Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, Sept. 6, 1901.
HANGING IN BALANCE.
Strike Settlement May Be Close at Hand.
RESTS WITH EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Each Side Is Now Considering Counter Propositions Submitted by the Other—Strikers Assault a District Manager at Canal Dover—More Men at Work.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 6.—The prevailing opinion in Pittsburg is that the great steel strike is practically settled, but absolutely nothing positive can be learned from either side to the controversy.
Yesterday was spent by the Amalgamated advisory board in secret conference behind doors that were guarded closer than ever before. When the final adjournment for the day came at about 6:30 p. m. those who had been inside headquarters refused to say a word in answer to insistent questions and volunteered no statement.
When the meeting was over it was learned for the first time that President Shaffer had not been with his colleagues during the afternoon session and his whereabouts were unknown. Secretary Williams also disappeared shortly after the adjournment and he, too, could not be located. Both, however, were at their homes in the evening, but had nothing to say.
The only approach to a statement of the condition of affairs was made by Trustee John Pierce, who said it was impossible to accept the proposition made by the United States Steel corporation, as by doing so some of the members of the Amalgamated association would suffer.
"We have made no counter-proposition," he said, "and still insist on the terms made and are willing to arbitrate the differences. The committee that visited President Schwab had no authority from the Amalgamated association to settle the dispute. The members were acting on their own responsibility. The strike is in the same position as it was before the conference was held in New York. The local situation is practically unchanged, but is in better shape than it was last week. We have made some gains and are still confident that we will win. It will be impossible for the combination to operate its plants satisfactorily without the aid of Amalgamated association men."
Aside from the mysterious conference, there was nothing of a startling nature transpiring in the strike in this city. The steel officials claim a big gain in the addition of 225 men at the National Tube works at McKeesport, making the total number at work 625; and accessions at the Pennsylvania Tube works and Continental plant in this city.
The strikers offset this by claiming that the Demmler mill could not be started yesterday, as officially scheduled, because of the lack of men. Manager [Lanck] of the Demmler plant declared that 100 men were ready to go to work, but the start would be deferred until today.
The only trouble reported from any district was that from Canal Dover, where District Manager E. E. Cline of the Sheet Steel company was knocked down and narrowly escaped serious injury at the hands of a party of strikers during a heated discussion in the bar of the Central hotel. The strikers claim that Cline was the aggressor and charges will be preferred against him.
MEN RETURNING TO WORK.
An Improvement in the Strike Situation Today.
MCKEESPORT, PA., Sept. 6.—A conservative estimate places the number of men who returned to work at the National Tube Works here this morning at between 400 and 500. The number of men entering the Demmler tin plate mill this morning is stated authentically at twenty-seven, nineteen of them were brought over from Duquesne by boat. These men are all old employees. They are boarding in Duquesne. The Demmler mill is right on the Monongahela river shore, and the men can be lauded from boats with practically no danger of interference from strikers.
Li Hung Chang.
READY FOR SIGNING.
Necessary Edict to Protocol's Acceptance Arrives at Pekin.
PEKIN, Sept. 6.—Li Hung Chang last night notified the foreign ministers that the imperial edicts providing for the signing of the peace protocol had arrived.
This announcement, made immediately after the settlement of the difficulties which Prince Chun experienced before going to Berlin, confirms the impression here that the Chinese used the protocol to induce Emperor William to waive the kowtow ceremony.
ROOSEVELT KEPT BUSY.
Spoke In Vermont Before the Officers' Society—Guest of Senator Proctor.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 6.—Vice President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in this city yesterday by special train from Proctor, where he was the guest of United States Senator Redfield Proctor at luncheon after speaking at the state fair at Rutland yesterday morning.
Senator Proctor accompanied him to this city. They were met at the railway station by Colonel Le Grand Cannon, whose guests they are. Troops E and H of the Eleventh cavalry from Fort Ethan Allen acted as escort. Last evening Colonel Roosevelt delivered an address at the public meeting at the Vermont Officers' reunion society, held at the Howard Opera House. The building was crowded to the doors. Former Governor E. J. Ormsbee of Brandon, president of the society, was in the chair.
