Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-26
A GENERAL STRIKE.
All Organized Labor Likely to Be
Involved In the Miners Strike.
LABOR LEADERS CALLED TO MEET.



COLUMBUS u, Aug T.-Extreme
measures OF the gravest import are un'
der consideration by both parties to
the struggle between the coal miners
ana mine operators Inc rich oper'
ators nave decided TO break inc strike
ana operate their Mines backed oy
uatiing guns and Pinkertons. Inc
miners ofncials, on the other hand'
are more determined to win than ever
Tor each day that passes now means an
aoditionai Investment OF Starving ana
suHerlng made oy the strikers ana they
nave ALREADY taken action looking 70
general strike OF all organized laoor'
lhey are grimly resolved that tne sup
ply OF coal snail DC effectively cut
on "A conference OF all the LABOR
leaders 10 meet In 81 LOUIS August ~
was called yesterday and TINS confer
ence' should other EFFORTS fail, is TO
order tne general strike. IL is pre-,
dicteo that tne present troubles WIN
precipltate the oltterest industrial
war OF tne century Inc contest as
ihtimated IN the call Tor the conference,
not only aims AZ the tyranny OF cap'1ai
out az the courts tnat nave nampered
oy inluhctlon the eHorts OF tne striK.
ers' me national executive board OF
the onlteu NINE workers reJec'eo 'ne
proposl''oh OF the rittsourgh opera
tors Tor conference 10 arpltrate the
wage dispute IN that distrlct' claiming
that sueh actioh would DC pre]uaicial
10 the interests OF the miners AZ large.
Inc poard is ready 70 consider
oVerlures Tor the aroitrat'on OF the
issues OF the great strike only when
these overtures come from all the oper'
ators IN the competitive distrlcts,
when lhcludes ohio' lhdiana' In
m no, west virginia ana pennsylvania
Inc ooara mas decided not 10 deViate
from the estaoiished policy until the
result OF the d. LOUIS conference Is
known ( =, Inc aggressive work IN the
held VIII DC continued ana the EFFORTS
10 spread the strike In the west vlr'
gina district Will DC renewed. Inc
success or failure OF the strlke hangs
upon tne result OF tne conference
the call Tor which mas been IN
aorsed oy oamuel dompers, presl'
uen' Oh 'he american reoeratloh
Vi haoor' anu D. W. oo'ereign'
genera ii,as'e, "orKmah u 1ne
~. Mn,sM.s =, 1aoo'. lnoy aa.il'aln
'ua. 'no nsn. Nv" ooins wseeu W ',e
ni'ne's 70 vIo u oo'ul,on in1e'eS' "
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ny' nv 'ao %. LOUIS vonierclce ai'
, ,aDo Us"n liza ~. W. '0 m "'Ao. W
lo'h iseuo' WIN '''0 iu'ne's' Ahe ia'i'
u'e W securc d Keherai suspension
In west virginia mas greatly inter-
fered with the prospects OF success, as
the coal sunnlied from that and tho
a. 5000 l,at.;..s l.. -. A.
~" 'eo."V0" u''u, ,o'' 10 niooViue Vho
limited demand. Inc only nope OF cut
ting off this supply appears to lie in the
refusal nj oroanized labor In the ord;.
80, ,h..usI. - ...m. a l.. H.
."'y e"""'oi' VI u"nio "h" W Jus
mess 10 reIuse 10 hanule or use THIS
coal. II the object OF the st. Louis
conference Is ACCOMPLISHED the strike
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~ 'o"o" w "o"iy e'o'J 'i""'h
oi laoor III tne country
OPERATORS ARGUE THEIR SIDE.
prTrspupau pa Aug o. Thu cool
=. =, w.
opo'"'o'e ~ 'noir inee''hg iasV n'ght
after waiting In vain for an answer
from President Ratchford to their tele.
gram asking for n con farence bara N
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~ 'iurn'o '"e sVriho qucs''oh' issueo
the 1ollowlng statement 10 the public
shortly after midnight:
The GENERATORS have exhausted every effort tn
make amcable settlement. but the miners re-
fuse either to meet in conference or arbitrate
The position talen by Mr. Ratchford occasions
great surprise TOT the operators. He insists In
t.. all Lido. -. It, =,
knows the operators Of other states under no
II "a