Gittleng Alliance Begins Campaign of Labor Hostility
A jagged OCR fragment shows an alliance announcing hostilities toward organized labor. It mentions Kuroki attacked and a circular letter outlining a campaign program. Unclear dates or places.
03 Oct 1904
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1904
Page
1
A jagged OCR fragment shows an alliance announcing hostilities toward organized labor. It mentions Kuroki attacked and a circular letter outlining a campaign program. Unclear dates or places.
Russian and Japanese forces clash with heavy losses near Port Arthur as supply lines tighten. Reports detail scarce forage and clothing, ample ammunition, nursing support, and mass casualties on both sides amid a harsh retreat and renewed Japanese pressure along the left flank.
From the prospectus of the Citizens' Alliance of Beattie the document states the group supports enforcement of laws the open shop opposition to sympathetic strikes protection against boycott and unlawful coercion and output restrictions while not opposing organized labor itself. It argues labor organizations must grant the same rights to employers and others that they seek for themselves.
The Star reports the Citizens' alliance secretly organizing to wage a Dig battle against unions. Heads quarters open in the Lumber Exchange. officers include Jacob Furth and F. W. Mitchell. Dues are 31 dollars with a 1 dollar initiation fee. Labor unions respond with renewed activity as employers seek members and influence.
The alliance pledges mutual aid to protect employers from labor disturbances and urges members of various associations to join. It cites Dayton and Beloit as examples where unions disrupted business, claiming police and officials aided violations, and asserts its principles align with the Roosevelt era strike commission.
The Western Central Labor union drafts a statute to bar importing laborers and crafts from other states during strikes. The measure aims to curb strike breakers used by certain local employers. Similar laws exist in California Wisconsin and Illinois with AFL support planning for nine more states. The law would deprive corporations of a key tool to break strikes.
Louie Long of Oakland backed out of a Friday bout with Charlie Neary of Milwaukee and signed to fight Jack Clifford of Helena, Mont., next Thursday. He will forfeit 200 dollars to Billy Lavigne for breaking the Phoenix club contract. The report also notes Steamship Texan, chartered by Rank Waterhouse, to run Seattle to Asiatic ports.
A vessel owned by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company is bound for Seattle from New York.
Rev. Frank Sanford leader of Holy Ghost and Us in Shiloh Maine tells followers worldwide to evacuate homes and relocate to Shiloh as a refuge during persecution. A Tacoma Washington group has sold property and begun building shacks to house expected believers. A second report notes a missing suitcase at Delmonico restaurant on Front Avenue.
The document appears as a pledge stating the applicant denies membership in labor unions and condemns boycotts and coercion while promising to abide by alliance rules. It references unlawful restraint and conspiracy notions and asserts willingness to honor the alliance and keep member secrets.
In O'Briens Landing Missouri on October 4 Charlee Geitrell, a hospital patient and clerk, escaped from a nurse with a gun and shot four men and a Negro woman before fleeing into the woods. Sheriff and posse pursue. Geitrell dressed only in a night robe. He traveled here from Memphis Tennessee.
The steamer Al-Ki caught fire while tied up at Port Orchard wharf at 4 oclock yesterday morning. Forward bulwarks and pilot house burned. Inland Piver crew aided in saving the vessel which was possibly a total loss if not for timely assistance. The source vessel runs between here and Port Orchard and will be laid up for several days.
A large Grand Opera House audience praised Walter Thomas Milla, a Kansas socialist, for a brilliant epigram and witty remarks. He stood barely five feet, yet the crowd cheered as he argued that workers create value but lack sufficient nets to buy goods, causing a surplus and a poor market.
Washington dispatches describe a morning update on Postmaster General Payne. Officials say there is some improvement and he rests easily though danger of death remained possible. President Roosevelt visited Payne’s apartments and left with cautious hopes for survival if condition holds.
Washington October 2 Postmaster General Payne endured a difficult day with multiple rallies followed by sinking spells his condition remained fragile though there was still some hope late last night Mrs Payne remained at his bedside President Roosevelt visited to inquire about his health
The International Peace Congress began at Tremont temple with six hundred delegates from nine nations and all states. Secretary Hay lauded U S peace efforts, cited The Hague, McKinley and Roosevelt administrations, and urged world unity for lasting peace as meetings run through the week.
The City of Seattle, of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co, was due to arrive Sunday but is now expected tonight or tomorrow morning. Captain Nicholson sent a telegram saying the City of Seattle left Juneau Saturday afternoon with 120 passengers with no reason given for the delay.
Premier Katarsain said in a Torio interview that the war will continue a long time and the nation must be determined to achieve success with sacrifices. He urged greater economy and efficiency in local administration as governors plan a provincial meeting tomorrow.
The first rebuilt railway train left Oct 3 carrying Japanese wounded about 100 sick and 33 wounded Russian prisoners en route to Japan. The wounded were among the last Japanese wounded left in Liao Yang.
General Sakaroff reports the Japanese vanguard has been strengthened and reached a point southeast of Mukden. No serious engagements or movements reported at other points.
Five organizers of the American Federation of Labor join local efforts to reorganize craftsmen in Seattle. The Laundry Workers' union wins contracts with major laundries, the Teamsters resume activity with 21 new members, and sidewalk cement workers are to be organized. Two new unions are expected next week as three more organizers arrive from Montana and the south.
A Superior Court jury, after 30 hours of deliberation, reported to Judge Alberta on Saturday afternoon that they could not reach a verdict in the $20,000 damage suit of Charles Williams against Ballard Lumber for the loss of four fingers sustained while employed at the mill.
Mrs. Sukhada Banarjie, a Hindu woman, travels to promote a school for women in Calcutta. She delivers lectures during a country tour, speaking at the Y M C A vesper service and services at North Street Church the Christian Alliance church and Battery Street Methodist church. Her talks share life experiences and her role as a child mother.
Mrs O Flake fired two revolvers in a confrontation with her husband C Plake and others. Police arrested all involved after patrolmen intervened disarming the woman. no charges were filed against the combatants. Witnesses described a tense scene as the wife fled prior days from her home.
About 700 members attended the Grand Opera House event while nearly 5 000 saw the program. Mayor Ballinger and Rev My A Matthews spoke and an engaging program followed.
The steamship Oregon completed its fifth Nome voyage yesterday carrying passengers and 6316 in gold. It will sail for Nome on October 8 under the fifth voyage. M D Sampers filed suit in Nome district court against the N A T T company seeking 59500 for alleged pecuniary damages from a breached contract and a sale of general merchandise.
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