The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-08-24
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Colorado Springs, Aug. 17.-COm-
mendatiOn for William Randolph
Hearst for his vigorous championship
OF organized labor and his vfriIe sup
port Of the eight hour movement OF
the L u. q, the reduction Of the eight
hour assessment from 10 to per
cent and concurrence in the commit
tees report. the vindicatiOn Of the
printers home management, the in
dOrsement OF the political policy OF
the American Federation Of Labor en-
thusiastic cheering OF the name OF
William J. Bryan and the severe con-
demnatiOn OF the Colorado and Idaho
state administrations for the alleged
kidnapping OF the officers OF the West
ern Federation OF Miners and holding
them upon the charge Of murder with
out trial or the privilege OF furnishing
bail, we're features Of tOday's session
OF the international Typographical
convention in this city.
The name OF William Randolph
I Hearst was widely applauded by the
/ T L. convention tonight and re-
solution praising him for his aid in the
eight-hOur struggle was adopted with
| but one OF two dissenting voices
Delegate 7. W. Mccullough OF Oma-
has managing editor OF the Omaha
/ Bee, who objected TO the resolution
I on the opening day OF the convention,
cOncurred in ii, as amended to ex-
press the appreciation Of the I. Il. u.
| country, especially the labor press
Hearst was singled out in the resOlu-
! ton, however, which was as follows:
/ Whereas, The I. 7. L. in its efforts
/ to secure for its members an eight
/ hour day and union shops, the only
salvation OF the trade union move
/ ment, have had no better friend &c
\ aid them in their struggle to put the
/ printing trade on an eight hour basis
l than that able. true and fearless
| champion OF the rights Of the Amer
\ lean wOrkmen through the medium OF
I his several publications, William
Randolph Hearst Of New York; there
Resolved, That the I. 7. q, in con
YentiOn assembled, desires and does
/ hereby express to William R. Hearts
/ for his noble, generous and persistent
1 efforts on his part TO secure for the
eight hour day" and then follows {
paragraph devOteS to the genera
| press.
Another resolution adopted after
| the words false and damnable'" had
/ been stricken out was as follows:
Whereas, The state administra.
tons Of Colorado and Idaho, evidently
/ in collision with the all powerful
Mine Owners association, have, by {
novel process OF law, known to tht
common American citizen, kidnapped
in the dead Of night and incarcerateC
the leaders and officers of that stead
! fast organization, the W. Z. NJ, unde1
the false and damnable charge o.
murder, and,
| Whereas, They are now denied i'm
mediate trial or release on bond undel
various subterfuges, evidently in &C
cord with prearranged plans to pu
these men to death and their organ
izatiOn out Of business; be it
Resolved, That this convention de
mand Of the state Of Idaho that thes
men, in compliance with their request
be given an immediate trial in court
or be, according to the process Of law
release d on bond.
The battle cry Of the union wa
amended to read: We are selling
the employer eight hours out o
twenty-fOur, and we are doing as w
please with the remaining sixteen
Out Of a total membership Of Al,
344, the men now working eight hour
number 37,741, and only 4,977 are OF
strike; 1926 are under a nine-hOu
contract A number OF stirring
Fspeeches were made at the conclu
sion of the committees report, ant
the feFvOr of the delegates wa
aroused to a high pitch. All section
of the country were represented b,
the speakers, all Of whom spoke o
the great work that had been accom-
plished and urged that the victory b
made complete.