The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
1T IS EVIDENT THE ATTENDANCE
At TODAY's MEETING WILL BE
A DISAPPOINTMENT.
PATRICK DOLAA RISES 70 REMARK
He Answers the Charges of Opera
tors Against RatchfOrd, Show
ing Where They Broke Their
WOrd-Quiet Day In Camp.

st. Louis, Aug. 29.-The attendance
of labor leaders ut tomorrow's united
convention is tonight disappointing to
those in charge. The most important
arrivals are j. r. Sovereign grand mas
ter workman of the Knights of Labor:
w. &. Pearce, secretary and treasurer
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, Columbus. o.; II. Askew, secretary
of the National Mineral Miners associ-
alton, lshpeming, Mich, and Sylvester
Kelleher, publisher Of the Social Demo-
crat, Chicago.
Mr.. Sovereign tonight said
Il can not forecast what this confer
ence will do. Nobody can tell what it's
outcome will be. 1t seems to me, how
ever, that all labor organization realize
that the time has come for them to put
aside all petty jealousies and form one
F., grand amalgama ton. Organized labor
has been working for some time on the
line of securing legislation which will
i benefit the working classes. but 1t has
brought us no benefit. We will now
get to work in an endeavor to remove
1 the cause of our failure in legislative
| circles and hope for better results.
This miners strike is nearer won
than many people believe. If ever there
was real grievance and just cause
LOT StTlhlUS IL WAS Ill tnlS STRIKE, anu
| | believe they will win yet"
| ''If." said Mr.. Sovereign in conclusion.
"they don't win, it is the last strike
Will ever go into on these lines"
What new plan of action Mr. Sover-
ign had he declined to say.
The local committee on arrangements
| tonight called meeting of all labor
| representatives for 10 o'clock in morn.
ing at Masonic hall to organize and ap-
point committee on credentials.
Grant Luce. chairman of the commit
| tee on arrangements. said tonight he
had been advised that Messrs. Ratch-
' ford and Gompers and one or two Others
1 had met in Columbus and arranged Il
plan of action for the conference which
| they will present ut tomorrow's con-
| ference.
President Dolan of the Pennsylvania
miners. Is also expected. but Messrs
| Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
| tive Firemen and Ramsey of the teleg.
| raphers have wired they will be unable
! to attend.
Mr.. Debs will arrive in the morning
The objects of the conference, as far
| as can he ascertained from the various
| opinions given out by the local commit
| tee. are to devise some means for the
| relief of the striking miners of the
| country and to protest against govern
ment by lnJUnctlOn, OF, Ill the WOruS Oh
the call itself. "the object of the con
| vention will not be merely to protest
against the usurpation and tyranny OF
| the courts. but to formulate plans to
compel II return to the principles OF
free government and put said plans into
practical operation
| Secretary H. w. Steinbush of the
| Building Trades Council of st. Louis
said tonight:
| 1.-The object of the meeting is to set
| tie the miners strike. We want justice
and we are going to have it. but not il
defiance of the principles of American
liberty. We are patriotic and we want
what is for the best interests of the ell
| tire country.
| 81 think the greatest result of this
meeting will be the uniting of all the
labor organizations of this country into
one common cause. 1t will. without
any question. lead to the union of al
the labor organizations in one centra
body. in which united action can be
taken for the interests of labor OF
| every question that may affect their in
terests. ! know all representatives OF
labor in st. Louis are. in favor of such
| n stem