The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-01
BOTH SIDES. PLAY
A WAITING GAME
President Gompers Has Been
Asked to Lend His Aid to
Strikers.

1t is waiting game between the
Minneapolis flour mil owners and the
striking employees. If the American
Federation of labor in the state raises
100000 to support the strikers the
great majority vii undoubtedly stay
out
In the meantime the millers will be
eoueatlng men to take their places and
VIII undoubtedly be put to great ex-
pense, but they say they are fighing for
principle and have reckoned the cost
About one-third of the usual output
of the mills is being ground and ship
ped, according to the millers The
Washburn- Crosby mills ground 5000
barrel yesterday, the Pillsbury mills
5000 and the consolidated 5000. Forty
cars of flour were shipped.
The strikers doubt these figures, and
estimate the output at about one-half
what 1t is announced to be. They also
deny that thirty-five of the men have
gone back to work.
AT the meeting of the International
union at Labor Temple yesterday
morning G. E. James, of st. Paul,
chairman Of the executive council Of
the Minnesota council of the Federation
of Labor, made the announcement of
the raising of the 100000 strike fund
by assessing each member one days
work. One of the switchmens unions
sent word that 1t has $500 in it's treas
ury awaiting the call. of, the strikers,
and the machinists' union offered $50.
These offers of assistance created
much enthusiasm. ")j lis
Gompers Asked to Come.
1t was also announced that President
Gompers. of the Federation, had been
invited to come to Minneapolis and look
into the situation and at that time a
public mass meeting will be held for
him to address.
This is probably a step in the direc-
ton of having the Federation officially
place Minneapolis flour on the unfair
list throughout the country. The Fed
Grafton holds its annual meeting at
Boston Nov. 7, and should the strike
not be settled prior to that time the
boycott will be asked for.
MilIers Do Not Fear Boycott.
While the millers are not counting
the boycott. it does not seem to dismay
them. They claim that they will have
no trouble disposing of all the flour
they can grind. Remember that all
the people in the United States do not
belong to the Federation" said miller
yesterday, "and as to making this
strike a national affair indications are
that there will be other strikes by No
vember, and the Federation will be
pretty busy this winter If 1t tries to
support the various trade organizations
in idleness."
The same number of mills ran yes
terday as on Tuesday, but the Wash
burn A closed last night.
The funeral of Preston Y .Dunwoody,
who died from rupturing blood yes
sci caused by overstra1ning himself
while at work at the Washburn- Cros-
by A mill, occurred at the residence,
238 West Franklin avenue.
A young man is reported to have had
his hand caught in the machinery at
the Washburn Crosby B mill and badly
mangled. The details of the accident
We're refused for publication.
At the special meeting of the city
council yesterday afternoon Aid Mel
son suggested that committee of
three be appointed to endeavor to eff
feet settlement of the strike. Aid.
Powers spoke in opposition and Presi-
dent Jones added the influence of his
dfsapproval, so the matter was drop
ped.