St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-25

CHICAGO. July PA new labor
union has been launched forth on the
troubled seas OF the labor world. which,
its leaders say, will gather under one
banner the whole army of the toiling
masses. The new American Labor
union held a meeting in the anteroom
of Corcoran's hall yesterday. 1t was
decided to admit militiamen as mem-
bers of the new organization, which,
the directors claim, will take the place
OF the Knights of Labor. The declara-
ton of principles says the directors
have taken into consideration many OBJ
stacles that will be encountered.
First will be the assailing Of the char
acteIS of the prime movers by the So
called labor leaders. caused by the fear
OF our disrupting Older organizations
and their leaders, pull with politicians,
corporations and shysters of every de-
scriptiOn.'
Second Will be the ardGous task of
convincing the masses that it Is neces-
sary to their welfare, that the so-called
labor leaders are too numerous, and are
thriving OH the hard-earned wages of
the toiling masses, and that the time
has arrived when only one organization
of labor is sufficient 10 successfully
give labor's voice hearing in all things
pertaining
TO ITS WELFARE.
The American Labor union believes
in organization OH the principle OF every
member being leader and every mem.
Der participating in the settlement OF
the wageworkers' problems. 1t believes
the 200 or more labor leaders are
source Of widespread dissatisfaction
among organized wOrkmen. The A. l..
U. offers remedy for these evils by
coming into the world with one uni
( versal brotherhood of workingmen.
/ One general head, shorn of all power
to precipitate the order into any con-
tiict or strife. The grievance of any
one member will be the concern of the
whole organization.
Trades and classes have frequently
been fighting corporations single-hand-
ed, to be overwhelmingly defeated in
neatly every instance. The A. L. U.
protects It's members to its full strength,
sacrificing every member TO meet COM
bined capital with combined labor un-
der one grand brotherhood of man. Its
motto is: -. 80 ,i.s,.,r, +, .....,s. /,
,''rhe cause of one is the cause of all.n
The late struggle of labor has clearly
convinced the most skeptical united
action should be left to the power
of the rank and file. We have been for
years literally contributing snare of
our
HARD-EARNED WAGES
in support of so-called labar leaders,
whose aspirations have been in many
cases to become politicians. The time
has arrived for an honest labor organi-
cation, with each and every member a
leader.
Temporary headquarters will be at
McCoy's hotel. There will be chosen
two directors from New York, one from
Philadelphia, one from Buffalo, one
| from Kansas City. two from st. Louis.
| two from the Pacific coast, and one each
| from st. Paul and Minneapolis. The
! president; w. III. Overton, vice presi-
dent; Nj. A. Cogley, secretary and treas
| urer The Chicago directors are g. A.
| Keller. w. E. Keru, Col. Ii. f. Hamilton,
P. j. Grimes. F. Nj. Donneily, H. E.
Huntington, John Costello, Owen Nc
Shane, William Russell, Peter Kennedy,
S. Frotherstone. c. l. Dahl.
I. The officers of the new organization
say organizers will be put in the field
Immediately, and. the union extended
throughout the country.
/ Resolutions were adopted pledging
financial support to E. V. Debs and
| piedging cooperation to the American
Railway union.
i ! j. S. McFadden, personal friend OF
Debs stated to reporter in Kansas
City yesterday, that Debs and his
co-workerS are behind the American
Labor union.
1T is the Intention" he said. ''to
sinclude in this organization al! labor OF
j whatever kind not merged under the
head of raiIroading. 1t will be affiliated
with the A. K. u. and doubtless be
controlled by the same officials"