The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-25
STEIMBiSS ON THE FAIR BILL.
Produces Letters and Telegrams to
Show He Supported 1t.

| II. ". Stcnbiss. general secretary and
treasurer Of the National Building Trades
Council of America, dcplorcs the stand
! taken by s"mo organizations against the
| Worlds Fair appropriation bill.
! To show his position in regard to ;he
| measure. Mr.. SiciHi.lss submits the follow
! ing letters and kilograms.
This letter Was addressed TO Mr.. Stein
! bliss on May Ii, by W. h. Woodward
! My Dear Sir; VI. have Information from
Washington that tha Detroit member ~ WGr!As =
Pair Special Committee Mr. torl!s%. !S not iUsi
where "" want him regards The 'tpr'pTiau"II
! N other words. he seems to be w'aEenias; Ia
[ h's Efforts un ogr behalf. am requested 10y
/ the committee t. ask YOU to wir. the t:giId-
8 Tax Trades Council AZ Detroit 10 take vigorous
action on this matter and insist on Mr. 'orii>S
giving his unqualified support 10 the bill In ~"
interests Of -. Louis worF'nSrien Na Kind
enough to IN this at Please wire your COIN
/ rU Iaatian.
Being somewhat interested IN the
Worlds Fair movement. not only as a
member of the Worlds Fair Committee.
hut as one ~ the men who worked early
and la1. toward It's promotion" said Mr..
Steiahlss. Il at once consulted with my
friends and. upon learning that one or tie
I officers Of the AmaIsamated Association or
Street Railway Employees and resident OF
Detroit. was personally acquainted with Mr..
tOTiiss. | requested ". II. Nahon 10 sign
tho following telegram to NJ. j. Mcleoud.
travelling delegate Of the street car en-
rioyes, at Detroit. Mich. which he did on
May IS:
Street men a. wci all other labor
uri,os II ST Louis request you to forward the
following telegram to COuGrc-snian Corl;ss;
1t iH imperative to the interests Of street car
men especially and all WorkiHgnen Of 81 Louis
generally that nr. Corliss favcrs the ""-lfS
Fair movement Il ST Louis without reservation
Use all possible influence"
Mr.. Steinbiss said that Mr. Mahon was
notified hy wire the next morning that his
request had been complied with
Meantime said Mr.. Steinbiss. Il
learned that movement was on foot
among the rank ard fife cf organized labor
10 Introduce a resolution threatening the
prospects of the Worlt's Fair movement, II
the street ear trouble was not satisfactorily
adjusted. | had neglected to answer Mr..
Woodward's letter and in doing so on May
- also apprised him OF what had learned
with the sole object of preventing, II possi-
ble. movement that would be death
blow to the business interests Of our city
FOR the next ten years Ia come. The fol-
lowing IS a copy IF the letter:
Ny Dear SIR: Kindly Isrdo. ny negligence
IN no, answering your note II the l6,h inst. sai
negligence being caused by abundance of over
wo.k.
Your request therein was Immediately
pe2 with. though / changed the proposed des,i-
nation u Telegram. Having learned that Mr. ".
!. AcI-Tuui the travelling delegate o' the Anal
sar'ilte! Association of Street Car Employees 1T
Detroit. vas On ycry friendly terms with Mr.
CorIlss. I sen; th" following telegram 70 him;
&c Street car Iucn u well all other labor
unions " -. Louis request YOU to forward III
lowing telegram 10 Congressman ror,iss: Il is
imperative u the interests Of the street car men
especially. and all workinETen of ST. Louis gen
"r'.liy. that Mr.. Cariiss favors the Worlds Fsir
movement = -. Louis without reservation Jss
ali possible infUenc,.''
Il am sorry 20 learn" continued Mr..
SteiHb!ss. that Il movement is now on
foot 20 prepare and cause the adoption of
resolutions to anta6orize the Worlds Fair
movement in the same hall of organized
labor where IL received its birth. This. i
understand IS the 7, sult uf the unjust and
hostile attitude exhibited by certain busi-
ness men in statement through the daily
press Of the Eth Inst. That such reso-
luton. If passed. would accomplish the
failure OF our cherished and hard-earnei
Worlds Fair is uuquestOnable. as thla
street car strike has assumed q national
scope. no longer confined To !de street car
employees. but 20 union labor everywhere,
the transit company and It's friends having
attacked its vital principles.
'.Resoutiors adopted would he sent
broadcast to every labor union in the Land.
with request tn sec members of Congress Of
both branches asllins them 10 vote against
IT, !nasrnuch as labor. who had literally
subscribed and wh.se condition had been
made insecure. could not see that the re-
cuircd amount stipulated could he secured.
either from the State. the city or the sub
scribsrs. ! am doing all can to XIII this
~ oject in the bud but cannot help but
fear that my effort will meet with fahurs.
AT the mass meeting of presidents and
secretaries held Mt Waihalla Hall on May
Is n resolution, enboJying al. that ! men
toned in my letter to Mr.. Woodward, was
handed TO Mr.. AIahon for his approval. Mr.
AIahol referred the resolution To me ana
We both concluded that II should not be IL
troiuccd and Il was not. Several DAYS
later ! met Mr.. Woodward and told him
that thus far all attempts TO Use the |
worlds Fair movement as a weapon FOR |
the railway employees had been duashed by |
Mr. Mahcn himself" |