Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-11
DROPS THE LEADERS.
Labor Congress Loses Prominent
Members by Adopting Anti.
Political Amendment.
HITS THE PRESIDENT AND OTHERS

More In Regard to the Stove Question
Non-Attendance of Children at School
to be Observation-Disclosures to Secure
Visit From Eugene V. Debs-Edward b.
Sabine Makes an Address
of the Tri-City Labor congress yester-
day the anti-political amendment
to the constitution was adop.ed
by a rising vote of ~ to 8.
The amendment is as follows: That
this organization be composed of bona
tide wage-earners actually working at
their trades or callings, but no per-
son shall be eligible as a delegate
in the congress who holds a political
office, whether elective or appointive,
or who is in a political organization
in any official capacity, or who is not
a citizen of the United States or
has not declared his intention to be-
come such. Each organization shall
be entitled to five delegates, and an
additional delegate for each one hum
dred members, or ma or fraction there
Of Providing that at no time shall
any organization be entitled to more
than Une-fourth of the delegates.
The adoption of the amendment di--
bars from membership several men
who have been leaders in the congress
for years. Among them are'P esident
Benton Davis, Supervisors l.. o. Jahns
and John Norton. Deputy Sheriff Z.
A. Andrews, j. w. Cavanaugh and
others.
The following letter. received by
w. j. O'Neill, corresponding rep
resentative of Iron MoIders' union
No. $50, of Rock Island. from E. S.
Denny, official secretary of the Iron
Molders' union of North America, re-
garding the Buck stoves was re d:
Dear Sir and Brother-YOurs to the
president received and finds him away
from the office. When he returns |
will Law the matter before him. 1
wrote Brother Burton some time ago
in reference to the Buck Stove and
Range company, informing him that l
had written TO Brother Grant, of Nc
line, who, inferred from his letter,
des ired information for the benefit OF
your tri-city council. l would in
fer from your letter to lay that you
are not familiar with the contents of
my reply to Brother Grant. Since
l wrote him a demand has been made
by Union No. 10, of ST. Louis, for a
pr ice book, recognition of committee,
better conditions and union shop, etc.
The possibility is that change of
some kind may be effected in few
days. Every effort is being made on
our part to bring the firm 10 time,
as the conditions existing in st. Louis
have been depiorable for some time.
At present consider the Buck Stove
and Range company unfair. and until
such time as they meet with a COM
mittee in an effort to regulate and
better the existing conditions, we can
not recommend the handling of the
goods as such"
Children Not Attending School.
j. w. Cavanaugh, f. S. Berry and
John Kolloff. Rock Island; j. w. Far
mum. Peter Vemere and G. j. Lund-
uuist, of Moline, and A. w Boettcher,
William Gordon and Hugo Struck, of
Davenport. were appointed a commit
tee to wait on the perintendents of
schools Of the three cities and ascer-
tain the reason why so many children
are absent from the schools.
The following resolution was
adopted: BE it resolved that the re-
quest of Iron holders union No. 237,
of Moline, respecting communications
from the pen of Marshall Beck, be
granted, and those in charge of the
Unionist be instructed to refrain fro ~
Indicative of approval of
his attitude in the recent industrial
dispute in Moline"
It was reported an effort is being
made to have Eugene V. Debs visit
the tri-cities and deliver an address.
Edward b. Sabine, of Syracuse, n.
Y, general president of the Garment
Workers union. made brief talk to
the congress. He said be found the
union label more in demand in the
three cities than in other localities
about the country.
f. g Berry. J. NJ. Farnham and
Hugo Struck were delegated to conduct
the Unionist temporarily.
Delegates from the International
Broom Makers union, of Davenport,
and Twin-City Typograp lical union
10Y. were admitted.
All newspapers in Davenport except
the Times were ordered placed on the
unfair list.
Does 1t Pay to Buy Cheap?
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