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OFFICIAL PAPER
—OF THE
7ITY OF ST. PAUL.
VCL. XXIV.- O. 222.
BATTLE OF GIANTS
IS ON IN EARNEST
General Strike in Plants of the
United States Steel Corporation
to Begin Tonight.
Trust Takes Decisive Action at Mc-
Keesport—Orders the Dewees
Wood Mill Removed.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. There were
gravely important developments In the
strike situation today.
The United States Steel corporation
moved decisively in its strike campaign
With a peremptory order directing that
the. great Dewees Wood plant at Me-
Keesport be dismantled and removed to
the Kiskimenetas valley.
President (Jumpers, of the American
Federation of Labor, after a two days'
conference with President Shaffer and
his associates, Issued a formal statement
tonight specifically pledging the federa
tion to the moral and financial support
of the Amalgamated. Hi* written review
Of the train of events leading up to the
Industrial quarrel sustains the course of
the Amalgamated association and de
clares that nothing remains for labor but
to battle for.the cause of unionism.
The official announcement of the order
to dismantle the Deweea Wood plant
came this afternoon toward the close of
an otherwise uneventful day and Its Im
portance was such that It claimed the
serious consideration of both sides of
the great industrial conflict now being
waged here. Persifer F. Smith, district
manager for the American Sheet Steel
company, made the formal announcement
in the following statement:
WOOD PLANT TO BE MOVED.
- "I have orders from President McMur
try, of the American Sheet Steel com
pany, to at once tear down the Dewees
Wood plant at McKeesport and remove
same to Klsklmenetas valley. This I
shall proccd to do immediately."
The publication of the order was a
gic-.it surprise and McKeesport received
It at first with doubt. Actual prepara
tions were made later In the day for the
dismantling of the mill and there is lit
tle room for doubt that It will be torn
down and taken apart, piece by piece.
The strikers heard the order In a spirit
of defiance. They simply said that it
showed the steel corporation was con
v'need that It could not reopen the plant
In the face of the opposition of the
Am Igamated association. Strike leaders
here said that the order was a bluff
thai had been worked unsuccessfully be»
fore and declined to take It seriously. A
representative of the press showed Dis
trict Manager Smith's statement to Presi
de ii. Shaffer, but after reading It he de
cl'nsd to talk about it. The steel of
ficials declinetl to give any reason for
the order, but It ls openly stated her*
that the pronounced sympathy of citi
sens and city officials at McKeesport
With the strikers Is responsible tor It.
It Is also sa-ld that the plant of the Na
tional Tube company at McKeesport
will be abandoned and the old Carnegie
plan for a tube plant at Conneaut, Ohio,
revived. The National Tube company
had In contemplation Improvements at
McKeesport of an extensive nature, but
it is now said that, owing to their dis
appointment at the fact that their men
have been drawn Into the Amalgamated
dispute and the policy of the people at
McKeesport, they are seriously con
a'd-ring a plan to remove. No official
statement on the subject cctild be ob
tained from any of the local officials.
The Dewees Wood plant was founded
about forty years ago and ls one of the
best known plants in Pennsylvania. Its
yards and mills cover between twelve
and fourteen acres; It has employed 1,200
men at Its busiest times and its cost is
placed at $5,000,000 by officials of the
steel corporation.
STATEMENT BY GOMPERS.
President (Jumpers, of the American
Federation of Labor, was at the strike
'headquarters again this afternoon with
Secretary Morrison and was closeted witn
the advisory board of the Amalgamated
elation for more than three hours.
13.fore he left the meeting he gave his
promise to support the strike, but it
was not until] 8 o'clock that he gave out
the following statement:
"Since the arrival of Secretary Morri
son, of the American Federation of La
bor, and myself, we nave been in almost
cwdnual conference with the advisory
board of the (Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers. We
made a thorough investigation of the
present strike of its members, formerly
in the employ of the United States Steel
corporation and Its constituent branches;
the causes which led to the strike the
present situation of the country, and we
unhesitatingly declare our judgment that
the position of the, Amalgamated asso
ciation Is absolutely Justified and essen
tial to its continuance and effectiveness
as a union of the workers in the trade,
us well as the protector of the rights
and .rests of Its members.
"It is true that the Amalgamated as
sociation In the first conference asked
the United States Steel company to sign
the union scale of wages for all the
mills operated, owned and controlled by
that company, but it Is also true that
the request was withdrawn and one
substituted so that the union scale should
apply to those mills only In which the
members of the Amalgamated associa
tion are employed; in other words,
•which are well known to be union mills.
