The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-10
THEA.RU. STIILLIVES
Debs on a Tour TO Raise Money
For His Defense.
ONE or HIS LIEuTENANTs TALKS
The Convicted Leaders Are Stiii Or
xanixing and Call the Managers =
Conspfrasors.

James Hogan. one Of the nine indicted.
convicted and sentenced officials OF the
one-ttne famous American Railway
Lniou. probably known more widely as
the a r. L." who led the striking
forces AZ Butte. Mont. during the great
railroad fie-up last summer. thereby con-
lag III Tor hts share OF prominence before
shs american public, arrived In this city
late Friday night and yesterday an
noanced that Eugene V. Dess. the presi-
cent OF the union. would deliver lecture
here on March Is On the subject who
Are the Conspiratorsg" The railroad
companies say that Dens and Ills follow
trs ars the conspirators and they have
been indicted for being such. but Debss II
ne Is innocent and that the representa-
'ises OF the General Managers Assoeia-
ton are the eonspirators
hogan who Is young man OF ire ply
sieue. with q good shaped head on his
shoulders and q little. sandy mostaehe on
his lip, makes bis home In Ogden, Utah
He In married and has a family, and be-
Tore ne became director of the a X. L.
was conductor for the Union Pacific.
There is man named William Hogan
back ia Butte who figured quite prom
inentiy In the coxey army and the news
papers. or rather some of them. published
the announcement that this Hogan was
the man who led the strikers. Mr.. Hogan
thinks that the American people are
httte peculiar because they get together
aud pass resolution to the effect that I'VE,
the people OF the United States. In mass
meeting assembled condemn the Turkish
outrages In Armenia" while al the same
time their own people are starving TO
death
Mr.. Hogan expects TO go 10 Tacoma to-
day and VIII later continue his Journey
az h. 10
al Portland and the leading cities OF
southern California. Then he will con-
unas his journey through the Southern
states and return To Denver. Wherever
ne goes he expects 10 arrange with the
local union OF the order 10 have Debs de-
liver his lecture. Dehs is delivering lee
lures In all OF the prominent cities OF the
United States. hoping In thar way to earn
sufficient 10 pay the expenses incurred by
himself and the other officials OF the or
Ger during their recent trials on the
charge OF contempt. IL may be that the
tour OF Debs viii be brought suddenly TO
an END, for prison cells are waiting for
MIN. AT the time OF their conviction
before Judge Woods In Chicago Debs and
his comrades were sentenced 10 six
months and the other eight officials. In
Guiding Hogan. were given three months
Later they were placed on trial for con-
spiracy 10 stop the United States mail
but one of the Jurors was taken Ill and
the case was continued. The contempt
cases were appealed and pending the de-
clsion In the United States supreme court
the convicted men are out on bail in the
sum OF s. GO each.
Mr.. Dsbs." said Mr.. Hogan yesterday.
is meeting with great success on his
present lecturing tour. He appeared for
the first time before an audience of sew
yeral thousand people In the Auditorium.
Chicago. on February Is, and at other
places In the East he has met with much
encouragement. His lecture is not only
of interest to the iaboring man but TO the
middle and better classes as we'll Mr..
Debs covers the entire causes leading to
the strike. lie tells OF the interference
on the part OF the government and gi.es
away the vile methods used by the Gen.
erai Managers Association, showing that
before the railway union came into ex-
istence they really couspired 10 reduce the
wages. Pullman was bad enough. hut
there had been a great deal said OF him
for which he was not altogether respon-
sibie. The Manager Association was
back of him. They had him by the throat
and made him do as htey said. Had the
disoheyed they would have refused to
handle his cars. | believe that there was
. time when Pullman would have con-
scented to- allow the matter TO be arbi-
trated. but the Managers Associa ton
would not let him give in an inch.
II believe that ere many months go by
the A. II. u. Will be stronger that ever
and those who imagine that Fcause TIE
men went hack TO work before the order
will soon be thing of the past. will see
that they are very seriously mistaken.
The order is not dead; on the other hand
Il is very much alive. New members are
coming into il every day and the great
reduction OF wages on the Southern Pa
cifc and other big lines lately has only
tended 10 increase our membership. And
why shouldn't the order flourish? The
railroad companies intend to grind their
men down TO the smallest possible wages
aud the result viii be that for their own
protection and as their Only salvation
they will come INTO the union.
so far as the outcome Of our cases in
the supreme coar; Is concerned. We are
every one of as satisfied that the decision
OF the lower court Will be reversed. There
Is every reason why they should be. The
court ordered us not 10 IN any way con-
fer with the employees either by word. let
ter or telegram relative TO the strike.
Denying US the right TO speak was com
trary 20 the constitution and We have
taken the eases 80 the higher court. be-
iieVing that We Will surely win. IL the
court should say that the lower court
was right. then there remains but one
thing for us to do and that will be to so