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THJB MUKJS'lJS'Ci OKiSCiUJS'lAJN, TUiUSDAr, SEPTEMBER 3, 1901.
SONS OF TOIL ON PARADE
LABOR DAY OBSERVED IN MANY
PARTS OF THE UMOX.
President Shaffer Addressed the
Steel Striker and Urfrcd Them to
Vote as They Marched.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 2. Pittsburg was
given over to the "Sturdy eons of toil" to
day, who paraded the streets many thou
sand strong in celebration of Labor day.
The Interest, owing to the" Amalgamated
strike, was never as great. The proces
sion was, In four divisions. The first di
vielon wns made up of the Amalgamated
strikers, with President Shaffer in com
mand. They were greeted with enthus
iasm all along the route. A feature of the
parade was a long line of industrial ex
hibits illustrating the active workings of
trades and manufacturing business of all
kinds. The best of feeling prevailed, and
there was no disorder. After the parade
there was a general exodus to Ross Grove,
where a reunion of the allied trades of
"Western Pennsylvania was held. Ad
dresses were made by President Shaffer,
Simon Burns, George J. Churchill and
others.
The South Chicago steel workers who
Tefuaed to obey Shaffer's strike prder
were not invited to participate in the
demonstrations. They enjoyed themselves
at a picnic arranged by their employers.
The union label was attached to every
garment, cap and shoe worn by the
marchers. Even the horses were not al
lowed to march until It was shown that
their shoes had been put on by union
smiths. Among the speakers at the pic
nics were Senators Mason "and Culiom, of
ll'inois; Mayor Harrison and Samuel Al
s hueler, ex-Democratic candidate for
the Governorship of Illinois.
The meeting and picnic at the grove
was somewhat marred by rain, but a
crowd of hetween 4000 and 5000 men braved
the elements to attend. The early part
of the afternoon was given up to amuse
ments and sports, and it was after 5
o'clock when the speechmaking began.
The principal addresses were made by
President Shaffer and William J. Bren
nan, counsel for the Amalgamated Asso
ciation. Advised to Gnnrd the Ballot.
Mr. Brennan preceded Mr. Shaffer in
an address that wrought his hearers up
to a high pitch of enthusiasm. He ad
vised them to guard the ballot as the
"ark of laborers covenant," and told
them that it was their ultimate salvation.
The old ways of fighting hy laboring moil
will have to be abandoned, he said, and
up-to-date methods employed. He re
viewed the present troubles and closed
by proposing a remedy. This remedy he
denominated as "labor's Injunction,"
which ho said is lawful and equitable.
Enjoin and restrain the banks from
loaning your money to the trusts." Giving
a mass of statistics, he said:
"Of the 6,107,000 depositors in the banks,
one-third of them at least must be union
men and friends of labor. When labor
commences a run on the banks, Mr. Mor
gan will know that there is something
to arbitrate. Six billion of dollars can
not be pa,ld -with $1,000,000,000 of gold; 2,
330,000,000 cannot be paid with $l,000,000,tt
of pold; 52,300,000,000 of loans cannot be
paid with 51,000,000,000 of gold. Demand
your money. Have every friend of labor
demand his money- Deprive the trust of
its life-money. Be united to a man, and
the trust will cry for quarter within a
week."
Prcsidont Shaffer followed 'Mr. Srennan.
II said in pari:
Remarks of President Shaffer.
"I have not been a philosophical stu
dent of the economic situation, and have
r ver posed as an interpreter of the coon
cm principles Involve in the struggle.
My study has been from a workingman's
standpoint, and It is a workingman's pre
sc illation that I wish to make. We look
about and see that if the original com
mand to humanity, that "by the sweat of
thy brow thou earn thy bread, is still
true, many men are unable to earn their
bread, despite the fact they are willing
to do so. There are times when they
ere not permitted to fulfill the command.
They cannot earn, their bread because
they are not properly remunerated for
their toll.
"We find men. women and little chil
dren starving for want of the necessaries
of life. Why Is this pitiable state of
affairs? The whole trouble Is that some
men have too much of this world's good,
more than they could have earned hon
estly In a lifetime.
"It is time that men should do some
thing, should try to find a remedy for the
trouble. They should quit looking back
on the past and the mistakes of the past.
What is the Temedy lor these troubles?
It is In combination. Iet the working
men combine. Let them use their ballot
in their own behalf. Let them vote as
they marched today. I do not care if you
call this socialism, or what you call it.
Just so when election day comes around
you will remember today and march np
and cast your vote for worklngmen, no
matter on what ticket they are running.
A Menace to "Wages.
