The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-12
But LITTLE EFFECT.
SovcreiGn's Appeal Seems to Have
Fallen on Dull Enrs.

Sovcreign's Appeal Seems to Have
Fallen on Dull Enrs.
Chicago, H., July 1.-THE ultimate
effect of the appeal issued last night by
Grand Master Workman Sovereign of
the knights of Labor calling on all
knights throughout the country and
those in sympathy with them to quit
work and the order issued at about the
same time by the representatives of al
lied labor in Chicago to do likewise,
cannot yet be certainly foreseen.
All that is now definitely known is
that the K. of L. at all points heard
from, including nearly all of the large
centers of population in the United
States remained at work today with
practical unanimity, and that in this
city the number of members Of the al
lied trades which remained at work so
far outnumbered those who quit, as to
make no appreciate change in the in
dustrial appearance of the city. The
leaders, however, say there is nothing
in the situation to cause any discour-
agement; that the public, through
lack of knowledge Of the machinery of
industrial organization, has been made
to expect results which were not in
contemplation when the strike orders
were issued
out that his appeal was not an order to
strike: that, in fact, he has no power
to order a walk-out; but persons ac-
quainted with the working of the Or
ganiZation Will know that in effect it
will be the same as an order. In short
he was perfectly confident that by Sat-
urday next, after the various local and
district assemblies had time to meet and
take formal action on the appeal and
TO rally their friends outside the order
the result would show one million men
idle as a consequence.
The local strike leaders also claimed
that little time was the only neces-
Sary condition to a Walk-out of the
1,000,0 600 men whom they represent.
and that by Saturday, after the vari-
Gus organizations had had time to con-
suit together, the tie-up of business
would be fully as effective as they pre-
dicted
Surface indications. so far, however.
90 not bear out the claims of either
Mr., Sovereign or the Chicago menn
1t is not recorded vet. that anv dis
trict assembly of the K. of L. has
voted to strike. On the other hand.
the Brooklyn district, which is COM
posed of railroad men and. therefore.
naturally supposedly in sympathy with
their fellows in the west, at a meeting
today confined their expressions of
but declined to strike.
Locally, several of the organiza lions
members Of the Federated Trades. have
given it to be understood that they do
not intend to go out
Furthermore, it is known that there
was a large conserva tive element in
| the representative trades ueetinr.
which passed the TeS3.u-i.a hang a
strike in view, and it is understood that
they have been earnestly at work ever
since to minimize the result of that
action.
In the meantime, continued improve
ment in the railroad situation here and
elsewhere, except at Sacrameto and
Oakland, Cal, is noted.
! The general public as well as organ
! lied labor. is looking forward with
marked interest to the meeting of the
executive board OF the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, perhaps the most power
full organization of the kind in the
country, in this city tomorrow, and it's
action is expected to have a marked
effect on the outcome Of the present in
dustrial struggle.
It is known that the position of
Samuel Gompers, its president, has
been one of opposition to a sympathetic
strike of federation men at this time,
and that he looks on the existing sit
uation as critical.
He has invited the heads of other la
Dor organizations to meet him here at
that time, and the belief is that he will
strenuously advocate measures to bring
the trouble to an end.
A new feature was injected into the
situation today when it was announced
by some of the labor leaders that they
were ready to go before the federal
grand jury with proofs that the general
managers of the railroads had conspired
to delay mail trains as a part of their
fight against the American Railway
union. and would ask that body to in
dict them.