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Debs, the Great War and the Right to Descent
Ernest Freeberg: In May 1894, 3,000 Pullman workers laid down their tools to walk out of the shops. After this refusal to negotiate, the workers with Debs support called for a massive strike. The New York Times reported that "the most tremendous strike known to history will be inaugurated tomorrow when the evening whistles blow"