Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-24
his ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Delegates to the Miners Convention
!. Hear President Mitchell
VIEWS ARE MET WITH APPLAUSE.
He Reviews Conditions In the Min
ing nduatry-Governmen by In
junction Condemn ed-Report
of Secretary Wilson.

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Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 21.-The
first thing on Tuesdays programme
at the miners national wage conven-
ton was the reading of John Mitch
ellis annual report. The convention
met promptly at nine o'clock, with
900 delegates in their seats. Mr..
Mitchell received the closest atten-
ton. His report, which was volum-
nous, was in part as follows:
President Mitchell began his ad
dress by impressing upon the dele
gates the interest committed to their
care.
OF the many important events az
fecting the interests and welfare of
the toilers of the country Re said
the anthracite coal strike stood pre-
eminent.
Vital principles were at stake
which if defeated would have given
to the American labor movement \
shock from which it. would have
required years to rally and recover.
After giving brief history of the
great strike, including the effort of
the civic federation to settle the
controversy between the miners and
the operators, the appointment of
Roosevelt, Of which Judge George
Gray is the head, and the white
house conferences, Mr.. Mitchell con-
tinued:
ut would of course be improper at
this time for me to comment upon
the investigation now being conduct
ed by the anthracite coal strike cozz1-
mission, more than to say that its
members are eminent men in whose
impartiality and judgment have full
confidence.
Firm in my opinion of our ability
to demonstrate the justice of our
claims, l have no fear of the out
come"
Referring to injunctions Mr.. Mitch
ell said: Government by injunction
is one of the most insidious, har.
assing and dangerous methods re-
sorted to by the enemies of the
workingmen to destroy labor again
and to circumvent the constitutional
right of trial by jury. The whole
system of government by injunction
grows from the distrust of the ultra
capitalists for democratic institu-
lions.
"The reasons given for the issn-
ing of injunctions are always mis-
leading and generally false. So far
as these injunctions are issued in la
cepting in such cases as call for the
exercise of the criminal law.
Government by Injunction is not
only hostile to organized labor, but
it is hostile to constitutional liberty.
If the American people do not check
this arbitrary power it will result in
the humiliation of labor unions and
then of all other forms of associa-
tions disliked by capitalists
In closing Mr.. Mitchell said> Il de-
sire to thank each official colleague,
each officer and member of our
union for his assistance and support
during the past year, and to ask the
indulgence of our delegates in the
conduct of the convention
Secretary Wilsons Report.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Mitchell's
report, Secretary Wilson submitted
his report. The salient portions were
as follows:
Mr.. Wilson dwelt at length on
many phases of the great anthracite
strike, and coming down to the mat
ter of relief funds, he said that when
the call for funds was made by the
special convention summoned by the
miners it was Immediately taken up
by the American Federation of La
Dor, the various trades unions, the
central bodies in our cities and the
public at large, and the response was
both liberal and prompt.
After touching on all the different
points regarding the financial work
ings of the order, Mr.. Wilson closes
his report with general statement
of income and expenditure during
the past year, as follows:
INCOME.
Amount received for tax........ $21A.4ss 81
Amount received for supplies..... 1874 20
Amount received for Journal. $500 az
Amount received for assessm'nts 134651 "a
Amount received for defense
fund ::::::..:x: ::..:::::::;: 2,e45sA 81
Amount received for miSCel-
ianeous Observation-Disclosures. 1858 80
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...$3, 01OS77 81
EXPENDITURES
Amount paid for salaries and ex-
penses neutrality-suspicious.. $1O9, OH 70
Amount paid for supplies......... II ,O75 Is
Amount paid for office expenses. 1922 "a
Amount paid for journal. 1854 70
Amount paid for telephone and
postage expenses. ................ 5,7ss Of
Amount paid for aid. ............. 500, POI 53
Amount paid for miscellaneous. 1885 26
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Total Observation-Disclosures. ,0SO, sos A
Cash on hand Jan. l, 1902. ..... S97, O47 81
Income jan l, 1902, to Jan. 1903. S,0lO,S77 50