The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-31
AMONG THE EARLY RRIVALS

morrow morning.
AMONG THE EARLY ARRIVALS
Debs Talks for Publication and Katohford
has y Cent-a-Day Plan.
ST. Louis. Mo-, Aug. 30.-E. V. Debs Of
Terre Haute, Ind, NJ. D. Ratchford OF
| Columbus and w. D. Hahon Of Detroit
were among the delegates TO the labor
conference who arrived this morning and
registered at the La Clede. Mr.. Debs
who is not a representative Of any or
ganiZation, comes on the general invita-
| ton and will of course give his advice il
called upon.
"Of course you know I'm out of it to
| a certain extent said Debs this morn
ing. II am no longer affiliated with any
labor body but have come simply as a
guest Of the conference under the gen.
eral call"
Mr.. Debs would not venture an opin-
ion on the probable outcome of the con-
ference.
rs there any probability OF sympa-
thetic striker" was asked.
II hardly think so. In fact the dele
gates are not empowered to order a
strike. They can do no more than re-
port back 10 their respective bodies, the
sense of the convention"
Government by injunction" Mr..
Debs went on TO say, "as eXemplified in
the great struggle of the miners. has
been carried to the extreme, and the
people are revolving. 1 expect the con-
vention will take some very decisive ac-
ton in this matter"
Mr.. Ratchford has a plan which he
will probably present to the conference,
calling upon every working man and
woman in the country 10 contribute l
cent per day Of their wages to a fund for
the relief of the striking miners. This
money, he thinks. will amount to be-
tween 81, 500 and s., 600 per day. Part Of
this fund will be used 10 keep men at
work among the strikers in the Pitts
burg district, where the operators pro-
pose to start their mines with non-union
men. In other words. the camps there
will be maintained with the hope of
eventually influencing those now at
work to quit"
Among the other arrivals OF the morn
ing were James O'Connell, representing
the city branch of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, Chicago; 5. j. Meserall of
the Industrial council, Kansas City; Vic
tor L. Berger. with credentials from the
Social Democracy, of Milwaukee. and
Frederick F. Heath, representing the
street railway men, also Of Milwaukee;
w. D. Ryan, vice president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of Illinois; jacob
Tazelaar, who comes from the Brother
hood OF Painters, Chicago, and r. P.
O'Neill. Rich Hill. No; John Mitchell,
Spring Valley. Ill; George Wallace.
Scammon, Kan. and Joseph Pollard OF
Belleville. H.. all members OF miners
organizations.
Much disappointment was expressed
at headquarters this morning over the
non-arrival OF Samuel Gompers. but It
was believed that he would yet put In
an appearance. Il was reported last
night that Mr.. Gompers had conferred
with Mr.. Ratchford at Columbus and
that he would be present at today's
meeting. II was believed Mr.. Gompers
"oulu De III %. LJuLS lhiS AloIHIlS VI
tonight
The intense heat Of yesterday gave
way 70 refreshingly cool weather this
morning. As Il what the convention
would do none Of the delegates seen this
morning was willing % forecast
There vas no denying the fact that
the Social Democracy movement. head
ed by Mr. Debs, had a large following
and L would be no surprise 70 see that
new venture gain control Of the meet
ing. II was known, however. that an
effort would be made 10 aTalgamate all
labor bodies represented and 70 this end
a resolution looking 70 the appointment
OF a general conference committee vas
20 be presented some time during the
by Mr.. Stein5iss os -. Louis
MY idea is said NJ. S;einb.ss his
80 have one or twoo delegates
from each branch ot organized labor
form a general conference committee
while hardly think such a COMMITTEES.
IL appointed by the conference, viii Go
anything at ;ais meeting. they viii get
together later. By that time our IDEAS
viii have crystall.zed and some definite
platform upon which a general amalSa-
nation OF labor could stand would b
II is bound 10 come We
must be united
It was not expected ;ha; the conven- /
ton would do anything today beyond per I
:ecting organization and appointing a /
committee on credentials ,
Tapane. Ont. Aug 3o-Sone tire Friday I
= ighr the branch OF The Dominion bark T
here was entered by burglars and S1oc1 I
IN checks and cash were taken from he /
vault When the officials ;-.ei the vault 4
morning they could no. work Z 4
and an expert was ser, Tor. !; was not 4
Until o'clock Saturday = Eht :zzt he e,-
pert get through his work AID IRE d:s- i
,ove-y was then made % the robbery. BY
hat time the burglars had good start