Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-07-12

Chicago, general president; William
+. Trautman of New York, secre-
tary and treasurer; Charles Meyer,
Frank McCabe, Charles Kirkpatrick,
+. w. Cronin and John Reardon,
executive committee.
The new organization starts off
with 100 unions totaling I4a, 600
workers.
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Chicago, ILL.,, July 4, 1905.
Special to the News:
Ardent orators is the chief pro-
duct of the Industrial convention to
date. Possibly that was necessary
to the effective functioning of this
body. do not pretend to say what
may yet come; only know as yet
nothing definite has been attained.
The intellectuals who called this
body together and who are still en-
gineering it, seem to see ghosts in
all other intellectuals, but possibly
they know the dangers better than
those of us who are not intimate
with these intellecmals If so pos
sibly those without intellects would
better cast out the bunch of intel
lectuals who are so frantically striv-
to save us, the workers.
If this convention demonstrates
how not to unite the workers it will
have done good for the workers.
Apparently the workers, both or
ganized and unorganized are con
scious of the need for some form of
industrial organization along class
lines, but | am much in doubt as to
the outcome of this convention.
No one can doubt the zeal and
earnestness of most of the delegates,
but there are not a few evidences of
incapacity on the part of the honest.
earnest ones, and none of us rely
upon the others to devise methods
that shall be of lasting benefit to our
class.
Still | do not want to throw an
obstacle in the way of the entire sue
cess of this convention.
The convention is now dealing
with the report of the committee on
constitution. They are making
very slow progress, indeed, but this
may not be fatal.
The intellectuals" are much in
evidence here. The secretary of
the committee has few of the marks
of toiler, but Judging from his
methods and manners he feels that
he is perfectly competent to play the
part of savior"
shall miss my guess if the intel
lectuals who signed their names to
the call for this convention are not
amply provided for, if they succeed
in perfecting an organization.
With some of these little saviors,
! have had personal experience
Some of them are honest in believing
the earth tips with their weight. But
this trait of character may be essen
tial to the successful launching of
such an organization as these peo-
pie desire. We shall see!
No one seems to have a very def
mite idea as to when the convention
will end its labors. From all / have
been able to learn, it will probably
adjourn Friday or Saturday, and yet
there are some who seem to be high
in the councils who think they can
scarcely complete their work before
Sunday or Monday next.
Whatever may be the immediate
results of this convention, feel that
the record of the strifes and strug
giles of this convention will be of
great value to our class in its future
conflicts. There are factions in
this convention. 1t would be fool
ish to deny this. Each seems jeal-
Gus of the other, and frequently one
hears charges made by members of
one faction against the other faction,
but l see no reason to decry the
work of the convention because the