TRUST REFUSED TO SIGN.
"Th's the United States Steel companj
refused to concede, Insisting that the
scale should apply only to those mills
which were union last year, even refus
ing to allow two mills to be included
which, by a species of hectoring and
systematic opposition" of the company,
had become non-union during the year.
"Even the first demand for the scale
to be applied generally throughout the
jurisdiction of the company was com
mendable, for the obvious reason that an
employer should be willing to pay a
uniform wage to men who perform) like
work: but realizing that a demand for
those whom it did not fully represent
was perhaps out of the o£««tion, the
Amalgamated association orodifted its
demanei to the extent already stated.
'•It appears that the company took the
p->s:tie n it did with an avowal that it
would not allow the extension of the
unie i! to non-unionists. Such a position
and avowal are tantamount to declaring
that, notwithstanding the growth of the
craft; the organization had reached a
Status beyond which it could not extend,
"Now. any one at f,ll familiar with
Industrial development and economic or
gan ration is aware that organized labor
aeivances or recedes, never stands still.
It therefore follows that if the trust
by Its great wealth, can prevent the
extension and growth of the Amalga
mated association it encompasses its dis-
Integration and destruction. The only
power then standing between the trust
W& M. itottl (flflbe
and the workers as a protector are the
tender mercies of Its directors. Against
such a calamity the sense of justice and
humanity revolt and Against It wo
aomemnly protest. '
PROMISE OF' SUPPORT.
"We shall stand by the Amalgamated
association in the present conflict to the
full extent of our power, both morally
and financially; we shall aid in every
lawful way the men on strike or who
come out on strike to maintain the work
ers In their right to organize and the
extension of their organization, so that,
the only power which stands for their
protection and advancement against the
avarice of concentrated wealth may be
periected and perpetuated. When the
overweening rich combine for avarice,
power and tyranny, is It not the duty of
the workers to unite for home, justice,
right and humanity?
"If the trust should succeed In Its
purpose to crush the Amalgamated as
sociation, the victory would be dearly
bought.
"The fight of the brave Boers may end
in their undoing, but the spirit of justice,
the love of freedom and right suddenly
looms up In another part of the world;
these principle lind lodgment in the
hearts of other men who will carry on
the battle until they are enthroned In
the conscience and every-day life of all
peoples; so with the Amalgamated as
sociation. The organization may be de
mand in a contest but it will not be
conquered.
"The Amalgamated association will
not be crushed; she will not be conquer
ed; she must not even be defeated.''
President Gompers.would not say just
what the Federation of Labor proposed
to do, or in fact, anything beyond what
was contained In the written statement
Issued by him. It is presumed, however,
that all of the federation men engaged
in the iron and steel trades will be called
out. Mr. Gompers and Secretary Mor
rison left for Washington at 9:45 o'clock
over the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. Tne
Issuance of their statement cheered the
strikers, who welcomed it as a. victory
that meant much to them. Less than
twenty-four hours must elapse before
the general strike order of President
Shaffer becomes effective, but In well In
formed quarters here there is still doubt
as to the men and properties that will
be affected by the order.
CLAIMS OF BOTH SIDES.
Both sides are making claims as to the
non-union mills and it is well nigh im
possible to strike an, average on thetr
contentions. Ihe mill managers say
they are not alarmed about the men who
go out under protest or simply
through loyalty.to the union teca-use they
say the hearts of the men are not With
the strikers. They also Insist that the
final showing on Saturday and Sunday
will be far under the claims that are be
ing made by the Amalgamated associa
tion. President Shaffer would not talk
figures today, but his associates were
positive that their first claims were cor
rect. The linal appeals to the men will
be made at a series of meetings to be
held tomorrow at which President Shaffer
and the other leaders will be the speak
rs. The: str—~ managers are claiming to
night that they will be the greatest
series of labor demonstrations ever held
In this country. One estimate prepared
here says that 45.C00 men are now Idle
under the first strike call, and that the
general call will increase the number to
125,000. Continuing, the estimate says:
"The National Tube company has 30,000
workmen, the Federal, 18,000, while tho
National Steel company has I.\o>Jo, mak
ing a total of 125,000, as follows: Skilled
men now out,' 20,000; others who are Idle
as a result of the strike, 45.000; National
Tube company employes, 30.000; Federal
Steel company employes, 12,000; total If. -
000." . .
