Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-14

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CHICAGO. July 13.-The conference OF
the American Federation of Labor ad-
iourned at 7::3O this evening after hav,
ing decided against general strike.
The action of President Debs and tae A.
r. L. was endorsed, however and $1,000
voted for defense for the coming trial
Of Dabs.
The Executive Council OF Seven Will
hold a session tomorrow.
The morning session of the Fedora
tlon of Labor was hot and many strong
speeches were made on both sizes OF
the resolution as to whether the .-mer-
lean Federation Of Labor should order
general strike OF all the mem
bers in sympathy with the Pull
man strikers aud al the request
/ OF the A. L. u. A strong
speech was made by NJ. J. Carroll, of
the International Typographical Union,
/ in favor of general strike being order
ed by all Of the labor Organizations OF
the country. He appealed TO the feeling
of the conference in the manner in
which labor had been trampled upon by
capital and that the only way TO force a
recognition was TO order a complete tie
up. Messrs. Mcclure and Perkins made
speeches in the same line, arguing most
emphatically in favor of the resolutions.
Mr.. Drummond took up
THE SIDE OF OPPOSITION
and discussed at some length the mad
visibility of a general strike. He said:
II want Debs TO understand that it is
unnecessary for us TO order strike.
He wishes TO shift the responsibility off
his shoulders on TO us, and object 10
it. II he has started il and cannot win,
let him lose il. believe that the con-
dition Of this country is such that a
general strike would not win. do not
want the reputation OF having our Fed
GRAFTON losing this already lost strike.
q rn vppUseu TO the resCfutions.
MI. Garland, OF the Iron and Steel
Workers, said: I'VE vese uSRbla-ts
form an effective organization as long
as the Pullman shop was working on
the wages which they paid and not
until the American Railway Union
strike have we been able to do any
thing. In our organization we had
and still do have great strikes,
both in sympathy and for grievances.
I am opposed to a general strike now
| because we now have certain scale OF
wages adopted by arbitration, and II we
strike that scale will be broken, and at
! this time OF financial depression l be-
lieve that IL would be impossible to get
as good d scale of wages as we nave
now, and therefore general strike
would be detrimental to our NEE. am
not In favor Of complying with DeOs's
request. He was 50 very arrogant at
the start, not even -ecognizlng US, and
now he wants to shift all OF the respon-
sibiity off upon u! and blame US for
losing the strike"
HON. PATRICK MBRYDE,
representing the coil miners, next said:
III strike is ordersd let II be for our
selves and not for Deos He has not
managed this thing light, and now he
wants help, and l tfn not In favor OF
doing it, l am Opposed TO bringing any
other organization into this strike. II
! Debs has started Is Jet him finish 1t.
| President Gompers said there was too
much contention among the TABOR or
ganizations of Chicago TO be victorious
! in q general strike. He asked every
member TO think over the resolutions
u 1 : E.l - Nryau
/ TO vote.
The conference rsassem bled about
four o'clock and the committee at once
presented for adoption an address to the
public. President Gompers read it
quite lupressively. A resolution was
adopted condemnng both the kepuoH-
can and Democratic parties ana pieug-
ing support to the poor.
The address w2s finally adopted as
follows:
THE preat init strial upheaval now
agitating the country mas oeen care
fnIIv calmly and fully considered in a
ronference NJ tia Executive Council OF
tho American liberation OF Labor and
the executive r f ,ers and representa-
/ ,ivas NJ the nar nal and international
nnions and hrotI 4 hoods, called 70 meet
in the citv OF CI ago on the 18th day
of INV ise4 blthe light Of all the
| avidarca ohtai,t5Ie and in view OF the
( necnIiar comnIibations now enyeloplng
The sitnation wa ire forced TO the con-
clusion that the Interest ol the union
! affiliated with
| THE AMERICAN FEDERATION Or LABok,
demand that they refrain from partici-
patlnQ in any general or local strike,
which may be proposed IN connection
with the preseni tsilToad trouOIes' In
making this osc.aratlon' we 10 nO'
wisb il prdars, a that we are In any
vsv antagonis 10 labor organizations
no,y strngoIinq = right or justice but
rs,bar N the T. that the present con-
,as, hos baco,,s surrounded and beset
wi,b connIicss ms so grave in their
na,n-a tnaT o. .puot consistently ad-
yisa : course v,a ch would but add 10
,ha ,enarsI Infusion. The public
80 - alf,s 70 the interests of cor
80, ,,.oat,t lave With few exceptions
- n'oitoionsI, misrebresented matters
-, ic mind the working
oIassa. =, arrayed in open hostil-
- tsd.,a5 A. shoritJ. This Is posi-
80, 80 ~ va A. -, hsh tob be placed in, nor
LII &c o1ccty IL without protest.
w o,ain, - - as laa.abiding as any
- ciass - itizens, substantiated by
onr ac5ions - lines of public need and