The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-23
Reason for His Proffer Of
M ediation But
REFUSES TO DISCUSS
The Turn Of Affai irs In the Fres-
ent Strike--Charles Bonsaii,
OF Salem, Denounees the :
Conve ention. -, -
From a stair Correspondent.

FROM. stan correspondent. =
Columbus, July 2O.LSecretary JOS.
Bishop, of Ohio state board of ar.
bitration, returned to this city last
evening from Wellston. o., where he
had been summoned by strike of
rement workers, and upon being press
ed for statement bearing upon the
strike of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers, he said that
steps had been taken which seem to
foreshadow an early and satisfactory
elimination Of the existing difficulties.
He was guarded in his utterances and
would not enter into q discussion on
the nature Of these proceedings. Up.
on being questioned If this hopeful
turn OF affairs was a sequence Of the
prOffer of mediation made by the state
board of arbitration. he replied affirm
atively. Mr. Bishop was surprised to
learn upon his return that the cores.
pondence that passed between himself
and President Shaffer, of the Amalga-
amted association, had been given pub
licity, as in letter written subse.
.quently to the one suggesting and
urging arbitration, request was made
that everything be withheld from the
public for the time being. Mr.. Shat.
fer did not receive this letter until
after the correspondence had been
given out. He had been a victim of
the wiles of the reporters as the fol.
lowing telegram sent by him to Secre.
tary Bishop will show: Very sorry,
Joe, but reporters said you authorized
publication and | agreed" Both gen.
tlemen are close friends.
The Associated press report yester.
day afternoon announced that Secre.
tary Bishop was in Boston to confer
with the leaders of both sides, but this
is obviously untrue. The propriety of
proposing arbitration by the Ohio
board originated In the mind of Mr.
Bishop, but as the board is really an
outside party in the dispute he was
somewhat diffident about making a
move in this direction. "Our position
was one of extreme delicacy,' said
Mr.. Bishop, "and we were anxious to
do nothing that would create prejudice
and stand in the way of a settlement
or in any way retard negotiations look
ing towards that end; but, when we
considered the interests at stake In
Ohio, with it's is or 20 mills and 1000
or more employees directly involved
the board felt IL was the course ui duty
to do as 1t has done; and accordingly
the letter Offering to act as a mediator
was sent. guess will have to shoul
der the responsibility now that tho
news is out" Mr.. Bishop will koer
in touch with the progress of events
DENOUNCES THE CONVENTION
Charles Bonsall, of Salem, who has
hccn connected With almost every DO
litical party and who is now imbuet
with socialistic ideas. has addressed
an open letter to Colonel Kilbourn(
denouncing the work of the receu
Democratic convention, and while ex
pressing warm personal consideration
for the colonel, hopes that both he ant
Nash will be defeated. The letter II
under the caption of "Wall Street il
the Saddle at Columbus" Bonsall de
clares that vital interests of the peopl,
are at stake and that it Is the imper
ative duty of all voters to rise abov'
party, and vote for principle. To hin
the platform of the late convention
is a sore disappointment by refus
ing to reaffirm the Kansas City plat
form, the convention has virtually en-
dorsed the great monlnrly of monopo
lies. the trust of trusts, the impe
rialism of imperialism, to-wit: TIL
money or banking monopoly of tn
United States, allied as 1t is, wit
that of Europe. through the hous
of Rothschilds." he says. The lette
continues in this strain throughout
Thousands of copies will lie sent owe
the state.
Colonel Kilbourne has certified tha
he spent $376.93 in getting the Demo
cratic nomination for governor
EranIr g Mounatt made afIidnyit tha