Kingfisher Reformer. (Kingfisher, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1894 Page: 2 of 8
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THE WORLD OF LABOR.
INTERNATIONAL.
LONDON, ENGLAND.
Hardie Addresheh the Un-
employed.—Thousands of the un-
employed workingmen of London
met at Tower Hill and listened to
addresses made by James Keir
Hardie, Socialist member ol par-
liament, Frank Smith and otheis.
Mr. Hardie said he intended to
movetheadjournment of the House
of Commons in order to eall the
attention of Parliament to the con-
dition of the unemployed. I'pon
the conclusion of the speeelimak-
ing the crowd marched to Hyde
Park. A number of black and red
flags were displayed, and several
speeches were made, after which
the procession was re-formed and
started on the way back to Tower
Hill. As the men marched
through Oxford street the police
captured the most offensive ban-
ner that was being eariied in the
lines. The men were allowed to
march through Clieapside, but
subsequently, when they were or-
dered to disperse by the police,
they refused to do so. The police
charged the crowd, and after a
slight resistance succeeded in dis-
persing it.
The Motion Lost. — In the
House of Commons, James Keir
Hardie moved that the house ad-
journ. The motion was made foi
the purpose of calling the attention
of Parliament to the condition of
the unemployed. Mr. Ilardie said
acute distress was prevailing in
the entire country. A large mini
her of cases of suicide and starva-
tion had been reported. Pauper-
ism had increased, especially in
London. It was necessary, he de-
clared, that the local authorities
should furnish employment for the
poor. John Macdonald, membei
.for Lower llumlets, supported Mr.
Hardie. The motion was lost, the
vote being yeas |)3, ,lil.Vs 1 “’•
CAjtlK, KHANCK.
Socialists Protest.—The “Pe-
tite Reptibllqne,” a Socialist daily,
“I would indeed be Derelt of
feeling were I not moved by your
manifestations, bv your vote, by
your renewed confidence. 1 want to
say that years before I held sal
aried office I was the victim of
that abnormal wrong of child la-
bor. 1 was forced into a factory
when I was young, and 1 was a
union man when I was a mere boy.
As a wage-worker I have tried to
he a union man in my every day
eonduet in the factory and outside.
I have tried to serve the labor
movement as faithfully as I know
how. Robbed of the means of an
education, no one feels keener
than I Hie wrongs committed
against the innocent children ot
the world. 1 can say to those who
favor my election ! never solicited
directly or indirectly, any man to
vote for ine. The men who voted
for Jno. McBride lose not one jot
of my respect. I know his worth
and appreciate the sentiment of
tin* delegate who placed his name
in nomination and made my elec-
tion unanimous. The man who
strikes the heart of trade unions
strikes at the heart of jSam Gom-
pers. I make no pledges of what
I shall do, but I shall perform the
duties of the office to the best of
luy ability and try to see that the
banner of the Auferican Federa-
of Labor is not trailed in the dust.
Ill.TKOri, All l II.
Twenty live Thousand Un*
KMVIjOYKH.—A special committee
of the Trades domicil, at the re-
quest of the Quarterly Journal of
Kconomics of Harvard University,
for the last three weeks lias been
making an investigation into the
number of unemployed in this
city. The report made public at
the Inst Trades Council meeting
places the number of the unem-
ployed at 25,000.
I'llll.AlIKI.CHIA, 1’A.
Resumed Operations. — The
Rockford Knitting Company, man
nfacturers of underwear, started
its mills in this city to-day on full
time, employing 125 hands.
Last ok the .Strike.—The
t liree days each. A tend ot #50,-
000 has been started to ptovide
additional work for the unem-
ployed.
BOSTON, MASS.
The Unemployed.—The last
session of the Central Labor
Union in this city was principally
devoted to discussion of the situa-
tion of the unemployed. George
McNeil urged tlie union to take
the lead looking after the unem-
ployed. and at his suggestion the
chairmen of eaeli of the 511 unions
represented, were appointed a
committee to take charge of the
matter. A lively debate over the
holding of the mass meeting of
tlie unemployed at Faneuil Hall
Tuesday night followed. Many of
the leaders maintained that the
their contest with Organized La
bor. President Wilbur presented
a report containing estimates of
the losses through damage to
also believed that it was not ad-
visable to hold tlie meeting at the
present time owing to the fact that
Mayor Matthews had arranged for
f,‘eight and equipment growing a conference with committees from
The Conference Committee.
