The record-union., 1894-07-13

of our country to lend your influence and
give US your aid so that the present in
dustrial crisis may be brought to an end,
alike to the advantage OF the people of
our country and the institutions under
which we live. We therefore ask you TO
come TO Chicago and meet this commit
tee, or if the state OF public business does
not warrant such a course, that you dep
utIze some one as your representative.
Executive Council American Fedora
ton of Labor
SAMUEL GOMPERs, President.
Up. j. MCGUIRE, First Vice-President;
G. l.. Drummond, Second Vice-President;
James Bretelle, Third Vice President;
William Marden, Fourth Vice President;
John b. Lennon, Treasurer; Chris Evans,
Secretary, and representatives OF all or
ganizations.p
MIR. Debs was to-day more confident
OF the success of his cause than at any
time since the strike began. 81 feel that
this day is fraught with the utmost inn
portance," he said. LAS l view the situa-
ton now it presents a favorable outlook,
more SO than before. The excitement and
turbulence invariably incident to the
lapse of a great upheaval are passed. The
strike and turmoil are elements that have
passed III the night. One is enabled TO
obtain clear perspective of the sense of
the immense conflict now warning. The
cool-headed and steady purpose has sue
ceeded to passion and diverse contention.
Now public sentiment can calmly and
truly judge of the right and wrong in this
struggle. All these things, l say, tend
to strengthen our position. When the
mass OF the people are aided in rendering
an impartial verdict on the merits of the
case, l feel certain we Will not be defeated
in public opinion. Indeed, we are now
deemed right by the majority of the 64,-
0O0,O00 inhabitants OF this country, and,
as the adage has it, when sure you are
right. then go ahead so we shall fight
II out until our aims are accomplished"
Then any reports that you are prepar-
ing TO give up the struggle are not true,
Mr. Debs ?1
Most emphatically they are. Tele.
graphic rumors may say that have sent
word to our men in this city. or that they
are about to throw up the sponge, but
they may be labeled faisehoods without
the necessity of denial. Our stand is
this: We have at all times shown our
willingness to make a reasonable settle
ment of the difficulties that confront the
country. We have even gone beyond
what should be demanded of us to arrange
for arbitration, each time to be rebuked,
but we are going to stay in the strike un-
til the last. We shall never yield. l at
tach no little attention TO the meeting at
hopes they will bring about some method
of organized movement on organized
labor's part. Unionism should present
solid phalanx to the enemy, and believe
it will"
United States Deputy Marshal Peter
Fish and an eleven-year-old boy, An
drew Gregory, were fatally wounded to-
night in a fusillade between deputies in
Kensington. Some unknown person
had placed on the Illinois Central tracks
several torpedoes, which were exploded
by an outgoing train. When the explo-
sion occurred two parties of Deputy Mar
Shals rushed out from the cars in which
they were sleeping On opposite sides of
the track. They seemed ratified by the
unexpected incident and began discharg-
ing revolyers recklessly and with the re-
suit named above. The deputies say
they were firing at three men, who were
seen running away from the place where
the torpedoes exploded, but people in the
vicinity say there was no one about.
Five deputies were arrested by the police.
A special dispatch 10 the Times from
Cincinnati says: District Master Odell
of the local assembly Of the Brotherhood
all the men of his assembly. Odell has
just returned from Terre Haute where, it
is said, meeting of prominent mem bers
of the Brotherhood was held and it was
decided strike would be inaugurated.
Chief Sargent who was steadily opposed
to the strike will, it is claimed, be
laid on the shelf, by the less conservative
portion OF the Brotherhood.