The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 23, 1902, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1902. - SAMUEL GOMPERS DELIVERS BRILLIANT SPEECH ON UNIONISM AND STRIKES AT BIG MASSMEETING AT ALHAMBRA THEATER JIRIKE JiAY oT0P BLL SIS Labor Troubles on the Great Lakes More i Serious. President Keefe in Contrel of the Perilcus Situation. Commerce Is Likely to Come to a Standstill if All of the Unions Agree on a Sympathetic Movement. CHICAGO, July 22.— e hands of one n w rests the decision whether a | t of the marine industries of the | C snall be decreed. This man > D Keefe of the Inter- Longshoremen, Marine and Association esult of the strike of the s been in prog i body of him to decide engaged in loading, un- g vessels in the lakes Kker ati o help the tugmen in the tug trust. for ght, work tted to mem- n's Associa- rike on its that that the time en- mixed ate i ai committee ) _ara the rec < - efore the de of been removed Johnstown district - horror occurred, h fund (lowa) MU AT oo nal _offic nsiderin the offer of through their fi the aid the stri met to-night and rc- sess members at least 1 k on their earnings MAHON HAS BUSY DAY. President of Amalgamnted Associa- tion Delivers Addresses to Carmen. President W. D. Mahon of the Amal- ted Association of Street Railway r him speak at is end ne arranged to the Tu sting address upon the ave resulted to ganization and rmony_ and of . At 1:45 o'clock he again addressed k-street Temple. last night the parade of d from the Grand Hotel, proceeded up Market to the temple. d, both on the short D. y after that Mahon, accom- d the hall and was enthuslastically cheered 8:40 Richard Cornelius, president of wated Assoclation of Street Employes, called the meeting to 1d introduced Mahon. thanked the division for their reception of hi and said that it oment he would never forget. aid his mind wandered back to the rs of the labor movement, when it was sition of those who opposed the jon to wipe it out of existence me back to the present time when become of such importance that ief executive of the city attended meeting. He stated that only a few before organization had the working hours of the d_from twelve to eighteen did not exceed 14 cents an -day there were thousands of men workibg nine hours a day and ng from 21 to 25 cents an hour. Or- tion, he L . had revolutionized of ‘the railway men of warned them to always the questions of their laws ns and to keep their or- down to a business basis and results would be brought the speaker said he hearers fraternal greetings , where the organization is ding. sion of his address Mr. M presented to the Mayor engrossed resolutions which had been passed by iz: the Division 205 in_appreciation of the stand the executive had taken in the struggle of the carmen and to show how much he had endeared himself to the orsaniza- Schmitz was completeiy over- this token of esteem, and was at words. Finally he sald: “Gen- time let some one else say, 1 thank you. tional president, accompanied b, the band and the whole body carmen, ¥ to the Alhambra Theater, 2 mass meeting was being held. New Depot for Menlo Park. MENLO PAR July 22.—The Southern - has decided to build a t here, and elaborate plans y being worked out. The 1 consolidate the depots and Menlo Park and will w A half way between the two. of the citizens here are quite stirred up about it, as the new site will Bbe an inconvenient distance from most of the hotels and business blocks, but the company is simply carrying out its plan of erecting new depots at all its stations ©f importance. its of- | gallery, with mem- | e t the men e to work there without | effort to remove all the This a eral large | | | | expected | an inch of burnting was to be seen, but | ¥ederation of Labor. HAEACTER T FDIES 2 > SOIVEL President of the American Federation Criticizes Exclusion Law. HE announcement that Samuel Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, and sev eral other members of the execu- tive committee of that body would address the public last night attracted a large audience to the Alhambra Theater The general theme discussed by the vari- ous speakers was unionism and its effect upon the social, moral and financial con- ditions of the workingman. The audience being composed for the greater part of honest tollers of both sexes it was to be that the sentiments expressed by the platform orators should rouse en- thusiasm. In this respect the meeting | was a great success. It was considerably after 8 o'clock when President Gompers and his co-workers of the federation made their appearance in the hall, headed by a band which dis- coursed patriotic airs. The appearance of the distinguished labor leader upon the stage was the signal for a tremendous burst of applause which made the rafters ring. The customary colored adornments, signs and transparancies which one in- evitably associates with the gathering of the public en masse with labor dignitaries