The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-06
RErvELTc sFECTAI-


orlGo and Chicago. ~. labor situation !
guie-er than USIaI 90 tie Ig!l summer
months. Much bitterness las BE-" en-
eeri.rad Is tho wAole-tI.. deportation o:
uEion-lator miners from Colorado This
bitterness. which = quit. marked 81 IN
headquarters h.g. II 90. American Fec
Grafton %: Labor and o.; s>aysral img"siiai
.-t.raatio-a! unions. j. directed Il-;l---
larry ~ the Colorado officials. but as"
at all alliances u employ -ss ".G-iulz"d .
check union labor a--:,--i1sl-' IL is d.
claret H. Secretary Frank Morrison 81
the Federation of Labor that union Labor
has SUCCESSFULLY met all attacks b tn
employers alliance. Among labor LEAD
el5 In Washington The prediction d cal..
made that the strikes % III" next year
viii be aimed ~ the organization e.;
employers who decline 20 recognize ana
c-a! oIiICasilly N!t4 unions
4l.- -.f.-.s. shop So j. termed any ia'-
toy. mi. lT shop = l.-- the "fi4i-"- - -
-I<lS the -4-EI 81 employ ais CINE. L--'-'
union Worhf.-L. - .Ni1- etel o. p = ~ 'l-i-
Iaeut l>Sl- -. the f-tE-s- -Nt."i-s -.
ar- serious ssrrih-- ~ tfUs-.a and h.--i--'ii
city. ana 'l-- syfere ~ IT,. N--l. ~ 81
against The open SLug. Union 4aU"E p
better organized and more Edt4g.i4 ~ ~.
West than - the Est To" A4-A i,.'.L -
- stem has been reached On tLr 49,
COAST
one district IN California has sent Rep
r---il;atIv- I.V.TuaSl 20 t"usf-~- on -
.aioIl-.atJr platform IN. name %. = -
Parry 81 indianapolis. "rE ihiz-i OF 90.
Employers Protective A~-'s'l.iil1'.,
red rae TO uns0u-laoJr leaders ~ IAl
Parry and those a--'l,lti--i y N ...li' -
rl-.l talk IL n. same tone ihhl n" -
sy.vaE!a Goa! maEnai'- hat" ft.'..'4 20. -
John Mitchell. ''DrEaflzet employ = - =
tat1-s'' - a lhrsiS. flung ~ tn. ~ - =.
employer leagues. and = = al-e---l =
these asi-arl-s -I--.y IN ;el-e 80 ~ -
merchants and man .,aCf'iT'-s it-ip N'i'--
p4igES against union labor
TO MAKE MONEY FIGHT
To nsht caa!ta! with Is owa weapon
the dollar. : the advice o: many Labor
Leaders. This advice has Just born fruit
n a rernarka6Is manner IN washington
The Merchants and Mechanic Bank
with ii W Sherman. secretary o: the
brotherhood q Electrical Worker. a.
president opened IT. ic0r= on september !
Peter \ IJrGry. vie pg"-..-e-.t u a 4pc-.4
brewing union; r. \ Baclr1ct- tr'aSLFsE
81 Retail CLERKS mon. NJ. -. II !
MeaG.r. d merchant: =. l. Adams q Co
l..rr.s.a Lodge 81 chi-ll~t-- ". \ Hi-l. 1
rea! estate trph-r. 7 -e'1'-e Rooney; pre-
Evans. a crI-sist: y. - Sprasl- q Pr -
mems Tnion. No. I. JOHN i h-rSl -.
treasurer u the Washington Central L.
Dor UE-o-!- Charles ETa-ul-r. a wholesale
la,,or aeader. ana Char.es \ Pau treas
urer o.: the Allied l.she. League. ais'; :
-. Da-E. an attorney. az" -IF- ~ '4'--9 :;
The c4yital e S1.lcJ- and Interest l. PAID
on savings az the rate % - cent =
parry has driven Is into the banking
RgsiI say WI n , 5,i9 IN, ai ias 70
the fact that IN patronizlns private banks
ye are merely giving cIp!ralistic Interests.
which are fighting -. the Use OF our
John y. Diekrlan. president @: the wash
ington Central Labor n!o:l. vas f1uni Al
the new bank. No. 20 q street i'lsthNres.
between 20 and O'Clock Si;usliy .'r.-
ing. the hours the bank y open % r-c-is-
IT,. deposits q working people RE vas
elated because the business % TIE bank
had been Slgclp daily since u op"ned sep
ternt,er ! He IL a prominent stakeholder
Of the institution. and said ~
1T f. tn. dollar which counts y 4at9'
as We'll a capital. "" expect. Li4i's4- u
the medium Of this bank. 20 hricge ne
gulf between capital ard labor. . ieh thp-
i-alfst= 80. y. are ready 10 witlGF&" ltl-
funds o. our union organizations tf';A Ter
Ranks. and when they pt~'rFs ilal 4t-ty i
rr.-r1 are u,.tting their savings n this bank.
ytar. everything b-a-s the union 4ab-i.
