Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09


October term of court.
International Typographical Union
will it is said take up the case of
George A. Tracy, until recently fore
man OF the government printing plant
in Manila. Tracy says he was dis
charged because he was participant
in a meeting to form a local typo
graphical union in Manila. The :. 7.
U. will endeavor to ascertain the adj
ministratiOn' views on the question
of organized labor for labor's infor-
nation.
After listening to committee Of
the Omaha Roman Catholic union
printers explain the clause in the
oath of the International Typographi-
cal union, which he and certain other
of the Roman Catholic clergy believed
antagonistic to Roman Catholics OBJ
legations, Bishop Scanned said that
from that Interpretation "it was
probable that no priest would refuse
to absolve any Roman Catholic sub
scribing to the OATH
A test of strength over the open
shop policy advocated by employers
Is expected to follow the lockout or
dered by the National Association of
Marble Dealers, involving $500 en-
ployes in nine different cities. Chi
cago Is looked upon as the battle
ground in this controversy, as the en-
ployers' association of Chicago has
been behind all of the recent fights
against the closed shop advocated by
the trade unionists.
At Cripple Creek. Colo. Sept. IA.
Former Attorney General Eugene
Engley appeared before Judge w. P.
Leeds in the District court and petit
toned for writs of habeas corpus for
Charles Campbell, Charles H. Nc
Kinney, Sherman Parker and James
Lefferty. strike leaders. who were
arrested by the militia and have been
held as prisoners in the guardhouse.
though no charges have been made
against them. Judge Leeds granted
writs of habeas corpus as prayed for.
The National Laundrymen's Asso-
citation convention at Milwaukee
passed resolution authorizing the
executive committee to take ways
and means for broadening the men,
bership rolls md report at the next
convention From that and the dis
cussion of the labor question, prices
and other matters, it was evident that
the formation of gigantic trust is
under consideration. AS one of the
delegates said, the laundrymen mean
to take advantage of the fruit that
is ripe"
The Morse Iron Works and Dry
Dock company of South Brooklyn
and the Burlee Dry Dock company
of Port Richmond. Staten Island, have
instituted two suits for sums aggre-
eating $4,000 in the Supreme court
of Brooklyn. against local branches
of the International Association of
Machinists for damages alleged to
have been caused by recent strikes,
the plaintiffs alleging that strikes
were called at their works and that
their employees were stopped from
to their business.
AS the nonunion men who were
brought from Minnesota to take the
places of the striking miners were
going to supper at Victor, Colo, Sept.
20 they were surrounded by about 500
strikers, who jeered at them as they
walked along the street. A troop of
cavalry was ordered to the scene and
dispersed the crowd. Brigadier Gen
-eral Chase said: I'VE are here to
settle this strike, and | am glad to
say that we are to stay until it is
settled. 1t is for the best interests of
the State of Colorado that this ques-
ton be settled for all time and we are
going to do it." The Stratton indie.
pendence mine has started.
The committee appointed several
months ago in the Chicago Federation
of Labor to answer the statements
of James J. Hill and Charles l..
Hutchinson, that labor unions were
destined to bring about a financial
panic, has almost completed it's re-
port. 1t promises to be one of the
best documents ever got out on the
labor problem. Men famous as writ
ers on economic subjects, both in this
country and Europe. have submitted
their views on the causes of financial
panics. Different schools of thought
including trade unionists. socialists,
single-taxers and anarchists, will be
found in the report. 1t is expected to
be ready within two weeks.
THE Baltimore and Ohio has turn
ed down the principal demands of the !.
joint committee on grievances" said
member of the committee There
is nothing left for us but to call our
grand lodge officers to Baltimore. I
am grieved to say that the prospects
for tie-up of the road appear to be
almost certain. If the grand officers
are unable to straighten out matters
and our grievances are referred to the
individual unions nothing but an I'M
expected change of front on the part
of the company's officials can prevent
the greatest railway strike in the
history of the country" Grand Mas