The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-31
National Leaders Consider the
Miners Strike.
THEY WANT A PLAN OF ACTION.
Reprcse ntatives of Leading Labor
Unions Ia Conference at >f. Louis
On How 20 Meet the Courts In
Janeffor ana the operatorx- Plan
of samaAfGn Debs on Hand
Working for Social Democracy
Indiana Miners Are Starving.

u ~3&EL- 8rat re conference r@S accom-
pl.shed. II anything. : IN doah.
K Is uos belisF.a the leaders have at
tanned arr definite result saS n fact.
fae president - ore - TIE naffoual oF-
ganizaticns s2ys TIE failure q ths con
ferencs was a forsgene cQnciustrn- !
s10uaS feel very much ehaeTined. saie
this gentleman. - I hed any part in the
conwenfng of this conference
The committee On resolutions and plan
cf arslon was AZ gork all afternoon IND
toHight. and this evening NJ sovereign
announced that they had Formulated a
plan. bat declined 20 give any details.
TIE piaffcru. * j. expected. wla BE SUB
mIsted 20 the convention Fcgnorrow morn
Ing. The fourteen different organizations
represented fn the Convention make an
anzsesdg body, and IL - evident tnas an
OF them cannot be satisfied with plat
form formulated BY I've men representing
as many branches o9 organized labor.
Mr. Ratohfords plan 81 pstiIlontng
President Mckinley 10 couxene congress
Ia extra session To enact measures pro
yidaag for the settlement % The present
Labor difficulties. Or. as ae pat Il. TO de-
fae the rights o. citizens II any did rot
meet Mlih the approval he had hoped for.
and Il Is not believed the plan Will be IL
/ eorpoEated II the platform
Debx Closely Watching.
Although present IN the convention al
day. Mr. Deos did not speak. nor did ne
puE in an appearance AZ I0nfgst's mass
meeting. where ne was widely advertised
70 make an address Ee Is represented on
( the committee on resolutions. however. by
Ar. Berger. and as Ae has remained pretty
/ elosf 30 the gentlemen composing tnat
cCaAnittee. il is safe 20 say his social
I aensocracy'' idea vii be represented.
X is thought adjournment VIII be
reached some time tomorrow.
The Unions Represented
The committee on credentials made It's
| report Immediately On the assembling of
the conference for rs afternoon session.
| Il was saoan thai sighsy-esght delegates.
| representing the following organizatloR
were present. United Mine Workers 81
AmerIra. Social Democracy. the American
Federation OF Labor. the StoaHznaker
/ International Union, brotherhood OF
| Painters ana Decorators, Brotherhood %
| Bottle Blowers. Buildings Trades Council
! os ST Louis the Patriots of America the
brotherhood OF Track Foreusn. the Single
! Tar League of America Central I-aDor
! Council OF Cincinnati. lhe International
| Tvpog-aphieai Union. the Peoples parry
/ Of Kansas and the Industrial order OF
/ Freedmen
TIE report after some discussion was
I asoated. II was decided. however. that
/ delegates be recognized as coming from
4
represent instead % the general body Ine
! general report showed aiso The presence
~ s.oe woman delegate. Mrs. Mary JoHsS;
l ~ CF7icaE 70. who represents the Social De-
/ yro~raev. The temporary organization
was then made permanent, ana tne el@4F-
! man read the call for the convention.
To Prepare Plan OF Action.
/ n was moved and seconded that CON-
/ rnftree on rasoI Etions be made Up or one
/ frora each organization named, earn as4e-
gntiors Il, choose their member This was
/ ar-an.5ed hv Delegate Stephens, Of Phiia-
/ se;Dhla- 70 read And plan q acton.
