The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-08

Ready-One Million Men Are Invol we'd
and Hopes Are Entertained That the EN-
pioyes VIII Yield Rather Than Make a
Fight-what Tom Mann Says.
London. Sept. 7.-tCopyrighted. 1896.
by the Associated Press. lit Is re-
ported among the delegates who are
bound for the trades union congress.
which opens at Edinburgh, on Monday
next, that all the plans for a gigantic
strike of the dock laborers of the
world at large have been perfected in
everything but the minute details and
that the most important labor move
ment ever conceived may be COM
menced this autumn. The trades union
men who do the work of the ports OF
the United Kingdom have been work.
ing on this scheme for a long time
past and IL is looked upon as likely TO
be the signal for a new era. not only
in the history of trades unionism but
in the history OF all labor organiza-
lions or secret societies Since the
year 1889. every strike for better wages
or shorter hours at any port OF the
United Kingdom has practically come
to nothing because when the men went
out at any particular port. the trade
of that place has been transferred for
the time being to some other British or
continental port and the strikers have
been compelled to surrender.
To Unite All Glasses.
The present plan is designed to pre-
vent any such fiascoes by uniting all
classes of laborers employed in or
uhA he he Ghf Ia nd
warehouses in the United Kingdom.
the United States, Canada, Germany,
France, Holland. Belgium. andAustra-
liza, as well as other countries, I'm one
great new federation. Its members
are to wear a specific badge and the
cardinal principal of membership will
be to stand firmly united. and TO inn
pllcitly obey the instructions of the
governing council in spite of any
thing or anybody. Throughout the
world the members of this federation
will be pledged to uphold strikes of any
section of the federation by striking in
sympathy and remaining out until no.
titled TO return to work. The scheme
is 80 gigantic in scope and may have
so far-reaching consequences that 1t
is attracting attention on all sides and
is seriously considered by the lawmak-
ers of Great Britain. who see in 1t a
great danger which may have TO be
met by radical resources. The strike
is to be principally against the piece
work system.
What "Tom " Man Said.
Tom Mann, one of the leaders Of
the movement, was interviewed by a
representative of the Associated Press.
He said THE organization which Is
controlling this new movement Is called
the International Federation Of Ship.
Dock and Rivers. an organization that
directly appeals to over one million
men. When we have completed the or
ganiZations of these men, and so far,
we are sure of fourth OF the number
mentioned and the number is growing
every hour. IL will be the biggest event
that has happened I'm the labor move
ment. In the United Kingdom the
men are responding as freely as we
could wish. We have already made
great steps at organization in the
United States, Belgium and Holland.
and the work is going on in number
of other countries. In the United
States our propositions have met with
a cordial reception from MIR Gompers
who has thoroughly distributed our
literature in the proper quarters The
replies already received from the
United States are very encouraging
and so soon as we have made further
progress here we shall complete the
work I'm the United States and Canada
by sending delegates there.
strike VIII lie Inaugurated.
"An the little details of completing the
organization of the new federation will
be finished and the result will be that
a strike will be at once inaugurated
here, the dock laborers and other mem
bers of the federation in America will
quit work at the same hour and our
continental brothers will also lay down
their tasks. We do not wish for a
strike. nor do our members desire ii IL
our demands can be granted by quiet
discussion with the employers. In any
case. II we wait until we have 100000
men enrolled there will be no need for
a strike, as the employers will yield in
the face OF the threat of a general par
alysis of the shipping business of the
world. Yes, IL is true that IL has been
proposed that the general strike
should commence Sept. 2s but l hope
that this will not be the case. OF
course, there will be two factions in the
new federation, those who are smarting
under prolonged injustice and who are
therefore eager to strike. and those
whose affairs are in better condition
and who. therefore, are somewhat
lukewarm and industrious OF precipi-
tating the great strike planned
Fusion Perfected In Nebraska.
Helena. Mont, Sept. THE Demo-
state convention met i'm Creighton hall
Friday afternoon and Endorsed the
state ticket nominated by the Popu-
lists and nominated an attorney gen
eral and university regent. The ticket.
Governor Silas A. Holcomb: lieuten-
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