The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-20
p PRESIDENT TAFT
ON HIS TRAVELS
BROTHER GOMPERS
MAY ESCAPE JAIL
Federation of Labor and Buck
Stove & Range Company
at Peace.

Cincinnati. July ia peace agree
ment OF great Importance 70 organized
labor was made here tonight between
officers or the American Federation
OF Labo and members OF the stove
Founders National Defense associa-|
ton. The effect OF the agreement is to
end the bitter warfare between the fed
Grafton OF labor and the Buck stove
& Range company of st. Louis. The
association and the stove company
through its representatives here. an
nounced their Withdrawal from the
prosecutions against President Com
pers, Vice President John Mitchell and
secretary Morrison OF the American
Federation Of Labor in the contempt
cases now pending against them.
While the prosecutions hanging over
Messrs. Gompers. Mitchell and Morrison
or the Federation OF Labor have passed
out OF the hands OF the stove company.
which Instituted them. and are now
pending I'm the United states supreme
court at Washington. representatives
or the stove company and OF the Ma
tional Defense association. by the arti-
Gle signed tonight agreed to withdraw
their attorneys from the case.
Whether the appeal OF the three men
from jail sentences imposed upon them
Tor alleged violation OF an Injunction
shall be fought TO a finish in the SUI
preme court is said to rest now with
Attorney General Wickersham.
The five articles OF the agreement are
as follows:
/. \ conference to be held by officers
OF the labor organizations involved and
Mr.. Van Cleave of the stove company
within 30 DAYS at st. Louis.
?. The agreement in regard to wages.
hours and conditions OF employment
shall take effect ninety DAYS from date
based on wages and conditions exist
ing in shops OF competitors In the city
OF ST Louis operating union shops.
3. The labor unions will make known
that the difficulties between the two
organizations have been satisfactorily
adjusted.
Z. The Buck Stove & Range company
VIII withdraw all suits now pending
against the labor organizations.
3. A copY-of agreement will be pub :
lished In the journals of the labor or
Eanizations and displayed IN the labor
departments OF the stove company.
Cincinnati. O. July 1s.-samueI
Gompers. commenting upon the agree
meslt. said tonight that in effect q con-
stituted the greatest victory labor has
won in the United states in long
time.
The controversy between the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor and the Bucks
Stove company began about two years
ago. when Ihe late James w Van
Cleave. president OF the stove company.
sought an Injunction against Gompers
and others restraining them from plac-
ing his company on the unfair list
Upon an alleged viola tion OF this in
junction. Jail sentences were pro-
nounced upon Gompers. Morrison aud
Mitchell.
Mr.. Van Cleave died several months
ago. His death. II is said. was due TO
worry over the long fight in the courts.
The memorandum accompanying the
articles Of agreement signed tonight
declares the company has recently re-
organized with Lee Van Cleave AT its
head. and those now in charge ear
nestly desire peace with the labor or
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