Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-23
Report Of Commille, on Crtden
tIals Preclpitatcd a Lively
Discussion Today.
SHORT SESSION WAS HELD.
Second Day Of Convention Of Western
Federation OF Miners Productive
Of Some 0ralory

A hitch In accepting the report Of tho
committee on credentials prevented the
convention Of the Western Federation
Of Miners from getting down TO busl.
ness today. The work OF preliminary
organization, which began Monday
morning, was stlll uncompctcd thls ~.
tcrnoon, and II viii probably DO late
tomorrow before the officers mako their
reports on las, years work, and tho
dozen committees comprising the
workng force Of the convention are
appointed.
HITCH IN CREDENTIALS,
A short session was held this morn.
INK, Upon It being called 10 order prcs-
ldcnt Meyer " the federation asked for
the report of the credentials committee,
II was given by the chairman, and pre-.
clpitatcd lively discussion Several
delegates felt that their voting powers
were not quite satisfactorily stated, ana
after an hours debate the report was
referred back 20 the committee and tho
session adjourned until o'clock this
afternoon,
The credentials committee then rc.
tired Tor an executive session In u
noghborlng room, while the delegates
held an Informal and social reception
among themselves for several hours,
B0dRce were distributed Of attractive
designs In red, white, aud blue ribbons,
bearing also the omblems Of the fedora
tlon ana on the back a union label oi
the arm AT S. Louis which turned thcm
out Each delegate VIII wear ono Of
those badges during the convention,
Tho meeting this morning does No,
indicate that the convention Win lack
diversity and lively speech making,
Many of the delegates appear 60 be
keen, hard thinking men who have
come sul charged with IDEAS which they
win present for general consideration,
CRIPPLE CREEK SITUATION,
This morning after adjournment ono
| such organizer gathered group Of
| delegates about him ana wpn' over IN,
| eItuAton IN Cripple Creek, dealing es'
pccialy with the prospect for unionll'
| INK tho camp, lie stated that IN,
| "scab' lnbOrors there were simply on
| the market na laborcra and could easily
be Induced into strong union camps
whore they would become lost In Tho
general crowd and would gradually be-
asslmllatod, Another delegate espresso
tho opinion that the Cripple Creek stu
alton would solve Itself az scnh miners
~ u rule were poor workers, and we're
costing the operators heavily IN blum.
dors,
SOCIAL SESSION
Last night social session Of the con.
yontIon Was held In Federation Of La
Dor hail. j, H. spauldlng Of the local
entertainment committee called the
gathering 60 OF der ana introduced the
speakers the first ~ whom was Score.
,alY Haywood of the Federation Of
Miners, man upon whom rests the
burden or power for good or evil Of tho
organization, IN his speech he severely
arraigncd the American Federation OF
Labor M not u movement, but loose
aflillation ~ separate unions, which
| have sIgnnlly failed 10 support each
other In times Of need, lie cited the
| failure NJ several strikes because Of
| this failure to lend helping hand
| when such u movement would tic the
wheels of industry till the strike could
| be settled by the capitalists,
"The times" ne said, demand more
| unity on the part OF the working class,
| Thoro IN n peculiar situation IN Cripple
| creek Thc miners fofuHed Ia mine ore
| 10 30 90 the mills IN Colorado city that
refused 20 ooncedo the cight-hour day,
| Yo, we nnd union mon good union mon
| Tho railroad men, hauling ore from
| the ac0b miners IN Cripple Creek 10 the
scab mills There are thousands OF
| men ana women going 20 work IN chi.
cago every day at labor that initiates
ngaInpl the success Of tho strike OF the
garment workers and transfers for bet
| ter conditions II they would stay
| with the tonmaiora and garment work.
op not wheel would turn until the
| STRIKE had been settled"
OTHER SPEAKERS,
| President Meyer was called for hut
he stated that trouble with his voice
disabled him from speech making for
the present, Short addresses were
however made by j. ", Lnngford Of
| PARK CITY, prominent member Of the
state Federation Of Miners, ], G, Will
| linme Of California, william David
son " british columbia, James kirwin
of south Dakota, Dan Elton Of the local
| cigar makers unions Henry T, Scollin
of the United Hat Makers union Nal.
colin ellis Of Butte Matt Wesley OF
Michigan, ana Joseph Corby OF iMttc,
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