—For the three delegates to act
in the conference witti the Knights
of Labor many nominations were
made by the American Federation.
The list by declinations and other-
wise lessened to the names o^
President Samuel Gompers, Vice-
President P. .1. McGuire, Delegate
Frank K. Foster of Boston, who
were unanimously elected.
The Unemployed—There are
tens of thousands of men in this
city who have no work. The pre-
centage of the unemployed is
larger than ever before, larger
than it was in the winter of 1ST!!.
The streets of New York are full
out of the strike. The
are as follows:
Damage to locomotives, $16,000;
to cars, $19,000; to freight in
wrecks, $9,450; to perishable
freight, by delay, $25,550; total,
$77,000.
While the report contains no
estimates of the general loss of
traffic and increase of expenses
growing out of the strike, an
official said that the company esti-
mated the loss from those sources demonstrate the superior force of
at about #500,000, and the total Organized Capital as opposed to
labor organizations and a number
of wealthy citizens for the purpose
of devising means to assist the
unemployed. By a vote of .19 to
17 it was decided to disappiove of
the meeting iu Faneuil Hall next
Tuesday.
Furniture Workers Declare
for the Co-Operative Common-
wealth.—Whereas, The indus-
trial events of Homestead, Buffalo,
Tonawamta, Idaho and Tennessee
cost of the strike at about $600,-
000. It was decided to pass the
quarterly dividend.
A new trouble lias arisen and
the situation is critical at W ilkes-
barre. All engineers over 45
years of age are being dismissed.
Four men who have been with the
company for twenty years have
been laid off. Already the indi-
cations are that this action of the
company may cause serious
trouble, and conservative business
men hereabouts affirm that unless
this rule is modified the company
of men who ha ye nothing to do. It j jlaye another strike
says: “The Monarchist and Op
portunist press continues its vom-
itings against Socialism, and ex-
pectorates its palpable calumnies,
yelling all the time, •Collectivism
is anarchism and must be
crushed.” The infamous repres-
sion of the newspapers w ill not
suffice for them. We must he
hunted down—extirpated.
To Help the Miners. M.
Qohlet introduced in the Chamber
of Deputies a bill reforming the
mining laws, including a proposal
that the mines be nationalized
when strikes occur due to injustice
on the part of the companies, i bis
hill, together with a proposal
made by M. Victor Dcjeanle, So
cialist, to allot 5,000,000 francs
for the sufferers by the strikes,
was referred to a committee.
Police and Capitalism.—The
bill granting the credit of $00,000
francs for the police, to enable
them ro further combat anarchy,
was adopted by a majority of 402
votes. M. Avez. the Socialist
Deputy, who was wounded by the
explosion, had recovered suffi
ciently to take part in the debate
on the police grant, which he op
posed on the ground that the
police were maintained only to
protect the bourgeoise from the
rebellion of the working people,
who had been impoverished by
them. ____
NATIONAL.
is estimated that there aie over
110.000 idle tnen in that city and
75.000 in Brooklyn, in Chicago
the number of unemployed will
undoubtedly reach 75,000. Hund-
reds of special police officers are
“ready to prevent mi uprising.’
The Capitalist press is w riting long
articles on charity, our priests
hands and that other roads are
likely to he involved. A new
schedule of wages on the Wyom-
ing division reduces the firemen s
pay, and they promise trouble. A
notice apprising the Lehigh \ alley
men of a further reduction m
wages, especially in the case of
firemen, who lose 10 per cent,
and our preachers are praying,our oamo unexpectedly, and may cause
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CHH AOO* ILL.
A M erica n F e her a t i i >N— A re -
(•option and bill given by the
Trades and Labor assembly to the
delegates to the convention of the
American Federation of Labor, al
Uhlieli's Ilall. was a great success.
Both the halls had been engaged
and there w as noue too much room
fortlie hundreds who attended.
aristocrats arrange for charity
halls, well-to-do women establish
tree soup houses—but the suffer-
ing of the poor goes on and only
a dwindling number ol the un-
fortunate proletarians can be
reached by the meager arm of
charity. Nobody knows wluit will
bo tin- result of all this misery.