"The plants which will be affected are
the American Tin Plate company, Amer
ican Steel Hoop plants. American Sheet
I Steel plants, American Steel and Wire
| mills. Federal Steel company's plants
and National Tube company. ' Ohio will
have 25,000 Idle men, Pennsylvania 17.000
Indiana 10.000, Illinois 30.000. making a
total of 82,000, while New York, Michigan.
West Virginia. Wisconsin, lowa and
other states will have 43,000 idle men. It
is impossible to estimate how many men
will be Indirectly affected." .
STRIKE CONTRIBUTION.
Thirty Thousand Dollars From the
Indiana Gas Belt.
MUNCIE, Ind.. Aug. Tomorrow ,the
fir.it cont iLutlon fr m iron mill employes
of Muncie will be sent to Pittsburg to
aid the steel workers' strike fund. Like
packages wl 1 also be sent from Ander
son, Marion, Elwcod and other Ind ana
gas belt towns. About $30,000 will be
sent from the gas belt. This Is in ad
vance of any call being made for help.
The donaters are employed by the Re
public Iron company and the American
Ri 1 Ing Milling company. Neither com
pany is involve, d in the strike.
STRIKES AXD STRIKERS.
Chicago—lron molders state that the
Ferguson foundry, owners have granted
the strikers' demands. Mr. William Fer
guson is one of the oldest members of
the National Foundry association, and
his surrender to the strikers Is regarded
by them as the greatest victory they have
won.
San Francisco The marine cooks,
waiters and bakers walked out today.
There were seventy .of i them, sixty of
whom were employed by the Pacific co'rst
Steamship company. The steamship own
ers say they can easily secure sufficient
men to take the places of the strikers
Unless the Teamsters' union interposes,
an objection, the board of public works
will begin to clean the streets Sunday,
employing teamsters who own their own
teams. Three vessels left port today
with nan-union crews.
Washington— new national labor or
der, intended to bring together all classes
of mechanics, helpers and laborers in the
navy yards and arsenals throughout the
country, was organized here last . night.
The Navy Yard Employes* Protective
association is the name chosen, but the
word "arsenal"' will be added when the
arsenal employee are taken' In. W. R.
Craig, president; Walter. Meyer, vice
president; Henry W. Miller, recording
secretary; E. S. Morgan, financial sec
retary, and C. Staley Klein, treasurer.
Considerable dissatisfaction was express
ed at the meeting at.the management of
the International Association of Machin
ists and the conduct of the strike for a
nine-hour day,* although nothing was said
that Indicated lack of harmony with th*
principles of that association.
SATURDAY MORNING,] AUGUST 10, 1901.
THE HOBSONI2ING OF -, M. SANTOS"D UMONT
■ I I, jIBQ.Q-DQrf
The Aeronaut—"Ah, the compensation of failure! I shall coutlnn c to be wrecked spectacularly."
WITH ARMED FORCE
VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AN
NOUNCES INVASION OF ITS TEH
RITORY BY COLOMBIA
UNDER THE MINISTER OF WAR
Colombian Legation at Washington
Unable to on I'm-m or Deny
the News Situation on
the Isthmus.
WILLEIMSTAD, Island of Curacao,
Aug. 9.—The Venezuelan government an
nounces that a new Colombian Invasion
occurred yesterday morning near Colon.
The Invading force is commanded by
the Colomiblan minister of war. .. .
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 9.—The
Colombian legation had no news
today to confirm the press report of a
new Colombian invasion of Venezuela.
Mr. Herran, the first secretary of tho
legation, who ls now in charge during
Dr. Sllva's absence, said: The point, at
which an invasion is now feared is near
the borderland, In the vicinity of Me!a
river, south of the Lake of Maracaibo. -
The Colombian minister of war is Gen.
Gonzales Vallencla, who haa a good rec
ord as a fighter and has rendered dis
tinguished services during the guerrilla
warfare of a year past, and Mr. Herran
thought it quite likely that he had been
called upon to lead the army of Colom
bia Mr. llcrran is expecting almost
hourly to hear from the Colombian con
sul general at New York, and also hopes
for some news to shed light on the situa
tion on the Isthmus from the Incoming
Colombian mail, which Is expected soon
to arrive.
