Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 July 1894 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 18. 180 TWELVE PAGES.

VICTORY FOR LABOR

iPresidentto Appoint an Arbitration Committee Under the O'Neill Act Passed in 1888. Mr. Cleveland Will Act Very Soon. RESULT OF A CONFERENCE. l-abor Leaders Received at the Whit Housa And the Situation Discussed with the President. Meeting of the Federation Leaders at Chicago. reIdnt Hfb PrrfnMIc Tell of the Cause Which Prompted the A. K. v. to Declare n. Strike He I I (ireallr Plratrd t the Decision of the President to Appoint . Comr mission With Tower to Investlgnte i and. Report to C'ongre.. The Declslon Will Donbilt End All f Strikes, .-m the I'renldent AVnrned .- the Leader to at Once Exert T Urinatives to tall Off the StrlLe. : WASHINGTON. July 12. It was officially announced at the white house torlght that th president will appoint a commission, by the authority given him 'by the arbitration act of to investi gate th? lab, ,r troubles at Chicago and 'elsewhere, and report to the president and 'congress. The commission to be appointed has n''t ben selected and it will 5be a nurr.b-?r f days before the appointments cr announced. ' This determination on the part of the president was arrived at after an Interview with Secretary-Treasurer Hajes of the KrUehts of Labor, Mr. McCJuire and C. N. Franch of the executive committee, land Mr. Schoep.faber, who were lntroducei to th? president this afternoon by Senator Kyi ar.J who came bearing credentials from the American railway union, the Pc.Mman employes and several labor orrr'biz.itions. After du :u.-.sl.ng the various features tof the situ-ti )U for more than an hour. th president promised that If the leaders would return to Chicago and use their "nfluer.re. toward restoring peace and ordr he weald appoint the commission as soon as tli disturbances had ceased to such an extent &s to render a careful, thoughtful Investigation. The president laid great emphasis on the. fact that no steps could be taken In this direction until lawlessness had ceased, and he made his promise contingent on the pledg3 of the labor leaders to sie to It that s far as organized labor V concerned the trouble at Chicago and rlsewhere will immediately disappear. There Is no disposition on the part of the administration to wraki-n in the stand which is has taken, but the president fully renli- the gravity of the situation, and. whi! ha will not temporize with the lawless element, Ii Is determined to do all in his power to reach a permanent solution of labor questions. A telegram was received by the president tonight from President tampers and others of the febratlon of labor asking him to eorne to Chicago or send a representative to consider with prominent labor leaders concerning- the situation. No answer has yet been made to the invitation. The usual consultation between the president. Secretary Lamont, Attorneygeneral OIney and Gen. Schcfleld was held tonight, but no new cJers were cent out. Gn. Schofieid ioi.t after the ronference that reports from all the troops in the field, except those in California, had been received an.l that all was reported culet and orderl. Nothing was heurd from Gen. P.uirer In California, although word from him was ((eagerly watched for. The conference broke tip about 10:30. X5en. SchofleM said that he regarded the jptrlke as practically settled, and that he yili not anticipate any more rioting or jdlsordrr. llnrr AVell Plenned. WASHNGTON. July 12.-Iohn W. "Hayes, the general secretary-treasurer of jthe Knights of Labor, gave out the following statement covering the committee's interview with President CleveJoad: f "We had an hour's talk with President Cleveland this afternoon for the purpose lot calling his attention to the arbitration ict of introduced in the house of representatives at tbe time by the (jlon. John. O'Neill of Missouri mi delegation consisted of John hv. Hayes, general secretary-trea-rurr: Thomas Id. McOuire and C. L. French, of the general executive jboard. and J. C. Schonfaber. editor of fcüe Journal of Knights of Labor. I "I had full Authority from President E. JV. De of the American railway union, and J. W. Ileathcote of the Ihillman employes, to represent their interests and feet on their behalf. Senator Kyle of outh Dalcota accompanied us an lntroaced us to the president. The preslent seemed pleased to meet us and imedlately opened the subject by referIng to the law which the parties inter ested desired to see enforced. An hour Jwm rpent in discussing the various proVisions o the act, which authorizes the Jpresldent. on hla own motion, to appoint -t-wo arbitrators, together with United jgta.t'M Ijftbor Commissioner Carroll D. fVVrtjjht, to act as a commission of arblitlon and investigate and decide what hould be done bv either party to settle .he controversy. The commission has all f the powers necessary to administer ath-i. subpoena witnesses, etc. ( "The president finally decided to appoint the commission, and at once so Informed us, at the same time s taring that lie would name the arbitrators either tomorrow or next day. We expect to secure much more from this arbitration Ithan the final settlement of the present ifilfTlculty In Chicago. While It is In itBerf a icret victory for labor organizations, and everyfhlmr that the A. R. IT. 'ihas fought for, it gives official recognition to the Justice of their demands for arbitration, and It will lead much further, for in the momenta of the future, riehen the defects of the present arbitration law have been made apparent by actual rperience, prompt nteps will be ?taJcen to amend the fame." I It is officially elated at the white 'iJhouse that th president haa promised to appoint an arbitration commission as c6n as the disturbance lr Chicago has subsided, so far as the strikers are reteponslble. ProTlalom of the It vr. ' WASHINGTON', July 12. Th O'Neill law. approved Oct. 1, 1SS3, provides that When controversies arise between transportation companies engaged fn interstate commerce and their employes, obstructing the transportation of property