as the main attraction were lacking. Not this in no wise detracted from the interest the occasion aroused. ‘Walter MacArthur, editor of the Coast Seamen’s Journal, was chairman of the evening. Among the vice presidents were fifty of the best known union men of the city. They occupied seats on the stage with the principal speaker of the evening, who was seated to the rigit of the chalr- man. Chairman MacArthur called the meet- ing to order at 8:25 o’clock in a brief ad- dress. He apologized for having kept the audience waiting and then told a story apropos to_the occasion which excited laughter. He expressed the greetings of San Francisco to the visitors who are here as representatives of the American By a paradox they are far away from home, and yet they are at home, because wherever the work- ers of the land are organized there all workers are perfectly at home. Resum- ing he said: REAPING THE BENEFITS. They have come to a city that has had its fair share of industrial strife and which is now Teaping the benefits of that strife. It is true here and there are signs of internicine war- fare, but ‘hese are the signs of the great ac- tivity of the unionist cause in our midst. The cause is like the rolling of a great ship at sea, which to the Inexperienced eye might ap- pear to be in danger, but to the mariner all §s' safe. Labor in San Franclsco is true to the principles of unionism and no matter how fierce the storm In which it is enveloped the cause is safe. What the cause is accomplish- ing I will leave to the speakers here to relate to you. I therefore introduce to you James Duncan, first vice president of the American Federation of Labor, Duncan was warmly recelved. He said whnen he left his New England home he expected to leave a hotbed of conspira- cies, yet, at the outset, on his arrival here, he finds the chairman of the even- ing conspiring with success to place him (Duncan) ahead of Gompers on the speakers’ list. He objected to conspira- cies of the kind, but excused it because he was convinced that unionism was mightily strong in San Francisco. Con- tinuing, he said: I belong to s trade which has eight hours | a day for its trade mark. Years ako, before unionism became a factor in the land, men | were forced to work twelve hours a day. | Bishop Potter says the labor movement is only ubout geeventy-five years old. The Bishop is our trlend, but he is very wrong when it comes | t> quoting labor statistics. (Laughter.) The iabor movement dates back to the laws of the Jiound Table, 090 years before the Chriztian | era began. Long before the birth of Christ Spartacus led 60,000 men in a strike to better the conditions of humanity of that time. Aristotle argued that the lowest of mankind formed the unit upon which the advancement of the human race was based. It was Christ | Who taught that man could be elevated by yeaceful methods instead of those advocated by Spartacfie and others of his kind. In the middie ages came the Magna Charta, forced from an unwilling King by a progressive peo- This was followed by the guilds ,and in sroups. These developed in time into the unions of the le. their turn came the co-operative trades which we have to-day. (Applause.) We are going to_make our unions a factor We are going to have such a strength as will make the politicians come ‘The in the past fifteen years in_this There may be many boom towns bevween Boston and | but where will you find any- | thing that has benefited the residents of any Unfonism has given us better laws, shortened the hours nf‘ as- sisted in electing Mayors, as you did in San The trade unfon stands for progression and the uplifting of the labor- in human affairs, to us and ask what we are going to do. cause of unionism has benefited the men of gy trade country to the extent of $16,865,000. San Francisco, of these towns to that extent? labor, with better pay, and occasionally Franci (Cheers.) ing man. The speaker alluded to the labor legis- lation in Congress, notably the eight-hour thirty state- ment that the labor movement stood for soclal democracy, and volced the prayer law, which was years ago. agitated He closed with some the that it would succeed. GOMPERS’ STRONG ADDRESS. The chairman next introduced Gompers as the head of the great labor movement When Gompers advanced to When in America. speak he was given an ovation. the applause subsided he sald: If 1 were not moved by your cordial and | hearty reception I think I would be less than | @ man, less than human. for the purpose I had in view that' your wel- come had been perhaps a little less enthusias- 1 sincerely feel the manifestation of your good will, and T can only hope that the work I have done merits in a small way the confidence tie. of my fellow workingmen. (Applause.) It is the deep seated conviction of men and women that in the organization of labor they will find the embodiment of their hopes for the future, For a minute I want to go back into the history