"What Is a nonunion mill? It Is a
menace to wages. It helps to lower the
wages of the workers, to enrich the man
In Wall street.
"They say we broke our contracts when
we came out on this strike. As the head
of the Amalgamated Association In the
United States, I am here to say that such
a statement is as false as the heart of
the man Tvho made It. Our scale-book
is our contract, and we are willing to
"work for the wages agreed to thereto.
There is nothing in our contract to com
pel us to continue working for the trust
throughout a year.
""It has been said that the strike is al
ready lost, and that a wise general is
always ready to retreat, if by so doing
he can save his army from annihilation.
All I have to say to this is that Shaffer's
motto is 'A Speedy Death Is Preferable
to Starvation. If we yield to the trust
now, they will steal more mills and
soon we shall he In their power. I would
rather go down with the Amalgamated
Association in destruction, than be its
president with its members starving. But
the Amalgamated Association is not go
ing to be licked. The trust and the news
papers will have their inning, but there
will be a few of us left at the finish.
"IX it comes to a last resort, there are
the :oal miners. If, in the course of
time, their leaders shall think it best to
quit work to help us, then we shall be
thankful for their support"
Mr. Shaffer's closing words were:
"If this mighty tyrant sitting on his
golden throne In Wall street should de
scend to the humbler walks of life and
grip the Amalgamated Association by the
throat, and struggle it to death, other
labor organizations will rise up and push
the monster back, and say you are
mighty, but hold, for he is our brother.'
AT KANSAS CITY.
Bryan Was the Orator He Denounced
the Courts.
KANSAS CITY. Sept 2. Labor day was
marked by the largest and most imposing
parade of labor unions ever seen here,
and "by the participation of William J.
Bryan in the procession and exercises.
Eight thousand men marched through the
streets, grouped in their unions, and each
union wearing a uniform. These uniforms
were made by the lock-out girls of Gar
ment Makers' Union No. 47, who have
started a co-operative factory. The young
w omen, dressed in white, rode In a tallyho
coach, and were cheered all along the
line. Mr. Bryan occupied a carriage at
the head of the line, and was cheered
whenever recognized. A striking feature
of the parade was the Hod Carriers' Un
ion, negroes, 225 men, wearing white shirts
and black caps, and led by a negro hand.
Iithe afternoon there was speaking and
athletic games at Electric Park, and to-
right there were addresses.
The orator of the afternoon was Wil- j
Ham J. Bryan, who was preceded by May
or Reed. The big pavilion at the park
was 'crowded to suffocation! Mr. Bryan
took for his text the Bible verse, "The
Ox That Treadeth Out the Corn." "First
Carjntheans, 9:9. Mr. Bryan said:
'Each decade of our history shows
greater production o wealth, and the
men who produce it have less to show
for It Is this a good condition? A right
condition? The solution of the problems
that confront us is in legislation, not in
legislation for or against class, but for
equal justice before the law. The strike
today Is the only weapon the laborer has,
but It is weak and inefficient. If the ,1a
boring men were half as active on elec
tion day as they are In enforcement of
their strikes, they would right the evils
which beset them. The greatest danger
of today is private monopoly. Not that
any one monopoly is worse than others.
f "but the principle is bad which tolerates
any private monopoly.
"I have heard that the true- solution
of the problem is for the laboring man
to divide profits with the trusts. That
has been given as an argument for the
trusts. Such a thing would be Immoral
and impolitic. It would be like dividing
the spoils of highwaymen. It would be
permitting a man to rifle your pockets,
and then offer to divide the proceeds with
you. Today, the only people who sym
pathize with you are the others whp toll
In other parts of thB Lord's vineyard.
In the great steel strike, where did the
the first expressions of sympathy come
from? From Texas. They have no steel
mills there. They are farmers. I want
to warn you to resist the overtures of
the trust. Beware when, corporations ask
you to join them. The farmers can stand
the encroachments of the trusts longer
than you can. The farmers live off their
farms. When trust prices get so high
that the farmers cannot buy, they will
eat the products of their own industry.
Their wives can even go back to the primi
tive method of making clothes by weav
ing. But when the farmer can no longer
pay trust prices, then there will be no
more demand for the products of your
toil, and you can make no more wages.
"The offer of the trusts to divide with
the laboring man is a pitfall. .Can you
trust the corporations to divide honestly?
No. How many of you would like to try
a lawsuit when the judge orr the bench
is the opposing party to the suit? There
are good judges, good Juries, yet do you
want judges and juries to try your case
when they are interested in the outcome
themselves? When you permit private
monopoly to dictate terms of division you
place yourselves wholly at their mercy.