or passengers, an arbitrator fhall be selected by each of the parties to the dispute these two arbitrators to select a third. This board shill. after .a full investigation, publicly announce Its decision, which, with all testimony, shall be filed with the United States commissioner of labor. Thestatute further provides that the president of the United States may select two commissioners, onejvf whom, at least, shall be a resident of the state or territory in which the controversy arises, who, together with the commissioner of labor, shall constitute a temporary commission for the purpose of examining the causes of the controversy, the conditions accompanying and the bet means for adjusting It; the result of which examination shall be immediately reported to the president and congress, and on the rendering of such report the services of the two commissioners shall cease. The servle of the commission, to be ordered at the time by the president and constituted as herein provided, may be tendered by the president, for the purpose of settling a controversy such as contemplated either upon his own motion or upon the application of one of the parties to. the controversy, or upon the application of the executive of a state. Upon the direction of the president the commission shall visit the locality of the fend!ng dispute and shall make careful nquiry Into the cause thereof, hear all persons interested therein who may come tx-fore it. adv!s the respective parties what. If anything, ought to be don or submitted by either or h th to alinsi .-ucn dispute, and make a written decision threof. This decision shall at once be made public, snail be recorded upon proper books of record, to be kept in the cflH-e of tne commissioner of lah-r. who shall caue h copy thereof to be n!ed with the secretnry of the state or territory, or states or territories In which the controversy exists.

TELEGRAM TO THE PRESIDENT Inviting Ulm to lie Present at the ChlcRRO Conference. CHICAGO, July 12. The following telegram was sent to President Cleveland by the American federation of labor conference: "The gravity of the industrial situation of the country demands extraordinary and exceptional action of a conciliatory character at the har.d3 of nil men. Recognizing this fact, the executive council of the American federation of labor and the undersigned executive officers cf national and International trades unions and brotherhoods of railway organizations of America are in conference in this city. We ask yu, in the name of the working people and the entire citizenship of our country, to lend your influence and give us your aill so that the present industrial crisis may be brought to an end, alike to the advantage of the people of our country and the Institutions under which we live. We therefore ask you to come to Chicago and meet this conference, or, if the stato of public business docs not warrant such a course, that you will deputize some one as your representative. "Executive Council American Federation of Labor, "SAMUEL GOMPERS, "President. "P. G. MAGUIRE. "First Vice-President. "C. L. DRUMMOND. "Second Vice-President. "JAMES DRKTELLK, "Third Vice-President. "WILLIAM MAR DEN, "Fourth Vtocpresident. "JOHN D. LENNOX, "Treasurer. "CHRIS EVANS. "Secretary." Signed also by representatives of all organizations present. LATIOR LEADERS IX (0KKItnCK. Drh nmt Rnmperi Spent lt the Mectlnic nt the IlrlKR" Home. CHICAGO, July 12. The evening session of the executive committee of the American fed. ration of labor was held at the Briggs house with closed d inrs. Very socn after 8 o'clock President Iebs of the American railway union appeared in rospon.e to the invitation sent him thh afternoon by President Gompr.-. Mr. Debs was itUr.Kluced to the conference by Mr. G'unpers. He thanked the officers of the American federation 'f labor and the other gentlemen present fr their presence and co-operation in the great work he had in hand and then addressed himself to the subject in hand. He reviewed in detail and quite eloquently the cause of the strike at Pullman; how severely and evenly cruelly the employes were treated. He gave in detail the wages paid, spoke of their utter inadequacy, and of the high rents and the high prices for provisions which they were compelled to pay. He outlined at length the manner in wliich the Pullman employes had tried to get the manager of that corporation to submit the matter to arbitration before they struck, and he called attention to the various offers that had been made to Mr. Pullman by his employes. "As a last report they came to me and the A. R. U. and they asked us to assls. them. The A. R. U. deliberated over the matter for a long time and finally concluded to strike in sympathy for these Pullman operatives. The A. R. U. did not act hastily; it did not Jump at the matter, but It was advised to its course by some of the best citizens of Chicago and pome of the best men of the nation. We believed that th present strike was right and Just in principle. Although the A- R. IT. went to the general managers' association and counseled with them and asked them not to run Pullman earn, and they promised not to do so and promised to assist the A. R. U.. yet