of the world like Duncan did. (Laugh- There was & time long before the con- quest, the time when the tools of labor and the weapons of warfare were one and the when the conquercrs could not afford The first great ad. vance in the history of the human race wa when men began to note the difference between the tools of labor and the weapons of warfare, ‘When they noted this difference men began to work out their own salvation and the prin- ciple has been working along ever since. (Ap- ter.) same; to let the conguered live. plause.) The invention of machinery, the division and the application of the forces of steam and electricity, the thought of limiting the hours of labor, Were unknown to the captains of industry of the olden times. industry chained women to the took children from the schoolroom Conditions such as these confronted modern unionism in its inception and yet you all know how the subdivision of labor, The modern wagons, and placed them in the factories. principle grew. the natural, The trade union movement for justice among men. with being slow. ing board. Where is a movement that ment? plause.) PROGRESS OF UNIONISM. If there be any who doubt the marvelous | progress made by the trade unions, ask your elders how they lived, how they fared, how You will then find that the progress has been such as will gladden the hearts of those who took part in the early It has llwlyb| been the policy of tyranny to keep the masses Don't you know that tyranny has been swept aside by the intelligence of the (Applause.) It is one of the reasons Why we are moving along to secure the enact- ment of a law to take away from the fac- tories the children whose bones and blood are being ground into dollars to satisfy the unsa- tiable greed of the monsters of commerce. (Cheers.) We want to save these children for (A volce, “We ") 1f all men were honest the need of such Proud am I of our achievements in Kentucky and Tennesste, which nave been added to the galaxy of States that refuse to have the litte children ground they worked. struggles of the movement. in ignorance. people? the schoolroom and playground. do. enactments would not ‘exist. into dust for the sake of gain. Imagine if you can an individual working- | man securing redress at the hands of a corpo- He would simply find himself thrown out into the street. Union- an out of thousands, and con- verts them into a mighty engine whose force is It we have a taste of the im- ration employing 5000 men. 1sm makes one. irresistible. —z of Labo;' I could have wished the historic development of the wage earners’ struggle from time immemorial We have been charged Yes, we are slow in mak- ing fools of ourselves, slow in diverting our movement from the express train to the shunt- has achieved the success of the trade union move- It is not generally known that the pub- lic schools owe their origin to the first efforts of the trades unions in the United States. (Ap- i PRESIDENT GOMPERS OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR | MASS-MEETING WHICH WAS HELD IN THE ALHAMBRA THEATER LAST NIGHT. ADDRESSING THE BIG UNION ~f | = { (Mayor Schmitz and Other Speakers Urge Workmen | to Renrain Steadfast. | provements that are to come, we will not be surprised when they appear. There is no finality; it is one continuous struggle of the human race to overcome obstacles and to solve problems. As we get more grit and ability to nght we will have less occasion to use these qualiti With a stern determination to make the burdens of life lighter, the cause of union- ism marches on. (Applause.) We do not work | With blares of trumpets nor do we issue high- sounding platitudes to advertise ourselves. CARMEN ARRIVE IN HALL. The arrival of the Carmen’s Union, 1000 strong, with a brass band, interrupted the speaker at this juncture. The band marched into the gallery to the tune of “Red, White and Blue.” The carmen were cheered, and when Mayor Schmitz took a seat on the stage a tremfendous cheer arose. The tumult for some min- utes was deafening and when order was restored Chairman Macarthur proposed three cheers for the carmen of San Francisco and they were given with a will. Gompers then resumed his address with the statement that he never could talk to beat the band. He then resumed: As a matter of fact, the effort of the human tamily of our time, intellectually and indus- trially, is in the direction of organization. The | manufactures and all kinds of industry are di- rected by a few minds. If these corporations find it profitable to centralize their interests, how much more important Is it for the work- ingmen of the country to organize in their own defense. What is an organization of doctors in a medical society but a trade union? Haven't our friends of the law a union? They call it a bar association because it sounds better, (Ap- plause.) In a court of justice the Judge acting as walking delegate of the lawyers' union would not ask the attorney for his working