United labor bulletin., 1910-07-21
THE BUCK STOVE co.
MAKES SETTLEMENT
Van cIeave's Son Reorganizes the Stove
Company and Then Signs Agreement
With All Workmen In the Great
Factory.

settlement of the long-standing
fight between the Buck Stove & Range
company of St. Louis and organized
labor has been reached. The settlement
was made at Cincinnati, Ohio, Tuesday
and is one of the most notable victories
for organized labor in years Just re-
Gently ]. W. Van Cleave, the president
of the company and the most poisoned
man against organized labor in the
United States. died suddenly of heart
disease at his home in st. Louis, and his
son, L. W. Van Cleave, has reorganized
the company and has been made presi-
dent of the corporation. The first step
of his advisors was to stop the fight on
organized labor and get the result of
the greatest advertisement that was
ever given a product of any company in
the world. For years the labor press of
the country has been placing the Buck
! stove on the unfair list The company
made application for an injunction
against the officers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. restraining them from
mentioning the name in the Federation
list, which was granted. The press of the
country has been filed with the stuff
about this fight. and the name Buck
has become a by-word in every home in
the United States
Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, officers Of the American
Federation of Labor. have been haled
into court and have been sentenced to
long terms of Imprisonment for contempt
in mentioning the Buck stove in the
Federationist, and the case is now pend
ing before the supreme court of the
United States.
And now comes the shrewd men of
the reorganization and make a settle
ment with the unions working in their
factory. and will reap the result of ad-
vertising for the next few days that could
not be bought with all the money the
company could control. Double-column
heads will appear on the first page of
every live daily in the land, and every
labor paper will be filed with the great
victory of Father Time. 1t is the vic
tory of Death-death of the elder Van
Cleave.
1T must be understood that the agree
ment we have reached in the settlement
of the Buck Stove & Range company
strike does not affect the standing of the
cases against John Mitchell Frank Nor
rison and myself. in which we are
charged with contempt of court for hav-
ing published the notices of the boycott
in the American Federation of Labor
journal after the court had enjoined us
from doing So" said President Gompers
in a statement following the announce
ment.
The only change will be in the fact
that the Buck company's attorney will
drop out of the case"
The five articles of the agreement are
as follows:
One-A conference to be held by Of
ficers of the labor organizations involved
and Mr.. Van Cleave within thirty days
at ST. Louis.
Two-The agreement in regard to
wages. hours and conditions of employ
ment shall take effect ninety days from
date based on wages and conditions ex-
isting in shops of competitors in the
city of ST. Louis operating union shops.
Three-The labor unions will make
known that the difficulties between the
two organizations have been satisfac-
torily adjusted.
Four-The Buck Stove and Range
company will withdraw all suits now
pending against the labor organizations.
Five-A copy OF agreement will be
published in the journals OF the labor
organizations and displayed in the labor
departments of the stove company.