in the face of all that they went ahead and passed resolutions; first, that they would haul Pullman cars; second, that they would support Pullman In his strike, and third that they would exterminate the A. H. U. Upon hearing these resolutions the A. R. U. declared a strike." Mr. Debs then went on at length to tell of what had been don in the boycott, of the number of people who had gone out as strikers and of the sympathizers who had come forward for their encouragement. He explained the lln? of action here in Chicago and elsewhere throughout the country. He said he was very much elated over the work which had been accomplished. The A. R. U. had brought about one of the greatest strikes this country had ever seen, and he hoped to see it carried through a grand success. He had no doubt that this could be done most effectually with mm i Mrs. E. F. Alakern Salt Rheum On my hands often forced me to Oop worX. When I took two bottlej of Hood's Sarsaparllla f-food's Sarsa- l the flesh had all healed SV and tha gkln had become Ä Ui wS raooth and my hands Vs have been perfectly 'VTV well since. Mas. E. F. NiSKr.iix,IelaTan,TN'iii Hood'a Pills art lai. harmleis. aora. J

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Y. an alliance between the American federation of labor and the other labor organizations. He asked the federation of labor to give the A. R. U. whatever assistance they could in the work they were doing on behalf of the workingmen of the country. t At the conclusion of Mr. IVbs's speech Mr. Gompers took the floor and spoke at some length. H counseled moderation and while avowing the most profound sympathy for the Pullman employes, as well as for the A. It. U., he hnd for a wise and peaceful solution of the difficulty, a solution which would restore bu.-lness activity and yet protect tho rights of organized Labor. On being shown the telegram announcing by President Cleveland purpose to appoint an arbitration commission, Mr. Debs said: "We are very much gratified over the action of the committee today and at the act of President Cleveland In appointing a board of arbitral! m. We have no doubt that the board will be composed of men of hlirh character and ability, anl that they will be ahl- to locate the ri.?ht and wrong involved in the existing controversy by virtue of which a satisfactory settlement will be reached. It is to be hoped that the board will be promptly appointed and organized, that its work will be prosecuted vigorously to the end of a speedy settlement cf tho existing conflict. We are. of ourse, for arbitration, and have been from th vry beginn'.mr, and ahd this principle b-on recognized this strike would have been avoided." At the close of the session- President Gompers was shown the statement by John W. Hays of the committee which called on President Cleveland. He said: "I am pleased to hear that th president haa determined to take action In the matter and appoint a committee of arbitration under the law. I regret it was not done before the trouble became so fearfully accentuated and the bitterness of feeling amused. It seems to me that the effort looking toward medit ition at this time would le productive of better and more immediate results. I think .t is now time that the m ral force of the government should be brought to bear with the same freedom that the military force was used under a disguise to overawe the people." Asked if the American federation of labor would be willing that th" present strike should bo called off. relying on the montl r-rce of the ir.ivemmnt to effr-ct arbitration, Mr. o;npers saU: "T.i call off th? strike would be for op.e of the parties, that one, of course, the workingmen. surrend. -r. and after pc.Kv was restored tfiero would be nothing to ubitrtte." ypeaking of the New Yo:k I ihor meeting in Coo.ier Institute Mr. GompeiM was much plasifl with the demonstration. ,s to the decision likely to be reached by the chl'Mgo conference Mr. Gempr-rs hid nothing to say. nothing definite having been deei l'.d upon up to adjournment tonight. o ;i:i:ni. stiiim.. Feder t Ion of I.nStor Decide uninnt It. CHICAGO, July r.. The cmfereivo of the American federation ..f labor adjourned at 7:."0 this evening after having d-'eided :i gainst a general strike. The petition of President D bs of the American railway union was indorsed, however, and ?1.0i)0 voled th" defense fund for the coming trial of Debs. Tiie executive council of seven will hold a final session tomorrow. The following address to the public was issued after a long discussion: "Th1 great industrial upheaval now agitating the country has been carefully, calmly and fully considered In a conference of the executive council of the American federation of labor and to the executive officers and representativs of the National and International unions and brotherhoods of railway unions, called to meet In the city of Chicago on the 12th day of July, lf;94. In the light of all evidence obtainable and in view of the peculiar complications now enveloping the situation we arc forced to the conclusion tht the best interests of the unions affiliated with the American federation of labor, demand that they refrain from participating In any general or local strike which may be proposed in connection with the present railroad troubles. In making this declaration we do not wish it understood that we are in any way antagonistic to labor organizations now struggling for right and Justice, but rather to the fact that the present contest has become surrounded and beset with complications so grave in their nature that we cannot consistently advise a course which would but add to the general