The herald., 1897-08-30
LEADERS
OF LABOR
Will Convene at St Louis
Today
THE ATTENDANCE IS SMALL
AND THE RESULTS VERY MUCH
IN DOUBT
The Object of the Meeting Is to Settle
the Miners Strike and Unite
Labor
THE ATTENDANCE is SMALL
AND THE RESULTS VERY MUCH
IN DOUBT
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ST, LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 29.-The at
tendance of labor leaders at tomorrow's
united labor conventions is considered
something of a disappointment, but the
promoters are gathering, and 1t is
thought that tomorrow's arrivals will
materially increase the list of delegates
The most important arrivals Of the day
were ]. R. Sovereign, grand master
workman of the knights of Labor; W. c.
Pearce, secretary and treasurer of the
United Mine Workers of America; R.
Askew, secretary of the National Min
ers' Association of America, Ishpeming,
Mich.
at is simply impossible to forecast
what this conference will do," said Mr..
Sovereign. at seems to me, however"
he continued, "that all labor organiza-
tions realize that the time has come for
them to put aside all petty jealousies and
form one grand amalgamation Whether
this organization will be effected here,
1 cannot even surmise. Organized labor
|
ton which will benefit the working
classes, but it has brought them no bene-
ft They will get to work in an effort
to remove the cause of our failure in
legislative circles and hope for better
results"
Branching off into the matter of the
miners strike, Mr.: Sovereign said: "This
miners strike is nearer won than many
| her W
grievance and just cause for striking,
it was in this strike, and I 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.. Sovereign had
he declined to say.
Grant Luce, chairman Of the commit
tee on arrangements, said that he had
been advised that Messrs. Ratchford
and Gompers and one or two others had
met Nh Columbus and arranged plan
of action for the conference which they
will present at the conference tomor-
row. Debs will arrive in the morning
The object of tomorrow's conference, as
far as can be ascertained, are to be to
devise means for the relief Of striking
miners and to protest against "the gov
ernment by injunction" Secretary H.
w. Steinbess of the Building Trades
Council of st. Louis, who has done much
to bring the conference into existence
said tonight: 1.-The object of the meet
ing is to settle the miners strike. We
want justice and we are going to have
it, but not in defiance of the principles
of American liberty. We are patriotic
and we want what is for the best inter
ests of the country. I think the result
of this meeting will be the uniting of all
the labor organizations in this country
in one common cause. 1t will, with
out any question, lead to the union of
all the labor organizations in one central
body in which united action can be
taken for the interests of labor on every
question that may affect their interests"
NELSON, O., Aug. 29.-The destitu-
tion among miners here is very great
Manager Buckley says 1860 persons, the
entire mining population of the town,
have absolutely nothing to eat, and 100
Of these are sick. In this immediate
vicinity there are 1000 destitute people,
a large number of whom are children
Local charity has helped them until its
means are gone. A citizens committee
is exerting itself to secure temporary
relief by tomorrow If outside help does
not come soon the consequences will be
appalling.
AT HAZLETON
HAZLETON, Pa, Aug. 29-The strike
situation here is more unsettled tonight
than it has been for some days and ru-
mors of general shut down are current
The Foreigners control mining matters
here and this fact is coming home to the
operators with greater force now than
when they imported them for hard coal
production and preparation.
No attempt was made by the operators
to start Van Wycka's collieries tomor-
row. ShoulG the En- ert,sh speaking min
erS attempt to Glo SO Independently, the
foreigners openly say violence will fol-
low.
Meetings were held in different places
today and the decisdon was strike"
AN ADVANCE GRANTED
DUBOIS, Pa, Aug. 29-General Man
ager Robinson today issued circular to
the Rochester and London striking min
ers, in which he grants an advance to
forty cents per ton net. In the circular
he saylN he deems it is his duty to send
them communication as they have been
misled and misnforrned. After explain
ing the position of the company and it's
efforts to obtsl, contracts, Mr.. Robin
son says: "The effect of the lost tom
mage you will feel long after these agi-
tators with incorrect and careless state
ments of facts have disappeared"
The granting of the advance asked
should logically result in immediate re-
| sumption.
The miners have received the COM
munica zion and, acted upon it.
McKinley's Sunday