New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-09
NO STRIKE, SAYS DEBS.
THE TROUBLES ON THE GREAT NORTH
ERN ONLY LOCAL.
STRIKERS PULLING SPIKES AT DEVILS LAKE
THE CHICAGO RAILWAYS AGREE TO

THE CHICAGO RAILWAYS AGREE TO
HELP THE GREAT NORTHERN.
Devils Lake. y. D.. Nov s-The first overt act
Of the present strike was coianitted last hlsh'
Spikes were pulled from several rails nile west
Of this city The broken trackage was discovered
this morning before the passenger train reached
here Twenty more special policemen arrived on
to-days train and are patrolling the yards. Trains
are being sent out hourly, principally manned WIN
new men. Three old conductors, also took their
trains out. The strikers say 1t is only a question
of a few hours when every A. r. L. employe on
the road Will quit work Forty men participating
IN the strike were discharged to-day.
Milwaukee Wis. Nov. S.-An A. r. L. man In
this city received letter today from President
Debs written yesterday, in which Debs touched on
the Great Northern strike matter as follows:
advised that strike has been declared, and
that none s kely to be declared Ihere @ mas mas osea %
general character in which the A. K. Y; has been
involved There could be no general strike without
ms ms haS rfberD no, Detn are o9ne mos1lv faise
Boston. Nov 5-W. II. Seward. general agent
of the Great Northern Railroad in THE city. has
ceved a dispatch from the general passenger agent
at ST Paul. advising him 10 place no reliance in
any report that traffic on the line of the Great
Northern ie interfere1 with. Trains running
usual promptly on time. There is evidence Of
a strike on the part of the employees, he says, and
there will be none.
Chicago Nov. s-A morning paper says: All rail-
roads having headquarters in Chicago have given
positive assurance President Hill. OF the Great
Northern Railway, that far lies in their
power they will cooperate with him in defeating
the American Railway Union strike threat
ened upon his road This information yes
terday from officials of the Chicago Milwaukee and
St Paul the Burlington the Illinois Central and
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois systems. This
support OF the Great Northern is an outgrowth OF
the plan pursued by the general managers OF the
different "a ilrOads Of Chicago when they were
dealing with the strike OF last year President
HiU came TO Chicago three weeks ago, when he
FIRST learned Of the threatened strike through his
Great Northern line. Aid promised him. Mr..
Hnl engaged Thels Agency 70 furnish him armed
o1ards and then advised the Chicago railroad man
9Cers that his road would employ any railroad man
oi,, Of work who had not committed an act Of vio-
isrce I'm Chicago or elsewhere against railroad
,besn men in Chicago at the present time whose
names were the payroils OF the railroads up 10
f,,l,, 1904 They include engineers, nremen brake
n,a2 ava Nagmen While they have been black
iistnd% for nearly eighteen months, no charge has
rested agains. Them beyond having simply quit
,hese men were being engaged yesterday and fur
nished TRANSFORMATION TO St. Paul
core rcn-guardS and piactcaI railroad men
S9yn already left Chicago for the Great Northern
svStem with the understanding that even II the
;rIta does not reach the proportions which are eX-
nntsd thev eventually will secure positions
tbronqh the discharge OF the men whom me onl-
et, 20 .ba, roaj consider breeders OF trouble
,crar was received in Chicago yesterday from
-, II5il Ga wing that within week he would have
.ho ~. strike entirely squelched and all labor trouble
removed from his line