card but for his diploma because that sounds nicer. If he did not have that card he could not work in that justice shop. (Laughter.) The principle of tradé unionism is founded upon hunger—hunger for better home and surround- ings, hunger to do right, hunger for a better and purer life, hunger for more and more. There is no limit to the demand of the working- man for more. We shall want more to-morrow, more next year, and when the toiling masses of the country get that they will still want more— more justice, more of the rights which they now demand in vain. It will be the aim ot unionism to satisfy people in this regard, and it will succeed in its object. Why expend all the bitterness and curses upon the producing masses when they ask for more, when those who have hundreds of millions are asking for the earth? Why should we stand by those who pray for us five minutes one day and prey upon us during the balance of the week? (Laugh- ter.) With the sense of ancient suffering, the principle of unfonism lives in the hearts of the toilers of the land, and no amount of perse- cution will wipe out the movement. We have made too many elght-hour workmen for them to allow their organization to be destroyed. (Applause.) WHY MEN STRIKE. You ask, why do you strike? Why, there are tmes when men would be traitors and cowards did they not strike. Strikes should be avolded if possible, but I tell you there are some things worse than strikes, and among them is a debased manhood. We don’t want to strike, but we realize that those who are best prepared to strike have the least occa- sion to indulge in that questionable luxury. We don't want to strike, but thers are times | When it is absolutely necessary to do so. Eng- land is always ready to strike and does so when necessary. A union that s not prepared to strike when the time arrives reminds me of the regiment in the East that passed a reso- lution to disband as soon as the war with Epain broke out. (Applause.) You had a strike here some time ago. It might have been avold- ed had the employers displayed good common gense and a decent regard for the welfare of their employes. (Cheers.) We would by law or common consent eliminate strikes from the incidents of our dally life. We want to avert strikes, but so long as our modern industrial ll)’!'-el'n prevalls we must resort to them oncs in a.while. Had you not struck here last sum- mer there is no telling to what degrading depths the Employers’ Assocfation might have driven the workingmen of California. Where {/strikes do not prevail you will find the most | degraded type of workingmen, = They do not strike in China. (Laughter). There are many who would like to Chinaize the American work- lngm(n and who have tried it, too. Long hours and low wages go hand In hand together, and if the two are a type of an ideal civiliza® tion then China stands at the head, There are some who would open the doors of our country to admit Mongollan hordes so that they might overwhelm the workingmen of the land. The people of California do not know to what degree they have been bunkoed | in Congress by this so-callad exclusion legis- lation. The exclusionists had to fight strenu- ously and battle even against your Repre- sentatives In order to show them the cat hid- | den in the measure just passed. You have a law that talks exclusion but does not exclude. There are few who know what the law pro- vides, but there are many who know what it does not provide. It is a crazy patchwork af- fair that can accomplish little good and vet do incalculable harm. BATTLE OF COAL-MINERS. In closing the speaker alluded to the battle of the coal miners in the anthra- cite regions and made a strong appeal to union men to support these men in their struggle for subsistence. He then referred to the political aspect of trade unionism and urged that éhe cause of the labor union should ever b¥ kept free frum the influence of partisan politics. No union man could find salvation in casting his vote one day and neglecting his union for the balance of the year. What was needed was not the unity of labor in San Francisco or California, but the unity of the labor of the entire country. Upon the shoulders of the workers of tiie land devolved the battle for the liberty or the masses. The working classes could gain freedom only by uniting together in a common cause. The peroration was ex- cellently spoken and at the close of his is a5 address cheered. John B. Lennon, treasurer of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, was next in- troduced. He spoke of the purposes of the trip of the federation officers to San Francisco, saying that the journey was not made because differences existed in the ranks of labor, but merely to assist the cause on the Pacific Coast in its on- ward march. He rejoiced to see that unionism was no myth in San Francisco. He believed that the unionists of this city would do more to aid the commou cause than the unionists