THE ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN STRIKE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6061, 21 September 1894, Page 3

THE ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN STRIKE.

The New York Herald prints a letter from a correspondent whiob, describing an inter, 'view laet July with Blr Qeprge M Pullman, throws a new light upon t^o cquaet of the strike, and show; tba,t-i( the allegations contained tb,ereha, asa true -the responsibility for the outbreak Her, not with the men, but with the millionaire himself. It. appears from the letter that Mr Pullman was an enthusiastic) supporter of the Bepublioan candidate at the last Presidential eleotion, and that after having told his tenant employees m the town of Pullman that they were at liberty to vote as they pleased, oontinued to the cffflofc that if Cleveland wai eleoted it'mftant an end to the protective tariff m America, and as a result the biggest financial disaster whioh the country had ever seen. The railroads would have nothing to do, and there would be no oara to build. That meant that Pullman would have to ihut down or run on half pay. Therefore ' any man m Pullman who votea fhe 'demo'oratio ticket is simply voting bread and butter out of big EDOUta and the mouths, at hie wife and ohildrea. 1 Presently Us Pullman added to his interviewer, that he had tried to treat hi« wp/kipg nun aquawly, but was tick and disgusted at their treachery, Pullman having oast a majority of over 2000 for Cleveland. The millionaire then said:—'l made up my mind that that was the last of my sympathy for working men. I made up my mind that my_ employees m Pullman were not worth oaring for, and that I would go ahead and out wages to the b,Qtyais notftb, I would get business if business oould be had. If the I working people of Pullman wanted to vota against their interests and my interests I mode up my mind that they oould take the consequenoa. Now let us see how they like it.' It should be understood, the correapon-' dent add;, that the cut of 60 per cent, m wageß out of whioh the late strike grew had just been announced.