confusion. Ibe Press Infulr. "The public press, ever alive to the interestof corporate wealth, has, with few except ions..so maliciously misrepresented matters that, in the public mind, the working classes are now arrayed In open hostility to federal authority. This is a posdtlorv we do not wish to be placed in, nor will we occupy it without a protest. We claim to be as patriotic and law-abiding as any other class of citizens, a claim substantiated by our actions in time of public need and public peril. Ry misrepresentation and duplicity certain corporations assume that they stand for law and order and that those opposing them represent lawlessness and anarchy. We protest against this assumption, as we protest against the inference that becaue a certain individual or a certain class enjoy a monopoly in particular lines of trade or commerce, that it necessarily follo-v-s that they are entitled to a monopoly in loyalty and good citizenship. The trades tinion movement is one of reason, one of deliberation and depending entirely upon the voluntary and sovereign action of its members; it Is democratic in principle and action; conservative in Its demands and consistent in its efforts to secure them. "Industrial contests cannot be entered into at tht? behest of any individual officer of this conference regardless of the position he may occupy In our organization. Strikes in our affllied organizations are entered into only as a last resort and after all efforts for a peaceful adjustment of grievances have failed and then only after the members have, by their own votes, usually requiring a two-thirds and oten a three-fourths vote to so decide. The trades union movement has its origin In economic and social injustice. It has Its history, its struggle and its tendency well detlned. It stands as the protector of thos who see the wrong3 and injustice resultant of our present industrial system, and, who, by organization, manifest their purpose of becoming larger sharers In the product of their labor, and, who, by their efforts, contribute toward securing tha unity and solidarity of labor's forces bo that in the ever present contest

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cf the wealthy producers to conquer their rights from the wealth absorbers, we may by oar intelligence and persistency, by the earnestness of our purpose, the nobility .t our cause work out through revolutionary methods the final emancipation of labor. "While we may not have the power to order a strike of the working people of our country we are fully aware that a recommendation from this conference to them to lay down their tools of labor will largely influence the members of our affiliated organizations, and appreciating the responsibility resting upon us, and the duty we owe to all. we declare it to be the sense of this conference that a general ttrike at 'this time is inexpedient, unwise and contrary to the best interest of the working people. "We further rerommend that all connected wlth the American federation of labor now out on a sympathetic strike should return, to work, and those who contemplate going out on a sympathetic strike are advised to remain at their usual avocations. Lesson of th Strike. "In the strike of the A. R. U. we recognize an Impulsive, vigorous protest against the gathering, growing forces of plutocratic power and corporation rule. In the sympathetic movement of that order to help the Pullman employes they have demonstrated the hollow shams of Pullman's Pharisaical paradise. Mr. Pullman in his persistant repulses of arbitration and in his heartless autocratic treatment of his employes, has proven himself a public enemy. The heart of labor everywhere throbs responsive tm the manly purposes and sturdy struggle of the A. R. U. and its heroic endeavor to redress th wrongs of the Pullman employes. In this position it effectually reiterates the fundamental trade union principle that working people, regardless of sex, color, nationality, politics or occupation should have one ami the same interest In one common eau?e for their own industrial and political advancement. "Ry this railway strike the people are once more reminded of the immense forces held at the call of corporate capital for the subjugation of labor. For years the railroad Interests have shown the lawless examples of defiance to Injunctions, and have set aside laws to cmtrol them. They have displayed the utmost contempt for the interstate commerce law, have avoided its penalties and sneered at Its impotency to prevent pooling. dNcriir.inati ns and other impositions on tiie public. In this disregard of law these corporations have given the greatest impetus to anarchy and lawlessness. Still they do not hesitate, when confronted by outraged labor to Invoke the powers of the state. The federal government backed by United States marshals. Injunctions of courts, proclamations of the president, anl Sustained by the bayontts of soldiers and all the civil and military machinery of the law, have rallied on the summons of the corporations. "Against this array of armed force and brutal, monled autocracy would It not be worse than felly to call men out on general or local strike in these days of tstagi.ant trade and commercial depression? No. Hetter let us orrnlz" more gen?rally, combine more closely with our forces, educate and prepare ourselves to protect our lnter?sts, nnd that we may go to the ballot-lmx and cast our votes as American freemen, united and determined to redeem this country from itrs present political and industrial misrule, to take it from th hands of plutocratic wreckers and place it in th? hands of the common people."