Mr. Herran discussed generally the
ability of Colombia to cope with an ac
tual war with Venezuela. He pointed
out that Colombia has a population of
5,000,000, against the* 3,000,000 of Venezue
la, and an army or about 40,000 men, who
have been for the most part In active
service against revolutionary bands for
the past year. •
He expressed his earnest hope that a
condition of actual war would not re
sult from the present troubles, but be
lieved his country to be fully able- to
take care of herself In that emergency.
As far as known, neither of the gov
ernments Involved has addressed the
United States government concerning
the troubles on the Isthmus, nor has
there been any occasion for this govern
ment to address either of them In refer
ence to the difficulty.
UNCLE SAM MAY STEP IN.
If traffic on the Isthmus should be
stopped, it probably would bring about
an inquiry by the United States govern
ment to the government of Colombia as
to the ability of the latter to cope with
the sltuat'on, for the primary duty is
on Colombia, and only when she falls
will the United States sten In. When a
similar trouble arose In 18S5 the United
States did not act until the Colombian
government requested action, making !t
plain that the trouble had got beyond
the power of its authorities.
Neither the state nor navy departments
were able to throw any light upon the
press dispatch from Wlllemstad, stating
that the Venezuelan government an
nounced that a new Colombian Invasion
occurred yesterday near Colon.
. No further offical reports have come
regarding the situation on the Isthmus
and the officials appear content to rest
for the present with what has already
been done In preparing to protect Ameri
can Interests. They do not regard the
situation as serious, but desire ' to be
ready if it should become serious. The
battleship Wisconsin had not reported
her departure to the navy department
during the early part of the day, but It
Is.expected that she will be on her way
south . very soon. As San Francisco ls
over 3,000 miles from Panama, the bat
tleship probably will proceed further
down the coast, probably to San Diego,
Cal.. and there await developments on
the Isthmus. The* navy department has
not yet decided whether Commander
Nathan Sargent will take the Machias
all the way to the Isthmus or be succeed
ed by some other officer.
The state department has received a
mall communication from Consul General
Gudger at Panama dated July 17, stating
an expedition In aid of the revolution
ists had landed near the port of Mutis.
He says ; reports are varying as to the
number and equipment of the persons so
landed but it is conjectured that the num
ber is rather small. Persons in official
position at Panama, who seem to be best
advised, regard this expedition as a fore
runner of others to be sent out as well
as a method of causing a more general
uprising among - the • Liberals along the
isthmus. The consul? general does not
know whether affairs on the isthmus will
become serious, but is of the opinion
that if there should be armed forces pres
ent as there were a year: ago, personal
and property rights would be In danger.
BULLETIN OF '
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
:V 7 ; Fair; Warmer.
I—General Strike Begins Tonight.
Ireland Discusses Strike.
Venezuela Is Invaded. .—.•«-
Kitchener Issues Proclamation;
2— Commission baked.
New Building Laws.
Smooth Thief Arrested. ""
No Help for St. Pnnl Roads.
City's Milk Consumption.
3—Finances of North Dakota.'
Reply of Judge Noyes.
Weekly Trade . Review.
News of the Northwest.
Editorial Comment.
Dcs .Moines J», St. Paul O. '
Game* in the Big Leagues.
General Sporting Gossip.
ii— Railroad* Win S. I). Rate Case.
News of the Railroads.
Globe Popular Wants.
7— Grain and -Provision Markets.
September Wheat, TO 5-S®:t-<lc.
Bur Silver, 58 3-Sc.
Stocks Weaker. 7
N-Wailins for Iron.
Wheat Crop In Good.
Lectures on -Egypt.
School for Hebrews. •
WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Minnesota and lowa—Fair Saturday
and Sunday; warmer • Saturday; light
northerly winds. - v/
Wisconsin—Fair Saturday and Sunday,
warmer; light northwesterly winds.
North Dakota and South Dakota— Fair
and warmer Saturday; Sunday, fair;
southerly winds. - "
Montana—Fair Saturday and Sunday;
cooler in western portion Saturday;
westerly winds.
.St. Paul — Yesterday's observations,
taken by the United-States weather bu
reau, St. Paul, P. F. Lyons, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at 7 o'clocK
■ last night—Barometer corrected for tem
perature and elevation:- Highest temper
ature, 72;. lowest temperature, 60; average
temperature, 66; dally range, 12; barome
ter, 29.73; .humidity, 82; precipitation, .58;
7 p. m., - temperature, 66; 7 p. m., wind,
northwest; weather, cloudy.