Tou allow them to water their stock, and
then expect them to divide with labor on
a just basis.
"You are witnessing a battle between
labor and the great steel trust. This
trust was willing to unionize some of Its
mills, but you leave others open to non
union labor. Why? Because the trust
wants some mills that it can depend on
in the event of a strike. It ,is an un
equeal struggle, for the trust can shut
down Its mills for a year, but laboring
men cannot live a year without work.
It is your duty to crush monopolies with
the best resources at your command the
ballot
"Governmerrt by injunction Is an Iniquit
ous system, and one of the questions
demanding action at the hands of the
American people. The courts are the
servants of the people, and for a court
to rule by Injunction. Is for a court to
dispense with a jury and to condemn a
man for violating a law that the court
itself made. Under the process of gov
ernment by injunction, the court consti
tutes Itself the power to make the laws,
execute them and pass judgment on the
offender. The whole thing is wrong. "Un
der the system, a number of employers
can organize themselves, go into a court
and get an order prohibiting others from
organizing for the same purpose. They
can get an order prohibiting working
men from 'getting other worklngmen to
refrain from working. The employers- can
organize to -crush labor, but others- are
forbidden to organize. I am opposed to
government by injunction, not that It Jg
directed especially against the ,labring
man, but that it does away with trial
by jury. It is a menace notonly to one
class, but to all. It is within the power
of the laboring man to do away with the
system."
Mr. Bryan condemned the action of tlie
South Carolina mill men who forbade their
men to celebrate Labor day or to join
unions. Mr. Bryan went in a carriage
from Electric Park to Shawnee Park.
Kansas City. Kas., where he addressed
an open-air meeting of 10,000 persons, go
ing over the same ground as In this city.
He raised a laugh at the outset by tak
ing a position sheltered from the Sun,
saying:
"I've been in the shade for several
months now, and I'm used to it"
Tonight Mr. Bryan made a short ad
dress at the Democratic Club,
AT ST. LOUIS.
Fully 40,000 Men Marched
Two Processions.
In the
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2, Labor day in St. J
ojouis was ceieDraiea wiin two great pa
rades that wound up with picnics and
celebrations attended by thousands of la
boring men and their families. The
Building Trades Council parade was
formed in six divisions. This procession
marched to the Fair Grounds, where ath
letic sports were followed by speaking
and dancing.
The other procession, under the aus
pices of the Central Trades and Labor
Union, marched to Concordia Park, where
there were athletic sp6rts, speaking and
dancing. It is estimated that fully 40,000
men marched in the two processions,
while at least 100,000 persons attended the
picnics and celebrations.
Great Demonstration at Butte.
BUTTE, Mont, Sept 2. One of the
greatest demonstrations ever seen in this
labor center on Labor day ook place to
day. About 5000 men were in line, and
had the Miners' "Union turned out its
full strength, the number would have
been nearer 10,000. Forty different trades
and labor organizations were represented.
The large majority of them had specially
Resigned uniforms, which added to the
attractiveness of the turnout. After the
parade, there was speaking at the gar
dens near town. The orators of the day
were Martin J. Elliott member of the
Legislature, and Charles Lane, Building
Inspector.
At Scranton.
SCRANTON, Pa., Sept 2. Fully 3000
persons attended the Labor day excursion
of the Central Labor Union at Lake La
dore, the feature of the day being an ad
dress by President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, in which he emphatically
declared that the mine workers intended
holding the "operators to their contract,
and if this is violated there will be a
cessation of work.
Children Headed the Procession.
COLUMBIA, S. C, Sept. 2. The largest
Labor .day celebration ever seen in this
city was that of today. Between 2C00 and
3030. people participated. The most con
spicuous feature of the procession was
the members of the textile union, 1000 of
whom are now on strike. The children
under 12 years of age, who worked In the
mills 11 hours a day, headed the textile
division.
At Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 2. Labor day
was celebrated in Salt Lake City by a
parade in which all of the labor 'organiza
tions took" part, including the employes
of the big smelters, several thousand men
being in. line. Public speaking and -athletics
at the various parks were included
in the afternoon programme, Bnslness
houses generally were closed.
Almost a Riot at Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept 2. Business of
all kinds was practically suspended at
noon for Labor day. There was a parade
of organized labor through the streets, In
which both races participated. A feature
of the parade was the fact that the line
was led by the negro union of bricklayers.s
After the parade the unions took trains
for Tybee Island, 20 miles distant, where
the principal events of the day were to x
take place. During the afternoon there
was much boisterousness' at the island,
and, a number of- individual nghts oc-i
curred. At night there occurred whafe
promised to become a general and danger-1
ous riot, between, civilians and soldiers'
from Fort Screven. A call was sent to
the fort for troops to quell the disturb
ance, but for some resason there was no
response. After the rioting subsided It
was found that there were many broken
heads and noses, but no fatalities.