TUE S !'... I ( A UAini OM1. Lenders of Ibe Federation 't lit Fnvor of n (Jen'Titl Strike. The srsslon was a hot one and nianv strung" rpceche.s were made on both sides of the resolution a" to whether thi Amoriean federation of libor s-honid order a general strike in sympathy with the Pullman strikers and ot the request of tho A. R. V. Several pr-s'.dents and secretaries of different labor otginl.atlons of this city ctiie to th commit lee room to get instructions ns to what to do. They said that nil their m-n w-r out and they had no instructions. Tiiy wer" refused adt l i s . ion and many grew disnistfd and walked rrfl'iy, apparently sorry for the stet a already tak.-n. A strong speech was ma le by M. J. Carroll of tho International typographical union in favor of a general strike being ordere d by all of the l ib r organizations of the country. He ;;ppealed to tho feeling of the conference In the mann.T in which labor hid be?n tra:?:pled upon by capital, and the only way to force a recognition was to order a complete tie-up. McGuire and Perklrs made spreche.: in the same line, arguing most emphatically in favor of the resolution. Mr. Drummond took up the side of the opposition and discussed at some length the lnadvlsabillty of n general strike. He said: "I want Debs to und:r-t.i:il that It is unnecessary for us t ; order a strike. He wl.shes to shift the responsibility off his shoulders onto us, an i I object to It. If he has started It and cannot win, let him lose it. If we slio:ili order a strike now the financial situation of tfce country is In su.-h a condition that a gl .'at many of our members would n t go out and the vacancies would be filled with non-union men. I believe that the condition of this country Is such that a general strike would not win. I do not want the reputation of having our federation losing this already lost strike." President Gompers said that there was too much contention among the labor organizations of Chicago to be victorious in a general strike. P. II. Morrlssey. vice-grand master of the brotherhood of railway trainmen, and T. W. Arnold, secretary of the brotherhood of locomotive firemen, made stirring speeches in opposition to the indorsement of Debs and the course pursued by the A. R. U. P. J. McGuire. first vice-president of the Federation of labor, urged that the Pullman strike was purely local and should be dealt with by the people of Chicago. A resolution was adopted condemning both the republican and democratic parties and pledging support to the jtopullsts. REFl'SE TO GO OUT. Sovereign's Order to the It. of I- to Strike. CHICAGO, July 11. The ultimata effect of the appeal Issued last night by Grand Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor, calling on all knights throughout the country, and those in sympathy with them, to quit work, and the order issued at about the same time by the representatives of the allied labor in Chicago to do likewise, cannot yet be certainly foreseen. All that Is now definitely known la that the Knights of Labor at all points heard from, including nearly all of the larger centers of population in the United States, remained at work today with practical unanimity, and that, in this city, the number of members of the allied trades which remained at work so far outnumbered those who quit as to make no appreciable change in the industrial appearance of the city. The leaders, however, say that there is nothing in the situation to cause them discouragement: that the public, through lack of knowledge of the machinery of Industrial organization, has been led to expect results which were not In contemplation when the strike orders were issued. Mr. Sovereign, for instance, points out that his appeal was not an order to strike; that, in fact, he has no power to order a walk-out, but that persons acquainted with the workings of the organization would know that, in effect, it would be the same as an order. In short, he was perfectly contident that by Saturday next, after the various local and district assemblies had time to meet and take formal action on the appeal, and

to rally their friends outside the order, the result would show l.OOO.OOQ men idle as a consequence. The local strike leaders also claimed that a little time was the only necessary condition of a walk-out of 100 0 men whom they represent, and that bv Saturday, after the various organizations had had time to consult together, the proposed tie-up of business wctld be fully as effective as they had predicted. Surface indications so far, however, do not bear out the claims of eltlur Mr. Sovereign or the Chicago men. It Is not recorded yet that any district assembly of the Knights of Libor has voted to strike. On the other hand, the Prooklyn district, which is composed of railroad men, and therefore, naturally supposably in sympathy with their fellows In the West, at a meeting today conlined their expression of sympathy to a tender of financial aid, but declined to strike. Locally several of the organizations, members oC the federated trades, have given It to be understood that they do not intend to go out. Furthermore, It Is known th?t there was a large conservative element in the representative trades meeting, wnlch passed the resolution having a strike in view, and it is understood that they have been earnestly at work ever since to minimize the resulta of that action. In the meantime continued Improvement In the railroad situation here and elsewhere, except at Sacramento and Oakland, Cal., H noted. At the former city federal troops were landed this morning, but the state militia stationed on the water front to cover their landing were fired on from ambush after the regulars had moved away and a train, which it was sought to send to San Francisco under guard of government troops, was thrown from a trestle and fired into by the strikers, resulting In the death cf one of the englnemen and the wounding of several soldiers. The general public, as well as organized labor, is looking forward with marked interest to the meeting of the executive board of the American federation of labor, perhapr the most powerful organization of the kind in the country. In this city tomorrow, and Its action is expected to have a marked effect on the outcome of the present Industrial struggle. It is known that the position of Samuel Gompers, its president, has been one of opposition to a sympathetic strike of federation men at this time, and that he locks cn the existing situation as critical. He haa Invited the lieads of other labor organizations to meet him here at that time, and the belief Is that he will strenuously advocate measures to bring the trouble to an e::d. A new feature was injected into th situation when it was announced by some of the hbor leaders that they were ready to go before the federal grand Jury with proofs that the general managers of the rallroids had conspired to delay mail trains as a p?.rt of thir fight against the America railway union, and would ask that body to Indict them. At labor !jtdquarters tonight it was announced that the following unions had struck : Painters. 4,001; machine woodworkers, 500; planing mill, 0'); silver gild j i . ; carrlr.ge and wagunr.mkers. 7M. it h (xpectid. the labur men say. Hint 1,0'V) mo'.ders will strike In the morning. The plumbers' un!-n tonight d-vidd not to strike. It is one of the strongest unions In the West, having 7.000 members. It is stated tonight that rtearlv 3.OC0 cigirtnakeri had al.o Ftru-k. Iistrlot Master Workman I.Indhotm of the K nighls of Labor zs.-frts thnt at least l'.oea men quit work up to tonight in consequence of the order. He expects thit ".11 of th? r.O.eao knight? in Chicago will be ,,ut by the crd of th" week.

