Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-26
ASK GENERAL MINE STRIKE
INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL REARs RIGHT
Up IN ITS wR ATH.
Boycotts a Baseball Club, DenOunces
P~OwderIy's appointment, Op-
poses MiddauGh and Wants
Coal Miners TO Strike.

The Industrial Council. at its regular
meeting at labor headquarters, 1ll7 Walnut
street, yesterday afternoon, disposed OF an
unusually large amount of important busl-
ness. Strong resolutions were adopted sym
pathyzing with the strike Of the coal min
ers: the appointment of I. V. PoWderly as
commissioner of immigration by President
Mckinley was denounced; the president
was urged not TO appoint L. g.. Middaugh
as superintendent of construction of the
new government building. and the annual
election and installation Of officers was
held.
A communication was received from CEN
trail labor body of Milwaukee, asking the
council to boycott the baseball team of
that city when ii comes to Kansas City TO
play the Blues. The communication stated
that the management of the Milwaukee
team was selling ~non-union cigars in the
grand stand at that city. despite the pro-
tests of the union men, The council unan-
imously adopted resolutions declaring a
boycott on the Brewers when they visit
Kansas City.
The following was unanimously adopted
relative to the coal miners strike now on
.'Whereas. There now exists complete
~stagnation in coal mining industries caused
ny s~eiishness and injustice on the part OF
the mine operators and so-called owners,
therefore, be il
Resolved. Tina we. the Industrial Coun-
Gil oil Kansas lily. tALtlu 10 TIE az
who have ceased work in order to obtain
justice our sincere and hearty sympathy;
Resolved, That all coal miners in the
United States should at once cease mining
coal until such a time as this matter is
adjusted. because coal so mined is being
transported into strike c%enters.
Resolved, Thai this is a contention be
tween labor and the oppressors of labor
in which every wage-earner IN the Jnlted
States is interested and the miners should
receive their hearty support
Coal Miners Union, No. 6,SO1. composed
of all the Brush creek coal miners, is a
member of the Industrial Council. o. H.
Marvin. the secretary of the council, was
asked yesterday by a reporter for The
Journal if the councils resolutions would
cause the Brush creek miners to go out on
a sympathetic strike.
NO. 1 think not. Not at present. at
least" he replied But II 1t IS discoy-
cred that any of the Brush creek coal is
being shipped East. then d strike will IN
doubtedly be declared"
Brush creek miners evidently voted for the
adoption of the resolutions, as they were
given out by the secretary as having re-
The council unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution denouncing T. V. Pow
derby, recently appointed commissioner of
immigration:
Whereas. T. V. Powderly has been ap-
pointed commissioner Of immigration by
President Mckinley. and
Whereas. We believe that such appoint
ment is simply the carrying out of a polit-
Resolved. That we denounce T. V. Pow
DERBY for entering into such political COM
pact and we further denounce such trans
action as being detrimental to the best in
terest of the laboring classes of the United
States.@
o. H. Marvin. the secretary of the coun-
ell. was directed to write President Nc
Kinley. opposing the appointment of l.. c..
Middaugh as superintendent of construc-
ton of the new government building.
We are opposed to Middaugh for the
simple reason that he is a 'scab' architect,
or. rather. that he employs 'scab' orkm
in the place of union wOrkmen,' said Sec
rotary Marvin.
The officers elected for the ensuing year.
who were also installed yesterday. are as
follows: President, j. o. Walsh. member
of Iron Molders' Union. No. 162; vice presi-
dent, J. F.. Hayden. Retail Clerks Union.
No 10; Secretary. o. II. Marvin, Retail
Clerks Union. No. 70; treasurer. Ed Ma
honey. Press Feeders Union. No. 10: ser
geant-at-arms. Isaac Reicher. Garment
Workers Union. No. s.: grievance COM
mittee. +. II. Belts, Dan Finn and ]. w.
White: librarian. John Wesley: trustees,
W. H. Maxwell. E. Eagan and ]. w,
White.