The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-06-03
Western Labor Union and Western
Federation of Miners.
Eugene v. Debs is Preaching the
Gospel of Socialism Into Willing
Ears-President Boyce Will Not Be
Candidate.-PIans for a Merger.

sion at Denver, adopted the report
of the credentials committee, seating
70 delegates. President Dan Melon
aid announced the committees, the
more important ones being as fol-
lows:
Preamble Declaration of Princi-
pies and constitution-George w.
Morse, Butte; Robert B. Hughes Sal
mon City; M. E. White, Leadville;
Clarence Smith, Butte; D. c. Coates,
| Denver.
Resolutions-M. F. Hughes, Spo- |
kane; Mary Hazleton, Missoula; G. |
D. Smith, Denver; William Cunning
ham, Butte; William Liddell Poca-
tello; Don Peters, Cripple Greek; F.
w. OFT, Laramie; S. E. Ryan. st. Re-
gis; w. F. Cronin, Butte.
| Appeals of grievances and judici-
ary-Frank c. Ives, Missoula; Ed
Joseph, Pocatello; J. S. Pauly, Butte
c. ]. Lafrey, Bonner; William Wal
lace, Butte; John Stephens, Hamil-
ton.
The convention heard the reading
of the annual reports of the presi-
dent and secretary.
The report of President Mcdonald
was received with hearty applause.
President Mcdonald urged each union
to impress upon the laboring man
that labor owns ITSELF that the pres
ent system clothes the few in silks
and the many in rags; that manhood
will decay, reason wither and liberty
die under such a system.
Mr.. Mcdonald recommends the es-
Establishment of a magazine and la
Dor press to disseminate the litera-
ture of the union, and he is DESTROYS
that the organization present a
united effort in favor of the initiative
and referendum. He is especially
emphatic in his recommendations to
laboring men that they guard them
selves against an inundation of cheap
oriental labor He urges an organiza-
ton to combat trusts with every hon
orable means.
The moral influence of the union
is asked to favor the irrigation of
the arid lands and the enactment of
eight hour laws in the several states.
The report of Secretary Clarence
Smith, after reciting that the West
ern Labor union has doubled it's mem
bership during the last year, states
that the total yearly receipts for the
fiscal year are $12,365, double the re-
ceipts of last year; and that of this
sum $11,372 was expended for organi-
cation of other unions.
Our cash receipts" the report
goes on, from per capita tax alone
during last year were greater than
during the entire previous existence
of our organization, period of more
than three years"
, The report recites that a large
number of applications for charters
+ have been received from Independent
labor unions in the east.
Three thousand dollars was voted
by the Western Federation of Min
: ers' convention for the aid of families
. suffering from the explosion at Fer
p ME.
Y Resolutions were offered from local
. and individual delegates bearing up
y on politics and socialism as recon-
, mended in the annual address of
9 President Boyce.
These resolutions were referred to
various committees. The committee
to which President Boyce's address
was referred, of which John M.
e O'Neill of Cripple Creek is chairman
will undoubtedly advise independent
g political action on the part of the
$ federation and other labor organize
a tons as a means to accomplish the
A end, both in the national congress
a and the several state legislatures.
The total receipts during the year
= were 100000, disbursements for re
? lief $4,000, for organizing $1,000
q and for general expenses $4,000
d making a total of $4,000, and leav
ing a balance in the treasury of $73,
O 600 During the past year sixty-twc
). unions have been organized ant
$ added to the federation, including
). the district organizations. The in
g crease in membership has been 5000
making total of $4,000 in fourteen
b unions and six districts west Of the
e Missouri. In Oregon six unions were
q organized, with fiourishing member
e ships.
r. A Joint session of the two labo
conventions of the Western Labor
union and the Western Federation o
Miners occupied ali Thursday. So
e cialism was the theme Of the join
- session and was given serious atten
e, ton, as on the previous day anti-so
e cialistic sentiment had continued t.
s develop While the Miners Fedora
s. ton delegation delegates are favor
1t able to the plan to form an independ
: ent socialistic party. an ever increas
ing element favors a general declare
ton for the principle of socialism.
|. Without having committed aitha