--sly ar. r5Fetty certain 90 acccri = n.
c,nsfferaticn to labor Interests. THIS =
the only un-on-lap1r b.-Nk .l " -.
states. although you VIII observe may
=1rns Of :he stockholders are merchants
PLANS FOR SEVERAL BANKS
7. 9. understood that Efforts may soon
h. mn afoot IL New York. Chica-c. phil
,dsinhis. Boston and other great LABOR
rentcrs for the establ shm-ut OF banks con
.-nIIe! by labor Interests. Already there
ia movement afopt in Washington
whereby union iabo- will enter the C n
r,ercfai fed. The establishment Of various
LE-ds q, stores viii b. the result. and a
strong effort will - ma :. 10 attract tn
patronage 4 al! -ueu1ers. o: labor ui-I -, ?
a.!d sympatnize-s witn tnsf cti.-. ~
EFT Is exp. c-ef 20 - t.rt iuef,'s-afil-
h-r.taEDr.- if...iffa! eat 80 the Tfti 7 ii. .
~ t;rl!o..-lat5uT 4dyScdt"S VIII max n 2 r.
.rrphatic bids fO- Gn!gu-lsh"r n3t-oit-
~ Ealing no goods wtGcd do not D. tr TIE
t1I-iorl label and employing nom. but union
Labor washington j. but q ~ sie Niiiiii-
- ms tendency. which i more marked n
tsr.s.~ Industrial s--ifsT~.
81 -ri',, 5.y.i.,rf,-,it a.! the constant cam
raia,u against capital VIII b. one ~ Lte
i-,,TI1--lfIt questions considered rs - f.A-
ocu;iye council "f ihc A'u-rican r =. r.
;i9n OF Labor at = III etinS IN Ha-nlnS-
tor. Septeinh'r =
.tg.-t mao, f-farfla- iOnal labor unions to ID"
T-,ifeI states. with q membership % near
L. =. i.lsf -, f-raftzTuar. dr- r"A All Al ~
vim the Federation II is more I~w-ffil
than ..ver t.f"re ~ IT. history \ string X
---,.,-Izigf 81 the constitution q tFs F'r-
...-i,r j. that IL -fsfil p npufaTt..i8u IN
ali t1tiiics. A.oitancc 81 polite Is tho
-aiya;ior - n" organ illH.ts - m -
sfHaz
Neither at fh. t'raGq-art"r- 90 III. r'i-
,,--i.,- nor at the Gov rum"nt Bureau
N labor 4 which carroll u. Nri-hf o.
,-,--1Trf<-inner. ha- any summary - m"
~. now in rroasr.s- been made. Agents
~ IN, Rt1-.au Of Labor ar. securing the
country for data on all s'rik'-. tn %
..sIfso- .n,rt ard method % settlement
,I-lriry tho last is" years.
cnmuis-ioaer Wright. scholarly AMI
et.aX. w.o on January I Viii T.iiuq II-l
hi present post TO become head %: S.a-H
/ 'niv.-sity. yesterday said f the ~
:.Iaf.or Day empbsrizes the fact that the
IA har movement j. not only economic IA
its purpo-c. hut '/sial; that is. it br.uEs
yisws In a Dir rcut way from . hat they
are obS.rycs a. PRODUCES only. Labor.
say in this respect represents educational
fsnlauc.tS Of the labor movement. AMI
v-hfl. We are having great and serious
y,r.kes. the educational tendency f. t.
avoil them W. read the details Of the
-ra4t controversies. but the hundreds and
.,,ortsa-,dS Of cases 90 peaceful rational
settIarncnt Of controversies are not brought
10 public attention
Al the headquarters % the American
Federation. Frank Morrison IRE s-cretaT,.
ia hIs shirt sleeves. vas writing ,.h.cLs
when aske! about the progress II o.
sauiz.d Labor during the last year. lie
Labor organizations have successfully
met all attacks made UPON them tv en-
employers alliance and others The end os
the fiscal year shows an i-rreasa Of 30 90
members on tn. rolls % ORGANIZATIONS AZ
fiiated with the Federation.
.'Iruuue-sbie concessions in lncroas.. %
wages ard REDUCTION - the hours Of Ia
i,or have been gained Many % Them ar-7f
c,hIy. through conferences whicfl have NOT
come to public notice The strikes o. r,a-
;ionsl importance even where they have
not obtained demands IN whole. or 4, r.ar-
have prevented reductions Of wages Tn.
strikers retained their organize rsnr. and
will BE- in much better condition NEXT ves-
and the wear following to contend FOR
better terms
DEPENDS on INTELLIGENCE
THE labor movement depends fo- t,s