Constitutional Cm iniik.—At
tlic last days session of the con-
vention of the A. F. of L.. the
follow ing amendment to the eon
stitntion w as adopted:
••No trade assembly. Central
Labor Union or other central body
of the American Federation of
Labor shall he permitted to admit
into its ranks any union which
lias been expelled or suspended
from national trade unions which
are members of the Federation,
under penalty of suspension for
the central body violating that
law,”
The convention adjourned on
Tuesday. The next meeting will
be held at Denver, Colo.
The Labor Vote.—The Social-
ist Labor party in tlieir mayoralty
election Tuesday polled over 3,000
votes and as Hopkins (Hem.)
received only 1,387 more votes
than Swift (Rep.) it seems the
Socialist party holds the balance
of power. The Silver Laborites
polled about 500 votes. Inde-
pendent political action is coming
to the front.
1 ITTSUI 1U
trouble. There is great bitter-
ness here because the old men are
not being taken hack. Two loco-
motives run by new men were
wrecked at Coxton, and a Dr.
Mahon, of Pittsburg, a railroad
surgeon, had two ribs broken.
TOI’EKA, KAN.
Populist and Socialist.— lo-
peka will be the headquarters for
t|l(. next few months of Laurence
Gronluml, the author of “The Co-
operative Commonwealth,” one of
the foremost writers and lecturers
on socialism in this country. Mr.
Gronlund says he admires the peo-
ple of Kansas because they have
dared to rebel against present so
cial and industrial conditions. He
has already delivered three lect-
ures here to good audiences. At
Griffin's lecture in Representative
Hall the other evening, Mrs. Mary
F. Lease, informed by a reporter
of the presence of Mr. Gronlund.
said: “1 am so glad, because I am
one of lus disciples, and have
always been very anxious to meet
him, although 1 have really known
him through correspondence for
some time. 1 am a Socialist, and
believe that Mr. Gronlund has
done more by his excellent lectures
mid writings to get men to think,
than any Socialist in the country.”
in i i Ala), n a
20,000 Unemployed.—To give
employment to the 20.000 work-
men of this city, who are in idle-
ness and distress is the serious
f||| N | I I DL. • » .
Tite Ot 1) SOME—The movement problem with which a mass met
1 . i i l ml i fiitu
Organized Labor, ttierefore be it
Resolved, That we, local union
No. 24, of the International Furni-
ture Workers of America, declare
for independent political action,
by which Ave may obtain the col-
lective ownership of the great
plants of industry for use for the
benefit of the whole people.
The Danbury Lockout.—The
fourth week of the lockout against
the 5,000 hatters in Danbury,
Conn., brought no change in the
situation. Randle & White, one
of the largest concerns, have an-
nounced that they will not resume
business until spring. They em-
ploy 300 people. It was expected
that one or two of the factories
would open and the pickets went
to their posts with rene ved vigil-
ance. Senator Crofut, who has
just returned from M ashington,
addressed a meeting of hat makers,
and manufacturers and workmen
joint'd in signing a protest against
the Wilson bill. The protest says
that if the bill becomes a law our
manufacturers will he placed at a
great disadvantage in competing
with foreign manufacturers, who
have free materials and cheap
labor.
INDIANAPOLIS, INI>.
Over20,000 Without Work.—
The industrial depression in the
Indiana natural gas region has
brought about an alarming con-
dition. Since the developement of
the gas territory, commencing in
1888, more than* 400 manufactur-
ing establishments have located in
it, giving employment to nearly
60,000 men. During the present
summer and fall a large propoi-
tion of these industries have
closed down, others have reduced
their forces, reduced their time,
and made deep cuts in wages. At
the present time no fewer than
20,000 men are out of employ- j
meut and their families dependent
on charity for support. In Ko-
komo alone 1,000 factory opera-
tors are idle and the county in the
last three months has paid out
$5,000 for their support. Other
manufacturing towns in the gas
region are in the same condition,
and soup houses are springing up
all over the belt. The principal
towns in this deplorable condition
are Kokomo, Marion, Anderson.
