The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-11-20
MILLER CASE Up
BEFORE A. F. OF |.
BY ASSOCIATED PREss.


Boston, Mass, Nov. 2o.-When the col
vention OF the Federation OF Labor reas-
sembled today there was some expectation
that final adjournment might be reached
tomorrow evening.
The first business of today was TO adopt
some plan whereby the problems arising
from the relations OF the building trades
affiliated with the federation might be
ehectually settled, either by first en!ais-
ing the executive council by creating \
special executive council or by creating a
special committee which would have es.
tensive powers to deal with the building
trades difficulties. Action upon this mat
ter was postponed from yesterday when the
convention was divided as to the proper
course to pursue.
Vice-President Duncan stated that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had responded to the APP
peal OF the federation, repeatedly made to
many presidents, and had pardoned
Ephriam w. Clark, who has been serving
a life sentence for murder as one OF the
schooner Jefferson Borden mutineers. The
announcement was greeted with applause
and vote of thanks was ordered to be
telegraphcd to the president and congratu-
latio.s to Clark.
The committee on law reported favor
ably on resolution to add two members
to the executive council who shall look
after all matters pertaining to the build
ing trades.
The A. +. OF l.. disposed summariy Of
the open shop" issue as raised in the case
OF William A. Miller, now employed in the
government printing Office at Washington,
and the Miller case itself by unanimously
declaring in favor of the union shop i'll
government as well as in private enter
prises and by petitionng President Roose-
welt to re-examine the evidence offered
against Miller and If verified to remove
Miller Although the resolution adopted
presented the federation's view on both
the "open shop" and the Miller case the
issues are kept entirely distinct. The re-
examination of the Miller case is not re-
quested because Miller is non-unionist,
circumstance formerly urged as reason
for his removal, but because the federation
believes Miller is totally unfit to be in
charge of working people"
Resolutions were adopted favoring the
construction of the Panama canal by citi-
zens OF the United States urging that the
Chinese exclusion act be made to apply in
the Philippines and Hawaiian islands and
favoring woman's suffrage and the election
of the president and Of United States sen
ators by direct vote.
The full text of the resolution concern
ing the Miller case follows:
Whereas, The attention of President
Roosevelt, Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor Cortelyou and Public Printer Palmer
has been called to the employment in the
bindery of the government printing Office
of one William A. Miller, assistant fore
man; and,
"Wfcreas Said William A. Miller has
proved in affidavits and court records in
our possession to be bi,samist, pcrjurer.
defaultcr and one totally unfit to be in
charge OF working people; and,
Whereas, The attention Of the public
officials above referred to has been called
to seven violations of civil service rules
and two violations of revised statutes (anl
of which violations, demand instant dis
mssal from the seryice) by said William
A. Miller; and,
"Whereas, President Roosevelt has de-
clared the charge OF personal unhtness of
William A. Miller, to be one of routine
matter OF administrative dctail;' and,
"Whereas, We regard the continued re-
tention of William A. Miller in the govern
mcnt employment to be a menace to pro-
duction of creditable work because of dis
salts faction with his methods as foreman;
therefore, be it
"Resolycd, That the American Fedora
ton of Labor, in convention assembled,
hereby petition President Roosevelt to ex.
anime into the affidavits and testimonies
submitted by local union No. 4, Interna-
tional Brotherhood Of Bookbinders, to
Public Printer Palmer, and upon verihca-
ton to Immediately remove him, William
A. Miller from the government service"
An amendment TO the resolution that the
federation place itself on record in favor
of the union shop everywhere in federal,
state and municipal employment, as well
as in private enterprises, was unanimously
adopted.