| Show COMPERS AFTER SHAFFER SHAFER He Challenges Him to 10 Prove Ills His Statements About Labor Leaders n a to Submit Charge unit und to 10 u a 1 Committee of if Washington Sept 23 In an open let letter letter ter Issued today toda Samuel Gompers president of Qt the American Federation l o of oC Labor ILor and an vice president of ot the tile union und and John Mitchell president of at the tire United 1 Worker of ot America and second vic president of tho time American Federation l of ot Labor Challenged Theodore A Shaffer Shaler president l dent of ot the Amalgamated Association of ot Iron Steel teI Ste l and to prove his statement recently made against them The letter Is dated New NewYork NewYork NewYork York September and Is directed to I Mr Mm Shatter at nt Pittsburg It I cites cies Mr Shaffers statement as printed In Inthe inthe the newspapers of September and ant continues There is no doubt In our minds that the tho th statements statement referred to were made mada ly by you ou and assuming this to be bo so we wo wole believe le that lint you should hould be afforded the amplest opportunity of ot demonstrating the truths of your our statements so If they the are arc founded on fact the th world and amid RIPI particularly PI tl the world of ot organized In la labor her bor may ma know kio It I We Wo believe theft thit th t you t should be afforded the fullest In justifying your our course coune and Ind your our charges and al at Rt the same fame time line pillory us If It we deserve It On the other hand you jou Ou will wi realize the Impossibility of ot our allowing your our charges and Insinuation to go KO broadcast and stand stanl unanswered und unchallenged Having due regard gard r for tor our duty dut to toward toward ward nl tho the labor movement and the Inter Interests eatS ests committed to our charge chale wo we have no 10 desire to enter Into a 1 controversy through tho the newspapers and aud have hav therefore declined de lnell to say anything about the Ito matter to the representatives of or tho thom press who have us lS to answer but repeating repealing that we e be believed I It I to be necessary that thaI your our and Insinuations r be sub mib or refuted to that end wo we 0 submit the following proposition to you ou First That a committee of ot three shall meet either In Pittsburg Wash Wh Washington ington D C Co or the city of ot New York lark for the purpose of ot hearing and deter determining determinIng mining the charges cages and Md Insinuations you IOU ou have nave made against a us Second That If It the committee finds us guilty gui of at your oUr charges chares anti Ind Insinuations Insinuations insinuations we will 1 resign roslen from the presidency presidency dency of ut the American Federation of ot Labor Ibor and tho ho vice Ice presidency of the time International union ullon from morn the lie presidency pre of the United Mine MineWorkers lne Workers of ot America Ameria and an from morn the see sec second ec und end vice presidency ot of the lie American of ot Labor abor Third That the committee shall hail Ahal con list of ot three members emLe of ot organized la In labor bor to 0 be Le selected by you 01 from morn lists list herein submitted The fhe names bf bE eighteen labor leaders leallen heads of ot different labor laLor organizations are given The letter states that the writers rl era have carefully omitted to submit the name of or any CI member of at tho the executive five tive council counci of ot the American Federation I of ot Labor or of any nn representative of ot any ony organization of which any an member of or tho the executive council Is a I member The Tho letter leler concludes thus We cannot Imagine that you 01 would make grave gro accusations a against us without premeditation ns as to their con consciences cn sciences we Sc therefore insIst that In common common Justice to us and with duo due re me gUr to u the he Interests which both you 01 nail and we e represent you 01 will wi advIse us u within hin three days clays of ot your acceptance of Qt our proposition To Xo 0 Abolish Bicycle Sales Department New N York Sept 26 U Is reported ported pays avs the Tribune that the American Bicycle company Is to t abolish Its sales coles Illes departments and branch houses houes all nil ov over er Cr r tho country with wih the thi exception of ot those at It Chicago and New Ne York ork Col Col Albert A Pope of the Ameri merl American merlean ton can Bicycle company when seen about the report declined to ICI s It furth tr er than to say I sa saIf If U the th American mCclo company com pall tins him hat taken Inken such puch uch action acton It Is Is part of a 1 general movement by II the tho bicycle Lh cle man manufacturers manufacturers of ot the time country to decrease their expenses York ork to be be Math 1110 Prince or of New Nen York Yok Sept Sept dispatch to the Herald Herld from morn London says nays 11 It Is reported on most mst excellent auth authority luth authOrity that all 11 the details In connection tonn lon with the of the Duke fluke of ot Corn Cornwall Cornwall wall Ial and York na at 0 Prince of ot Wales Wale rime fire completed and that the dignity will wi be conferred Immediately Imm upon hu hl return Union lur the Balkans London Sent Pent Sept 6 A dispatch to o tho the Times from morn Vienna ienna says tays 3 M f a n Servian has ha pub published on nn article aft le proposing 1 ii commer commercial cial cl union at of the lie orthodox state sate In the lie Balkans DIns under lie v of ot Bursts He lie le says ray U It would woul be a means cf of Non econ economic defense against Austria and Dor Oer Dormany many Mid would uld secure cure l the time lion ton of the Uie credit syStem rn and the cui vu ways toms toma I tariffs tle aiti an construction fo to rail railways ri raIlWays |