Muncie, Elwood, Hartford ( ity,
Nobleville, Gas Cdy, Alexandria,
Jonesboro, Pendleton, besides
many smaller places. To meet this
winter, and by comparing ex-
periences make the burden as
light on the taxpayers as possible.
Boards of • soeiated charities are
doing good work, but the distress
has become so extensiA7e and pres-
sing that they can do compara-
tively little to relieve it.
TKIir, N. Y.
Shoe Clerks’ Election.—The
Shoe Clerks’ have elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, W.
W. Winchester; vice-president,
P. N. Emerson; secretary, W. J.
Reynolds; financial secretary, R-
H. Irish; treasurer, George Almy;
guide, Frank Shook; trustees,
E. A. Foley, E. Wagner, Daniel
Broderick; delegates to Central
Federation of Labor, W. J. Key-
nolds, P. N. Emerson, W. C.
Woods. A resolution was passed
requesting the retail stores to
open evenings beginning Decem-
ber 11 and remain open until
January 1, 1894.
OMAHA, NEB.
Cooks Organizing.—The rooks
of Omaha were temporarily organ-
ized last week under the head of
the Knights of Labor, by Organizer
H. Cohen. They have received
their charter and the temporary
master workman will soon issue a
eall for a meeting to perfect
feet permanent organization. Be
Moving in affiliating with other
unions they will elect delegates to
District Assembly No. 126 and
also to Central Labor union.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAI..
Slave Trade.—There is a com-
pany of Napoleons of finance in
San Francisco who make a “busi-
ness” to furnish cheap labor.
They have just clcsed contracts to
furnish 40,000 Chinese and Japa-
nese coolies to planters in t uba
and South America.
The Labor Press.—The West-
ern Laborer says: The vast num-
ber of workingmen’s papers which
have been established in this coun-
try among tiie various trades
unions during the last few years,
means more than simply class
protection. Among the hundreds
of such papers which reach this
office, there is not a single one
which is not engaged in the dis-
cussion of national questions. It
is a hopeful sign.
CEDAR rapids, IOWA.
Conspiracy of Corporations.
—Regarding the recent arrest of
Grand Chief Ramsey of the Rail-
road Telegraphers the November
number of the Switchmen’s Journ-
al savs: “Grand Chief Ramsey, of
the Railroad Telegraphers, has
been indicted by the grand jury of
Liun County, Iowa, for conspiring
with other members of the order
for cutting wires of the B. C. R. &
N. road during a strike of tele-
graphers on that system a year
ago. Mr. Ramsey was placed
I under arrest, but subsequently re-
leased on bail. The culpritR. who
admit of cutting wires, were tlio
men who appeared before the
grand jury and gave testimony
which implicated Grand Chief
Ramsey. There is no doubt but
that there is a greater conspiracy
on foot to harm Ramsey than the
Cedar Rapids affair, and that the
wretches, who were once members
of the telegrapher’s organization
F. of L., between whom there hM
been trouble, extending over a
period of a number of years, have
concluded to fraternize, and in the
future, combat the enemies of Or-
ganized Labor together. The
Operative branch was organized
in 1851 and is composed of a Ger-
man division and an Irish divi-
sion. Chris Bauer is president of
the former ami P. T. V alsh of the
latter. Charles Gardner is presi-
dent of the union. The Operative
organization is identified with the
Building Trades Council; while
the union affiliates with the Feder-
ation of Labor. The two bodies
have been so antagonistic that the
Operative people refused to take
part in Labor Day parade, because
the union had been allowed a place
in the procession by tlie Trades
and Labor Union. Negotiations
have been in progress for some
time looking to the adjustment of
the differences between the two
bodies, which resulted in the un-
conditional surrender of the union
and a promise of its members to
join the Operative organization,
in pursuance of this arrangement
the Operative people to the num-
ber of about 400, headed tty a
brass band, marched to Lami
street and Broadway, where they
met the members of the union and
escorted them to Central Turner
Hall, where the latter were indi-
vidually sworn in as members of
the Operative Society, and thus
become identified with the Build-
Trades Council. After the
A.
ing
initiation, there was a banquet
and a good time generally, all at
the expense of the Operative peo-
ple.
Shokworkerk Meet.—A mass
meeting of slioeworfters was held
at Central Turner Hall last Mon-
day. it was expected that H. J.