Trn'li'H CminHI lirf'iic Alii. 'I I It 'AGO. Jt.ly P.. The hulidinr? i trader.' conn -n .if 'hie.sr. which !i :.l j d'-fr:vNl a..tio;i until rculir mei- j ii-g toni:;h. !nst":id of - v. with pr.ieti- J cal u:-inlmlty t. .ssi:; the Ameri.-m ' railway iimon, w.m .'utually unanimous. I In refulne. aseistanc, töis ridi.'il change being rl.ie solely, as nil its morale!"? .n erred, to the slight put upn th" commit Je of seven by IVh and Koverden ii c i t -M'lpting to settle the dilbeulty without tlnrn. I'ii'iir( f)c!ii nnd the MHUe. VY.''0, Tex., July 12. At a mass t1r-t-ing of uaioii labirerr. toai"ht resolutions wer una nlinou.-ly ad-'pt-'d commendim; Dobs nnd the sirikc of the American m l- ' w av u'ti -a and crlt;-:: l:g s -wvcly Tr'-: Herd 'lev, I tnd and G a. Miles for inUr ferlog with th? s: rustic now bei vr, i Wt gcd. J'resld'-nt Ifcrrrlas f the Waco commercial club ad Ire se i the workitvnvi!, urging them to los-r union. t:nit 'l effort, hishly eulogizing IX b and b -rated the capitalistic cppresM-rs. GENTSCH COMMITS SUICIDE. MroiMliiiK Over 1'i tianolnl Afjilrs (a iih cm the Ael. r.'.'FFAt.O. July If,. IJernharl F. Gentsch. wh finished his term as p.tmaster of i:.iiVi' on July 1 last, who wis an ex-r'fxiif-r of the as-e.nt)!y, a lirce manufacturer, one of the best -known Germans in IhinVio. and a prcminent republican, killed himself In .i field bick of his hous? on svru-crt. street between 10 o'clock this mornl!U a:1 1 2 o'clock this aftern o.i. Mr. Gntrch left home at 10 o'clock, telllnc h! wife that he would take a stroll taroisjrh tue grounds. A neighbor found his body iindr a tree on the bank of Uuifalo reek. He had shot himself in the n;lit temple. Mr. Gentsch was vice-president of the Hydraulic bank. On his alvice ihs bank loaned is.o to a produce company. Later the hank gave the company a further loan of $l.i and stood ta lose $12.,. Gentsch owned a small amount of f.tock In the company and he was fearful lest his action in recommending the loan m'ocnt be construed as dishonest. Ills brooding had unlouhtelly unbalanced his mind. llernhard Gentsch was born In Germany and come to this country when eighteen years old. He wis In the assembly of 1S79. President Harrison appointed him postmaster In June lS'.K) and he was allowed to complete his term of fotlr years. He was actively involved In republican politics In thla city for many years. First nnd Fore mo at nn I nnnl. It was to be expected that a building association, which has been in the lead during the past year in point of progress and Quality of business, would not be found wanting when the time came for it to make known to the state authorities tha condition and extent of its bulaness. and agreeable to this it has been a matter of comment that the first Building Association report filed with the Building Association Inspector by an association doing a state business came from the oiilce of The State Building and Loan AKsoclatlon of Indiana, located at No. 21 S. Pennsylvania-., this city. This report, complete in its exhibition of the association's business to June 30, inclusive, was filed In the omee of the Auditor of State on Monday, July 2. The progress made by this association has heretofore been commented on in these columns, and is truly wonderful, though but a natural result of the kind and character of management that prevails in this institution. Prominent among the directors of the "State" are found the well-known names of Henry T. Cor.de, William flosson. F. II. Hovey. M. I). Clifford and Browder and William II. Smythe, which stand as a most satisfactory gurantee of clean and accurate business methods as well as unquestioned safety. This association- has achieved much of it success in meeting the demands of its borrowing members this season through the sale of a Prepaid, participating stock, deposits on which draw dividends at 9 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, beside a further participation in profits which serves to mature the stock. Such lines of investment, backed by prudent management and safe loans, will always command capital as is well evidenced by the experience In this Association, in which sales of this form of stock have produced as high as over $3;,ooo In single months. Throughout the state this association- has a clean record, a satisfied membership and rapidly growing business, and Indianapolis may wpll b nroud to claim the location nf l he Home Ofdce of such an institution. !

