The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-15
UNITED Mine
WORKERS MEET
Carriage Workers Present
Claim For Aid.
Delegates VIII Present Matter to
Locals for Their Approval
or Rejection.

The opening day of the convention
of the Miners union of district %,
Southwestern Kentucky, which took
place yesterday, was fraught with
much interest to the general public
as most important step was taken.
After addresses by members OF the
local carriage and wood workers I'M
ion, telling of the shut-out from
work and the contracts they will be
forced to sign in case they return to
the factories,a resolution was offered
by them for passage by the conven-
ton endorsing their moves and offer
ing them aid.
Reports of President Darnaby and
Secretary Smith were heard and ap-
proved by the meeting. The noon
adjournment was then taken.
1t was in the afternoon that the
most important portion of the days
work was transacted for on return
ing to the hall, the delegates found
that the meeting was attended by a
delegation representing the local
unions of the carriage and wood
workers, who had come to present
their case and ask for aid, both mate
rial and sympathetic.
William Wood made the first
speech of the afternoon after the del
egation had been recognized by the
convention.
B. F. Heron then made Il speech
which was greeted by long applause.
s'We are suffering under lockout
at present, which | declare is without
either right or justice on the part of
the employers.
We are forced to ask the aid of the
miners unions, and | wish you gen.
tlemen to present our case fully to
your locals when you return home and
ask their aid in every way, both by
giving us sympathy and in more
substantial form of money donations.
Lastly, l ask you, gentlemen, on
your return home to present to your
locals these agreements which such
of the men as were allowed to return
to work were forced TO sign. They
not alone force us to give away our
rights as citizens of the country, but
as men as WE'LL
A response to these talks was made
by w. J. Campbell, of Drakesboro,
negro delegate, who assured the car
riage workers of the sympathy felt
for them and promised future sup
port.
President Barnaby, in a short talk,
assured the men that they had the
sympathy and would have the sub
stantial support of the miners union.
C. w. Wells, member of the ma
tional board, made a short talk, filled
with assurances of aid. He pointed
out that the farmers had requested
that unless a man carried a union
card no trading should be done with
him and they in return will begin to
look for the union stamps on every
article purchased. In this way the
factories will soon be brought to see,
he thought, that it will be to their
material advantage to recognize the
unions and employ union labor. Il
own a buggy from an greensboro fac
tory. gentlemen, said he, and | am
sorry of it. l will say this, that in
case l return home and find that
someone has taken off the wheels and
broken up the body, will not be sor-
ry."
After presenting the resolution
they wished adopted by the conven-
ton the local unionists withdrew.
The meeting was adjourned immedi-
ately afterward, President Barnaby
representing that none of the COM
mittees was ready to report.