of the East ex- pected of them. The speaker sald he had a right to expect that the unionists would not only be true to their local unions, but to their international unions as well. He urged his hearers to remain firm to the principles of unionism and to never forget that where unionism is con- cerned there is no East, no West, no North or South, Max Morris, secretary of International Clerks' Association, delivered a brief address. He made a strong plea in behalf of the union label, urging his hearers to buy no clothing, nor smoke a. cigar which did not have the union label. He spoke of the early closing movement in the various cities and said that if the public assisted the movement success was as- sured. W. D. Mahone, president of the Inter- | national Association of Street Railway Employes of America, spoke briefly of the purpeses of the organization represented by him. He congratulated the carmen of San Francisco upon the success of their | strike some weeks ago. ADDRESS BY MAYOR. ‘When Mahone concluded Mayor Schmitz was introduced amid a burst of applause. ‘When the dim died away the Mayor said: | In thé name of the citizens of San Francisco 1 want to extend a hearty welcome to the rep- resentatives of labor who addressed you this evening. This demonstration shows that they have the respect and love of every union man of San Francisco. I trust that this demonstra= tion will go far toward reconciling the differ- ences between employers and employes. (Ap- plause.) Organization—peaceful organization— is your right and privilege, and it is the only agency by which you will secure your just | rights. I only regret that we have not more | occaslons of this character/when men of the reputation of those to whom you have listened may be able to address us. There Is a saying that In time of peace pre- pare for war. In Europe there are governments constantly ready for war and walting for .a chance to find their neighbors off their guard. Because Wworkingmen organize it need not be said they are looking for war. It is merely to protect their own Interests; it will result even- | tually in bringing about a more comprehensive and efficacious system of arbitration, by which | differences between labor and capital are to be adjusted. In closing, 1 will say that having been chosen as Mayor of this city, I am trying to do my duty as a workingman. (Cheers.) I can do no more. 1 trust you will stand firm for the prin- ciples of unfonism. I thank you. It was 11:30 o'clock when the Mayor concluded his remarks and the meeting adjourned with three cheers for Gem- pers, Schmitz, the Federation of Labor and the cause of unjonism. the speaker was vociferously SONS AND DAUGHTERS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS Pleasant Party Follows Induction Ceremonies of a South San Francisco Parlor. San Francisco Parlor, No. 49 Native Sons of the Golden West, has had the following named officers installed for the current term: Ben Levy, past president; Dr. W. A. Jack- ron, president; Frank Flynn, R. P. Troy and George D. Ash, vice presidents; Frank Marini, treasurer; J. H. Nelson, financial secretary: | Louls P. Powelson, recording secretary; Frank | Sainsat, inside, and J. O'Connell, outside sen- tinel. La Vespero Parlor of the Native Daugh- ters of the Golden West had an installa- tion party last night in South San Fran- | cisco Masonic Hall. After the officers of the parlor had initiated nine strangers in their meeting place the officers-elect, whose names have already been publish- ed, presented themselves in the main hall, where, in the presence of a large number of people,they were Installed with | the usual ceremonies. There were pres- | ent: Grand President Miss Keith, Grand Secretary Miss Frakes and a number of members of other parlors. At the close | of the installation there was dancing un- der the direction of the following named | committee: Mrs, Frances Griffiths, Mrs. Teresa Wagner, Mrs. C. McCarthy Mrs. Mary McCormick, Mrs. Lillle Biggs. Miss Annle Balz, Miss Mae Byrne, Mrs. Marie Larios and Miss Annie Mc- Donough. : e e Picnic of the Hackmen. i The second annual picnic of the Hack- men’s Union will be held to-morrow at| Shell Mound Park. No member of the union will be allowed under any circum- stances to drive his vehicle in a funeral | Thursday. A fine of §10 will be imposed | for violation of the prohibitory order. | The arrangements for the outing are be- | ing made by D. H. Myers and J. Man- ning. . ——— STOCKTON, July 22.