The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-22

Revolutionary Organization Of In
dustrial Workers Are
Repudiated.
Annual Convention of Western
Federation Takes Decisive
Action.

DENVER, COL, June 2o.-'To he'll
with Meyer and Haywood-they are
merely individuals"
ITO hell with Eugene v. Decisive
are revolutionists."
These inflamrnatory utterances
made on the floor during the second
annual convention Of the Industrial
Workers Of the World in secret ses-
sion in Chicago last September, were
probably largely responsible for the
split that has since occurred in the
ranks of that organization.
This was brought out in the after
| noon session of the federation conven-
ton yesterday afternoon. The dis
closures were made in a ccmmunica-
ton read from Charles o. Sherman,
former president of the Industrial
Workers Of the World. There were
some quickly hushed Kisses and some
applause following the conclusion of
the reading Of the lengthy document.
The Western Federation of Miners
is known as the mining department"
of the Industrial Workers of the
World. The latter association is di-
tionists' and the advocates Of an
economic industrial organization. The
federation members are mostly from
the latter class and practically left
the Industrial Workers last December
when they refused to pay a per capita
to that body.
Since then there has been much dis
sension between the two organizations
and many attempts on the part Of the
Workers to have the federation re-
turn to the fold. The question is to
be settled at the convention now in
session in Denver.
It is charged that the revolution
lists" are dominated by the Socialist
Labor party and that leaders of the
latter have many times preached that
the way to subdue the conservative
labor union man Or the non union la
borer is to bring about a condition in
the industrial world that will reduce
them to starvation. "Starve them and
they'll vote for u.s." the leaders are
quoted as saying.
Sherman stated further in his COM
munication that he had retired from
the presidency of the Industrial Work
ers because he realized that he had
many enemies and his continuance
might result in further detection. He
makes a lengthy plea to the federation
not to withdraw from the Workers
and states that If such action is taken
the "revolutionists'' will worm their
way into the ranks Of the federation
and finally disrupt them.
There are several delegates in at
tendance upon the: federation conven-
ton that are classed with the "revolu-
tionary' element Of the Industrial
Workers. They are not losing any op-
portunity of making their presence
known and being experienced workers
in labor circles it is expected that
they will make a bitter fight on the
question of the federation leaving the
Workers.
Charles Gilday, prominent figure
In labor union circles in the Pennsyl-
vania coal fields and high in the ad-
ministration Of the affairs Of the
United Mine Workers addressed the
convention yesterday afternoon by
special invitation He speaks from
the shoulder and takes so unkindly to
interrupting applause that he halted
his speech long enough to inform his
audience that people who applaud
with their hands do not think with
their heads.
THE struggles you are making are
not lost on the east" he said in part
1.-THE colored reports of the capitalis-
tic press on the Haywood trial are