Evening star., 1944-07-16
Fifty Years Ago

Labor troubles, especially the great
railroad strike. filed the pages of The
Star throughout the
Indusfriol Strife week Of July Q, 1894.
Continues An editorial published
on that date read, in
part: The taxpayers must 70 down
into their pockets to meet the expenses
connected with the movement of the
militia and the regular troops and the
enlargement Of the Chicago police force.
Lives have been destroyed and millions
OF dollars of damage and losses, direct
and indirect. have been inflicted upon
the people of the republic in this alleged
effort to discipline George M Pullman,
who goes undisciplined. Is organized
labor to permit itself. or to be permitted,
to become crazed in . wrangle over
wages with single employer and to
run amuck. cutting and slashine In
discriminatory at the unoffendine pub-
lie? -"
One answer to the question thus set
1ortn was contained In the arrest of
Eugene v. Debs, head
Oebs ond and front" Of the Ameri-
His CoFeer can Railway Union, for
obstructing transmission
OF the mails. The Star for July 9. 1894.
reprinted . pen portrait" of him from
the New York Recorder, explaining that
he was 'in his 3oth year, is bold, elo-
quent. aggressive, absolutely honest.
looks something like Bill Nye, was the
discoverer of the poetical ability of
James Whitcomb Riley . and until
the present year has been a radical
Democrat" Court proceedings against
the sponsor of the contest with the Pull
man interests and their allies ended
when Mr.. Debs. having been acquitted
OF conspiracy. was found guilty of violat-
ing an injunction and sent to jail for
six months. He lived to run for Presi.
cent on radical tickets in 1900, 1904.
1908 and 1912; was found guilty of
breaking the espionage law in 1918 and
served from April IL, 1919, until Christ
mas Day. 1921. Is . Federal prisoner.
meanwhile receiving nearly q million
votes in fifth candidacy for the presi-
dency; died octobG 20. 1926, loved and
respected Is q Socinist patriarch even
by persons opposed to his economic and
social doctrines.
Inc railroad strike was called OF" by
Mr. Debs on July 13. and Is evidenced
by The Stars front page
Assossin that day. public attention
Honqed instantly turned to another
event In Chicago-namely.
the hanging of Patrick Eugene Prender.
CAST. murderer of Mayor Carter H. Har-
rison OF that city, shot to death in his
own private residence October 2s, 1893.
Some weeks before his execution the
condemned assassin had announced: "I
will die game and set great and shining
example to this country" but "as the
hour came nearer chez showed
some signs Of slightly increasing nery-
business" The alleged motive of his
crime was q desire ito see his name IN
the newspapers" and he has his wish
even now after half century.
Meanwhile. The Star for July IL, 1894.
chronicled that Representative Cornelius
Andrew Cadmus of New
Free Libror Jersey had submitted to
Fovored the House q report in
favor Of the establish
ment Of free public library in WASH
ington. He argued: There are 50
libraries In the District of Columbia.
each containing more than 1000 VOL
umes, and not one Of them Ii q free
lending library, with . reading room
open at night for the benefit Of the
general public. AL of these literary
treasures are inaccessible to the com.
mon people. So far ~ they are con.
cerned. these million books would be AZ
useful If transported to and located
upon the face Of the noon"
An incident Of large significance In
the business life Of the Nations Capital
was mentioned In The
Mr. Warner Star for July IL. Brain-
Retires ard Henry Warner, 1t was
disclosed, had resigned
the presidency Of the Washington Loan
& Trust Co., and would be succeeded by
John jay Edison. first vice president. A
resolution Of regret, adopted by the
directors. spoke Of Mr.. Warner a having
created = monument OF his financial
ability and industry and an enduring
witness Of the confidence reposed in him
BY the community" But he left other
testimony Of his genius Likewise in the
town Of Ksnsinston, Nd, which he
founded. and more than 1000 houses,
which he built y The District and neazby
suburban arsas.
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