The annual banquet of the society was held at the Van Ness House. Speeches were delivered by Vice President Roosevelt, United States Senators Proctor and Dillingham, Governor Stickney, General T. G. McCullough of Bennington, Hon. C. A. Prouty and Colonel B. M. Mansur of Newport, F. W. McGettrick of St. Albans, Colonel G. G. Benedict of Burlington, and Rev. E. J. Ranslow of Swanton.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Public Opinion to Force Arbitration.
There is timely interest in the outgiving of Charles Francis Adams of Boston, a railroad president and capitalist of prominence, on the subject of arbitration as particularly applicable to the controversy between the United States Steel corporation and the Amalgamated Association of Steel Workers. While urging arbitration of all strikes where the interests of the public are prejudiced, Mr. Adams sees no benefits to be derived from compulsory arbitration, as "no practical methods of causing the award of any tribunal to be obeyed has yet been devised. It is obviously impossible by any provision of law or decree of equity to compel a man to carry on a business which he is not willing to carry on, and on the other hand it is equally impossible to force any employee to labor if he prefers to be idle."
Mr. Adams contends, however, that arbitration can be forced by public sentiment and cites a case in the state of Massachusetts where such arbitration was made effective.
In February, 1877, there was a strike of the locomotive engineers on the Boston and Maine railroad. After several days of interrupted traffic the state board of railroad commissioners concluded that it was time to recognize the fact that the public was suffering inconvenience. Both the directors of the company and the employees of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers were accordingly notified that the board proposed to take a hand in the matter, which it at once proceeded to do, announcing an investigation. Both parties appeared and professed their willingness to submit their cases. No suggestion of a readiness to abide by a decision thereon was asked for or given. The board then proceeded to hear witnesses and to ascertain the facts.
The inquiry was continued through three days, when the report of the board was made public, appearing in full in all the papers. In it the board placed the responsibility for the trouble where the weight of evidence showed it belonged and made such recommendations as in its judgment the occasion called for. The effect was immediate. The authentic record was before the community, and public opinion, crystallizing at once, made itself felt.
It is the opinion of Mr. Adams that if there had existed the machinery for putting into operation a board of investigation similar to the Massachusetts board of railroad commissioners and that if thorough inquiry had been made into the causes and conditions of the steel controversy and fair and impartial recommendations made upon the findings similar results to those in the Boston and Maine case would have speedily followed.
Public opinion could, Mr. Adams thinks, be depended upon to enforce the recommendations of such a board of investigation in the controversies between labor and capital. While neither party to the controversy would be legally bound either to give information or respect the findings of the board, neither would dare to oppose public opinion by refusing to furnish evidence if the other party presented its side of the controversy, while if both refused to testify there would still be open many sources of secondary information upon which just conclusions could be reached. The findings of such an inquiry if well reasoned and fair would have the moral weight of an aroused and advised public opinion. It would, Mr. Adams concludes, at least remove from the path the impediment of false pride, that fatal stumbling block in the case of nine strikes out of ten. An opportunity gracefully to recede would be offered. This done, should either party persist the responsibility for obstinate persistence would be placed.
THE BAND CONCERTS
To be Given at the Park by the Ithaca Band.
The following are the programs for the concerts to be given by the Ithaca band at the Cortland park Saturday and Sunday.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 3 P. M.
The Buffalo-Courier of Aug. 12 had the following in reference to the closing concert given by the band when they were in that city filling their engagement at the Pan-American exposition:
In the Temple of Music, between the hours of 6 and 8 o'clock last night, the Ithaca band, under the very able direction of P. Conway, gave its farewell concert at the exposition. The engagement of the week has been an eminently successful one, and the regular exposition visitors, as well as those who had beard the band but once or twice, are sorry to see it go. The Temple was packed last night, and despite the fact that the closing numbers of the program closely bordered on the time for the illumination, the audience was held well in control by the excellent music.
Leader Conway and his band have made many friends during their short stay at the exposition, and would be warmly welcomed on a return engagement.
TRIBUTE TO MISS DAY.
Daughter of Indian Missionary, a Former Resident of Homer.