Skeffington, general secretary of
tlie National Shoe W orkers l nion;
A. E. Smith, national president of
the Easters’ Protective Associa-
tion, and A. Maiden, treasurer of
the National Lasters’ Protective
Association, would be present,but
they were detained at the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Conven-
tion in Chicago. Adolph Medera
and Charles Kassel were the
emergency speakers of the even-
ing. They set out forcibly the de-
plorable condition of tlie shoe-
workers, and said that it was
commensurate with tlieir lack of
organization. The remedy for
tlieir condition, it was said, was
organization.
Boss Brewers Anxious to
Settle.—Emissaries of the Beer
Drivers' Union sent out to inves-
tigate the true status of the trouble
between the union and the boss
brewers have reported that the
brewers are anxious to come to a
settlement, hut that they say that
they will not treat with any of
the secretaries of tlie local or nat-
ional brewery workmen’s unions.
The workmen are as anxious that
the trouble should be brought to
au end as tlie bosses, and accord-
ingly sent for President Samuel
Gompers of the American Feder-
ation of Labor, who wired that he
would leave for St. Louis imme-
diately after the closing of the con-
vention in Chicago. T. B. Mc-
Guire of the General Executive
to relieve tlie unemployed and
destitute was begun in earnest
The banqueting room above was j )lere to-day. Two hundred men
Board of tlie Knights of Labor is
also expected to arrive in the city
in a few days. It is believed that
these gentlemen will succeed in
bringing about a settlement of the
difficulty. Within the past two
days the syndicate breweries have
laid off indefinitely 25 of tlieir
brewers, alleging that the amount
of business they are doing does not
justify their retention.
Chain-makers Reply—To the
......— ••---- | general public: In regard to tlie
Shortly before the ‘ ehange made by the Beethoven
to quit work, the AsgemWy) L> A. 5938, K. of L.
against ( igarmakers’ Union, No.
4. we wish to state that the music
are now well-paid scoundrels of
the corporation.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Refused to Accept the Cut.
_The employes of the Nelson
Morris Beef Cannery at the Na
tional Stock Yarks were notified
by the management that a live
per cent cut in their wages, to
take effect immediately, had been
decided upon. A conference was
held and the employes determined
to resist tlie reduction by a strike
if necessary,
hour for them tu quit
men informed (ieneral Managei
Pock of their resolution to strike
also engaged ami at 2 o clock the
delegates were given a supper
were given work in the parks at
M a day. 200 more will he fm-
(lOM 1*1.1."
Re—election. —The ! nislied employment to-morrow,
re-election of Mr. Sam Gompers as
president of tlie Federation of La-
bor was greeted with cheers. He
responded w ith a brief address,
saying:
I and after that nil willing and de-
serving workers in need will be
1 put to work. The money to pay
them is being raised by subscrip-
tions
ing of public-spirited citizen.,
wrestled last Sunday. Last Mon-
day the mayor recommended to
the Common Council that the
site of the old Prospect Reserv-
oir, abandoned last month, he
leveled and graded before it is
offered for sale. This improve-
ment of tlie property will enhance
it■, value and give employment to
600 men. working in relays of 300,
many smaller places. | in an attempt to enforce the fu|.nished, this and last year at the
emergency a convention lias been proposed reduction was made, and | Uo Wrts by a union
called to meet at Anderson, iU | stated that they would not return 1
which the county commissioners i (o work unlesa iV restoration was
and township trustees of Howard. promjge(j 'phe ultimatum of the
":mul ' employes was promptly considered
receptions, was by a union band,
members of the St. Louis Music-
| ians’ protective Union, organized
| under a state charter of Missoure,
; led by Prof. F. Nauman. F’urther-
I more, we wish to state if there is
| any difference existing between the
Stonemasons United. — the j musicians in this town it is uo
means for supporting the families Operative Stonemasons and the fault of the chainmakers.
of the idle operatives through the Stonemasons’ Union No. 5469 A. Arrangement* Committee.
Madison, Tipton, Grant,
ton. Dele ware, Blackford and .fay
counties were present. The pur-
pose of tlie conference was to de- ^
vise uniform and economical .
by the management and finally ae
I ceded to.
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