Preparing For Debs' Defense

NEW YORK, July 24.-Xow that the bitter railroad strike is over the leaders of the local labor oranizations are taking up the matter ot securiujc the proper defeuse for Eugene V. Debs, president of the A. R. U. Tbis activity is in accord with an appeal issued by President Gompers of t:ie American Federation of Labor, which will be published iu the August nntnber of The American Federation, the oflicial organ of the federation.