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LIGHT IS SOUGHT.Investigation Into the Causoe of the Late Strike Begun.The Labor CoromlMlonm Id Saialon Chicago—'Vico rioild.nl Howard ant (if Dora I Muter Workmen Bor** reign Testify.TOLD LABORS STORY.Cdicaoo, Aug. IT—President Cleveland's special coinralislon to Investigate the rccont strikes and boycott ojalr.it the Pullman and the railroad companies beano lw inquiry Wedeenlay fo tho district coortroom In tho federal building Tho ootnmlslontre, oonslst-Ing of Labor Commloalonsr Carroll D. Wright, John D. Korean, of Now York, and judge N. E. Worthington. of ISUnola, occupied tho Judicial bench.Q. W. Howard, rlco president of Ibo Aworl-can Bnllway.uhloo, waa called u tbc Sri’, wit*. IMAM how tio Pullman strike waa pre-olpltaled)J tfcegftUogsd discharge of members of a comtnltlco that walled on tho Pullman company officlols. Ho aatd be bad udrltcd agulr.st Iho Pullman atrllte end he told of the cfforu Hint woro made by tho American Hallway union and tho olrlo federation to lnduco the Pullman company oftclals to arbitrate the dUBMUlM. He Jurtbor related how tho renvtntloa of tho American Hallwoy unloo. compiled of delcgatos from all tho United State), doolared that no more Pullmon enre would be handled by the American Kall-wny union oftcr a certain dale union tho Pullman company decided to arbltrato The company refaod to srblvrnto nnd the railway men refined to handle tho Pullman corn Mr. Howard sold that the caoio of the general ilrtlo waa that tho Uccorul Managers' bs-aoflellot made a deolsratloo that they would back up George M- Pullman.Mr. Howard teatloed that he hod given Information to city detectives that certain por-aocs bad been paid largo auma by General Manager Rgnn. of tho Hook Ulaid road, to burn cara, thereby uroualng publlo sentiment against the atnkera.In the Mglonleg of ble afternoon teetlmonyaetu. where thera la a atate hoard ofooaclllatloa and arbitration. . In oaaca where either aide refuses there conciliatory met earn a the Ward may make ah iQvettlgatlan. Where the partita eoaaont to arbitrate tho commlaeloa hat the right to compel employers to abow the booka ae to wagoa, but thoy cannot bo compelled to tonify as to pre*U.Aa to railroad., It wet likely thst eome time In tho future they would paia Into government control and that olrll reg-clstlone would pretnU But that time le remote, nnd oe a preient remody Prof. Bemla eoggosted tbecrettlonof atate count for tho settlement of dlapntot between company and employe* on lnterattto rood*, and of a federal court of Inquiry, conciliation, and arbitration for the adjustment of labor dUBeiltlea on In-terauto railways. There oonrle should hovo purer to mako exhauttlv* Inquiry nod eompllnnoo with tholr dKlilons ahould bo obligatory. He thought It would bo a good plan to Urease all railway employes, Juat ae take oad rlvor englneeri ond pilots are HonanH. P. Griswold toatlded In regard to blook-lletlng. llo U n awltotmna. 2! yoar* old. and bed beon a railroad man about tea year). He win ono of tho American Hallway union CTjanlier* for the Northwestern rood. ••I applied for work let) than a week ago at AKoom, O., entd he. “I wroto out my nume ltd then tho trainmaster turned to a book, tnd, ending my came thoro. enld I waa blaokilitod and could not hare work on that rood. Tho reme oxperlecoo wee mot with at Columbue.Q”A. 3. Concord, the next wltntsi. alio bad tot) experience with the biaok Hat. Ho learned of It for the Orel time whao he nppllod to thfl Union Stock Yorda A TranaJt company lor work. Ole name wo* upon a iltt, he eald. whloh the company had In the offlco. and he win turned awey teoacae of hla yurtlripatlon Id the etntaHot. William U. Carwardlne, of the Pullman Melhcdlet Episcopal church. teallOed at the nfterwon sreslon. After itatlng orlefly the origin of ibo ttrlke. Mr. Carwardioo iatd:«MN ••After tbo ttrlke wae doolared I felt In Jus-tlee I muet atato my tIowb on thcqnesUou, nnd I dlxusiod the mutter la tho pulpit. Tho wages were out severely nnd unequally. There waa dlaiatlataetlOD with the local admlnlstra-THEY NEED HELP.• Us ..n.l IGreat DlatresB Among the Unemployed at Pullman.Sl»t».n Hundred Families Are Said to He Starving—An Appeal for Aid from the State—The labor Inquiry.BAD 8TATE OF AFFAIRS.Spring field, 111., Aug. 20.—The following letter hue been received by Gor. Altgeld:“Kb^bjwotojc. J1L. Aug. itk—1To Hla Rxcot-lescy tho Governor o! llllnoli: We. the pcoplo of Pullman, who. by tho grtod end oppression of Goorgo M. Pullman have boon brought to a condition where starvation stares us la the faco. do boreby appeal to yoo for old In thle. our hour of ntod. Wo hare btcn refused employment and have no mrens of leaving this Tlolally nnd our famlllee ere ttarvlcg. Our place* Imre boen filled with wcrtraon from all oxer the United Stales, brought hero by the Pntlmnn company .and tho enrplus were turned nvny to walk tho streets and eiarvo. Atoo thoroare oror l.OX) families hero In dcstltu tlon.nodlhelr condition!* plllful. We have exhausted all tho coins at our command to food them ond wo now make thla appeal to you oo a la«t reooorot. Trusting that God will lnfluoncc you ond that you will give tbl* year prompt attention, we remain yours la distress. the starving cltlrena of Pullman.•T. E. Pounra,JL. J. NrWBLL.TRtODOItE ItODKX. Gov. Altgeld left for Chicago late Sunday night nnd will personally mako an Investigation of affaire at Pullman Monday and Tuesday.Chicago. Aug. IB—The nm wlinoaa before the labor commission nl the opening of tbe fourth day's session was 7hom«s W. Ueath-cota. chairman of ihe Pollman gtrllco comaili-Uo.who had beon rcsollcd. Ho )ald that tho Pullman company's itatomest that the company's books might be kokod over by tho em-r.lorM was mttrclv a Ualamont hv non of the
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Lyons Weekly Mirror
Rock Rapids, Iowa, US
Sat, Aug 25, 1894
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