New-York tribune., 1905-01-20
NINE WORKERS AROUSED.
Mitchell Defends CiUic Federation
Colorado Strike Settlement.

Indianapolis Jan 19-The United Mine Workers
of America, in convention, again refused to allow
the organization to be committed to socialism The
anti-socalist faction was led by Patrick Dolan of
Pittsburg. President Mitchell took the floor and
defended the leaders of the Civic Federation when
Robert Randall, delegate from Wyoming, shouted
that the leaders were Grover Cleveland whom
every laboring man detests; Frank Robbins Of
Pittsburg, who has made millions by beating down
his miners and Andrew Carnegie, whose hands are
red with the blood of Homestead strikers" Presi-
dent Mitchell said
do not stand here to defend Andrew Carnegie
America ever made a speech SO favorable to organ
lied labor as Andrew Carnegie when, at q banquet
would Shut down his plant and wait for them TO
come back, and would not employ scab.? II was
men, the strikers were the best 1t a favorable
him He is not a leading light in the federation,
He never even looked in on a meeting; The leading
they are. can tell you. They are men like Frank
l. Robbins who employ only union m men. ana "a the
leaders Of the union movement IN this country.
The management Of the Colorado strike de-
nounced and defended to-day the hoor Of the
National Convention of the United Mine Workers
Robert Randall of wyoming, charged that Presl-
dent Mitchell had sold out the miners organization
in the recent Colorado strike and atracked the
MANGA itegTl.y 81 te tb rie " Tt & 1oo
settlement, and would do so again under the same
William E. Jones. of Dietz Wyo. member Of the
national executive board and member of the local
TO which Randall belongs declared that RandalPs
remarks the floor OF the convention did not rep
resent the sentiment of his local! He said that the
miners of the West who would indOrse President
Mtchells policy in calling off the strike in District
No. Is were in the majority BY handsome margin.
President Douthwaite. OF District No. Il. Colorado,
explaining the conditions which led up to the
strike said that District No. Is had solicited aid
from the United Nine Workers, believing that the
strike could be won and declared he still believed
that If he had had $50 900 at his disposal on Sep
tember Il, 1904, he would have had different story
sequent remarks ne defended President Mitchells
policy saying that the miners of Northern Colorado
would have been willing call sympathetic strike
if there had been any hope for favorable out
come which he declared there not
Delegate Fallon member of the national exec
Utive Board District No. J. Eastern Pennsylvania,
spoke at length, indorsEs President MitchelPS
ton in calling off the strike in Colorado and de-
clared that he wished it known that he was proud
that he had voted in favor OF the dscontnuance OF
a hopeless labor war.
DELEGATE Randall was asked if he had anything to
saw He replied that he might desire five minutes
for a statement after he had studied the debate.
The commissioners and secretaries of the several
organizations of bttuminous ccal operators of the
United States met to-day ard took the initial step
miners and operators TO which shall be referred all
nine troubles a committee consisting of John p
Reese s w Knfin. T. w. Davis and Herman
Jsti reported in of the establishment Of such
a tribunal and a second meeting will be held in
Chicago in ninety days. at which proposition in
detail will be submitted to the miners organiza-