Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-10
sAIT LAKE MEETING CALLED.
Something of Meyer and ilaywood's
Work Hcre--Rcsolntlons OF sympathy.

That there happens to be a Western
Federation of Miners is IN large part
due to the work OF A. III. Meyer and
William ID. Haywood, who were the
dominating figures at the convention
held In this city a year ago. when
they We're reelected to the offices Of
president and secretary respectively
and when the policy Of the federation
was shaped away from that of the
American Federation OF Labor, and to-
wards new principles OF Industrial or
ganization.
Friends OF the men now declare that
they are being made martyrs to the
cause they espoused, and are being
prosecuted on forged confessions. Res
olutlons were passed In Salt Lake at
meeting Of the Utah Federation of La.
Dor last night, expressing sympathy
with Meyer and Haywood, and at
Bingham canyon miners subscribed 800
20 a fund for their defense. Sunday
evening, March IS, a week from tomor-
row, mass meeting will be held In
salt Lake TO further express sympathy,
and to raise funds to see that fair
trial Is given the accused men.
OTHERS TO FOLLOW.
The action IN Salt Lake and Bing-
ham viii be followed by action among
other mining centers, for no one who
came In contact with Meyer and Hay
wood In the convention meetings hero
a year ago, could fail to be impressed
with the power they exercised over the
miners. Both Of them were organ
izers, both close personal friends, and
both full TO overlooking with ideas Of
how best To raise the condition of the
HFHl In 7 t,.l, all 80 l..at
except as prevented by resolute oppo-
sition the money classes would make OF
labor mere slavery or serf1om at tho
best and they were impressed that
there was great need for all working
classes to band together In a movement
which they claimed was necessary to
Keep capitalists from crushing labor
down to inhuman levels
MANY QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.
When the convention met In Salt Lake
Tor It's weeks session there were many
questions TO be settled and not little
DIT OF factionalism. The meetings were
secret but from the outside rooms OF
the |, o. o. f. building on Market
street. where the convention was held,
me voice Of Haywood could frequently
be heard In lmpassioned speech, by the
reporters who waited to learn the re-
SUITS Of each session.
HAYWOOD A GOOD TALKER.
Haywood talked for an open meeting.
ana some OF the sessions admitted re-
portefs. Then It was easy to see who
was ahead In the conflict and on every
vote Haywoods talking produced re-
suits sWeepingly IN his favor. Some Of
tn' men wanted to make peace with the
american Federation, and Haywood OPP
posed II favoring making new alliance
WIN the Chicago Industrial convention,
ana al the end the vote was almost
unanimous for open war with the Am
erlcan Federation and "a close alliance
WIN the new movement to which the
oincers OF the federation were chosen
as delegates.
The pictures Of Haywood are all pro-
Mes, showing the left eye. and this Is
because his right eye has been blinded
IN an accident, leaving a closed and
slightly dlshgured socket. Haywood
was something OF a philosopher, in his
convention talks and epigramatic sem
fences from HIS speeches became cur
rent quotations, and notices. In the
journal of the Western Federation of
Miners published In Denver. he printed
over his signature In each issue SER
les OF the little sermons which spoke
or labor class, nj war with n capital
lst class, and ready to go TO any reason
aole means TO carry on this inevitable
war.
BOTH ARE REvoLUTIoNIsTs.
Haywood and Meyer arc the kind of
men who could raise revolutions for
they are both leaders, and both sane
IN that they know how TO handle men.
NO one would accuse either OF being in .
sincere, for sincerity Is forte with
them. Haywood delivered stirring
speech on the heroes and martyrs Of