People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-07-13

! council. Bakers council, Seamen's
union. Typographical union. Architect
ural Iron Workers, Carpenters, DINERS,
MasOns, Plumbers, Gastitters, Gravel
Roofers, Metal Cornice and Skylight
workers, Tin and Sheet Iron workers.
Steam Pipe and Boiler Filters, Coal
Heavers, Painters, Journevmen Lath-
ers, Electrical Workers, Cement Fin
! ishers, Marble Cutters, Mosaic work
ers, Bridge and Structural Iron Work.
/ ers, Hosting Engineers, Marine En-
gineers, Hod Carriers and Building
workers, Marble Polishers, Mosaic
Settlers and Mosaic Helpers, Car
builders aud kindred organizations,
Brass Finishers, Brass Moulders, Re-
tail ClOthiers, Coopers, Brewers and
Masters, Broom Makers, Iron Mould
ers, Machine Wood Workers. Press
Feeders, Trunk Makers, Tin and
Sheet Iron Job Workers and Tile Lay
ers' Helpers.
Besides all these an effort will be
made to get out the employees of all
surface and elevated transportation
lines in this city. Although these
men are poorly organized, the leaders
of the great strike movement believe
that the majority of them can be in
duced to strike.
A committee of seven was appointed
TO wait on Mayor Hopkins to endeavOr
TO have him make last effert to
bring about arbitration. The COM
mittee is composed of j. w. HASTE,
7. j. Elderkin, E. j. Lindholm, j. j.
Ryan, James Currie, A Cattermull and
Thomas |. Kidd.
1t is claimed that a number of the
unions, including the printers, the
marine engineers and the brick
makers, will refuse to be bound by
the order and very large percentage
of the other men are already idle be-
cause of the general shut down which
has resulted from the coal famine.
Among the resolutions adopted
were the following:
Resolved, That committee Of twenty-one
be appointed by this meeting to wait on the
city council and eQuest that II demand Of the
president that he withdraw from the city the
United States troops now in our midst.
The following letter was ordered
sent to Governor Aitgeld:
To Governor Altgeld: In view Of the &C.
cupation Of the state OF Illinois By armed
forces OF the United States without proper
demand having been made by the constituted
authorities OF the state and in do fiau % . bo
constitution:
Resolved, That committee of two be ap-
pointed by this meeting TO wait upon the CITY
council and request of il that il demand OF
President Cleveland the withdraw of the
United States troops from the city. We in
slst that your excelency take legal steps to
compel the withdrawal OF said army forces al
once and pied % your excellency the support
OF the law-loving Orsanized trades in Chica!o
In the accomplishment Of thi, result.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign
of the Knights of Labor said this
morning that he had determined to
delay the order for a strike of his
order until Wednesday.
Two nationali presidents have ar
rived in the city and had conference
with President Debs and other
officers of the American Railway I'm
ion. They are John Mcbride of the
Mine Workers association and w. D.
Mahon Of the National Association of
Street Car Men. These make five ma
tional officers that are now in the city,
the others being General Master
Workman Sovereign of the Knights Of
Labor, j. w. Mckinney of the Broth
ernood of Painters and Decorators and
and OConnell of the machinists,