The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-19
BUTTE MERCHANTS GIVE
Their amss to an Agrsem
MD TO FRISCO STRIKERS

Neustader Bros, BOSS of the Road
ton wooden mill underwear. clothing and
mems furnishing goods.
Until such time as the controversy
waged between the said firms and or
ganized labor In San Francisco Is settled.
We. the following merchants, agree to
discriminate against the before-men-
toned firms:
Siegel Clothing CO., M. ]. Connell Co.
(have already taken action). Hennessy
Mercantile Co. (do no business now with
any Of the firms named). Cans & Klein
by H.). Newbro Drug Co.. John Caplicc
Co., Holland & Lynch. p. J.. Brophy &
Co., Case. Gravelle & Erwin Co.; w. r.
Tonkin Co., Frank Boucher, Park street
clothiers: Lisa Cash Grocery Co. iby
Savin Lisa. manager): Palais Royal Co :,
Hub Clothing Co., Giard Bros, A. +.
Bray, Edward Lippett & Co. H. Gold
water Clothing House, H. ]. Brown,
symons Dry Goods Co.. ]. E. Open
heimer. A. Booth, Lutey Bros, ]. L. Car
roll, Montana Cash Grocery Co. (by J. r.
Davenport), l.. M. Brobeck. The Pantry.
Victory Assured.
ut looks very much as If we would be
able to exclude the goods sold by these
firms from Montana" said Dan Nc
Donald, president of the Western Labor
Union. who was interested in the work
Of the committee. Mot only in this state
but in Idaho will a fight be made. The
machinery of the unions Is In operation
and effective work is being done. To-
morrow the Montana State Trades and
Labor Council meets in Anaconda and
tHov will a Ia Tow
ca use Of the laboring men Of San Fran
cisco is q just one and we mean to help
them fight their battle. Here is a letter
I got from one of the leaders In the San
Francisco fight, Ed Rosenberg"
The letter is, in part ,as follows:
Dear Sir and Brother: Your very
welcome letter Of Aug. 9Th at hand. I
knew that the unions Of Butte Montana
stood ready to assist us in this fight,
hence sent you the dispatch. BY this
mornings Examiner" note the stand
you have taken and let me assure you
that that Is just the thing wanted. These
jobbers who believe that they are the salt
Of the earth will now realize that after
, all, they are only men who exchange pro-
ducts and II people refuse to buy them,
they either have to allow us to organize
or get out Of business themselves.
"As you no doubt see by the papers.
the fight Is getting hotter and hotter.
More men have been either called out or
are being laid of as the result Of no
work caused by the calling out Of other
men. There are more than 10000 men
now directly or indirectly affected by this
struggle. The other side is weakening.
Such work as you are doing in Butte,
Montana win make them weaker still.
Just keep 1t up and do all you
can to get other unions in Montana to
work. I send you under separate cover
circulars for distribution. I have taken
the roster of unions in the Western
Federation of Miners and sent them 40
circulars each.
II would be very much obliged to you
if by return mail you would send me the
addresses of union affiliated with the
Western Labor Union. I then shall take
immediate steps to send them from time
to time circulars on this fight"
The union men are jubilant tonight
and dispatches were sent to San Fran
cisco congratulating the union men in
that city on the favor with which their
cause was received by Butte merchants.