Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-10-10
DEBS IS DENOUNCED.
FALLEN IDOL WITH TRADE AND Ia
6OR ASSEMBLY LEADERS.

He Has Denounced Trade Cnionism In
adequate and Labor Leaders say He Does
Not Represent the Irue Cause of Labor
Railway Company Refuses Train.
CHICAGO. Oct. IF it has been the idea
that Eugene Y Debs was a hero admired
by every member Of organized labor. this
idea received a hard blow AT the meeting
Of the Trade and Labor Assembly, when
Richard Powers. in the strongest Ian
guage. denounced his leader in the recent
railroad strike in anything but compli-
mentary terms 1t seems that Debs holds
the position Of fallen idol among the
leaders Of the Trade and Labor assembly.
Until recently he has been the subject of
volumes Of sympathetic resolutions. ex-
tolling him to the skies as the victim Of
misplaced justice. and martyr TO the
cause of labor. Recently Eugene v Debs
was seized with a new idea. During his
Incarceration he conceived scheme of or
Ranization similar to the American Rail
way Union, but differing in the methods
Of procedure
Denounced Trades Unions.
IN the American Railway union strikes
were used as a method of accomplishing
his desire but in the new labor movement
he has denounced trade unionism as in
adequate, and proposes to organize labor
unions on a political basis. The denun.
citation Of the trades unions is Whist caused
the sudden change Of sentiment toward
Debs on the part Of the leaders of organ
lied labor. When Richard Powers and
others were told OF Debs' recent scheme,
they denounced him as hypocrite and
or ~ bf If t4h
"Debs has carried this thing too far cx-
claimed Mr.. Powers, "and am rot afraid
TO say this. / am not afraid to say fur
ther that the American Railway union is
dead Up to few months ago | was "a
great admirer Of Eugene V. Debs but now
do not believe in him. When any man
attempts to denounce organized trades I'M
ions as inadequate TO do anything for the
cause of labor, he does not represent the
true cause Of labor.
The Welcome 10 Debs.
Al the meeting uf the labor congress the
principal questions discussed were the Sc.
curing of charter from the American
Federation of Labor and the matter of ex-
tending welcome 10 Eugene " Debs on
the occasion Of his release from the Wood
stock Jail
In regard 10 Debs welcome Delegate
Kidd, who was chairman of the commit
tee in charge Of the affair reported that
the whole matter had beer turned over to
the American Railway Union, and the
committee from the organization had
added the presidents of both
the Trade assembly and the La
Dor congress to their own number, as
well as representatives from the Central
Labor union. In that way, he said all
friction between the rival organizations
had been avoided and fitting reception
guaranteed for the released labor leader.
Refused "a Train Charter.
a delegate from one Of the local unions
Of the American Railway union said the
committee from his union had called on
the officials of the Northwestern railroad
IA charter "a train 10 90 TO Woodstock on
the morning of Nov - but the officials
refused To consider the proposition and
told the committee that those who desired
10 go 10 Woodstock on that occasion
would have 10 pay full fare and go as in
dividuals along with the other passengers.
Thomas ! Kidd chairman Of the special
committee appointed To agitate the char
ter matter, recommended that the ques-
tion be left TO the annual convention of
the federation, which meets in New York
city the first Monday in December Mr..
Kidd, however. asked that the affiliated
unions use all the means nc their com
mand To have the delegates from their
national organization instructed how TO
vote IN the matter