Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06
.COMPERS WRITES
LABOR ASSEMBLY
COMMUNICATION TELLS OF THE
AGREEMENT REACHED WITH Z
BUCK STOVE & RANGE co.
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Fifty fourth Will be Used at Abba on
Labor Day Whom Unions Plan
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| At the meeting Of the Trades arlt
Labor assembly last night the execu.
tive committee reported that they had
engaged the Fifty-four Regiment
band to go with the crowd to Abba on
Labor Day. The union people Of Abba
are making great preparations for a
grand celebration, and local union men
predict large crowd from this city
A feature of the meeting was the
reading of an official notice from
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation Of Labor dealing
Stove & Range Co. trouble which has
been before the labor organizations OF
the country for a long time.
The communication tells Of a meet
ing of the parties to the labor fight and
is published in full as follows:
Buck Store Company Agreement.
A conference was held at the otf1ce
Of the International Moulders Union
of North America, 707-712 Commercial
the 18th day Of July, 1870 in which the
following participated: William II.
Cribben and Thomas J. Hogan, rep
resenting the Stove Founders National
Defense Association: Joseph F. Val
entine and John P. Frey, representing
the International Molders Union Of
North America; T. M. DAILY and
Charles r. Atherton, representing the
Metal oPlishers, Buffers, Platers and
Brass Workers International Union Of
North America; Frank Grimshaw and
]. H. Kaefer, representing the Stove
Mounters hibernate l Union; George
Bechtold, represents the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Foundry En-
ployes, and Samuel Gompers, repre-
senting the American Federation Of
Labor.
The conference was held for the pur-
pose of considering ways and means
for the adjustment of the dispute be-
tween the various organizations OF
labor and the Buck Store & Range Co..
of st. Louis, Mo-, Messrs. Cribben and
Hogan being authorized by the new
manager of the Buck Stove & Range
Co.. of st. Louis, Mo.
Messrs. Cribben and Hogan, for the
new manager, declared that he is the
supreme authority Of the company;
that he expects to be in the active
management thereof, and as chairman
of the board of directors is the highest
official of the company; that every
one of his associates in the directory
and in the management of the com
pany will be loyal to his views; thai
his position in reference to organized
has come to stay for all time and that
it has to be treated with wisely and
conservatively and upon a friendly
basis, and that these views and this
attitude has always been his, ana
that the feeling and action of every
one connected with the Buck Stove &
Range Co. will henceforth be In this
direction.
The representatives Of labor express
themselves as being in entire accord
with these expressions and declara-
lions, that there Is no feeling Of an
tagonism to the Buck Stove & Range
Co, and that under It's new manage
ment friendly understanding may be
reached and an agreement made by
which all may cooperate to the mu-
tual advantage of the company and or
eanized labor. To that end the follow
ing memorandum of agreement Is
hereby made:
ficers Of the organization herein named
shall meet with the manager of the
Buck Stove & Range Co. at st. Louis
Mo-, for the purpose of determining
wages, hours, and conditions of en-
ployment of the workers in the de-
partments which they respectfully
represent.
2. That the agreement in regard to
wages, hours, and conditions of en-
ployment shall take effect ninety 600
days from the date thereof. based on
wages and conditions existing in shops
of competitors in the city of st. Louis,
Mo-. operating union shops. fair con-
dition being the purpose of this agree
ment
8. That the labor organizations In
interest herein named shall jointly
make known and publicly declare that
all controversy or difference with the
Buck Stove and Range Co., OF st.
Louis, has been satisfactorily and hon.
IDLY adjusted
4. That the Buck Stove and Range
Co.. through it's representatives,
Messrs. Cribben and Hogan agree that
it will withdraw it's attorneys from any
case pending in the courts which have
grown out Of the dispute between the
American Federation Of Labor and
any of it's affiliated organizations on
the one hand and the Buck stove ana
Range CO. on the other, and that the
said company will not bring any pro-
ceedings In the courts against any IN.
dividual or organization growing out
of any past controversies between salo
company and organized labor.
S. That copy of this memorandum
and agreement will be published in the
next issue Of the official journals of the
organizations participants In this con-
ference, and in printed form placed
in the several labor de-
partments Of the Buck Stove and
Range Co., and, as far as practical
every publicity be given to the salts
factory agreement reached between
the Buck Stove & Range Co., and the
American Federation of Labor.
For the Buck Stove & Range 60.
and the Stove Founders National De-
Tense Association-Wm. Fl. Cribben,
Thos. J. Hogan.
For the International Molders Union
of North America-Jos. F. Valentine,
John p Frey.
For the Metal Polishers, Buffers,
Platers and Brass Workers Interna-
tional Union of North America-T. NJ
Daly. Chas. r. Atherton.
For the Stove Mounters 1nterna-
tional Union-Frank Grimshaw. j. Fl.
Kaefer
sFor the International Brotherhood
of Foundry Employes-George Bech-
told.
For the American Federation OF
Labor-Samuel Gompers.
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