New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
LABOR CONGRESS OPENED.
DISCUSSING A GENERAL STRIKE To AID
THE COAL MINERS.
MANY BIC ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT THE
GATHERING IN ST. LoUIs-"GovERNMENT

MANY BIC ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED Al ihf
GATHERING IN ST. LoUIs-"GovERNMENT
BY INJUNCTION" DENOUNCED
St Louis. Aug so-E " Debs OF Terre Iiaute.
Ind: NJ d. Ratchford, OF Columbus and W. H.
Mahon Of Detroit were among the delegates 10 'Ne
Labor Congress vino arrived this morning ana reg
istered at the I.aclede Mr.. Debs. who Is not
representative of any organization comes on gen
era invitation and will, OF course. give his ad'ce
II called upon - ,
Shortly after II O'Clock the Congress was caheu
to order w. b. Prescott. president Of the inter
national Typogra phica Union. of lndianapo's' was
chosen temporary chairman, and a. NJ red'Ne' -
Columbus. temporary secretary.
Considerable controversy arose over the naming
OF "A Committee on Resolutions. In the mus. o.
the parliamentary tangle j. Il. Sovereign shou,eu
I'm sick and tired OF resolutions; this Is 'he INN
for action. | move Mr.. Chairman. that inc n'o',oi
to appoint a Committee Resolutions De aneh"eu
TO read on Resolutions and on Plan OF Action
This brought out a food Of amendments ana mo
tlons and the whole matter was tnaiiy tap'e" ""'
the meeting adjourned until D. m
The Committee on Credentials made It's report
Immediately upon the assembling of the congress
for It's afternoon session IT was SHOWN "
eighty-eight delegates, representing the
ORGANIZATIONS were present: The 'H''e' ~
Workers of America. the Social Denioc'"0s, VIZ
American Federation Of Labor. the StonemaNe''
,.,,o,,, linton brotherhood OF Painters am
I,ocorotors brotherhood OF Bottle Blowers buiiu
ing Trades Council of s.. Louis. the fa''io.S y. ",
America international Brotherhood o.
Foremen the Single Tax League OF AHe'' ,
,-o, Labor Council Of Cincinnati the ln'erha'o'''
Tvpographical Union. the Peoples fa'V Vi """
cas- and the Industrial Order Of freedtne"'
The report after some discussion w'S ~ ~'0P
7, was decided however. that delegates ne recos
ri7ad as coming from the particular OF ~
tbev represent instead OF the genera oo's'
renort showed also the presence vi Wv -.
dejegate Mrs Mary Jones OF Chicaeo' WIZ
sonts the Social Democracy Inc tho
gonization was then made permanent ~
chairman read the call for the conVeh'o"'
o no,io, tho chairman named as the oo'"'''''
, -, posoIu,io,s and Plan Of Action w l. rea'.
~ tho Miners: w D. Mahon OF the ST. sa,.
r.oy Mon. Victor Berger. of Milwaukee, "ho ',p' I
recents the Social Democracy. In "noSe law.
Debs declined: q. c. Clemens oi iope aro,,,n
son,ine the Pop, lists. and James ~ '0 ~, v,o,,
Mr. Ratchtord then took 'he no the
,er the miners strike from It's ncrpvom roy.rn-
present day. and dws tc rreaded for prompt ac-
men @hent d Wy navocated a special session OF NJ he
as the best AMI in fac the osS speciai session OF
ewtress aeye is Necessary to define the rights he. be
people of this country-ll .heH ynn % the president
~ ,be tinted states will call special and
Congress to act on me ror, the existing troubles in
,he labor world In case of refusal "a cheer
Ratchford impr ,ssvely aiS, ~ al c time to consider
more extreme measures in tdsether 5ssIn OF
r5mplete paralysis OF business pe-'e'e' '''e"' "
/ "A sympa thetc strike. IL ~ rooord as opposed
Mr. Sovereign put himself on red recosdd fS fSis Would
hc the last convention 10 be hed unuco infant ed
conditions and that the crucial test ho" 'o''''
Nr Mahon OF Detroit. said ssh3mid vote
nltt ,hforJ's nropositlon aud then go ,no,iio
The power of the Nation ne SAID nirsd %dS let IT be
/ bolv
proposition. a., IL. ,rode,essor took a fling
Mr. Manph' 'nnna nH ," saying that the President
would have to get Hanna's consent 10 '''e ''''''
if Hogan formerly Of the Amercam monracy
I-nlor and now representing me ooc'e of reommonwea
@, 3,e and General Heinmann Iexas I Lopuih,e Wen
kept M the flow of words unii 70. morrow morn
inc a. o'clock when the Resolutions
is expected TO report