—Gus, the 12-year-old son of G. Glanelll, was drowned thls morning while bathing in Mormon channel. +— | against the Shipwrights' and Calkers’ Executive Council Consid- ers Carpenters’ Fight. HE executive council of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor con- vened yesterday morning at the Grand Hotel. The session was executive and occupled about three hours. At its conclusion President Gompers gave the following summary of the proceedings: Those present were: Samuel Gompers, pres- ident of the federation, representing the Ciga makers' International Union; First Vice Pre: dent James Duncan, representing the Interna- tional Granite Cutters' Union; Third Vice Presi- dent James McConnell, representing the Inter- national Machinists’ Assoclation; Fourth Vice President Max Morris of the Retail Clerks' In- ternational Association; Fifth Vice President Thomas 1. Kidd of the Amalgamated Associa- tion of Woodworkers, and Treasurer John B. Lennon of the International Journeymen Tail- ors’ Union. Vice President John Mitchell was detained in the East by reason of the strike of the ant! cite coal miners. Vice President D. A. Hi of the International Glass Blowers' Union is now in conference with the glass manufacturers as to the wage scale.of that trade. Secretary Frank Morrison is at the headquarters of the ‘American Federation in Washington. Vice President Morris was elected secretary pro tem. The first case under the consideration of the executive council was that of the charges made by the Steamboat Joiners' Union No. 8186 Union No. 9162, Edward Case appeared in behalf of the latter union. that union 8186 be requested to appear and sus- tain its charges, and In the event that it fails to appear a copy of the document submitted by Mr. Case shall be forwarded to the union, whose reply will be duly considered by the council. Mr. Case, in his statement, denied the charges of unfraternal conduct, and declared that wages were reduced before union 9162 was formed, and an increase had occurred since that time. PROTESTS ARE HEARD. The next case was the protest of J. Eldredge and Albert Munro, representing the ship-build- ers' unions of San Francisco and Vallejo, against the attempt of the Boiler-makers' and Iron Ship Builders' Union to extend their juris- diction over the drillers and cappers. Several applications for charters for such unions are now pending. The claim of jurisdiction made by the brotherhood was presented at the Scran- ton convention of the American Federation of Labor and was not allowed. The executive council therefore decided that fn the question of the protest against issuing charters to drill- ers’ and cappers’ unions the president be a thorized to continue issuing such charters, as the alleged jurisdiction of the boiler-makers and iron ship builders was not well established. A committee consisting of W. A. Cole, Guy Lathrop and E. O. Smith, representing the Dis- trict Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, appeared | before the executive council relative to the ex- isting conditions in the building trades and the differences in the labor movement in San Fran- cisco. The council decided to invite representa- tives of the various organizations in interest to meet the executive council in conference at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. A recess was then taken until 2:30 this afternoon. At the close of the afternoon session, which opened at 2 o’clock and did not ad- journ until 6:30 o’clock, President Gom- pers gave out the following statement: The afternoon session of the executive coun- cil was resumed at 2 o'clock, all members be- ing present. A communication was read from the official magazine of the American Feder- ation of Labor showing that the financial re- sults of the publication of the magazine have been advantageous to the organization and that the business public as well as the work- ers and thinkers now regard the American Federationalist as the leading magazine in economics and the representative of the senti- ments of the American labor movement. REPORT OF SECRETARY. Secretary Frank Morrison transmitted by mafl his report of the receipts and expenses for the American Federation of Labor for eight months ending June 30. The income was $96,633 41. The expenditures for organizers and literature for the past eight months was $65,801 42, leaving a handsome balance. There Were {ssued from headquarters during that period 718 charters, of which ten were na- tional and international unions, five were State branches, elghty-seven were central labor unions or councils, and 616 were local unions, of which there were no national or interna- tional trade unions. This does not include the charters issued by the ninety-one national and international unions to local unions of their respective trades. The report shows an Increase of 376 charters lssued to mew unions during the same period last year. Ten o'clock Wednesday morning is set for the hearing of the Brotherhood of Railway Em- ployes applying for & charter. Invitations have been extended to the San Francisco Labor Ccuncil to be present. The Building Trades Council and the District Councll of the United Brotherhood of Carpen- ters and Jolmers are to meet the executive council of the American Federation of Labor Wednesday afternoon. COMPLAINS OF HACKMEN. A committee from the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery