The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-14
PULLING AWAY
FROM WORKERS
Indications That Federation of
Miners Will No Longer Stand
for the New Union.

Denver, Colo, June 13.-As a fore
runner of the split between the West
ern Federation of Miners and the In
dustrial Workers of the World, it de-
veloped today in the report of Acting
President c. f. Mahoney to the feder-
alton convention that McCabe union,
w. F. NJ. of Butte, had adopted reso-
lutiOns at local meeting charging
MahOney with having fraudulent!y
used the funds of the federation to help
the Industrial Workers and with being
a traitor to the federation. Mahoney
denied the charges and demanded that
the union file written charges against
him, that the convention hear evidence,
and if he be found guilty he be expelled
from the federation.
The charges are based on alleged ac-
tons of Acting President Mahoney and
some other federation men at the last
convention of the Industrial Workers
of the World.
st. Johns Report.
Vincent St. John of GoIdfieId. New.
a member of the executive board of
the federation, and one of four fed
Grafton men at the l. w. w. conven-
ton, in his report said that the minor
ity in the convention, supported by the
officers, stole all the Offices, refused to
make any report of the condition of
the funds, and delayed meetings in
order to tire out the delegates. St.
John declared that the officers en-
ployed thugs to slug those who protest.
ed against these high-handed proceed
ings. He said he himself was knocked
out with slungshot. Mahoney. St
John charged, was present when the
thugs were employed and made no pro-
test st. JOnn also said that John Nc
Mullen, a member of the w f M
executive board, knew of the employ
ment of thugs and conspired with G..
o. Sherman of the 1. w. w. and others
to steal the offices and run the con-
ventiOn with high hand
These reports created a sensation in
the convention, but up to O'Clock,
when the convention adjourned for the
day in honor of the foundation of the
Butte union No. !, no charges were Of
ficially filed against Mahoney or others.
Mahoney Arrai9ns !. w. w. Officers.
A severe arraignment was made by Act
ing President Mahoney of some of the Of
ficers of the Industrial Workers of the
World. He said hat his connection with
that organization In an official way was
last July, when he went to Chicago to
audit its books.
A brief review was given in Mr. Ma
hOney's report Of the developments in the
Meyer Haywood-Pettibcne cases since the
arrest of these officials in February 1906
In this connection the charge was made
that the mine owners and other enemies
OF the federation have caused the trouble
at Gpldfield, Nevada, in the federation
ranks in order TO discreditt the organiza-
ton in the eyes of the world at large
President Mahoney expressed apprecia-
ton of the financial support given the
federation in its defense of its imprisoned
officers, saying:
''rhe loyalty and generosity displayed
by the hundreds of labor organizations
that have responded in the fight of the
federation for its life should convince MS
that a time is drawing nigh when the
regiments of labor will come together in
an invincible army to battle, shoulder to
shoulder for the industrial freedom of
humanity .---'.H
The report showed that the federation
has not lost strike during the past fiscal
year. that it has gained an eight-hour law
in all camps where the demand has been
made. 1t was also stated that in many
cases the reduction has been from ten TO
twelve TO eight hours, with an increase in
pay of froEl % stcz 81 eestxs perzday.
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