?
At Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 2. Ten thousand
laboring men and women marched
through the principal streets- today. The
International Longshoremen's Union had
1200 men in line,- Twenty bapds furnished
music. Mayor Jones, of Toledo, spoke at
the .longshoremen's picnic at Forest City
Park, and "Mother" Mary Jones, of coal
strike fame, spoke to a gathering of labor
ing men at Scenic. Park.
Unnsnal Feature at Caruondnlc.
CARBONDALE, 111., Sept. 2. An unu
sual feature of the Labor Day celebra
tion at Murphysboro today was the
presence for the first time, probably. In
a procession of the kind, of members of
the Farmers' Union, an organization mod
eled after trades unions and spreading
rapidly. The attendance today was fully
12,000., .
General Holiday at Wilkesbarre.
WILKESBARRE. Pa., Sept. 2, Labor
day was more generally observed in the
anthracite region today than for years
past There was an entire suspension of
work at "the mines and factories, the em
ployes all taking part in big parades in
this pity and Pittston. Business was aiso
suspended in Wilkesbarre, and all the sur
rounding towns.
At Omaha and Conncil Sinn's.
OMAHA, Neb.. Sept 2. Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Bluffs joined in the
Labor day ceremonies here. There was
a parade composed of eight divisions,
followed by sporting events, picnics and
kindred events. The labor unions gath
ered at Krug Park, where there was a
programme of speeches and music.
Banner Celebration at Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept 2. Today's
was the largest Labor day celebration
held in Knoxville in many years, which
was perhaps due to the fact that two
union strikes are on here, the street
railway union and the machinists. The
parade was participated in by fully 2000
laboring men. and women.
At tittle Roclc.
LITTLE RQCK, Ark., Sept. 2 Labor
day was observed here with a street pa
rade in which both white and negro union
labor organizations took part, after
which separate exercises were held in
different parks. Governor Davis was the
principal speaker before the white unions.
General Observance at Louisville. i
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept 2. Labor day
was observed here with a parade this
afternoon and with speeches and general
observances at the parks tonight. Fifty
one unions were represented in the line
of parade, and it is estimated that there
wjere 5000 marchers.
In the Gas Belt.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind., Sept. 2. Labor
day in the gas belt was appropriately
celebrated here today. Twenty-six towns
in the gas belt were represented In the
parade by labor organizations. It Is esti
mated that there were 30,000 strangers-in
the city.
At Milwaukee. x
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 2. Labor day wa3
observed in this" city today, the feature
being. -a monster parade in "which about
15,000 workmen and 20 bands" of music
were in line. The. line,. of march after
taking in the principal streets, broke up
at m Schlltz Park," where "speeches "were
made. '
At Detroit.
DETROIT, Sept 2. Business was sus
pended here today, and a long parade
of labor unions was the feature of the
Labor day celebration this morning. This
afternoon a general picnic was indulged
in at Belle Isle, where a programme of
athletic sports was carried out.
Richmond's Greatest Celebration.
RICHMOND, Va., Sept 2.-The Labor
day parade in Richmond was the largest
ever seen here. There were 4000 men in
line, most of them neatly and appropri
ately uniformed. Some 15,000 or 20,000
people witnessed the demonstration.
At Newport News.
NEWPORT NEWS, Sept. 2.-Labor day
here today resulted in the closing of the
ship-yard and all the business houses.
There were athletic sports at Buckroe
Beach, under the auspices of the Central
Labor Union.
At Boston.
BOSTON, Sept 2. The holiday in Bas
ton was, as a rule, a day of band music,
marching and athletics. There were no
less than four separate parades, the total
number of marchers approaching 25,000.
At Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 2. The Labor day
parade here was the largest in the local
history of these demonstrations. The
weather was pleasant, and the day was
observed in all business circles.
At Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA," Sept. 2. Labor day
was generally observed in this city. Busi
ness was practically suspended. It Is esti
mated that over 100,000 union workmen
participated in the celebration.
Never Such a Parade in Denver.
DENVER, Sept. Today's labor pa
rade in Denver was the largest on record
for this city. The weather was perfect,
and about 7000 union men were In line.
The parade was followed by a picnic and
sports.
At St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 2. Labor day weather
was ideal, and the turn-out of union work
men was greater than for years. It is
estimated that 10,000 marchers participated
in the parade.
At Houston.
