Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04
NO RESULT YET.
First Days Conference Between
Labor Leaders in ST. Louis.
Rntchford Wants Special Session of
Congress to Define Powers Of
Courts-Mennwhile strike Is in
Fair Way of Settlement.

St. Louis, Aug. 31.-The conference
of labor leaders which began Monday
morning had busy day and the end is
in sight. What the conference has ac-
complished, if anything, is in doubt.
The committee on resolutions and
plan of action was at work all after
noon and evening, and Mr.. Sovereign am
nounced that they had formulated II
plan, but declined to give anv details.
Mr.. Ratchford's plan Of petitioning
President Mckinley to convene con
gress in extra session to enact meas
ures providing for the settlement of the
present labor difficulties, or, as he put
1t, ''to define the rights of citizens, If
any," did not meet with the approval
he had hoped for, and it is not believed
the idea will be incorporated in the
platform.
Although present in tie convention
all day, Mr. Debs did not speak nor did
he put in an appearance at Monday
nights mass meeting, where he was
widely advertised to make an address.
He is represented on the resolutions
committee, however, by Mr.. Berger, and
as he has remained pretty close to the
gehtiernen composing that commlttee
~ Is SURE 10 say MS soclal democracy
idea will be represented.
called to Order.
ohortiy al'er II O'CLOCK the conVen-
tion was called to order. w. b.
Prescott, president of the National
u typographical uhioh' OF Indianapolis.
was CHOSEN temporary chairman ana
a. NJ. Pearce' oil columbus, temporary
secretary
m "rsnhiha.'oh" "epresente"'
Inc committee on credentials MADE
lth report lnmeulately upon the as
senbllng OF the conference for its after
neon session. Ii was SHOWN that So
uelega'es, representing the 1ollowlng
organlZatlons' We're represented:
Sootni ohiteq Nine workers n OF America; @ the
tion of Labor the Stonemakers' Interna
tional union, Brotherhood of Painters and
decorators, Brotherhood OF Bottle Blow
tbe ] Patriots of America ' Internationsi nj LTisi
brotherhood of Track Foremen, the Single
Tax League of America, Central Labor
TouncIa n, SL G'h"innati' % .he dntepnatlonai
Of Kansas ana the Industrial order Of
Freedmen.
Permanently Organized.
The temporary organization was
then made permanent and the chair
man read the call for the convention.
The chairman then named as the COM
mittee ION resolutions and plan OF ac-
ticn" w. {. Pearce, OF the miners, w.
D. Mahon, of the street railway men;
Victor Berger, of Milwaukee, who rep
resents the social democracy, in whose
favor Mr.. Debs declined; q. q. Clemens,
OF Topeka, representing the popullsts,
and James H. sovereign
Wants Special Session OF Congress.
MIR. hatehtora then TOOK the noor'
lie went over the miners str'ke from ITS
inception 10 the present uay ana dweit
particularly upon government by IN
junction: he pleaded 1or prompt ae-
uon' ana coming 10 the poih' OF MS ar
gumeh', advocated speclal session Oh
congress as lhe pest' ana IN 1act' inc
only relief' oeleVe' saio MI hatch-
ford' "A special session OF congress is
necessary TO dehne me rights Oh 'he
people OF this country-H they nave
any pelieVe II su1hcient time We're
gwen the president OF the ohl'eu
e'ates VIII can special session Oh con-
gless 10 act on the matter Oh lnJunc-
'lons ana ma means OF reiiei from 'he
eNistlng troubles IN the laoor world
"o"id rnrniszv nes"ess, ,s "
| In case Oh refusal sa'u MI hatci'
loru' iinpressNc,s, ai.ei a.. a" gu, ou,outs' ,1 ~
cheerlhS huu supsiueu' IL VIII 'hen ~
time 10 eohsluer more extreme meas
ures' am IN 1a'or IL 'he presiueht re
luses 10 can congress 'ose'her oi
complete paralysis oi business pe
heVe 'heh IN syhpatnetie strike.
ME-. rat v Neiii' ot h'cn liiii' NO. wh'
said he represented l'ooo uiiorsahlZu'
Pichs' ia'oreo iapor rcNoiu.ioh' ~
was sociai'S.' ne Saiu' ana oeiie'eo IL
.he mlhers taking 'hlnSs III .heir owl
hahoS II necessary HIS merry harane"
Pieaseo the auulence srea.ly.
OPPOSES Hn'eh,crus n.t ran.
MI sovereign Pat h,ii,seir Vi, recur'
as opPoseu W Nif' hatchIoru pian' Ill