Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-15
Two Armies Ossceud Upon Intet'
state Prosperity Congress, 0ne
Is For Woman Suffrage
NEITHER GET RECOGNITION
Congress Refuses to Recognize Either
the Suffraeettes or the Anarchists
tic Body and Quiet is Restored by
Police-Great Improvements Noted
in Country's Financial Condition.

NEW YORK. August IA. - Two
rival armies descended upon the
meeting of the Commercial Travei-
ers Interstate Prosperity Congress
here today. First came a horde OF
grim looking men under the leader
ship of Alexander Berkman, profess
ed anarchist, who some years ago
shot II. c. Prick, the millionaire, af-
ter the Homestead Steel strike riots.
1t was necessary for the police to
dispel this "army" and Berkman an
grily reproached his followers as a
lot of "spineleSs, driveling idiots
for not opposing the police. Dcrk-
man and his followers said that they
represented forty thousand unemploy-
ed working men and they came to
demand participation in the prosper
ity the congress said existed.
Hardly less formidable was the
second army" for it was composed
Of determined suffragists. They
also demanded recognition by the
prosperity congress The police
were not called upon to dispely this
.army"-diplomacy was used. -
Congress Crest Success.
Aside from these Interruptions the
cess. Speakers from all sections OF
the country told of returning pro-
pcrity in their districts and it was
urged upon the members of the Com.
mercial Travellers organization that
they talked prosperity wherever they
went
After the meeting had been in SEES
sion for some time committee
from the unemployed working men
asked to be admitted
This was after BcrkmaG and his
followers had been dispersed. Tine
committee asked that resolution il
ihad prepared be presented. The res
olution was accepted. but not pre-
scented TO the congress.
II stated that the most urgent
need of the working men was foo!
end lodging and that while there
was a demand for working men in
the Western states the men had been
out OF work so long they did not have
clothes or tools or money for trans
! portation to the waiting positions.
Favored Prosperity Meeting.
The resolution was free from bit.
ter language and stated that the
authors Of ii were in thorough sym
pathy with the prosperity movement.
Practically every large city in the
country was represented at the meet
ling today either by commercial! trav,
eIers. representatives Of merchants
associations OF delegates from boards
Of ,radcV
Acting Mayor MCGOWAN, of this
city. welcomed the participants.
|, Herman A. Metz. comptroller of New
York city. vas a speaker and sew
eral other city officials attended.
c. W. Rice. former past supreme
chancellor of the United Commercial
Travellers Of America. and II. D.
Gray. president Of the Travellers Pro
Elective Association. responded 10 the
|.spccchcs of welcome
Trust every one Of the forty thou
SHflt UfUlWtS W NY " SdhpSo'"" ~
do all he can and talk all he can TO
encourage an entirely hopeful spirit
and to induce full confidence every
where in the business situation" said
Mr. Gray.
Not . Mill Closed N Virginia
Cclonri John Sherwood. Of Rtch-
mond. Va. said that not q mill hal
shu, down in his state ard in all
other parts of tho South the connie
ciaI misis have faded away.
J. :. Reynolds. Of Augusta. Ga
and Sigmund Hfrsh. of this city.
spoke In an optimistic vein.
At the Afternoon session Henry
Clc~s. the New York banker. spoke
on thc financial situation. He clio.
tied applause when he said tia, the
combined value uf the crops this year
viii b- about 5000. oeo. sea.
That rncans.~ b. said. that the
farmers will have money tc burn THIS
fail. Get busy. boys. and show them
h.x tc bnrn " jgdiciousiy"
G~urgc rreJ Williams. of Massa'
ehaScits. who vas grceted with pro
Icured cheering when he rose 10
speak. TOOK Issue With Mr. Sless