HOUSTON." Tex.,, Sept. 2. Labor day
was observed by nearly every city In
Texas, and in a manner much more elao
orate tharT -has heen the case in the past
A t Dallas.
DALLAS, Tex., Sept 2. Labor day was
celebrated here more elaborately than
ever before. Three thousand men were
In line. All business, was suspended.
. .Frat'ernal Societies Took Part. .
WICHITA. Kan., Sept. 2. All the fra
ternal societies in this city joined with
the labor unions here today in a monster
parade and picnic at Riverside Park,
where field sports were the programme.
At Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Sept. 2. Labor day
parade in this city embraced about 2500
marchers in uniform, the greatest number
on record. The day was generally ob
served. At Nashville.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Sept. 2.-Labor
day was celebrated with the largest and
moEt elaborate Industrial parade In the
history of Nashville.
At Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 2. Labor
day was celebrated here on a. more exten,-
-slve scale than usual. About 5000 men
DELAYED BY THE CENSOR
NEWS THAT A COLOMBIA TOWN HAS
BEEN BESIEGED.
United States Consular Agent Re
quests That n Gnnboat Be Dis
patched to the Scene.
COLON, Aug. 3L The following dis
patches were delayed by the censor:
Bocas del Toro, 150 miles west of Colon,
is virtually besieged by the ' Liberals, or
insurgents. They number at least 200,
andJ as already cabled, occupy Provision
Island, which is opposite the town, and
commands the entrance to the harbor.
They are well armed, having two small,
cannons, as well as plenty of ammunition,
and are commanded by a Nlcaraguan.
Among them are many Nlcaraguans and
Costa Rlcans.
For about a month, the Liberals have
been threatening the town. About a fort
night ago they improved their position on
Provision Island, about a mile and a half
from Bocas del Toro, which is also on an
Island, and the opposing forces have, oc
casionally exchanged shots, although,
with the exception of one Jamaican
wounded, there have been no casualties.
Among the Liberals are several who own
property In Bocas del Toro.
The Liberals express no desire or Inten
tion to damage the town, or to molest
foreigners or foreign vessels. There Is
easy communication by mall with the land
east and west of Bocqs del Toro. Can
non, arms and ammunition are obtained
from coast towns In Costa Rica and Nica
ragua, Bocas del Toro being about 40 miles
from the Costa Rican frontier. The Lib.
eral position Is strong, and the situation
is likely to remain as it is until one side
or the other makes an attack. Such an
action would subject the attacking party
to the severe fire of their opponents, as
it would be necessary to pass from Bocas
del Toro to Provision Island, or vice versa,
In small open boats. Neither side Is In
clined to take this risk. The Liberals
profess to believe that a proclamation of
the situation would result in a withdrawal
of the government force from Bocas del
Toro. Counting reinforcements, the gov
ernment has about 170 men there, and the
town can only be reachd by light-draft
steamers through round-about channels.
Martial law prevails In Bocas del Toro.
The authorities have stopped communica
tion with other ports except Colon. They
have stopped local fishing, and forbidden
passage along the streets after 8 o'clock
at night. Foreigners protest that the
measures adopted for harbor supervision
materially injure commerce. Two Ger
mans were sent to jail for expressing their
views too freely in a cafe, and it needed
the intervention of the German Consul to
effect their release.
The United States, French, British and
German Consular agents in Bocas del
Toro told the Colombian commander there
that If the severe harbor restrictions In
terrupting commerce were not abated,
they would call for gunboats. These rep.
resentatlons are said to have had a lim
ited improvement only in harbor condi
tions. The local trade, which has been confined
to bananas sent to the United States, is
virtually deffd. Fruit steamers from Mo
bile and New Orleans are getting only
partial cargoes, the disturbed conditions
preventing work on the plantations. The
foreign element predominates In the town
Americans, Germans, British and Chi
nese, In the order named, une uniceu
States "Ffult Company, of Boston, owns
many banana plantations in the neighbor
hood. The United States Consular agent In
Bocas del Tqro has made an urgent appeal
fo the United States Consul In Colon to
send a gunboat. Commander Sargept, of
the United States gunboat Macbjas, Is
fully informed of the situation, and If. It
does not Improve shortly, the, ;Machias will
probably proceed to Bocas del Toro. The
Liberals on Provision Island say they
have in no way interfered with, or Injured
foreigners, and that the government'alone
is responsible for the restrictions laid
upon commerce.
Many houses in Bocas del Toro continu
ously fly American, German, British or
French flags to denote the neutrality of
their occupants. The Colombian Govern
ment considers that the measures taken
there have been made necessary by the
exigencies of the case.
