The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-28

WHEELING. ". Va. galv What
II declared 20 Dc tie most important
and largest gathering ~ tn% asasis 0f
labor oFganizs Tons of America ever held
i@ no" IN session ia fhgs city r. IS The
conference. % labor leaders called last
week - President Ratehfora. 90 the
Lnstea Mine Workers. and approved by
President G0nYsfs. OF sAe Amefieaa
Federation os Labor. % which t.s n1sfl-
ers' organization is a part. TIE purpose
of tne conference a 20 sid in q speedy
and saceessFul termination Of ,ae great
coal strike. Sessions or the conference
were hei. during the day ard tonlgat.
but until the night session little had be.n
accomplished Tlae following labor lea&.-
ers are present;
Samuel tiouspers, OF New York. prass-
dent 0f he American Federation of Labor.
III. y. kateafoTa. Of caianabas president
OK ttse United Mine Workers OF Anavrfea
a III. A1fEissey. of Peoria H., grand
i master o. the brotherhood of Railway
= D Aahon. of Detroit. president Of tho
Street Railway Union.
James 4 Sovereign. president OF the
James II. Sullivan. Of baltimore. presi-
Gent OF ifl@ International Association ot
Decorators and Painters.
j. II, Leadon. OF Bloomington III pres
he1t OF the Custom Taiiors' Union
J. E. suinoIlaaa. Of Toledo president of
the international Union of Bicycle Work
.rs-
Jesse Johnson. of Nashville. Tenn. pres
ideny or the international Printing Press
mems Union.
w. II. Prescott of India napo.iz. president
OF the International TypoEsapsical Union.
Robert Asksm. OF lsnpeGsins Mich. Sec
re'aFy II the Northern Mineral Mine
Workers Union.
j. ". Rea, 81 Chicago. president OF the
Painters and Decorators Union.
g II. wilkins. OF Chicago assistant
grand chief of the Order Of Railway Con-
+. +. Sargent. of Peoria. grand master
of the Brotherhood Ct Locomotive Fire
men.
Eagene Y. Debs. Of Chicago.
J. kauxel OF f'lttsb,arg secretary OF the
American Flint Glass Workers Union
r j. tounaGhan. Of IittsAarg, ss;C resary
of the National Plumbers and Gas Filters
Union.
The frat session of the conference was
held AT ! o'clock. On molten OF Az. Sow
eTeign. MIR. Gompefs was chosen TO pre-
side, and Secretary Morrison, also Of the
federation. was made secretary. President
RatehfsFd addressed the conferences at
some leasth. stating fully the causes that
had led 10 the suspension OF the work in
tiin h9tnlninons regions. and presented
the conditions of the minars who are tax
lag past In the strike. w G. Pears,
dressed the conference. speaking in the
same strain. AT this point u recess was
taken for dinner.
Upon reassemblsng at go o'clock. the
conference again took uo the strike qaCs-
ton. Mossrs MShon and Debs. wno have
boen at work In the FairmouG1f district.
Air. ASkew. fresh from the Norfolk auI
Western territory. and Mr.. Sovereign, ad-
dressed the meeting. ths latter speaking
az some length. The conference vas he ID
behind closed doors. Al it's close IL was
given oat that committee of eve had
been appointed TO devise plan for aiding
the miners, which would be reported at
tire night session.
TeleKrams pledging financial aid fer the
miners were received from nearly all the
beads of organizations that had been
unable 10 attend on account OF the short
notice.
SIR. Morrison says that the chief air. 81.
tho conference Will be 10 effect suspen-
sien Of work in West Virginia aud at the
u Aymltg mines.
The conference has not set come 10 the
po.nt Of believing il necessary 70 ask the
iiremen. conductors and brRksmen 10 re-
fuse 20 haul West Virginia coai
The conference adjourned Just after
midnight Ii was deafdsd that President
1iouapeTs should act as a committee Of
Cne IN arranging Cor a sy ymp&thetir mass
meeting ali over the country 3N August ..
Officers cf the American Federation os
Labor were requested to commari ste
with union organizations as u ghat
shall he done 10 further the plan CUT
lsrea ~ touights appeal Fhe railway
brctherheod. eScept engineers. are ia
sympathy with the movement 10 make
tina strike effective. The appeal in issrS
is as follows;
s.s xt-5t sf.sS-
psf.ation. arises fgom the bowels of tne
earth ard the miners crS for relief, far
SOME degree * Justice. to-sc3-#s tfse TvssN0i5 =
stTc Ch@rda a th@ Atcskrl atist coEfStsV4sisAa of
yha vyhsts tse5ule IFrW8E3G& at wage
y ssfa pgupieEeti which are !sadetEit ANA
t7.sFs-rl8 misery Starvation ARD slavery
the miners ara eusYGrpnte~l WITH c>s3sil-
t.on Is wrhich sas.r s-ant earnings aIe de-
1sse,i t8sexn except threpSsi the company
'ptUck stores Ut~Shytoc& the worst
features Of The uefar3cus system. = q
stigma osi Ire s$St3tc}seean 81 oar country
aud a a3pt oa car civilization. Ne. the rep
reas p f2ssseS % fssS {Tasso@ apsoEs and -
nls Organised l2EoF * the lustssi states,
in asssas sssston aeS3ssI} tsssad ~ e1astaer tts
pending struggle y sBa miners fcg waxas
81 fIsssessf 10 sFsaNfs shegE 20 1--we ard elf-
sssg az ies1 sssys8 slrGres Of fcs ssfceSss TEES
al sf!e ara determined 10 forever psTs =
sta2 re the state q starvation Ia which
yhs.Y aFe uow eaxs2lfsNs.
s~fhe deplorae8e condition ~ tee miners
S. wsN known 70 az o@r people, We feel
assured thaG All Ns~n and waTuea. who loye
tne4Y families or wha haVe ore spark cf
humane sympathy fer E1ftT EekioEs can
nst rat 90 g.ye Az "a their pow sr - enable
sRsa miners ~ wsn their present battle
we 9enaUnfa t.ss &ssgzElca of iu5G1c-
tsses~ asx rNe fa}Ggs~ * = es& EarS5 MIA.
EAgsnsrfvantA and ee nsT sta teS sc - c@lv
as. t.ss9 trs.5 auWarrs1tt-2 aad GunEvCc-
sieasgt more especially IN the aAse1ca q
ssss exhibition or grs8ES. tesss1y0u & fierce
~, tfte Eart cf gsssfraR Rss9 ns@srs
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"a ana ur.ca Ehe governors - So otte~
ssssss sy4 al nuhl4c oFTtct83s f0r f1f s1t
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I'VE hrTtSr Cai 0zssH tSGa Eztslrsf ana
g.etsr-sffcas3 e-@as .FattseS cf lsgcE ia @ead
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t54 ~ tse }-ai5es Ntae p r. hsr~ er 3.s eE~
RI lress lu tnUHsy iTsHta sra sWc1 otAeE
@ssrex as uaY ea Necessary"