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t-tar»aEIGHTY-EIGHT DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE.MANY POLICIES PROPOSED.hI-rb-e“JPtMi of loilon TormaSotod But Not Annotcod — Pmfdeot Bitehford Waati sn Extra Session of Cos-f rssfl to Provide for Settling lebor Difficulties—Debs Mnelx In Evidence.St. Louis, Ma, Aug. 31.—Fourteen y different labor organizations, includ-° ing Debs’ Social Democracy, supple-v mented by the Populist party in Kan-sas, were represented at the big labor r conference that assembled here yes-^ terday, but what the eighty-eight dif-l-e ferent delegates accomplished during a very busy session no one knows besides themselves. It is not believed the leaders have attained any definite result, and, in. fact, the president of one of the national organizations said that the failure of the conference was e a foregone conclusion. “I should feel ^ very'much chagrined,” said he, “if I# had any part in the convening of this ^ conference.”# | The committee on resolutions and r plan of action was at work all after-. noon and evening. Mr. Sovereign an-{ nounced that it had formulated a plan^ j but declined to give any details. The a I platform, it is expected, will be sub-a jmitted to the convention this raorn-B jing. The fourteen different organiz-t ■ at ions represented in the convention . ; make an unwieldy body, an d it is evident that all of them cannot be satisfied with a platform formulated by five men representing as many branches of organized labor.Mr. Hatchford’s plan of petitioning President McKinley to convene Congress in extra session to enact measures providing for the settlement of the presedt labor difficulties, or, as he pnt it, “to define the rights of citizens, if any,” did Hot meet with the. approval he had hoped for, and it is not believed the plank will be Incorporated in the platform.| Although present in the convention , all day. Debs did not speak, nor did he put in an appearance at last night’s mass meeting, where he was widely advertised to make an address He is represented on the resolutions committee, however, by Mr. Berger, and as he has remained pretty close to the men composing that committee, it is safe to say his “social democracy” idea will be represented.W. B. Prescott, president of the National Typographical union, of Indianapolis, was chosen temporaryii chairman, and W. C. Pearce of Coluna-\bus, temporary secretary. Mr. Prescott then appointed a committee oncredentials.The chairman named as the committee on resolutions and plan of action, W. C. Pierce of the miners, W. I). Mahon. of the street railway men, Victor Berger of Milwaukee, who represents the Social Democracy, in whose favor Mr. Debs declined; G. C. Clemens of Topeka, representing the Populists, and James li. Sovereign. .. Mr. Batch ford then took the floor, lie went over the miners’ strike from its Inception to the present day. and dwelt particularly upon “government ;bv injunction.'’ He pleaded for prompt action, and coming to the pointjof his argument, advocated a special session of congress as the best, and in fact, the only relief. “I believe,” said Mr. Ratehford, “a special session of Congress is necessary to define the rights cf the people of this country—if they have an3% I believe if sufficient time is given the President of the United States will call special session of Congress to act upon the matter of injunctions, and find means of relief from the existing troubles in the labor world “Ip case of refusal,” said Mr. Bateh-ford, impressively, after an outburst of cheering had subsided, “it will then be time to consider more extreme measures. 1 am in favor, if the President refuses to call Congress together, of a complete paralysis of business. I believe in a sympathetic strike.” Patrick O’Neill of Rich Hill, Mo., who said he represented 1,500 “organized picks,” favored a labor revolu-tinn Tfpt walt;; a Tip tnirl anrl
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Lawrence Weekly World
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Thu, Sep 02, 1897
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