Yesterday's Temperatures—
- •SpmHlgh. I »BpmHlgh
Havre .80 -82 Huron ...76" 7» I
Med. Hat.... 78 '.' 82 Kansas City. .72 82 I
Pr. Albert ...62V,; 701 Marquette ....53 64
S. Current ..78 80 Minnedosa ...64 on!
Williston .'1..76-•':-76 Montgomery .82 92 !
Abilene .947 V 96 Montreal 56 72',
Alpena :v......"62.;.'. «2jNashville 87 92'
Battleford....?^ 74; New Orleans.B4 90'
Bismarck ....72 76 New York ..74 82 .
Buffalo „;.;... 68 §78 Norfolk .- SO 90
Boston- ......70 • .so!Nejrth-Platte.B4 90 ■
Calgary ..:....C6-V-72 Omaha V....... 82 86
Cheyenne 76 jtlParkersburg .88 94 '
Chicago. 72", 90 Philadelphia .74 86 I
Cincinnati -V.-.90i- 98 Qu'Appelle ..54 74!
Cleveland :;;.■. 863 92,' Frisco .........56 62!
• Detroit'-...V.-:;B<LBl'St. Louis ....92 %
Duluth „.,V.56 Salt Lake ....88 90!
Edmonton,..',.7o .76 .Ste. Marie ..54 54
Grand Haven.7o 74 Washington ..82 90 j
Green Bay ..72 76 Winnipeg ....72 .81
Helena 80 '»!.;• -
•Washington time i(7 p. m. St. Paul.)
River Bulletin-^-.
Danger Gauge Change In
Stations. Line. [Reading. 24 Hours.
St. Paul :..14 2.8 - —0.1
Davenport 15 " j 3.2 0.0
I a Crosse ........10 ..3.6 —0.2
St. Louis .........30 . V 6.7 —0.3
River forecast till 8 P- m. Saturday:
The Mississippi will change but little in
the vicinity- of St. Paul.
OCEAN LINERS.
New York— Arrived: Laurentian. Glas
gow and Londonderry; Auguste Victoria,
Hamburg.
Havre—Arrived: La Champagne, New
York. i
Browhead— Passed: Etrurla, New York
for Queenstown and Liverpool.
Boston—Arrived: J New England, Liver
pool. , .--; ■ -
Kinsdale—: Cuflc, New York for
Liverpool.
Cherbourg—Sailed: Colombia ("from
Hamburg and Southampton), New York.
Yokohama—Arrived: Braenar, Tacoma
for Vladivostok, etc. :
Calcutta—Arrived: Almond " Branch,
Port Blakeley, via Muroran.
Hongkong—Sailed: Flintshire, San Fran
cisco. • . ?■.-'-
London— Sailed: Manltou, New York.
Moville— Sailed: Furnessia, from Glas
gow, New York. V
I seel for Wife Murder.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. o.—Eben L.
Br Ice waa executed here this morning for
w'fe murder. He collapsed;when sum
moned for the march to the gallows, and
was revived, and as ■he stepped ;on the
scaffold, said: "I ,am . a soldier still."
His neck was broken by the fall. V-^ ;
ARE TO BE BANISHED
KITCHENER ISSUES FORMAL PROC
LAMATION AGAINST BOBR
FORCES IN ARMS
ARE GIVEN UNTIL SEPT. 15
To Come in nnd Surrender to the
Authority of His Majesty King
'■■: _, Edward VII. Under
Pain of Exile.
LONDON, Aug. 9.—A parliamentary pa
per has been Issued containing the proc
lamation issued.by Lord Kitchener Aug.
7, In accordance with instructions from
the Imperial government, the governments
of Cape Colony and Natal concurring.
1 he proclamation -says:
"All commandants, • field cornets and
leaders of armed bands,' being burghers
of the late republics and still engaged in
resisting his majesty's forces, whether
in the Orange Colony, the Transvaal or
other portions of his majesty's South Af
rican dominions, and all members of the
Orange Free State and the Transvaal,
shall unless they surrender before Sept.
15; be permanently banished from South
Africa. The cost of maintenance of all
families of burghers who surrender by
Sept. 15 shall be. recoverable from such
.burghers, and shall be a charga upon
their property removable and Immovable
in the two colonies." .;
The preliminary correspondence shows
that the proclamation la based upon sug
gestions which the governor of Natal for
warded to Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain July 24, and the date Sept. 15 was
recommended by Lord Milner. The rea
sons of the government for the proclama
tion of Lord Kitchener, of Aug. 7, are
set forth in a preamble to the proclama
tion as follows:
LENGTHY PREAMBLE.
