The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
|REND IS RAMPANT.
He Deaouaces TIE Miasrs' Olfisldls
h Harsh Language.
CHARGES THEM WITH ALL GRIMES.
He Seeks to Mara the Workinamsa,
Of u So.Callcd Plot.
MANY WILL BE At ST. LOUIS.
Committec Has EnroIicd Two Hun-
drcd Delegates Who Arrived.
STRIKERS Gaining Converts.


Chicago. August IS. Tho promoters Of
the st. Louis labor convention, TO be held
Monday. will try TO use the miners strug-
gle as prctcxt for tho inauguration Of :
general strike in every trade and industry
throughout the land" Colonel w. r. Rcnd.
tho well known mine owner, made this
statement tonight. He continued:
can attempt viii be made 10 create q
moro extensive scale. Appeals IN lurid len-
guage VIII 40 forth TO the American work.
ingmen telling them they are being en-
shaved by capitalistio and judicial tyranny.
With all the grand cioauencc Of patriotism
the leading orators born In Europe VI of
European parentage. will proclaim they are
being robbed OF the precious rights aud
priceless liberties, purchased by the blcsd
and treasure OF their American forcfataers.
To regain lost liberties. TO rehuke despotic
Judges and restore free speech and TO sayo
the country viii DO tho theme and song Of
socialistc spouters, They VIII raise tho
cry that labor must unite In a general SYM
pathetic strike that VIII stop the mines,
mills and factories and the wheels Of every
Industry.
"a triumyrato of sgitators has seon
a.
ecuto this conspiracy. The worlngmcn Of
this country should be warned In advance
OF this dangerous plot. Who are its pre-
jectors? Who are these great champions OF
labor's cause? One ia ain extreme socialist;
another is an industrial fire brand and the
remaining member OF this trio OF seditcn
is Il Judas and traitor to tho cause OF
labor. Debs. Sovereign and Ratcbford have
united together in this evil design Such Z
general strike as contemplated by them
would be colossal crime against the en-
tire country. but the workingmen OF
follow tho fatal leadership OF these three
conapirators.
''Whcn the striko was declared It APP
pearod the part Of wisdom TO settle 1t as
speedily as possible on some basis Just to
both interests, 1 saw hatchford aud Of
fercd for myself a proposal OF settlement
by arbitration, lie positively refused tho
offer. On July 10 again wrote him, re-
peating tho offer. His reply contained an
other emphatic refusal In the public press,
however. he proclaimed that he desired
arbitration. while treating every proposal
to arbitratc with either rejection or eva
sion. The earnest effort during the past
week put forth by the Pittsburg operators
to effect a settlement by arbitration failed
through the unyielding otstinacy OF Ratch-
ford. who refused In succession fivo pro-
poHae.
Everything that fairness md Justice
could euggest was offered by the operators
at the joint conference. No fair minded
man can deny this. But Ratchford wants
no immediate settlement. He wants to
enlarge the scope and character OF the
strike until II becomes a National war be-
tween labor and capital. He and his as
soeiates have called the ST. Louis conven-
loii 10 penOWnec anu rtVilo our country
Judiciary and to assail and paraiyzc our
business. Infiammatory appeals
VIII be issued to the workIngmen TO re-
kindle the eoniiagratIon OF passion and
prejudice. The men belonging TO a union
have the Same rights as the rest Of US
and no more. The law and edicis OF labor
must not be placed above laws aud DEGREES
of our State and Federal courts. Often
the labor leaders usurp power more dcs-
potic than that asserted by any civilized
government, The present strike illus
tratos this dangerous usurpation Of au-
thority.
"The courts do not 20 far enough. They
should send TO the penitentisry the con
spirators that rob men OF the right to tse
what is their own by the laws Of civilized