The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-09-11
REVOLT AGAINST G0MPERS
is TOO CONSERVATIVE
Bitterly Denounced by the United
Labor League of Western
Pennsylvania.
oEBs ALSO HAS OPPOSITION
A New National Organization OF
Rniiroad Men Is Formcd---Or-
s%anization to Take All
Railroad Men In.

P%ittsburg, Sept. 1.-THE United La
Dor League of Western Pennsylvania
at n largely attended and excited meet
ing last night gave expression to an
open revolt against Samuel Gompers,
of Labor, and many reflections and
ugly charges are made. 1t was all on
account of expressions made by Comp
ers in reference to the recent conven-
ton of labor leaders Mt st. Louis. He
is credited with making unkind re-
marks about the gathering and cast
ing reflections on those who were fore
most in the meeting. Gompers had a
few defenders in the meeting and at
one time there We're remarks concern
ing somebody being thrown out of
the window.
During the discussion on a PROPOSE
ton to take action on the ST. Louis
platform, President NJ. Carrick, mem-
Der of the Brotherhood of Painters
and Decorators, referred to Gompers
as a plug hated, greasy tool of CAPT
tai" He said among other things:
ut is time to call u halt OH labor IA
kris who sit in their Offices and thank
God that they are not like the poor
workingmen of the country. Comp
ers is a disgrace to labor and l believe
it is high time to call down the would
be ~aristocrats of labor and kick them
bodily out of the movement"
When President Carrick finished he
was greeted with round after round
of applause. The following resolution
by John Dyus, representative of the
Typographical union, was adopted:
~"Resolved, That the United Labor
League of Western Pennsylvania dis
approves of the utterances of Mr..
Gompers for the reason that they are
inilnical to the best interests of organ
lied labor and we are liberal enough
OF believe that the great battle for the
emancipation of labor cannot be won
by trades unions alone"
1t was decided to send n delegate to
the Chicago convention to be held Sep
TENDER 81, and every delegate present
was instructed to urge his local lodge
to do the same.
Revolt Against Debs.
Chicago, Ill, Sept. 1.-THE teach
lngs and principles Of Eugene V. Dehs.
are To be opposed a national polit-
zeal organization OF the same class of
men whom he claims to represent.
~ PASiiiiiiiaiS arrangements 1OT
the Illinois branch of the American
hallway league, the new organization
were made yesterday at a meeting held
in one of the lodge rooms of the Ma
sonic temple. The league has an open
membership list. Every employee Of a
railroad from n president down to a
track man is eligible and those fore
most i'll the movement say hat the
organization is to be a non-partisan af-
fair, which will not only heap benefits
upon the working railroad man, but
will also work for the benefit of the
railroad corporations. and more than
all. as it was put ut the meeting, Cor
rect the rapidly growing impression
that the ordinary railroad man is
against the government and his en-
ployes on every question"
Grand President II. S. Kayler, of
Ohio, presided at the meeting and
there was at least 200 employees of rail-
roads entering Chicago in attendance.
j. w. Callahan, who was active in
the railway mems sound money organ
ization last fall, was elected president
pro ten of the Illinois branch.
Tie business of the meeting had
progressed thus far when the news of
the death of Senior Conductor Hiatt,
OF division No. !, of the Brotherhood
of Railway Conductors, was received
and caused an adjournment for two
weeks.
After the meeting Grand Secretary
xavier said:
There is nothing secret or mysteri-
Gus about this organization. 1t is
simply the outgrowth of the increasing
intelligence of the employees of the
railroads. We have learned that it
is more to our advantage to cooperate
with the men that are paying us wages
than to oppose them at every turn. We
believe that we can help them and help
ourselves by an enlightened use of the
ballot box more than by strikes and
b%oycotts.
eve intend to take part in primary
elections, and every candidate who Sc
cures our support must first pledge
himself that he will oppose legislation
that will tend to reduce the wages of
railway employees. We will not at
tempt to work into national politics ut
once. although in time we may be
forced to do so. | admit that while our
organization is made up on non-parti-
san lines at present there is a prepon-
derance of anti-silver men enrolled.
We have fifty-one leagues in Ohio, and
there are organizations in Illinois,
| Wisconsin. Minnesota, Indiana, Mis-
souri,, Michigan, Colorado and Iowa.
In six months we hope to have organ
izations in at least twenty-siX states.
There are 900, 1000 railroad men in the
United States, and we believe that we
can be n tremendous power in politics
if we organize thoroughly"