Brother of Cnstro Goes to France.
. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. A dispatch to the
Herald from Wlllemstad, Curacoa, says:
General Cecllo Castro, a brother of Pres
ident Castro, has left Venezuela for
France to obtain an immediate renewal
of diplomatic relations with France, to
buy arms for Venezuela, and also to at
tend to the creation of a French bank.
General Castro left Venezuela on the Ven
ezuelan war vessel Restaurador, former
ly the Gould yacht Atalanta. He will
board the steamship Canada at Martin
ique, and will arrive at Bordeaux Sep
tember 14. He will travel incognito.
Considered a Casus Belli.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 2. Via
Haytien cable. The Official Gazette to
day published the memorandum of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs to all friendly
nations, explaining the complaints made
by Venezuela against Colombia. The case
is considered to be a casus belli. There
is much comment and excitement.
No Change in Political Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. In a mail re
port to the State Department from Pana
ma, dated August 21,. United States Con-sul-General
Gudger says there has been
no change In political conditions on the
isthmus since August 12. Both of the
contending parties appear to be intent
on recruiting and reinforcing, and are
awaiting developments. The revolution
ists on the railroad lines, He says, are still
making depredations on Chinamen.
Many Colon Laborers Discharged.
BERLIN, Sept. 2. A private dispatch
from Colon says many laborers are being
discharged from the coal mines and in
dustrial establishments, owing to declin
ing business. The men discharged are
mostly Italians and Poles, who are return
ing home in transports. "
BLOW TO STRIKERS.
(Continued from First Bage.)
arrival of a large force of police probably
saved him from serious injury, as the mob
appeared a desperate one, and many de
mands were made that Jones be strung
uf. It Is understood that no Information
will bo filed against the leaders of the
mob.
During the parade, most of the pickets
were away from the Star mills, and the
company succeeded in securing several
new men. Of the lot that arrived In
Pittsburg early this morning, It' was stat
ed that a good many of them were for
the Demmler plant, In McKeesport. The
McCutcheon plant, In Allegheny, dld not
start up today, and the management said
the men there wanted to celebrate Labor
day. The mills will be operated as usual
tomorrow. The Painter mills started up,
a usual, with increased forces. There
was no change in the Lawrenceville dis
trict. The failure of the Amalgamated people
-to cripple the Carnegie open-hearth plant
at Duquesne, this morning, Is looked upon
by the steel officials as the death blow
of the strike. In the Carnegie mills, at
least Last night, the strike managers at
McKeesport announced that a march
.would be made this morning to Duquesne,
and predicted confidently that the men
would not go to work, and the entire plant
would be tied up. This morning no pa
raders appeared, the men went to work,
and the plant is in operation, as usual.
It is more than probable that this latest
failure at Duquesne will have the effect
of making the strike managers withdraw
all efforts in that direction. While there
is visible Indication that the National
Tube Company intends starting its plants
at McKeesport in. the near future, the
foreman In the mill said tonight that the
entire plant would be in operation next
week.
It is estimated that 15,000 to 20.C00 men
were in the line of the labor parade.. The
machinists and repair men of the foundry
at the National Tube works. McKeesport,
were prevented from working today by
the strikers gathering about the mill en
trance. There was no disorder, however.
STRIKERS FAIL AT DUQ.UESNE.
Employes of the Carnegie Flalit Did
Not Come Out.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 2. The steel strik
ers who have been trying for a week to
get .the employes of the Carnegie plant
at Duquesne to come out, made a last?
stand today and failed. A parade from
McKeesport to meet the workmen on their
way to the mill at 6 A M. and Induce them
to Temaln away, had been arranged, but
when the hour arrived there were no
marchers and the parade was abandoned.
The fight had been made In the open
hearth department, but notwithstanding a
house-to-house canvass by the strikers
last night only two men refused- to re
turn Co work. Today the works were in
full operation, and the strikers arcua
there Is little 'hope of closing the plant.
Dissatisfaction Is increasing at McKees
port Last Friday about 40 strikers re
turned to work at the seamless tube plant
and today this force was considerably in
creased. t Is said preparations are In
progress for resumption of work at the
National Tube Works, and that the ma
chinists, who were compelled to cease
work through the stake, have been or
dered lb report for work, for the purpose
of getting the machinery in order.