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I-. . c' VC . m& wrf. 7 I ' ' J (From the Secretary of the International ltlmetallic League.) BOSTON'. April 12. 191. My Dear Sir I have to thank you for the copy of the pamphlet called the "World's Silver Question," which you have been so polite as to send me. I need hardly say that I have read it with interest and profit. I know of no one who hn so luminously developed the history of recent coinage, and your work Is a storehouse of Information not easily to be found elrewherc. Kor my part I do not and cannot understand how any human being can read such a statement as yours and not W convinced; to mo It seems absolute demonstration. As to remedies you propose they are, of imiivi, the question In dbnte. For ujy part the ndvanf igcs of rn iater)a. tioii.il agreement seem so gnat th:tt to oiii.iln one is worth c prroat Fieriflce. Very truly yours, UKOOKS A DA Ma. J. I. Du m, Es.-, Indian;! polls. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE AV II I 'II IWfl ;UT t:M T T!!i: F.Y. AOMF.vr or tiii: o.m:ii.i. law. Ill It lie Sprnl.i of tlio rr-nlfy for nn Arbitration Ijov Which Will AM In SotlllriKT ll (Terence Which Arise IIcliM'i-:i Labor antl Capital. WASHINGTON. .July 1'. The 0-N;:i Inw was en tele. 1 after ih? sped il mesjtse p, nt by l'resid.'.nt ODvel.m.l to congiess April 22. ly.'l, which w;m as full ws: "To tiie Senate and House of Representatives: "The constitution imposed up;in the president the duty of recommending to the conslleralion of congress from time to tkn such rn.isures as he shall jude necessary anl expelhnt. I am s deepiy impressed with the Imp irtance of immedlüt- and t!i oiiKhtfully meeting the problem which recent events of t lie present cj: lltlon have t hurst up in u.i, involving the settlement by arbitration of disputes arising bet wren our laboring men and the'r employers, thit I am cinstr.iinel to recommend to congress legislation up"n this serlou.s anl pressing subject. "Under our form of government the value of labir as an element of national prosperity shculd be distinctly reco.;n!z'l, rial the welfare of the Inhering man suouid tie regarded as especially en;. lie. 1 t,j l(;,'.s.al! ve care. In a eoun.ry which offers t all Its citizens the highest attainment of a sicl.tl and p.jüticil Ustinction, its workmgsncii cannot justly or salViy be considen-d as 1rrevckably consigned to the limits of a lat-s and entitled to n attention anl aliowei n protest against neglect. "The lahorin 3r man. bearing In Ids hind an lndlspen.sibie contribution to our growth and progress may well Insist with manly courage and as a rij;ht upon the same recognition from those who make our laws as Is accorded to anv other citizen hawnir a valuable interest in cnarg. and his reasonable demands should be met in such a spirit of appreciation nr.ü lairness as to Induce a contented and patriotic co-operation in the achievements of a grand natian.il destiny. "While the real Interests of lnbor are not promoted by it resort to threats nnd Violent manifestations, and while tho. who. under the pretext of an advocacy of the claims of labor, wantonly attack the rights of capital, and f..r selfish purposes or the love of disorder sow the .seeOs .f violence and discontent, should be neither encouraged n.;r conciliated, all legislation on the subject should le calmly and delllerately undertaken with no parposs of satisfying unreal n;ble demands or of ga'ning partisan advantage. The piesent conJitki-n of the relations between h!or and capital is far from satisfactory. Th. discontent of the employed It due in larsre degree to the -rasping and heedless exactions of employers, of the alleged d'scriminatlon In tavor of capital as an object of governmental attention, it must alo be cuneeded that the laboring men are not always careful to avoid causeless and unjustifiable disturbance. Kent rlctlons of the Cor I It lit Ion. "Though the Importance of a better accord letween these Interests is apparent, it must be borne In mind that any effort In that direction by the federal government must be greatly limited by constitutional restrictions. . There are many grievances which legislation by congress cannot redress and many conditions which cannot by such means be reforniel. "I am satisfied, however, that something may under federal authority prevent the disturbances which so often arise from disputes between employers ani the employed, and which, at times, seriously threaten the business Interests of the country. In my oiii n ion the proper theory on whicrt ta proceed Is that of voluntary arbitration as the means of settling these difficulties. But I suggest that instead of arbitrators chosen in the heat of conflicting clilnis, and after such disputes shall arlsf, fir the purpose of determining the same there be created a commission of labor, consisting of three members, who shall be regular ofllcers of the government charged among other duties with the consideration and settlement when possible of all controversies between labor and capital. "A commission thus organized would bnve the avftntge of being a stable body, and Its members, as they gained experience, would constantly improve in their ability to deal Intelligently und mel'ully with the questlona which might be ub-

