Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
DON'T SANCTION IT
Organized Labor on the st Louis
Strike Rio
HAVE ADVISED MEN TO BE PEACEFUL
Third Annual Session of Inter-Natlonal
Mining Congress to BE Held In MIL.
Waukee June 19-Labor Meet.
ing This Evening.

1.-THE matter published in this col
umn is prepared by the officers of the
Federation of Labor.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The rioting in st. Louis during the
present street car strike cannot be at
tributed to the union. The instruc-
tions from the officers of the union are
very plain. They have advised the men
TO be peaceful and lava biding thruout
the difficulty. 1t can be said with rea-
sonable assurance that if an investiga-
ton was made of the men and women
who are responsible for the rioting, it
would be found that very small per
cent of them have ever had any con-
nection with organized labor. They
are a band of thugs whose intentions
are to create public prejudice against
| the union.
No union would tolerate a man with
in It's ranks who would so insult public
decency as to mistreat an innocent and
unprotected woman as has been re-
ported from the seat of the great. strife
at st. Louis. On the other hand the
Amalgamated Brotherhood of Street
Railway Employees will ferret out these
offenders and see that they are punish
ed as they deserve. AS further proof
of organized labor's esteem of woman
kind the following isa part of the OBJ
LEGATION which must be taken upon be-
coming a member of the great Ameri-
can Federation of Labor:
i further agree to, be respectful in
word and action to every woman; to
protect the widow. and the orphan, weak
and defenceless." x, - III
1t is hoped that people will thoroly
Investigate those responsible for the.
great riot in St, Louis before passing;
Judgment. s3s u,
The third annal session of the in,
ternational mining congress, will be
held in Mi1Matlksel COMMENCING June
10 and continuing for several days.
This. meeting, it is. believed, will be one
of the most important Of the kind ever
convened. The influential effects Of
the preceding meetings, with the
growth and expansion of the mining
industry during the past two years, as
well as the Importance of the subjects
to be passed upon, will bring together
a number of well-informed men, insur-
ing successful session. Every feature
OF mining will have consideration. The
congress will aim to secure better rec
IGNITION of the mining Industry Nv the
national government and bring about
needed changes in the federal mining
laws, as well as to cultivate fraternal
feeling and cooperation among the va
rious mining, manufacturing, Transport
tation and comercial bodies concerned.
to exchange practical ideas covering
the various phases of the mining bust
ness, an interest embracing every
branch of the industry. affecting more
than one-third of the ,people' ii the,
United States. and producing in 1896
mora than Xt mn mn 1f10ai7 IL 5f
1870
| DAYTON. Ohio. makes ffhea boast of
being the most completely organized
CITY in the Buckeye State. having more
than seventy unions affiiiared with the
American Federation. in. addition, to
several railway organizations which
are nonaffiliated. At present DAYTON
is the scene of a big laundry workers.
strike. involving the principal laundries
| of ,the city. the demand, being for an
hours. ORGANIZED workers have re-
solved 10 do their own Washing until
The laundry workers win, all HEIR de-
mands.
| -
The convention of iron and + stae1
workers 81 session al indianapolis DIR
mo the last ten dnys lebrated the sill
YER anniversary of the ORGANIZATION with
membership of 45 900 sturdy iron and
are intellectually strong and CONNER