway men last night a
Indiana and Lincoln streets, the audience
numbering ABOUT 1000 men. Howar,
said the crowd enthusiastically applaude'
the idea.
TIE KNIGHTS WILL NOT STRIKE.
General Master Workman Sovereign
of the knights of Labor, said this morn
ing, "The Knights of Labor organiza