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A Graphic History of the Origin and Effects of Gold Monometallism. Its Ruinous Results, Falling Prices, General Bankruptcy, The Crushing Down of the Producer, The Proposed Remedies. How BimetallisniMay 5o Attained. Prtci, o!oli r.n rrnf t psprr, SO cents. I'ostage prepaid. Indianapolis Sentinel Co. i 1 1 1 1! to' immz (No Knife Used.) 771 : S. ILLINOIS ST. ROOMS 4 TO 8. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. mittel to them. If arbitrators are choeen for Umporary service, as each case of dispute arise, experience and familiarity with much that Is involved in the question will lt lacking, cxirone partisanship and bias will be th qualifications sought on either fide, j-nd frequent complaints of unfairneys nd partiality will be Inevitable. '1 he Imposit! 'ii i:;n n a federal court ot a duly so forciirn to tne judicial function as t fie selection of an arbitrator in such cases Is Ht least of doubtful propriety. "The estaMlfhinent by l-ortl authority of such bureau would be a jus; and sensible re ignition of the value of l.ilor and ot lis ri'ht to tie represented in the departments of the government. S) ftr as Itf conciliatory oflices htl relat'on disturbances which Interfered with trans. t and commerce between the states. Its existence would lie Justified under the provisions of tiie const'.tuMoti which gives to congress th power to 'reiridato commerce with foreign nations and among the several Mates,' and in the fre pient disputes ar.i in? the labor lag men and their empllyes. of less extent, auJ the consf iph-nces of which are contine within state limits and threaten dono'stlc violence, the interposition of such a comrois-in might be tenaer.d upon the application of the legifd.uur? or executive ot a state, under the constitutional provision wbich requires the general gjvtrnment to protect' each of the statts 'agalns domestic violence.' An Aid lo Ibilli Partie. "If such a 'commission were, fairly or giniZ'-d. the risk of a loss of popular support and sympathy resulting from a refusal to submit to so peaceful an instrumentality, would constrain loth parties to such d'.'putes ta invcUe its interference anl abide by its decisions. There wottM also 1 good ri-a? m to hope that the very existence of Fiich an agency Would invite application to it for advice and counsel, frequently re-ultlng In the avoidance of c m tent '.on nnl mtsunderstandaig. "If the usefulness of such a commission is doubted localise it might lack power to enforce Its decisions, much encouragement is derived from the conceded g:oJ that has been accomplished by the railroad commissions which have been orpunlwl In mnny of the s'.itcs, which, having little more "than advisory power, have ee-ted a most salutary influence in the settlement of disputes between conflicting interests. . . "In July. 1SSI. bv a law of concress, a bureau labor was established. In charge of a comrr.!.iener of lator. who Is rouire! to collect Information on the subject of labor, its relations to capital, the hours of labor, and the earnings cf laboring iiea Hiil women, and the means of promoting their material. social. Intellectual anJ moral prosperity. "The commission which I suggest could easily be engrafted upon the bureau thus already organized by the addition of two more commissioners and by supplementing the duties now imposed uion It by such other powers and functions as would permit the commissioners to act as arbitrators when necessary between labor and capital, umlvr such limitations and upon such occasions ns Fhould be deemed proper nnl useful. Power fhould le also C'stinct.y conferred upon this bureau to Investigate the causes of all disputes as they occur, whether submitted for arbitration or not, so that Information may always be at hand to aid legislation en the subject when necessary and desirable. "UHOVKU CLEVELAND." SpenUcr Crli Itenontlnntetl. SAVANNAH. Oa.. July LL-Speaker Crist was renominated for congress today by flu drmorcrats of the ThU district at llv.K insville. Resolutions indorsing Pre!'' Cleveland were adopted.

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