People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1894 — THREATENS A TIE-UP. [ARTICLE]

THREATENS A TIE-UP.

M»y Bn Eworted to Before Kelly’* Moa Are Allowed to Walk. Des Moines, la., May 2.—The unexpected appearance in the city Tuesday morning of Grand Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor threatens to involve a new factor in the Kelly problem, for the reason that he has come to “take a hand in the fight” “Will Gen. Kelly walk out of Des Moines?” he was asked. In an instant he answered, with emphasis: “Never, if we have to tie up all the railways in lowa. If we can’t win on this issue now and here we might as well quit” When asked if the organization was strong enough to tie up the roads in lowa he said that it was not strong enough alone, but he added: “When I left President Debs at St. Paul he said to me: ‘Whatever you order we will stand by.’” He did not advocate seizure of trains or any revolutionary methods, but said the companies should be paid a fair price for carrying the army and if the money could not be raised here he said the Knights of Labor would assist in raising it. In the afternoon Mr. Sovereign went out to the camp of the army and talked to the men. In his remarks he assured them that they had the hearty sympathy of the Knights of Labor in their move, which ho denominated an uprising of the people against oppression. The language used by Grand Master Sovereign has greatly encouraged the army and they are firmer than ever in their determination not to walk any farther.