'^Whereas, The late Orange Free State
and South African republics have been
annexed to his majesty's dominions, and,
whereas, his majesty's forces are and
have been for some considerable time In
possession of the seats of government of
both the aforesaid territories, with their
public office's and the; whole machinery or
administration, as well as the whole of
the principal towns and the whole of tho
railways, and \
"Whereas, A great majority of the
burghers of the two late republics to the
number of 35,000, exclusive of those who
have fallen In the war, are now either
prisoners or have submitted to his
majesty's government and are living
peaceably In towns and camps under con
trol of his majesty's force, and,
"Whereas, The burghers of the late re
public, still In arms, are not only few in
number, but have lost almost "all their
guns and munitions of war "and are .1.
--void of every military organization, and
are therefore unable to carry on regular
warfare or to offer any organized resist
ance to his majesty's forces in any part
of the country; and, ••;;; ;.-v,-'.
"Whereas, Those burghers who are still
in arms, though unable to carry on reg
ular warfare, continue to make Isolated
attempts upon small posts STi.T detach
ments of his majesty's forces, to plunder
or destroy property and to damage rail
way and telegraph lines; and.
"Whereas, The country is thus kept
in a state of disturbance, checking the
resumption of agricultural and industrial
pursuits; and,
"Whereas, His majesty's government Is
determined to put an end to a state of
-things which is aimlessly prolonging
bloodshed and destruction and Inflicting
ruin upon a great majority of the in
habitants, who are anxious to live In
peace and earn a livelihood for them
selves and their families; and,
"Whereas, It" is Just to proceed aga'nst
those,- still resisting, especially against
those persons who, being in a position of
authority, are responsible for the contin
uance of the present state of lawlessness
and are instigating their fellow burghers
to continue their hopeless resistance to
his majesty's government."
Then follows the proclamation as given
above.
STEYN TO CONFER WITH KRUGER.
7 PARIS. Aug. 9.—lt was reported on the
bourse today that Mr. Steyn,'the former
president of the Orange Free State,- will
shortly join Mr Kruger In Holland, with
a view of reaching a definite understand
ing in regard to the peace overtures.
DUMONT UNDISCOURAGED.
Has Ordered a Serf Envelope for
Hl* dirigible Balloon.
PARIS, Aug. 9.— Santos-Dumont,
finding that the envelope of his balloon
has sustained so much damage that It
is inadvisable to sew it together, has or
dered a new one, work on which has al
ready begun. wUI have about the same
volume as the one which burst yester
day, but instead or being cylindrical In
form, It will be ellipsoidal. M. :la Cham
bre. who Is making It, constructed the
balloon for the Andre polar expedition.
He promises that the new envelope will
be ready Sept. 1.
PRICE I TWO CEXTS-J&&&%«
IRELAND TALKS OF
MERITS OF STRIKE
Archbishop of St. Paul Discusses
Respective Rights of Unionists
and Non-unionists.
The Strike Is at Times the Work
• man's Only Weapon Against
the Greed of Capital.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—This afternoon
Archbishop Ireland passed through New
York, returning home from the aCthollc
Total Abstinence convention at Hartford.
To the representative of the- Associated
Press he said the report in some N*w
York papers to the effect that be had
bee"n Invited to make efforts tending to
wards the settlement of the strike, or
that he had himself the Intention of put
ting himself forward in tills connection,
was utterly unwarranted and without
foundation. No one had suggested to
him that he might do any work in that
direction, and he had never for a moment
Imagined that it was proper for him to
offer himself as capable of doing any.
Being further urged to express an opinion
upon the present strike and st Ikes In gen
eral, he said:
THE ARCHBISHOP'S POSITION,
'In common with all citizens, I cannot
but deeply deplore occurrences Of this
nature. A strike Is always a thing most
regrettable, and only under most ex
traordinary circumstances may It be
countenanced. A strike riot only Infllctst
most serious injury upon parties Imme
diately concerned In it, whether employ
ers on- employes; it disturbs the business
of the country, Interrupts public prosper
ity, opens the way to bitterness of feel
ing between classes and endangers social
pence.
"The effects of a strike weigh espe.-*
dally upon the worklngmen who through
it are nut out of employment, and upon
their families. Employers far bettetr than
employes can bear the burdens resulting
ireun a strike; employers suffer largo
financial loss, but to them such losses arej
comparatively small, and are shares of
their expected revenues, while the losses
brought to employes take from these all
thai tihey have and open before them the
door.to. suffering that will be long last
ing, it not to starvation Itself.
