Answer: The people who were suffering were George Pullman's employees.
Explanation:
According to the document, Governor Altgeld believe George Pullman has a responsibility to his workers and the community because the people who were suffering were George Pullman's employees.
From the letter, we can see when the governor wrote that nearly six thousand people were suffering from the want of food and that those people were Pullman's employees and have worked for him for more than twelve years.
