Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-22
EDUCATION INSTEAD or SECRECY
President Meyer Says Thlsls What
Needed 10 Solve Industrial
Problem,
THE CONVENTION OPENED TO-DAY.
VIII Be 10 Session Here for Three
Weeks and viii BrIsg 900 Visitors
10 Salt Lake

Tho convention Of the WestSm Foder.
alton OF Miners, which viii be IN scs.
sion IN SAT- Loko city FOR tho next -
days. was opened this morning M .
O'clock Today bat little business was
attended 10, as n was necessary 60 FIRST
examine the credentials N delegates,
ana IN thIs work the day was con.
Humod
TWO sessions were lcld, the fret be.
ginning ut . O'clock at which the con-
vonton was formally opened, and tho
second at . O'Clock, when the reports Of
the officers Of the last year wcro schod.
ulod to Dee read This evening ban.
quot has been planned In Federation Of
Labor hall ana tomorrow the conyen-
ton VIII begin It's actual routine bust.
ness,
The meetings oro to be- held In Odd
Fellows hall on Market street ana un.
HE previous sessions OF the conyon.
ton, are 10 be- opon tp tho public, At
lhr llrst session thls morning, prosl.
dent e., H. Meyer announced this now
policy Stating that education ana not
secrecy was what was needed 10 holp
Holvo the present industrial problems,
to work az which Is the mission Of the
federation,
ADDRESS OF WELCOME,
The convention was opened by pros.
dent MoyCb after which President II.
u, Cromar bid the delegates Welcome
10 Utah ana salt Lake on behalf of
lho Giah Federation Of Labor and
President ], r. LaYcry oStondcd the
tnmo courtosics on bohalf OF the Utah
state Federation Of Miners, A reply
was made by President Meyer thank.
Ing the two associations for tholr good
VIII, lie then appointed crcdonllOl
committed, consisting Of T., Long Butte,
Mont, H. NJ, Nelson, DoadWood, South
Dakotai u. r. Mulhnoy Victor, Colorn-
do, wellington Benton, British Culum-
hai one Herg Idaho James Whcolnn,
California ana a, Y, Johnson, Arizona.
Tho convention thon adjourned unlll .
o'clock IN order 10 give the credentials
committee time 20 prepare lts report,
There were about 100 delegates pros.
cnt today and a large number moro
are expected 10 arrive this evening and
tomorrow The total number is cX.
poctod 10 approximate $50, and nv many
delegates VIII he accompanied by their
visitors VIII spend the next three weeks
within the city
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS,
Az soon as the credentials committee
has made its llnul report, President
Meyer win nAmo the dozen or more
permanent committees which win hon-
die the business of the convention,
Those viii include committees on cons
stilutlou resolution, auditing, aud on
general routine matters None ~ them
suggest the nnarohlNlo purposes for.
morly supposed 10 be- M tho bottom of
such conventions I'm fact, President
Moycr stated ~ tho "NoWs.' when
QuorIod IN rogard 90 The mntlor, that
IN questions Of public interest Win ha
discussed I'M open session. only such
matters np finances and organization
win b. held behind cloyod DOORS ami
the executive sessions are expected TO
bo f,~S aud not lengthy The ronl prob-
lens win be discussed boforc the public,
mostly for the reason that spiop from
capitalists have always been M attend.
nncc ~ former conventions and have
inkcn All necessary inf0rmlion 10 the
alleged enemies Of the organization,
white not giving any 10 the public
witch might be expected 10 give sup.
port to The federation