The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-01-20
More Than Two Million
Came From Them for
Use of Brothers.
A.F. OF |. TOOK IT UP
Country as a Whole Re-
Sponded Generously to
Call for Help.
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indianapolis. Jan. lo.--1hc iiIst thing on
tuday's program AZ the Miners National
Wage convention was the reading OF John
Mitchcl's annual report The convention
met promptly at . O'Clock with 900 dele
gates IN their seats. Mr. Mitchell re-
cciyod the closest attention. At the CON
clusion Of Nh Mitchclfs report Secretary
Treasurer Wilson submitted his report.
Mr.. Wilson dwclt ai length on many
phases OF the great anthracite strike ai<
said that when the call for funds was
issued by the special convention SUM-
moncd 10y the miners ii was Immediately
taken up by the American Federation OF
Labor, the various trade unions, the central
bodies the cities aud the public at large,
and the response was both liberal ana
prompt
"The total amount donated by the differ
ent branches Of the miners organization
was $asS,3J3.01 The total amount re-
ccived from the special anthracite assess
,mcnt was SI,O6z .o26.34, making total
of S223s37o.3S from the members Of The
United Mine Workers To assist their broth-
rem IN the anthracite fields.
A Grand Total.
"To this amount must be added S4Io.-
o5d.jI donated by the trades unions aud
the public, a grand total Of S2,645,32i52.
Relief committees were selected by each
OF the local unions which were instructed
10 furnish orders for merchandise on their
local gtoccrs to any and all strikers that
might need assistance
Speaking OF the conditions prevailing
Immediately after the sloppagc oi the
strike, Mr.. Wilson said Under the CIR
cumstanccs II became necessary to prepare
foe any emergency that mlpht arse. We
Therefore decided 10 continue the special
assessment Oi the iull amount levied 10y
the convention until the FIRST ol November
and onc-hai oi the original levy tor two
weeks longer and continue to accept such
donations as the public felt disposed 10
give rs. This policy with the reduced
amount necessary TO care Tor the Idlc men
has placed our treasury ~ healthy con-
dition and we have now on hand $I,o27,-
1000. We believe this amount, with the
balance sl,il due iiom local unions that
have not as yet paid the assessment IN
full, will enable us Tor the present to meet
any emergency that may be thrust upon
us"
Income and Expenses.
Mr.. Wilson closed his report with gen
eral statement Of income and expenditures
during the past year as follows:
Income: Amount received for tax,
$2Io.438.oi; for supplies, $8o7A.2o; for
journal, $o,8oo.os for assessments, $i34,-
6sI24; for defense fund $2,o4s,324.2o; for
miscellaneous, $Lo88.oo. Total, 5000
877.S2.
Expenditures: Amount paid for sala-
ries and expenses, $Ioo,oI7,7o; for sup
plies. $iLo75.25; for office expenses, $3,-
oaa.84; for journal, $6,Ss4.7o; for tele-
phone and postage expenses, .$s.7S8o7 for
aid. 81 300, 2oIs3; for miscellaneous, S54,-
8os.26. Total, $2o8o, o,8os.44.
Cash on hand January l. 1909, so7,-
o47.oL Income, January J. 1909 to jan
nary 1903, $3,oIo,S77.S2. Total, ST.
Io7,025.73.
Expenditures, January !, 1909, to Jan
uary J. 1908 $2,o8o 8o544. Balance on
hand, $Io27, 1000. Amount Of money in
bank in Indianapolis, $Lo33,45a.65 out
standing checks, $6,33a.36. Balance on
hand, $I,oI7,I2o.ao
Vice President Lewis next read his an
nual report, He said when we re-
member that We have nearly one half mill
lior voters Grcctl" engaged III rining in
the United Z ies and that they are dis
Il ,buted through the country in such pro-
portions that we may determine the COM
position of congress, we ask in all SIM
ccrity whose fault is it If we do not secure
remedial legislation. 1t is our own. Let
us burn that into the minds and con-
sciences OF every mine worker IN the
country--then we will have our rights.
Must Help Themselves.
If we expect to secure relief every Ia
boring man must act, not by denouncing
the courts, or those who issue injunctions,
but to demand Of our representatives in
congress to know where they stand with
reference to the growing evil of govern
ment by injunction
Let the congress of the United States
by law classify cases that are subjects for
the jurisdiction of federal courts when
issuing injunctions affecting the rights of
members of labor organizations when en-
gagged in a strike.
"Haye a law enacted that federal judges
can issue injunction in labor disputes only
ON the application or approval of two or
more elective judges Fix the time within
a reasonable limit when the defendant
shall answer to an Injunction issued
against him.
compel the applicant for an injunction
affecting the rights of labor unions to SUBJ
ii. .aasa.,bIa nroof that his aI1eOarious in