The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-27
BOYCOTT AGAINST PULLMAN CARS
Initiative Taken by the Illinois Contra
Swttchtnen striking.

initiative Taken by tho Illinois Central
Switchmen striking.
Chicago, Juno 26.-rhe boycott dc
clared agains, thu Pullman Palace Car
Company by the American Railway
Union, went into effect at IL o'clock to-
day. The order is supposed to include
every railroad in the United States
| which handles Pullman cars and, as dc.
c!ared by tho union officials, every road
which insists upon running tho Shoppers
will be subjected to a strike il necessary.
AS result of the boycott all of the
switchmen in tho freight yards of the
Illinois Central wont out at 6 o'clock
this evening, and no freight OF any char
ac.er is being handled in the yards. The
order TO strike was issued this afternoon
but not obeyed until lato and after it be-
came apparent the Illinois Central Of
6cials were determined to run tho Pull
man cars.
In addition to the freight switchmen,
1t Is expected that the men working in
the upper yards handling the passenger
trains will DO out to morrow morning.
The strike was sudden. snd so far ia
effective, taking the officials by sur
prise and leaving tho work in the wards
here in bad shape.
When the boycott ordcr became effec.
tive this noon it marked tho beginning
Of what is expected to DO the greatest
struggle between capital and lab Dor ever
inaugurated in the United States.
1t is q battle in which an effort will
be made to unite all railroad employees
in the United States in ono common
body to secure better wages, and, while
the boycott is ostensibly declared as a
demonstration OF sympathy in behalf of
the strikers in the Pullman shops, it Is
in reality life and death struggle be-
tween the greatest and most powerful
railroad labor organization and tho rail.
road capital.
President Harahan, Of tho Illinois
Central, said tonight: The freight
switchmen could not have chosen BET
ter time to strike SO far as we are con-
cerned. We are not moving much
freight now or passengers "
The Strike, at ST. Paul
AT st. Paul the first serious effect of
the American Railway Unions attemp.
to boycott tho Pullman Company was
felt at noon, when all the car cleaners,
machinists and carpenters employed on
Pullman cars in the Northern Pacific
yards deserted their places. AT the
Como shops all the painters and carpen-
tiers repairing Pullman coaches laid
down their hammers and brushes and
went quietly to their homes.
AT AIS p. m. whom the Portland OK
press was made up, American railway
union mon attempted to get the train
crew to desert their places. Several
officers Of the Northern Pacific Company
we're summoned to the depot and after
some talk the men consented 10 move
the train. leaving the depot II minutes
late.
No Strike at Cincinnati.
At Cincinnati there was no attempt to
tie up the Pullman cars. During the
day Judge VIM. Tiff, Of the United
States court, issued call for United
States deputy marshals OF Kentucky, at
Louisville, Jackson, Moorehead, Meek
len, Pineville and Pittsburg, to report
at tho government building in Coving
ton 20 avail. orders. Judge Taft's action
is 70 protect property OF the Cincinnati
Southern road which is in control OF The
United States Government.
The threatened strikc of employees of
tho Pullman Palace Car Company,
which was ordered for to day had no
effect on tho company in Kansas City.
At the office OF the district sups rinten-
don't Of the Pullman company it was
said that no show Of strike OF any
kind had been seen. The American
J railway union Is not strong there.