Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-20
PULLMAN AND THE STRIKE.

PULLMAN AND THE STRIKE.
Rev. VIM. H. Carwardine, the
eloquent divine from Pullman,
lectured last Saturday evening
at the rink and was greeted by
the smallest audience which he
has yet addressed. In as much
as he cameto Willmar in response
to a request of Mr.. Debs, and as
as his work is heartily endorsed
by the bishop of his church-the
Methodist Episcopal-it was in
deed remarkable that only two
score audience should congre-
gate to hear his most interesting
address, and it cannot be ex-
planned in any way except that
the affair was not sufficiently ad-
vertised. Rev. Carwardine
dealt with his subject in a mas
terly manner. He gave a sketch
of the ''model" town of Pullman,
model only in some respects.
Gave out a number of facts re-
garding the system of rents, etc.
AS an illustration may be men
toned the ''Greenstone" church,
the only church editice in the
whole town, which had never
until last year been used because
Mr.. Pullman wanted $500 each
month in rent; the model" par
sonage has never been occupied
by clergyman because no clergy
mans salary would ever suffice
to pay the rent. He also stated
that the Y. NC. A. work had to
be discontinued because the ex-
penses of the small room they
occupied in the Arcade building
to over $40 per
month-would not be reduced
by Mr.. Pullman because of his
'principle,' although urged to
do so from different quarters.
Rev. Carwardine's church occu-
pies room in the "Casino' at an
expense of over $4,000 per an
mum. The speaker reviewed
the grievances of the men and it
was the facts regarding these
that had.impelled him to go out
and lecture, as he had become
aware of that the outside world
did not know the true state of af-
fairs. He told how the wages
of the laborers had been reduced
with the rents not reduced, etc. ;
how the men had been rebuffed
by Mr.. Pullman when they
came to him in their troubles;
how the men had become encour-
aged by the successful strike on
the Great Northern and organ
lied; how they appealed to Debs
for assistance; how .Debs eau
toned them not to strike if they
could avoid it but promised their
assistance if it should come to
the worst; how the strike was
precipitated, and the events de-
veloping therefrom; how the
strikers were blamed for VIC.
lence done by lawless mobs of
which they formed no part; how
the principle they struck for was
as dear to the men and even more
vital than those which impelled
the Revolutionary fathers in
their great strike in 1875. how
Mr.. Pullman was appealed to, not
only by the strikers, but by the
city government, the state gov
ernment and even from Washing
ton, but he remained obdurate
and continued to enjoy himself al
the seashore; how afterwards
the strikers, when given thei1
discharges, were given certif
Gates of good character writer
on sheets of paper watermarket
in such manner as to convey t,
any railway manager to whom
the man might come that he wal
a striker, and thus that his wear,
search for work would beuseless
After his vivid and impressive
rehearsal of the events and con
ditions of the Pullman struggle
Mr.. Carwardine talked ! of tn,
lessons to be learned from tn
strike. Time aud space will no
permit us to make any NOR
comments, but will conclude witt
seying that none could hear th
llecture without greatly p1otitin,
by it. We believe we are saf
in saying Chat should Mr.. Carwa1
dine ever come again: he woul'
have a larger audience. 81 =.
Rev. Carwardine spent Sun
day at W illmar, ching IN th
Pres byterian church in the fore
noon and in the evening at the M
b church. He lectured at ST
Cloud last night. from whenc
he makes the return trip to hi
home. 81. .s=.:=. ..... :...=::...=... y.
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