New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-21
MAY BE \ GENERAL STRlkE
A CONFERl.,;cE OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN
ST. LOUIS on AUGUST 80
IT WILL N,pT ONLY DETERMINE IHh No"'
STRIKE. But MAY EXTEND II TO Ah"o''
EVERY BRANCH or LABOR IN The
couNTRY-THE CALL FOR
THE CONFERENCE

THE CONFERENCE.
Columbus Ohio. Aug 2n-Ihe Na''o""'
ecrtive Board Of the United Mine "o'Ne's "'
journed to-day after having issued van ''
conference OF organized labor to ne he'" =" ~
Louis on August 30 The Board reJec'e" wv
proposition OF the Pittsburg operators io' 49,.
ference to arbitrats the wage dispute ~
district alleging that such acuoh "o'''
prejudicial to the interests or 'ie '''''N-'
large The Board is ready to cohside'
for the arbitration of the issues OF '"7
strike only when the overtures come i'''" a.
o,er.tors in the competitive districts, wnch III
clude Ohio Indiana. Illinois, West WIFE anu
Pennsyl, ania. ,ha
The Board has decided not to devate from '"'
established policy until the result OF 'he ~.
Louis conference is known. the agsreSS.'e
I, ,bs fold will be continued, and EFFORTS ~
snroad the strike In tho West Virginia u'''''N'
will he renewed.
Tho euccess or failure of .he strike hahs' WI
the 81 Iouis conference. the call Tor VIM" ''
been indorsed by Samuel Gompers pres'"en'
.h ,,or;co, Federation of Labor, ana D. H.
s,.oroio, gereral master workman or t"e
KNIGHTS IT Labor. They maintain 'h'' ''e "
now being waged by the miners Is one - 'o''
mon interest to ,rgarzed labor thr"ush"u' ''9
country. ..,,ori-
At the St Louis conference all labor orsdni-
cations will he asked 70 join issues VII" ''
miners The failure To secure g7n'r"i SUSIE"
sion in West Virginia has greatly H'''i
with the prospects If success, as 'he '
piled from that and the few ls"id''"
;s meeting the limited demand The only hope
Of cutting off this supply appears to lie III wv
ref,,eal If orgonized labor in the ordinary chan
n
use this coal If the object of the -,
7 ,,i. farerca is ACCOMPLISHED the strike VIII
he extended to nearly every branch OF ldool i"
the country.
Following g the call for the conferences
10 oro,,,zcd labor its various divisions and sub
divisions and u all reform social, eulCd -. T,
and scientific bodies who condemn & &gor%i me neo
p'e and deprive them Of their rights As America"
The erea, miners strike has gone beyond strug
gle for living wages. crisis In the anairs 0I ,,e
Nation has arrived IN which all All dpccrpt and con-
sent to i've under the rule OF an oliGarchy wi
wealth whether The rms snd9rh Gi and peaceabc
public assemblage are 10 be preserved. ..os, For
the me Srnseryaon Of cv liberty and constitutional
rights. The yrannicai ana unahle rl''nl
against the first principles Of the Government ara
deroeatory the ihherrni rFhIS Ird o. 9osrov trC tie
personal security and individual liberties oil the
TIC Courts have deserted the temple Of justice
and now stand forth the defiant bulwark OF con.
federated CARTEL Their aT6dbry 6 b rCb rrngs ana nnvS
f9r the poor They decree that caphdi Is always
il unlnwful for starving working people TO appeal
yranncal treatment present fe ,bs res
dr. qi srea miners strike Is an expression
of discomfort that origna ted in poverty and sarva
ton II was born IN the sorrow and deStllutlon ol
= g,,,o -h.l II
presents 10 eycr tg Insured the souls of Christian
,ecnle nn Tho nhuanthropc heart OF this great Ma
lion has responded In sympathy win the miigrs
fdr he most arduous and hazardous labor IN the
world Their appeal for small snare oi III W.
VI ,bn rrI,s Of advancei ciyzation nd accord
everywhere in the oommonalty o d ,rnp on
orators only liberty would triumph oyer opprrS
SIGN. Industry Over gr.ed ., ana oa F'En' over
But il is no longer mere struggle between er
ploye and employer The jndcialy mas and The
struggle 4, between tyrannical courts ana 'iio ~
whole peope The courts s bage vounteered to
deferd The sGrdid Interests of the rch as against
IN e rn ,be Gang guns and Winchesers of Grim
,palS ana thugs against al who dare protest 1E
tdicisrv is nrostltu,ed to the bidding Of oppressive
cEplta, has placed the rights OF pr9perty ao4Ds
against M F the many in the interest Of the feT
That three hundred ana MY y,Gnrv and star
vation by the arbitrary rulings Of the courts is on
insult to benehccnt cTeor am 70 the christian
civilization under which we live. - ,,.
Tie rcoert iriunrtions and the'r extreme anpHnh-
t,o1 against he lawful rights Of the poor the ar
rost ard incarceration Of hundreds or innocent IN
offensive poonle the general employment OF armed
.Frcs - ov9rawe harass and coerce the miners.
have so cyasperated the peop" IN l9cl I1ieS M',i
aprled tia; we feel can no longer De re-
spponsblc for the publc peace. ..,.
And 20 he end that Just and equitable setti" 'i
employees may ho effected the pubic peace. ana
liberty OF the ma sses The sactad & 81
free government preserved and me ourtS
from these outrageous pervers'ons OF consutu,onl l
md natrlotic court the great plain people who IN
times Of trouble have always proven me vs. u, ar
ests and conending elements IN the government
Of human society 49,,
great Nation to send accredited delegates to 81
Louis. Mo. where mass,conyentlon VII be held
,,I gm w np and tyrannv Of he courts hif 70 fornu
late plans 10 compel n return IN the principles OF
free government and put said plans into practical
our ncopc have suffered all the evils that are
suncrablc and we are left 10 tho alternative Of
submitting to the lnjunctions OF the courts and
cowardy entreatlng miners n return 10 the
novels OF misery and shame, or appealing to the
and render a verdict In accordance with the jus;
latter and viii ,cept the verdict rlth that forti
tudc and resignation becoming every nberty-ovins
''''''' " n p RATGHFoRD. President
r. r. DAVIS
J. n. KENNEDY.
HENRY STEPHENSON
PATRICK DOT.AN
". =. FARMS
FREDERICK DU.CHER.
Members National Executive Board L. " W OF A.
OPERATORS WAITING IN PITrsRURG.
STILL RESOLVED TO START THE MINES srRIK-
EEs THREATEN \ SUIT AGAINST
SHERIFF LOWRY.
Pittshurg. Aug. 20.-rhe coal operators arc walt
ing FOR reply from National President Ratchford
10 their telegram asking for a conference for ,he
purpose Of settling the strike by arbitration. The
operators say that they Will wait until Monday
and that the conference. II held must be for West;
orn PENNSYLVANIA. and not for the other States