The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-05-07

of conspiraoy-sedeious Literature Is
Being Distributed in Largo Quantities
Throughout tho Cske Regions,
PHILADELPHIA, May 6.-The trouble
which has bsen, brewing between the
Knights of Labor on the one hand and
the American Federation of Labor on
the other hos at last developed itself
into a personalquarrel between Powderly
and Gompers The animas of the pres
ent dispute is of un recent date. but the
fact that Gompersf plan of a general
eight-hour strike among the miners has
been blocked is sufficient reason FOR the.
renewing OF the Old conflict. It is well
Known in labor circles that Gompers did
not consult the wishes Vi the miners in
the Pennsylvania regions. when heissued,
m his Address at Detroit last year, the
statement that tine miners would be the
next class of workingmen to strike, and
that the knights Of Labor are emphatic
in their statements that Gompers not
only ignored their chief, but has tried to,
foment dissension among the miners in
the order in the coal regions of this
state. 1t has always been pet scheme
movement, and he will meet the execu-
tive council OF the Federation to find
out, il possible, how matters stand in
the soft coal regions so far as possible
strike is concerned.
A Labor Loader Talks.
A prominent labor leader of this city
said: "There is more in the proposed
strike in the coke regions than has yet
appeared on the surface, and however
much it may appear as if the troubles
are to be settled quietly there is trouble
ahead.
"H6w win this trouble that you e1-
pect GOMEZ"
"The eight-hour movement is not by
any means a new one in this country, as
the experiences of the past six years will
show, and the manner in which the agi-
tation is now carried on is of an entirely
different nature to that of ten years ago.
When the eight-hour movement of 1885
was started it passed almost entirely
into the hands of the Socialists and An
archiSts, and especially in the west did
these people control and direct the move
ment. 1t eliminated, as is well known,
in the Haymarket riots, and the subse-
quent tragedy at that place. Since that
time the Knights of Labor and the Fed
Grafton have had as much as they could
do to keep out of their organization this
same class of people, whose sole desire
is to foment strikes as means of agitat-
ing their particular doctrines. But in
spite of all the efforts made in this di-
rection these people have increased in
number until they are quite a power.
Cause of the Coke Strike.
III know that in the coal regions they
have formed sections and groups hold
ing regular meetings and in daily COM
munioation with a center. which think
is in New York, And they are not by
any means ignorant, for among them
are men Of high education and extraor-
dinarily strong intellectual powers, who
have translated the writings of their
leaders into almost every language.
ut is these people who are the cause
Of the present troubles in the coke re-
gions, and their agents are at work there
daily stirring up the people to violence.
have seen books in the hands of the
foreign miners in which are cuts Of
bombs, lead pipes fitted to powder cases,
and other such things evidently for the
purpose of doing precisely what was
done at the Haymarket, If the oppor-
tunity is given"
"What proof can you give of the state
ment that the strikers are. to great
extent, being led by these people?"
The X. OF l. Opposed to Strikes.
"The knights of Labor have never
been in favor of strikes, and in the soft
coal regions the men are suffering more
than anywhere else, but they know that
just now strike would be folly. Those
of the strikers who are law-abiding citi-
zens deprecate the position into which
they have been forced by the mouthing
of the demagogues who have, by their
loud promises, gained an influence over
the men. Another thing, the leaders OF
the strike, that is the representatives of
the United Mine Workers and the
Knights of Labor, are bitter in their de-
nunciation of the TRADES Of Jonas and
Delebar, who went out there from New
York little while ago, but they can dc
nothing, or practically nothingy to stem
| the torrent.
"Pittsburg is swarming with tracts
and papers in almost every language sent
from New York, Chicago and st. Louis
and which is being sent out to the for
eigners to keep up the strife Why, in :
little book shop near the First Avenue
hotel, in Pittsburg, there are meeting
held daily and instructions and advic,
from John Most is hourly received.
II am not an alarmist, but know tha
the Anarchists of the Most type win ye
put into operation their plans in the COX
| regions with terrible results.
THE miners, that is the American
miners and their leaders, know that the,
have this enemy to contend against, bu
they practically can do nothing"
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