The Mononghela blast furnace depart
ment of the National Tube Works Is
working full, and an effort is to be made
this week to beat the output record since
the st'rike started. At the Demmler tin
plate plant, everything has been made
ready for an early start. A report was
current in McKeesport today that a large
number of Deputy Sheriffs had been
sworn in to go to Demmler to guard the
works at that place. The deputies have
been ordered to report for duty Wednes
day. Beginning today the Amalgamated As
sociation will pay benefits to their men,
but the first payment will not be made
until September 15, when each man will
receive ?8 for the "two weeks. The strike
began its third month with few indica
tions of early peace!" It has settled down
to a question of endurance, both sides
confident that they have the advantage.
President Burns expects to hear from
Prtsldent Schwab at once in reference to
the new peace plan said to have been sub
mitted to him Saturday.
DAVIS ON THE SITUATION
He Says the Strikers Will Stand Out
Until They Stnrve.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 2.-"If we had
known what we do now, the last offer of
the United States Steel Corporation at
the Hotel Lincoln conference, in July,
would probably have been accepted," said
Ben I. Davis, of the advisory board and
executive committee of the Amalgamated
Association, who Is recognized as an offi
cial representative of President T J.
Shaffer In all his utterances, today.
"However, that is past and gone, and wo
are now fii a fight with the corporation.
"Some of the people who have elected
to place the brunt of alleged mistakes on
President Shaffer have pointed to the re
fusal to accept the offer made at the
Hotel Lincoln as his mistake. There were
15 men there, and any one had as much
voice as President Shaffer. The people
who are now criticising the conduct of
the strike are doing so from personal
pique. Some of the people inside and out
of the organization are now urging ort us
that thox strikers be ordered back to work,
jX practical surrender of the Amalgamated
Association. This will never be. We will
enforce recognition-of our National organ
ization by, ,the United States Steel Cor
poration. The fight has "been on in earnest;
since the middle of July,' and not 20 of our
members have become deserters. Our
men especially the old members, .will stand
out until they starve.
"Such attacks as those of J. D. Hlckey
in Milwaukee yesterday are purely per
sonal. Our own people know what weight
to attach to them. The only hurtful In
fluence is with the public, and with people
who might otherwise give us more sup
port." -
Officials of the American Tinplate Com
pany In the Carnegie building today said
that many tinplate workers continue to
apply for places, but they fear the moles
tation of the strikers. A telegram from
McKeesport tonight says:
"The delay In starting the Demmler
mill, It seems, Is due to Mayor Black's
hesitancy in guaranteeing police protec
tion. The Mayor Is said to have refused
protection to 'scabs.' The company, It is
said, appealed to Governor Stone, and he
promised to send state militia, if neces
sary. Black's final answer is still pend-
The first effort to break the strike at
Newcastle has been made. The local of
ficials of the National Steel Company have
submitted a proposition to their old em
nloves offering to re-employ all who were
working for it at the time the strike was
commenced, but specifies absolutely that
the men must return as Individuals, and
not as members of any organization. The
company offers to sign Individual con
tracts "with the men, to hold good for one
year or more, as the individuals may
elect
From towns all around Pittsburg comes
advices that Labor day was celebrated
with greater demonstrations than ever
known, and that President Shaffer and the
Amalgamated JVssocIaflon received hearty
Indorsement generally.
Strike at Collieries May Be Ordered.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. 2. Presi
dent John Mitchell and District Presidents
T. D. Nichols, Thomas. Duffy and John
Fahey will go to New York some day this
week to confer with the Presidents of
the coal-earn lng roads relative to fhe
settlement of the grievances complained
of at the- Hazletcn convention last week.
Unless the negotiations prove successful,
It Is believed the executive officers, by
reason of the power vested In them by
the Hazleton convention, will order strikes
at several collieries in the Wyoming re
gion, where the miners say the companies
have broken agreements made with their
employes.
Wntrc Scale for Miners Sljrned.
MIDDLESBORO. Ky., Sept. 2. Presi
dent Howe, representing the miners and
the operators of Jelllco district, has
signed a wage scale, and minor points of
differences have been referred to a board
of arbitraton. Two of the Coal Creek
companies 'signed the same document.
All of the miners in the Jelllco district
are working full time today.
Miners Refuse to Work.
COAL CREEK, Tenn., Sept 2. About
1000 miners refused to go to work in the
Coal Creek district.-today. The Coal
Creek Coal Company arid the Black Dia
mond Coal Company'3 mines are com
pletely shut down.
ImmlRrant Inspectors Absolved.
NEW YORK, Sept 2. A report on the
Investigation instituted as a result of the
recent -discoveries of alleged frauds in
connection with the landing of emigrants
at this point has been forwarded to Wash
ington bj; Assistant Commissioner of Em
igration Edward F. M,cSweeney. On high
authority the World says that the report
absolves from blime everybody connected
with the New York emigration office.