"Or course, to employes entering will
ingly into a strike, the matter is one that
IS their personal concern, and others
have but to concede to them their legal
rights to act In such matter as they will.
Men are the masters of their haneV* and
or their labors; the liberty is their* to
work or not to work, provided they under
stand th.- Consequences that follow and
are- satisfied to accept and endure such
consequences.
WORKMAN'S ONLY WEAPON.
"Not only indeed is this liberty at all
times theirs, but we must furthermore
grant that' occasions may arise and do
arise when a strike, however serious the
consequences for the Workmen, Is a
means and at times perhaps the sole
SAYS HE DIDN'T RESIGN
FOLLOWERS OK (ii:\i-i bgos' EX-
MAYOR MAKI2 TR 01/11LK
Mob Invadex Hie City Hail mid In
timidates the Council—
Of the Constitutional
Convention.
HAVANA, Aug. 9.—The military gov
ernment recently ordered the ayunta
mlento of I 'i. legos to elect a mayor
In the place of nor Veeta, who ten
dered his resignation about th.- middle
of last month In consequence of dlifl
cultles arising out of the reorganization
of the Clenfuegoa police. The resigna
tion- was accepted at the time, but, to
the surprise or the military government,
Senor Veeta now insists that he did not
resign. -'■■ ....-'-■'.
When the ayunrtamlento was I, out to
proceed to an election a mob favoring
Veeta entered the city hall and intimi
dated the council, which broke up in
disorder.
It Is understood that interested par
ties are urging the mob to make trouble,
and orders have been issued from Ha
vana detailing fifty of the rural guards
of Clenfuegos to keep order In the pre
cincts of the city hall.
The constitutional convention at to
day's seslon went forward rapidly with
the electoral bill, sixty-one articles out
of a total of 168 laving now been ap
proved. The principal change from the
original text is in the number or votes
required in order to propose a candidate
for election.
HENRY OF ORLEANS DEAD
scion OF THE bourbons passes
AWAY IN COCHIN CHINA.
SAIGON, French Cohln China, Aug. '.>.
—Prince Henry of Orleans died at 3:20 p.
m. today.
Frlnce Henry of Orleans was the oldest
son of the Duke of Cbartre* and a cousin
of the Luke of Orleans. He wan born in
1867 and was not married. The prince
had been dangerously ill for some time
past. He was on his way to the United
States, by way of San Francisco, and
was to have passed some time at New
port this fall. His name has been men
tioned as a suit for the hand of a well
known American heiress and at one time
he figured as a suitor for the hand of
the eldest sister of the young king of
Spain, the Infanta Mercedes, who was
married in February of the present year
to Prince Charles of Bourbon, son of the
Count of Caserta,
NEED OF FAST CRUISERS
DEMONSTRATED BY BRITISH NA-
VAL MANEUVERS.
LONDON, Aug. 9.—The Outlook, com
menting today on the naval maneuvers,
says: "Undoubtedly the admiralty's rea*
son for-winding up the -campaign in a
week, instead of ten days, was because
of the sufficiency of unpalatable truths
forced home. They did not care for
further demonstrations in the same
line."
The paper also says the chUif lesson
OFFICIAL PAPER
OF THE
CITY OF ST. PAUL.
means, through which rights appertain
ing to them, and which are Of Vital im
portance to their ultimate welfare can
be secured. Whether, even under this a.s
pee t of tilings, strikes may be allowed
or eve commended, is a question to bo
determined by close examination eif tne
circumstances of each particular strike, i
am laying down general principles of
ethics not deciding the merits of any
particular case. But while the right ti>
enter upon a strike is, and must I* con
ceded as a right belonging to the personal
freedom of workingmeu, this much mu»t
ever bo demanded and in the name of
the same principle of personal freedom
under which men act who refuse i,. work
—that they who cease tO work must In
no was Interfere with the* liberty c.l t tit
ers who may wish to work. The per
sonal fre-elom of the Individual cltUen is
the most sacred and precious Inheritance
of Americans, The constitution and the
law authorise It; the spirit of the tenan
try proclaims it; the prosperity of tho
people, the very life of the nation re
quire it.