Assoclation, accompanied by George R. Fletch- er, the manager, appeared before the' council in’regard to a complaint which that association makes against one of the labor organizations for placing their cemetery association on the unfair list. The council has deputized two of the local men to see representatives of the or- ganization referred to, namely the Hackmen's and Stablemen’s Union, and invite them to meet in conference to discuss the matter, with a view to adjusting the difficulty. A telegram was received from Timothy Healy, vice president of the Firemen's Interna- tional Union, in which he Informed the execu- tive council that the brewery workers in New York are now in line with the engineers’ and firemen’s unions of that city and that contracts are being signed every day with the employing brewers, unionizing their plants. Healy closes by saying: ‘“We heartlly thank you and the ex- ecutive council for your action in this matte: A circular was received which was issued by the Central Body of Milwaukee urging other central bodles to favor new federations of cen- tral bodles exclusively. The executive commit- tee was of the opinion that this would be very prejudicial to the labor movement. Inasmuch as the central bodles have their opportunities to voice their sentiments in the convention of the American Federation of Labor the council looked on the matter as beins entirely at vari- ance with the interests of the workers of the country and tending to divert and divide in- stead of uniting the movement. COUNCIL WILL NOT ACT. The matter of the revocation of the charter of the National Assoclation of Steam and Hot Water Fitters was taken up. It was decided that inasmuch as neither that association nor the United Association of Plumbers and Gas- fitters' and Steam Fitters' Helpers have com- plied with the terms of the decision rendered by the convention and the executive council at | its previous session, action in the matter should be deferred until more definite Information is furnished the executive council. A telegram was received from John Mitchell, president, and W, B. Wilson, secretary of the TUnited Mine Workers, requesting the indorse- ment of the executive council to an appeal of The executive council decided | WESFORTH T0 FACE THE INSURGENTS Castro of Venezuela Will Risk Battle at Puerto Cabello. Rebels Make Such Headway That the President Is Alarmed. United States Gunboat Marietta Will Rescue a Consular Agent Who Trinidad. Special Dispatch to The Cal. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W.., WASHINGTON, July 22.—President Castro has expressed his intention of leaving Caracas for Puerto Cabello to meet in person the revolutionists now threatening that town. Minister Bowen to-day cabled the State Department that an insurgent attack upon Puerto Cabello was expected at any time, and that Pres- ident Castro was going there in person. The insurgent forces are strong Ig that vicinity. Minister Bowen also states that the gunboat Marietta has gone to Carupano to observe conditions. The Venezuelan Government has declared a blockade of this port, which is in the hands of the in- surgents. Mr. Pulido, the Venezuelan Chargs d’Affaires, called at the State Depart- ment to-day to inform Acting Secretary Hill of the recelpt of advices from the Venezuelan acting Minister of Foreign Affairs that the report that the entire western portion of the country was in the power of the insurgents was untrue. The advices stated that there was not a man in arms against the Government in the Andes states, Camora or Zulla. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, July 22.—The United States gunboat Ma- rietta sailed from Laguira last _night, having been sent by Herbert W. Bowen, United States Minister to Venezuela, with W. W. Russell, Secretary of Lega- | tion, on board, to investigate the situa- | tion" in the Orinoco district. which s re- ported to be extremely eritical for Amer- ican interests, as no communication has been had with Ciudad Bolivar since June 9. En_route the Marietta will take on board Robert B. Henderson, the American consular agent at Ciudad Bolivar, who has taken refuge in Trinidad. KING EDWARD IMPROVES ON HIS ROYAL YACHT writish Sovereign Will Soon Hold His First Council With Premier Balfour. LONDON, July 22.—The weather was less disagreeable at Cowes this morning ol the reports from the royal yacht Vie- toria and Albert continue to chronicle King Edward's improvement. It is said that he walked a few steps yesterday. The King will hold his first council since A''Y. Balfour became Premier on board the yacht shortly. It is expected that the name of the new Lord Lieutenant of Ire- land to succeed Earl Cadogan, whose res- ignation was made public July 17, will then be announced. & T s SAN JOSE, July 22.—The Demoeratic Coun- ty Central Committee has fixed September 1 as the date for the county convention. 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