Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-19
THOSE FAMINE FUNDS
international Association of
Machinists Raises Question
as to Their Use
A GRAVE INFERENCE is MADE
The Accusation is That Officials in the
Northern Province Are Holding the
Funds Back in Order To Force Work.
men To Take the Places of Strikers
In the Manufacturing Districts.
ial to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times publican.
Des Moines. Aug. 19.-Were the funds
sent from Iowa and other states to the
Scandinavian countries for relief of th,
famine suffering Swedes. Danes and
Norwegians. properly used for the pur-
pose for which they were collected and
forwarded? The question is raised in
a most serious manner by officials of
the International Association of Ma
chinists. This association has sane
toned an appeal to the American men,
bers for voluntary contributions in sup
port OF a strike or lockout among the
Swedish workers in metal who are
members of this association. The cir
cular giving details comes from the
officials of the Swedish lodge of the ].
A. NJ, in Brooklyn, n. Y, of which
a. Skarberg, $50 President street is
secretary. The circular explains the
situation and makes an accusation in
regard to the famine funds that cannot
be overlooked. The accusation is that
funds. or a portion of them, are being
held by the state officials in the north
ern province, where they are used as
a two-edged sword against the strik-
ers. The inference, according to the
local leaders of the machinlsts, is that
the famine funds are being held back
in the northern provinces to force
workmen to go into the manufacturing
districts and take the places of strik-
ers, ana that possibly they are being
offered inducements TO do so. over
$4,000 was sent from Iowa. 1t went
into hands of committees designated
by the government to act. Nothing is
known of the use made of the funds
beyond this. The Iowa commission
appointed to raise the funds obtained
receipts for all funds forwarded and
finally received official notification
that no more money was needed for the
relief of the. people in the famine dis
tricts The repcit was made out care
fully and filed with Governor CumInins
along with all facts pertaining thereto.
The statement sent to the members
of the Association of Machinists, ndi-
Gates that the strike has political side
as we'll as Industrial. The explanation
is that the machinists are the strong
est body of organized labor in the
scandinavian countries that they are
the backbone of the movement to de-
mand universal suffrage, that they feel
that under the present limited suffrage
laws they are at the mercy OF others
and desire universal suffrage for them
.;,,1 ffnir
were preparing for a strike that they
might in this manner lnfluence th'
rillsdag to grant universal suffrage bu.
that an association of manufacturers
was formed which anticipated this by
directing a general lockout. Ihey state
that the trouble was precipltated py
strike of only eight men. VINO demahde9
an increase in wages from 80 ore Naooul
10 cents) an hour. to 3S ore an houf,
the same as was paid in other found
ries nearby. This was refused and the
trouble was caused which ended IN
from II. 900 to 10000 men being locked
ont. They charge that the SWedlsh
government is directly interested be-
cause of the fact that the labor unions
of that country are leaders in the agl-
tat;on for universal suffrage, and great
er liberty for the wage earners. Mem
hers of the Association OF Machinlsts II.
Iowa are taking the matter up ara
will insist upon an Investigation as Wen
as the giving of material assistance.
Iowa appears not to be very proiinc
in the matter of pasaton OF ar.'s'ie
ideas. Some time ago Leroy "A. Pallner'
of Mt. Pleasant, the member or thc
Iowa commission on st. Louis EXPOSE
tion. charged with the duty OF loohiiis
after artistic and decorative features Oh
tho fair. advertised for ideas on the
color scheme for the Iowa building al
81 J,ouis. He would prefer that ah
Iowa artist have charge of the work
a, decorating the building. The Color
scheme should be worked out by an
artist who might have the job OF su-
narirtending the decoration. But thus
%, ,,a has been unable to get an idea
=, The matter He is still in hopes Iowa
,r,ists will come forward and help him
out In like manner Governor Iuih-
,,,ins sayeral months ago asked for sug-
gastions FOR a design for an allegorlcai
figure to represent Iowa unions
s,at,,ary of the states in the grand col
pnnalp. NOBODY ilNtt s'ii 's'N''
subject and the governor was compelleo
10 notify the exposition people that
they might fix up an allegorical Iowa
ia suit their own fancy. Iowa peop'7
do not deal extensively in allegory or
color schemes.
An interesting lawsuit is to come up
in the courts here the next term. II Is
a suit over an insurance policy ana II
involves what amounts prachcaiiy 10
prosecution of divorce case AFTER the
nlaintiff is dead. one Louis Green
carpenter, had sued his wife for divorce,
and a short time afterwards ne was
killed in a railroad accident at van
Vert He had a sufficient plea IN ms
petltion as his wife had eloped with
another man and the two had been ar
rested in Kansas City and brought back
TO this state. There was no doubt what
ever that Green would get his divorce
whenever the case was called IN court.
He had life insurance policy for 81
200 with his wife as beneficiary. Now
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