Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-14
TRUST CONFERENCE
inaugural Session Of the Body
Not Harmonious.
MANY DELEGATES ABSENT
le"Presentatt.e s of Organized Labor Onl,
Secured Itscoguitton After n Vigorous
Eight. Difficulty Experienced in
m Ef.ctns Organizations.
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CHICAGO. Sept. 13.-Thc conference
en- tie us"S ana abuses OF trusts ana
combinations began here today wi.t
less l,a- f..lf the delegates aDrni;,t,i
! b:- nc various states in uttend.,nce.
NaN York. headed by W. RUurke Geek
ran ana Wisconsin We're most n,l,nar-
GuSE represented.
Tue meeting took place in Ccnttll
Muslc Hall and was called To order at
! 1880 by Franklin H. Head tn, terni,or-
2ft chairman appointed by the Civic
Fedelt;ion. on VII )se call the confer
c11ce was arranged. Tn" delegates lis
! tened To Il. address Of welcome by At
| tornes- General of Illinois, Aiken rep
resenting Governor Tanner. Who. by Ill
ness. was prevented from appearing in
person Mir Aiken was followed BY
Dr. Taylor, whe welcomed the delc2l
ton on behalf Of Mayor Harrison.
| MANY MINDS ARE MADE UP "
With the progress Of the speaking it
became evident that many of the ;lala-
E1uons had come with firm convictions
| Tor OF against trade combina tons Tie
speech Of Mr.. Wcoten, Of Texas. laliv-
cred during the attcrnGan and hammer
! Ing the trusts in 4 merciless manner.
aroused the widest enthusiasm in .,s
ranks Of the labor representatives and
the delegations from many western
| and southern states. While the eastern
crs generally smiled critically and kept
their arms folded.
| 81, nn,n.s ,,,,ss ~ , ,'i..a eHe sun nat
| inr FORM 4.as,,l+al, !, ",'.;5, iia.t ""'h-
order
1t was resolved finally that the civic
redaratlon. through its chairman. Mr.
| 1,y ,,Si 49, ,,l>.''.;. .ne ilieetlts &c
consis,ina Ir ~, ese On prog am.
| (1elaro1in5 ,,,1 fIa ~ e<lc.l s:''te
tio,, na.inn,l in -. s.onr ~
~ io'al 10 Us scope should De APP
anca n:ar,, 49, 49,. 'as,.si%a IONS IN attend
90, ~ 1919 aiinWed TO Vote on the
tier st :,.rse,'' Nl'n me delegation from
,FOIjG H,rg nor REroc>rrr1o>-
resJgnition mil vaaro,,
been maze nv Anr1s1 speeci,es. iiild
jnp .tba i. ,,i,;,+ 'uS 80 Si'is, represent
1a , nlsa or nbor and John "
gate
The nnn-atrendance OF many 1,,.-
Eates was net unexpected and Secrarsr,;.
Easle.y announced MAJ 1870 80, :, : z
hundred Of the tar5;v ones = i nj nly
Governor Pinsree, of Michigan. wu;,l'3
| be present Al lon,orrow's session.
NOTAI;LES THERE
l. anlong those present were: II
| t5@u.ke Cochran, Albert Shaw, ST tha
| Review of Reviews: Goyrrro, a
iof West Virginia: ex-c;overn6r FnHI,.
Of Chic; Prof Jon. E. Clarke. of "a,
lulnb!a University: Attorney Genera, r.
> smith. Of Texas; T. T. Thurb., ~
! NeW York; Prof. Henry G. Adams. nf
! me University Of Michigan: Prof. J. "
! jerks. Of Cornell University: Prof John
! G. Brooks. Of CamsrIdsa. Mass: lsnl
luret On political economy in the Uni
NSfsitE Of Chicago. Prof Remis: Lieu
! ,snaat Governor Jones, CT Chic: Prof
-. Fly OF the University of WILSON,
SIN; Attorney General Smythe Of Nc
hraska
VIM. J. Bryan was absent bur + Is
| nel'evet ne viii appear later in the con-
terence
CHAIRMAN Head delivered an address
/! ~ explanation OF the cal! for the con
! i"rehce.
. prot. jerks followed with a paper nm
| der the caption. Problems Before tha
'o'ilereace:
-Af rRNcON SESSION.
| This afternoon the session on.n.,1
With 4 paper by Prof Adams on ira
Same subject as his Predecessor M,
jerks. -" -
These addresses Were, received ,t,,,
lively. but i, remained for Dudley
| Wooten. Of the Texas delegation. :, stir
up the enthusiasm Of the camn-,,,e.tin.r
variety. He was frequently in1errunr
| ed By cheering. He spoke in parsnS
! follows.
! Accepting in good faith +h,t ,,,,,,.,
men; which the heroic larnn. az ~,
South resisted unto death on q thous,nd
battleIe!Gs, we believe that .Srith.r
slavery nor Involuntary servituda IL
cent as puni:ament for crime, shah AZ
| list within the United States or o,,v
iplace subject to their jurisdiction Ana
! we confidently assert that m, c,,n,,,,r
cial and industrial bondage being AN
IDLY imposed upon the toll and talents
Of 10000 geo American citizens by the