MAN'S RIGHT TO WORK
Whatever the Interests at take that
or tin personal freedom of the individual
outranks them all, and this must b.» b us
tan., d even 11 those are to be sacrificed
Neither state nor fellow citizen may In
terfere with my persona] liberty. This Is
the very core of Americanism. This Is
the aching, positive and clear, of nutu
ral nnd of Christian ethics. It Is not
for me to dispute the benedlts that may
I- believed to accrue to the worklngman
from labor unions; nor am l prepared to
say from Information that con to mo
through wspapera that in the present
strike: unions pretend to shorten personal
freedom of men that do not Join their
ranks. But this must be ever emubntl
. all) asserted and maintained na j.n In
violable principle, th.it turner much
labor unions may have reason to wiu. n
their muster in. and how. much
they have the legal and moral light to
do tins through paclilo and persuasive
methods, they must not attempt to wrest
from men outside their ranks the right
to work, or to seek to coerce them Into
Inactivity by Illegal or unjust attacks
upon their civil and -moral freedom.
Equity and law are superior to the per
sonal welfare or an Individual e>r of ag
gregations of Individuals, and equity and
law demand that the personal freedom
of the citizen, whoever ho Is, be made
sacred and secure So long (is this free
dom is respected, the ejuestlons evoked
in the present strike may be left, in my
opinion, to the men, employers or em
ployes, who are directly concerned In It.
although meanwhile all cltlxi have
many reasons to hope and pray that
brotherly love and calm counsel will pre
vail, both among employer! arm em
ployes: and that peace will soon again
Ign In the land."
learned was the Imperative need of swift
cruisers, and there was a glaring de
ficiency In the home squadron in that
respect. It points out that the defense}
squadron's maneuvers were practically
the same, that It would have been called
on to guard the channel in case of ac
tual hostilities, The attacking fleet was
inferior numerically, but superior In
mobility. It held the channel commerce
at its mercy from the declaration of
hostilities, and whipped the defenders
by sections through the ' possession of
swift cruisers and destroyers, which
sailed around the home squadron.
The* Critic urgently appeals to the ad
miralty to double the strength of tho
cruiser squadron and to Increase the
speed or tim new battleships to the ut
most limit possible without affecting
their gun and armor efficiency.
An interesting detail Is the fact
that the enemy's cruiser spies secured a
mass of information regarding the de
fense movement by picking up the home
Squadron's wireless messages.
FUNERAL OF HIS SISTER
I3DIVARD VII. AND QI'EKX ALEXAN
DRA START roil khomii:m<..
LONDON. Aug. o.—King Edward,
Queen Alexandra, Princess Victoria,
Prince Nicholas of Greece and a distin
guished official party left London tonight
for Port Victoria. All win sleep '•'. board
the royal yacht that awaits the king, end
sail for Flushing tomorrow morning.
Their majesties will be welcomed on
their arrival at Flushing ny \icc Ad
miral Kennedy and other high naval per
sonages. There will bo no salutes, how
ever, or other demonstrations. The royul
party will proceed to Kronberg and
thence to Potsdam for Ufa funeral next
Tuesday.
KRONBERO, Aug. 9.—At noon today
the church bells solemnly tolled the
knell of the Dowager Empress Fredericks
Simultaneously there was a similar ob
servance In every Protestant church
throughout Germany.
Except for the fact that the flags were
at half mast, Kronberg today resumed Its
normal air of midsummer Quietude. At
the Kaiserhor Interest centers in tho
preparations for the torchlight proceSJle.n
Saturday evening. The children's choir
of the Berlin cathedral will furnish the
music for the service in Kronberg church
Sunday afternoon.
Emperor William today drove to Saal
burg, where he spent some" time in an
Inspection of the restoration of the old
Roman fortress there. Later he was in
consultation with Count yon Bu«-i re
garding the reception or Count ron WVI
-dersee tomorrow.
Emperor William has ordered that the
Arrangements for the naval maneuvers
set for next week be canceled.
POISON IN CORNED BEEF.
Sixty Young Women Are Taken lt»n
geroamly ID.
CATS KILL, N. V., Aug o.—The girls'
summer camp here was In a panic today.
Sixty young women, mostly residents of
Albany and Poughkeepsle, were sudden
ly' taken alarmingly ill, displaying
symptoms or poisoning. On inquiry It
was found that the girls had partaken
of corned beef,. not the canned variety,
however. Physicians say they will re
cover. The camp was established here
two years ago by Mrs. Harriet Christie,
of Albany, for working girls.