American Labour Troubles.

Manawatu Herald, 14 July 1894, Page 2

American Labour Troubles.

The railway companies have declined to arbitrate. The President has extended the proclamation of martial law to California, Dakota, Montana and Colorado.

Mr Pullman asserts it will be impossible to settle the strike until the employees realise that the cost of production must not exceed the selling price.

The strikers at Sacramento are armed with fifteen hundred rifles and revolvers, and entrenched behind earthworks prepared to stand a siege.

Six companies of Federal troops, attended by Gatling guns, have started from San Erancisco to suppress them.

Debs, president of the Railway Union, has been arrested on a charge of conspiracy. Howard, vice-presi-dent, and Kiliher, secretary, will be indicted for tampering with the railway points.

It is feared a million Knights of Labour will strike. Chicago is quiet and the situation elsewhere is

generally improving

The President's proclamation of martial law have quieted thes.rikers, and it is expected the movement will collapse. The trains are resuming running.

Strike matters in Sacramento are quieting down.

Fruitless attempts have been made to stab and kill by dynamite Mr Wickes, Vice-President of the Pullman Palace Car Company, owing to his refusal to sanction the dispute being submitted to arbitration.

Three thousand armed strikers marched in procession through the streets of San Francisco declaring they would not yield to the troops, and were waiting for their arrival.

The populaoe cheered them.

The Chief of the Knights of Labour has ordered them not to strike at present.

Debs, head of tbe Piailway Union, has been committed for trial, bail being allowed. He will not be! tried till October.

The railway strike is collapsing, but numerous isolated outrages still continue to be reported.

A train was derailed at Sacramento, and three soldiers killed.

The general strike is a fiasco The Senate warmly endorsed the President's conduct.

Troops occupied the railways at Saciamento unopposed, the strikers dispersing at their approach.

Chicago is covered with flags in celebration of the strikers' defeat. Previous to the withdrawal of the order to strike a section of the Knights of Labour had refused to obey it.