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CRY IS NOT JUSTIFIED
ROOSEVELT OX -THE- COMPLAINT
AGAINST MEN OF WEALTH.
Appeal Which Finally Entails Law
lessness Is an Attack Upon Bnsic
Principles of Citizenship.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2. Vice-President
Roosevelt has had a strenuous day. Arriv
ing over the Milwaukee Road thismorn
Ing, he was the orator of the day at the
formal opening of the Minnesota State
Fair, by Inyitation of the Minnesota Agri
cultural Society, shook a thousand hands
at a reception following the exercises,
was the guest of the Fair Association at
luncheon on the grounds, and reviewed
the Third Infantry and the First Artil
lery, National Guard of Minnesota. Colo
el, Roosevelt occupied the judges stand
at the racetrack with General Miles, Arch
bishop Ireland and Governor Van Sant, of
Mlnesota. The grandstand was liter
ally pacged, and when Governor Van Sant.
In Introducing the Vice-President, asked
the ladles to wave their handkerchiefs
and the men to give three cheers, the re
sult was a response which the Vice
President will long remember. The aud
ience was attentive throughout the Vice
President's address, and he had frequently
to pause before he could make himself
heard.
Vice-President Roosevelt, In beginning
his address, paid a high tribute to the
character and energy of the men de
scended, he said, from a race of pioneers
which had pushed Westward in the wild
erness and laid foundations for new com
monwealths. vThe men with axe and pick
and plow who, he said, had pushed to
completion the dominion of our people
over the American wilderness, had shown
by their qualities of daring, endurance
and far-sightedness that they recognized.
In practical form, the fundamental law of
success In American life, the law of wor
thy work: the law of resolute, high en
deavor. Continuing, he said:
"It seems to me that the simple ac
ceptance of this fundamental fact of
American life will help us to. start aright
In facing not a few such problems that
confront us- from without and within.
We cannot possibly do our best work as a
Nation unless all of us know how to act
In combination as well as to act each in
dividually for himself. This acting In
combination can take many forms, but
of course its most effective form must be
when it comes in shape of law: that is.
of action by the community as a whole
through the. law-making bodies. It is not
only highly desirable, but necessary that
there should be legislation which shall
carefully shield the Interests of wage
workers, and which shall discriminate In
favor of the honest and humane employer
by removing the disadvantage under
which he stands" when compared with un
scrupulous competitors, who have no con
science and will do right only under fear
of punishment. Nor can legislation stop
with what are termed labor questions.
S!
The vast individual and corporate for
tunes, the vast combinations of capital
which have marked the development ot
our industrial svstem, create new condi
tions, and necessitate a change from the
old attitude or tne state and ru w
vVard prosperity."
There was. he contended, but the scan
tiest justification -for most of th ottry
against men of wealth as such, and id
ought to be unnecessary, he said, no
state that any appeal which finally entails
the possibility of lawlessness and vleenca
was an attack upon the fundamental prop
erties of American citizenship.
"Our Interests are at bottom common,'
he continued; "In the long run w go up
or down together. Yet. more and more.
It Is evident that the state,, and If neees
sary the Nation, has got to poess8 tha
right of supervision and control as re
gards the great corporations, which are
Its creatures; particularly as regards the
great business corporations which deriva
a portion of their Importance from th ex
istence of s.ome monopolistic tendney."
As to our relations with foreign pow
ers. Vice-President Roosevelt said that
our Nation, while first of all seeing to
its own domestic vvellbolng. must not
shrink from playing Its part amonr the
great nations without..
The Vice-President was followed in a
few brlef.remarkt by General Miles.
Two hours was spent by the par(y in
viewing the exhibits. Those which ap
peared to Interest the Vice-President most
were found In the dairy and fat stok
pavilions.
During the review of the troops, Mr.
Rooseyelt. In top hat. mounted on a spir
ited animal, rode down the lines, followed
by General Miles and Governor Van Snt.
afterward taking a position on th race
track, where the troops marched in re
view. Colonel Roosevelt was the guest
at a dinner at the Minneapolis Club. About
100 Invited guests were in attendance aHd
the function was formal ami elaborate.
Rain Prevented Charter Oak Races.,
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 2.-Jtatn tfhte
morning prevented racing at Charter Qk
today, and the programme was carried
over until tomorrow. .
How it reddens the sfcin, itches, oozes,
drie3 and scales I
Some people call It tetter, milk crust er
salt rheum.
The suffering from it Is sometimes in
tense ; local applications are resorted to
they mitlsate, but cannot cure.
It proceeds from humors inherited or ac
quired and persists until these have been
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