The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-20
MITCHELL HIT
A HARD BLOW
Accused Of Selling Out the
Colorado Strike
Mr. FARLEY DEFENDS HIM
Warm Discussion Follows Attack OF
Delegate Robert Randall of
Wyoming at Mine Work.
ere Convention.

ere Convention.
Indianapolis. Ind. January 19.-In the
national convention of the United Mine
Workers of America today, John Mitchell,
president, was accused by Delegate Rob
ert Randall of Wyoming, of having sold
out the Colorado striking miners to tue
operators of having been traitor to the
miners organization, and of having enter-s
ed into a conspiracy with the mine own
ers, d. M Parry, and Governor Pea
body's peace organizations. to ruin the
Colorado miners and lose the recent
strike.
President Mitchell replying gave some
o. the reasons why the National miners
organization had wit hdrawn its support
from the Colorado strikers
Randall had said that President How
ellis of the district, had asked for $780,
005 for the strike offering to win or
lose 1t on that amount Mitchell, referring
to this said:
Let me be plain this. Howells did
not ask for the money. If he had he would
not have gotten it; | would not trust him
with it,"
lie charged President Howefs and Ex-
4'a'i'".'i po"i" Nleihoer . \ Nehi, WIN
croolSedness and Gear with colluslon with
stockholders. lie told how he forced Gear
To resign his office because of II. Gear
he said, admitted tnat he was to get $1,000
close of the strike
He also told of towels having kept
Gear i'm charge of the strike last year.
and said that i'm two weeks Gear drew
81, 900 of the organza tons money for the
strife.
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Mr.. Howells,' declared Mr. Mitchell.
- not as safe as one would, wish
lhere We're speeches by Vice Presidents
Il. l.. Lewis, Patrick Dolan OF Pittsburg,
w. k. Farley, who was in charge of
the strike and Seeretary-Treasurer w.
B Wilson All Wen to show that the
Colorado officers or miners had attempt-
ed to hold up the organization. that they
even wanted a per diem for remaining on
strike, that they bled the national treas
ury under everv pref aNt and that it-
stead OF start ag they received more
money than the anthracite strikers got
figured on per capt. basis and that
there was demand enough for the strikers
to live on turkey
Delegate Robert Randall Of Wyoming
took the floor and spoke for one hour
.e, Ire charged ihat ffesident Mitchell had
recent colnrodo str,,, s ,t, =, @ .,ie
financial cbaroo,or a.. az ,",i,9o,,t .rt'
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Mitchell Replies.
When Randall was .hrongh President
Mitchell took the floor lie reviewed the
conduct of the Col3ra.o strike and said n
was true that he had advised a settle
ment and would DO so again under the
same circumstances He eaid early In the
strike that President Howells Of thar
district, fs<ed sor $500 600 with which TO
carry on the striks which was refused
as President Mitchell said no dld not
want 10 trust ITovells with TINT amount
President Mitchell made tho charge that
Hoard Men,ber r f,aars had hoo,
I'm colusion with others in sonnecfion aifh
the strike. where .,Iners had ref,,sod to
r,ut I'm fonts cont tber, .,nloss paid for
and tbot the niners ma dan,andod a no,
diem voge while :, Tho str,lsa and that
finally after over seo1 ooo had boan no,,r-
ed into the ffetd tie str,l.a bad has,, IT,
retrievablv lost ana he had advised a sa,-
tIe,nont VIC presias,t a,,ts caasatar,,
yyileon. pat roI,n =. ptttsh,,re aad w
FARLEY of Alabama. VIII had charge
OF the strike for President Mitchell also
spoke vigorously for the president
o..l.u l., n..
"''ea' 70 fN''aeneo'
late recess Wiiilam II. Jones OF Dietz'
wy hempef OF the hational executive
poard' was recognized lie as member
Vl the iocdl union 10 Whlen Kandaii pe-
lonss' ueclareu that hahoaii $ remarks
On tne loo' u .he convention ana mol rep
,esenl the sentiment OF ms local lie sald
ne was prepared TO state that the m lers
Oh tne west VINO would endorse PRESIDENT
,u4'Sneh PoneS III calihs on tne strlhe
~ ,lae.o ~ - w. III 'ne maturity ps
p.'1n M II7' s'"' ,, :,
diana. took the chair and recognized Ma
tional Board Member Mccullough of
Michigan, who declared himself social
ist but or the belief that such men as
Randall who would come into the conven-
ton and accuse President Mitchell and
other national Officers OF traltorous con-
duct In the management OF the Colorado
strike was by no means socialist. In
conclusion he heartily endorsed the policy
OF President Mitchell. and deplored the
fact that man claiming to be socialist
had come into the convention endeaVoring