Miss M. M. Day, the missionary from India who was present and spoke at the Baptist Sunday-school last Sunday, was the daughter of Rev. Samuel S. Day, the founder of the Telugu Mission in India; who was a member of, and ordained by the First Baptist church of Cortland, and after fifteen years of labor in India, resided in Homer, a respected and beloved member of that church. Miss Day has herself been twenty years a missionary in India and now expects, after a season of rest in the home land, to return to the field of her beloved and successful work. On Sunday she gave an interesting talk to the Sunday-school, and also in the evening, at the close of the short but excellent sermon by Dr. Betteredge of Rochester, to the congregation.
The following is a copy of a testimonial of loving regard for Miss Day, printed in gilt, and ornamented with paintings and embroidery of exquisite beauty by a young lady medical student, the wife of a Brahmin, also a medical student in Madras, India.
THE NAGARAJA SALA, PARK TOWN, MADRAS.
To Miss M. M. Day of the A. B. T. Mission, THANDIYARPET, Madras.
MY DEAR MADAM—The love I bear for my Christian friends and the good feelings you have for me make me feel most when I hear of your departure for America shortly.
Most certainly we miss the daylight when we miss you Miss Day. The night and darkness that must ensue your departure, I hear, is to continue for two years. We generally complain overmuch of too long nights when in troubles and long most anxiously for daylight. How then can the absence of Miss Day be borne with patience for two years? Our only consolation for the coming darkness must be that the other part of the globe will be lighted when we miss Day here.
Though our acquaintance is not very long, yet I feel the separation most painful.
DEAR MISS DAY—It would be "guilding refined gold and painting the lily" to dwell at large on the noble and self-sacrificing spirit you possess and however much I may say, it would be anything but adequate. My only sincere wish is that your life be spared long to spread abroad the light of the Lord.
In fine, I pray to the Almighty for your safe journey and speedy return and will be counting the hours and days most anxiously expecting to see you amidst us again, and remain.
Yours affectionately in J. C.,
C. S. KAMAKSHAMMA, Medical Student, Madras.
Madras, 12th March, 1901.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
MR. AND MRS. A. M. SCHERMERHORN are spending a day or two in Slaterville Springs.
MR. PETER ZAHARIS and his guest, Mr. Thomas Vambel of Buffalo, are in Sayre, Pa., today.
MISS RHEA CHAMPLIN expects to return to Bay Side, L. I., tomorrow morning and again take up her work of teaching at that place.
MISSES LENA and Mame Mack of Cortland and Marie Carberry of Auburn expect to leave tonight for New York, where they are teachers.
MR. G. F. BEAUDRY and Misses May and Ida and Masters Fred and Leon Beaudry started on the early train this morning for Buffalo. Mrs. Beaudry and the other children will make a visit in Auburn.
New York State Day.
The finest display of fireworks ever witnessed in this country will be seen at the Pan-American on the evening of New York State day, Sept. 18. Pain, the great fireworks artist, is now at work on one piece that is something entirely new, and is being made at an expense of $1,500. It is a novel design, and will be set off above the exposition's grounds directly after the governor's reception at the New York state building. The entire display that night will be the most gorgeous ever seen in American skies.
A. O. H. Election.
At the regular meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians last Wednesday evening the following officers were elected:
President—D. M. Roche.
Vice-President—Thomas Drake.
Recording Secretary—Joseph Dowd.
Financial Secretary—J. F. Dwyer.
Treasurer—Wm. Kennedy.
Sergeant-at-Arms—Michael Mellon.
Sentinel—John Dalton.
Standing Committee—Thos. Nix, chairman, Richard Butler, Patrick Dwyer, J. C. Hannon, Martin McNiff.
Financial Committee—John L. Hannon, J. J. Reider, J. F. Burns.
W. C. T. U. MEETING.
Regular Meeting Tuesday—Report of Corresponding Secretary.
The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held on Tuesday afternoon and opened with devotional exercises led by Miss Roberts of Onondaga Valley, the topic being, "The New Name, or Growth Into Christ-likeness."
After the usual reports a letter was read from Mrs. Bullock, president of the board of trustees of the Elmira Anchorage, inviting the members of Cortland union to be present at the annual reception and donation to be held Sept. 17. As most of our members know, the Anchorage is a rescue home for girls and is largely supported by the various Woman's Christian Temperance unions of the state. An especial appeal for aid is made at this time because one of the principal sources of income, the laundry work, which has been carried on by the girls of the institution with good success, has during the past year been greatly diminished by an epidemic of measles und scarlet fever. It was moved and carried that our president, Mrs. Greenman, attend the reception and donation and as the representative of Cortland union present the sum of $5.
