The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-04
THEY MET LAST NIGHT
Resolutions in Comment on What the
Standard Has Said.
THEY DO NOT APPROVE 1T
Members of the Deer Lodge Trades
and Labor Council Take Up
the Talk About Some
of the Clerks.

tine of business was short; the
representatives of the various
trades. the builders, tailors cooks and
cigarmakers reported the condition or
their respective crafts as prosperous.
Then came these resolutions.
which were read from the secretary's
desk. They are as follows:
Whereas, the Anaconda Standard,
newspaper published in this city, has pub
licly assailed a labor union known as the
Copper City Clerks Assembly, X. of L.,
No. 70S. for presenting TO said paper for
publication a notice containing the names
of non-union store employees, and the
names of those by whom they were en-
ployed; and,
Whereas, the intent OF the said article
was to enable the friends of organized la
Dor TO determine what clerks in the city
were lending their support to the union,
which protected them in their hours of
working. and TO enable members of the
several organized labor bodies here repre-
scented to keep good their promise of rec
oenizing only such clerks as were MEM
bers OF the union; and.
Whereas the statement made by the
Anaconda Standard declaring said notice
TO be a malicious libel was made with
out its having any foundation in fact;
and,
Whereas. the said paper has in the
past puDllSned COMMUNICATIONS reHecliuB
upon the character OF individuals without
comment, even when such publication
was unwarranted, and yet would refuse
TO insert a notice coming from labor
union asking public consideration of
men. therefore be IL
Resolved. First, that we, the Deer
Lodge Trades and Labor Council. COM
posed OF delegates from the different or
ganized labor bodies of Deer Lodge coun-
~. do most emphatically denounce the
action of the Anaconda Standard I'm using
its columns to degrade organized labor. as
being partisan, unfair and cowardly, and
that we condemn the said paper for as
Stunning to censure in anticipation any
newspaper that might be impartial
enough to publish such a notice as that
submitted to the Standard by the Clerks
assembly, claiming IT. as we do. to be an
insult to the intelligence of men who are
at least possessed OF far more journalistic
judgment and a more reasonable concep-
ton of what constitutes Justice than evil
denced by the article appearing editorially
in this mornings Standard; and 1t is
Resolved, Second that i'm thus express
ing itself as hostile to the principles of
unionism, when IL would champion the
cause of II (non-union mem against the
field (of organized labor. the Anaconda
Standard has placed itself squarely
on record against organized labor and is
therefore unworthy the sport of all fair
minded persons; and IL is further
Resolved, That a copy OF these resolu-
tions be given to the press for publication
and that copies. also be forwarded to the
different labor unions throughout the
state"
Delegate Lannon of the Clerks as
sembly moved the adoption of the reso-
lutions, and he was promptly seconded
by Joe Lepke of the Cigarmakers'
union.
President Avery c. Moore, from the
chair, called for remarks and then put
the motion in rapid way, and they
were adopted
Vice President Peter Sorenson i'm
mediately secured the floor and asked
In daZed sort of way If the resolutions
had passed. as he did not understand
this to be the question upon which they
had just voted. When told that the
resolutions had been adopted, he raised
his voice against such hasty action,
saying that IL looked like railroading
them through the council He criti-
cised President Moore and said the
matter should have gone to a commit
tee before coming up for decisive ac-
ton such as this.
President Moore then called for
vote of confidence that the measure had
gone according to the wishes of the
delegates, and he got IL. Mr. Sorenson,
who had been raped to order by the
president while the vote of confidence
was being taken. again captured the
floor and continued, in spite of the OBJ
lection that had been made to his speak
ing, on the ground that there was no
question before the house.
MIR. president" said he. 81 am here
as representative of the American
Federation of Labor and am speaking
for the good and welfare of the order.
which is now the order of business, and
want to say right here that If a boy
colt is to be instituted there is a right
way to get IL ordered. and that this
method is not the right way"
The Standard had on many occasions
heretofore benefited the unions and he
thought ought now TO be given a
chance to explain.
Delegate Husser. OF the Cooks and
Walters. was i'm favor of the immediate
action which had been taken and then
made a few personal remarks which
gave evidence that he knew very little
about how a newspaper is conducted.
Charles Lane, of the Cooks and Watt
ers, made speech supporting the
resolutions and another cook named
Howard did likewise.
A representative of the Iron Molders
wanted TO say a word. but he was sat
down upon by the president, who said
molders had been dropped from the
roll.
Treasurer Connolly then made a talk
In which he advocated referring the
editorial to the State Trades and Labor
executive board and the District h. OF
l. Assembly, and until those bodies
acted on the Standard the resolutions
be laid over" This idea met with IA
vor, was seconded and carried unani-
mously.
Ex-President Weeks Of the Butte
Miners union was called upon for re-
marks and he thanked them for the
opportunity and then said that though
not familiar with the case he would
advise the council 10 make haste slow
ly. There Is such a thing as going too
fast with newspaper, that reflected
public opinion and every day of the
week.
Treasurer Connolly once more got the
floor and INDUCED in the longest
speech Of the evening. He denounced
the entire press OF NOMINATING