The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
GIVES LIE
TO D0LAN
Mitchell Issues Statement
DenOunclng
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THE DISTRICT PRESIDENT
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Calls Falsehod Observation-Disclosures He
Never Said He Would Be Pleased
With Renewal Of Present
Rates.
THE DISTRICT PRESIDENT

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 15.-'rhe adjousn-
ed session Of the Pittsburg district min,
era convention reassembled yesterday,
with President Dolan presiding. Nation
al Vice President Lewis, who arrived in
this city from New York Yesterday,
letter from President Mitchell to the
delegates;
Since the adjournment Of the inter-
national convention OF United Mine
Workers OF America, and the Feassem.
bling Of the delegates elected to the an
nual convention Of district No. 5, NAM
erous resolutions and conflicting state.
ments have appeared in the daily papers
of the country, rejecting upon myself
and not warranted by any connection
/ | have had with the differences which
arose and which now exist between the
delegates, the president, the vice presi.
dent and executive board Of the Pitts.
burg district miners. In order that the
parties concerned may have full and def
mite information as 10 my relation 20
the matters in controversy, | transmit
herewith in their relative order copies
of the kilograms received from the dis
trict convention and my replies, and
wish to say that these are the only
communications, either written or oral,
that have passed between me and any
one at the Pittsburg convention.
'In view Of the Developments il seems
to me TO be only just to all parties in
terested that some reason should be as
signed by me for my action in rendering
these two decisions, viz:
"sThis being an annual and cousti-
tutional convention, full power is in
vested in delegates to remove from Office
any official OF district, or 10 amend
district laws in any way deemed advis.
abe by majority of delegates
District convention or district exeeu.
tive board has full power to employ
counsel TO defend delegates against in
junction proceedings
I'm brief, the question involved Is,
has the regular district convention Of
the mine workers authority to impeach
and remove any official OF district or
ganization who has been charged with
malfeasauce in oficer
THE president OF the district alleges
that inasmuch a. he was elected by
popular vote Of the miners Of the dis.
trict. he cannot BE- removed from Office
except by the same power. | hold that
a regular district convention has full
power to impeaeh and remove from Office
any official who may be charged with
neglect of duty, disobedience in Office or
violation Of instructions"
THE meeting now being held in Pitts
burg is the regular annual convention
of the miners OF that field, They may
amend their laws, remove their officers,
or take any other action that is not in
conflict with the constitution Of the in.
ternational organization or in violation
of the laws of the country. II is not
my intention at this time to make reply
to the statements issued although not
written--by Mr.. Dolan, which appeared
In the various papers, more than to
say that his allegation that said to
him during the Pittsburg convention OF
the American Federation Of Labor that
should be well satisfied with 4 repeal
Of the present agreement, is a deliberate
malicious and premeditated falsehood.
Since the adjournment OF the interna.
tional convention, have refrained stud.
iously from discussing publicly the af-
fairs Of the organization, aud have al
lowed to pass unchallenged many asper
sions and reflections upon myself. II
Is my intention, however, at the proper
time and in the proper place to reply
10 all Of these"
At the close OF the letter. the conven.
tion adjourned to allow the delegates
to attend the final hearing in court on
the temporary injunction secured last
week BY President Dolan against the del.
egates, restraining them from interfering
with his powers as president.