The call to the annual state convention to be held at Glen Falls Oct. 8 to 11 was then read. Delegates to this convention will be elected at the next meeting.
The corresponding secretary, Mrs. Edith Cotton, gave her annual report. She said, "In spite of discouragements we have held our own during the past year, but after allowing for the losses by death, removal, and withdrawal we are only two ahead at the time of the book's closing. We now number 150 members. There have been several interesting facts in connection with our work during the year. The union voted to have its officers sign the petition for an anti-Mormon amendment to the constitution of the United States. This was done in the name of the union and passed on to Miss Northrup of Homer to circulate throughout the county. Our stat president, Mrs. Boole, was here in December, and spoke before the Y. M. C. A. and in the Baptist church. In April Mrs. Dietrick gave a lecture on "Narcotics," in the Universalist church. Through the untiring energy of one of our members money was raised in a short period of time for a telephone to be placed in the home of our president, that she might send messages of cheer and greeting to her workers and give directions to them with a saving of time and strength. In March a box of literature was sent to the soldiers stationed at Quemados, Cuba. The union a few months ago sent $23.36 to aid in the work of the Rescue Mission being conducted by Miss Mason at Sault Saint Marie, Mich., $16.50 were contributed to Zion M. E. church in the form of a receipt for rent of rooms, $5 were given to the Y. M. C. A. The total amount expended for all purposes as far as reported has been $353.89. Two of our members have been called home this year; Miss Sarah Hare and Mrs. Chapin."
Mrs. Frank Watson, chairman of the finance committee, gave the following report:
Receipts from county fair (meals), $163.67
Receipts from Election Day (lunches), 5.25
" " chicken pie supper, 30.21
" " June supper, 9.36
Total-$208.49
Announcement was made that a parlor meeting would be held at the home of Mrs. A. J. McNett, 10 Monroe Heights, on Tuesday evening, Sept. 10. Dr. Reese will give a short talk concerning his visit to Fort Snelling.
A. B. COLLINS, Supt. Press Work, Cortland, Sept. 2, 1901.
BREVITIES.
—The choir of the First M. E. church will meet this evening for rehearsal at 8 o'clock.
—The famous Maydole hammer made at Norwich is now turned out in 273 different styles.
—Mr. E. C. Johnson of Truxton, the new proprietor of the Elk, on Railroad-st., has taken possession.
—New display advertisements today are—M. W. Giles, Special sale, page 7; McKinney & Doubleday, Books, etc., page 4.
—During Mrs. Carrie Nation's visit to Utica thirty-five pocketbooks were stolen, showing that the pickpockets follow her as they would a circus.
—The Cortland whist club and a few friends are at Preble lake this afternoon paying a surprise visit to Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Van Hoesen at their cottage.
—The Groton Carriage company started up their shops under the new management on Monday of this week, after shutting down two weeks to take inventory.
—An arc lamp fell to the ground on Union-st. yesterday afternoon and caused considerable consternation in that vicinity. A rotten rope was the cause of the, disturbance.
—Howard Close of Groton drank eleven glasses of ice cream soda at one sitting, and claims the championship. Sherman Beach was a close second, getting away with ten glasses.
— Farmers near Oneida are complaining of thefts committed in their corn, cucumber and potato patches. Some of them are obliged to hire watchmen to guard their fields at night.
—The first meeting of the Science club after the summer vacation will be held tomorrow (Saturday) evening at the Franklin Hatch library building. Prof. W. M. Booth will be the speaker and the subject for the evening is "Water."
—On Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon the park cars will stop at the Cortland House corner instead of running through to the Messenger House. This will facilitate rapid transportation to the park to give all an opportunity to hear the concerts by the Ithaca band.
—More than thirty inquiries have come to The STANDARD in response to a little advertisement of a house to rent which appeared in the "cent-a-word" column Wednesday evening. This proves two things: that STANDARD ads are the ones that reach the people and that houses to rent are very scarce in Cortland just now.
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