I Mr. Mabo-. % Detroit, objected 10 this
/ fCnmittee rs unwieldy, and said be was
+ rerfettlv sstisea 10 leave the matter o.
rezoIr,tI0rs 20 3 cnnuittes OF I'VE % oe
! selected by the chair. He amended the
/ resolution - that effect
afr Mahon-s amendment was carried On
/ 2 division. as xas the arn$ $flariaent oa AAf'
/ stephens
+ The chairman then named the committee
/ "o- resolutions ard plan of action,
( " C. paarce. Of the miners ". d Ma
+ hon. % the street railway men, VIC
/ tor Rerza- Of Milwaukee. who represents
1 the Socfal Democracy. fn whose faxor
Nr Dehs declined. q. (. Clemens. OF 30
/ ueka. representing the Populsts, an1
I James r. 50 -ereign
I
I ws-t over TIE miners strike from is n
I cepfioa % the present day and dwslt par
i sirtslarlv gloou government by fn3nnc-
,4rr~ he pleaded for prompt action
Z ara coming % the point ~ his argn-
/ rrsm4 aavo-afed q speeiai session q con
I eress as the best. and IN fact. the only
I relief
Mr. Sovereign pat himself or record as
( ns vo-ess % AR Ratchford's plan. he BE-
uevea this would be the last convention
4 IN p. held under present conditions. aut
( .nas fhe crucial test row confronted or
I gauEzed labor.
Al wanted En- Hear Dehs
/ less thar / 90 people. among whom were
I q large number Of ladies. assembled tn Ma
sonic hall tonight 20 listen 70 addresses oy
! r-.r15nert iahor leaders b-7Eght 20 tEe
I rftv by the conference. There was Dilca
enthusiasm shown When Il became known
/ thas Eugene Y. Dehs. president of tae 70
cta4 Dsrucrracv woul3 rot speak. there
we're signs cF Indignant dlssppToval ard
/ 1a,ss cries FOR that noted leader. Or ths
Stszs pere a nur.her q tie rnost nstae'3e
rg fha delegates 20 THE conference anon :
chem beng Tarnes r Sovereign, NJ p
pasrrY,r4 r~esfHent q rs National MIA
1 workers Trrfo-: G. e Clemens, TIE Fe7l'-
/ Wzt 1asHe~ . Tn7eka Esr, x =, Asnon
president - the Street Railway Ae1's ks-
+ socfat3o-. ana Jch- T1oy5 - Chscago :
rerraze-tatgvs % Tshs- Social Democracy
Grand Master Wc-krnaa Sovereign, wht
I presided. uss}e an !rsrsssicEe. aesrrss. II
whaeh ~ sala tARs the isborlng Ter - ts.'
country ws-z face - Faee wSth trs }ae
xrrs- problem oF zat8cu-ts%3v rsghti
i a~s frertv - frse speech kIa prs6.etee
! rnns ira conference wonl8 Tesuls ir the s.
stance = an e8trs that wosl3 LEAD g
rev sra sf uhertg - the lshorsaE CLASSES
j ~ America.
TIE presiding officer tHen csia- - -
+ rsra y Yoehs ard Joan e. EeIlF ar
uaorced that the S0Cis3 Democracy s@asts'
{ Vas rasg w5EH thH ccu1T1ftee ~ r~s2413
ts-cs and could n0f atten8 tEe TasetinE 3
lie s@ur warz hawewer. that after ths
{ vsreserrzt5gr = tse reTort - ere commit
E tre Pc wnuIA rake az expression - -
views before tEs conference. john y
/ Ttes-f 90 Cerirzzo. socze fw BIS stead II
Z eats fhs frftsvrffc-s vas -he }ast nas3 la ~
easrs1 81 freedrsn and frEsf3ce and predict
{ 81 tHat tsers wosla never - an a%eet T'
( strike uutf1 every wheel q Industry n ~
5 cuuaErg wzs sropTe6.
/ AraorE the sshsr speakers Erers trani
ssev4ws. vac said shzt tne o-ET s2iargsz 81
th. auesIaoE was tae ssaEse TAX NJ + ~
{ Ne~ g C. CSssue1s oWen Aliaer &n1 -
n Rsfehfa-a. wAo vas the last cn -.
s rsroE-ana-zs-
AFr Rafrhfars nas ptau which hs ~
1 rr-asahav present 81 ths conference. rNEf
snE aann every w8rs.lnar1a7 an1 vu4a
E in 1ne coaz1Fy - cantrtaasia eenE -
{ day - n5s wages 80 q fgu1 far TIE ssal@
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