Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-05-21
DebS and HanfOrd
Are Nominated
Great Enthusiasm Manifested the Greatest Socialist Con-
vention Ever Held in America Matters of I'm
portance Come Up and Are Discussed
at Great Length.

tion-that it should not lodge il. Or
ganized labor represents far larger
portion Of the working class than the
Socialist party. The International con-
gress is concerned equally with the
trade unions and the political move
ment and IL there are any states where
the unions are opposed those states
ought to be told that they are outside
the Socialist movement.
Says It Is Disgrace.
Ida Crouch Hazlett Of Montana said
it was a disgrace that the Socialist
party was even looked upon with
aversion by the organized workers.
Victor Berger of Wisconsin said he
came from a place where there were
two wings of the working class move
ment that worked in harmony and
where the Socialist party always sup
ported the unions in their fights and
th' uhi"h hieh NptSu tnS ooSAoios
ticket.
~ cannot 90 back TO Milwaukee, ~
he said, "and tell them that a Socialist
convention has refused to consider the
trade union question. ! have bolted
many parties before and will bolt one
more" /"
Barney Berlyn Speaks.
"Do you mean that this convention
is not going to say anything on the
trade union question 2" asked Barney
Berlyn.
"Where is the class struggle 1t
is at the factory door. When the boys
went out in the stockyards strike we
were with them. We sent two Social.
lists to the legislature.
awe have too many among us who
say we have nothing to do with the
trade union. How are you going to
talk to the working class if you can
say nothing on the trade union 80
Delegate Toole, of Maryland, moved
to amend the report of the rules com
mittee by changing the words "tradc
unionism" to "labor organizations.
Clark of Texas declared that this was
a national convention and that he would
bow to its decision, but he maintained
that if there was to be an economic
movement that il must be one that
shall show the power of the coop
erative commonwealth.
Means Reputation.
T. j. Morgan, of Illinois, said; al
you refuse to recognize the trade union
question it means the reputation of
Karl Marx, of the international Con
gress and of every Socialist congress in
the world
The previous question was moved and
two speakers allowed on each side be.
fore vote.
Rogers, of Ohio, favored the appoint.
mcnt of committees because the trade
unionists, he said, were ready for polit'
ical action.
Cannon, of Arizona, said that the
delegates of Nevada wished to protest
against one union "scabbing" upon
another.
Joseph Cohen, of Pennsylvania, op
posed the appointing Of a committee
"The Socialist Party of Pennsylvania, y
he said. flights the battles Of work
ers, but opposes making trade unions
a privileged element in the working
class"
Osborne, Of California, said he
thought the committee on rules had
provided too many committees. II,
did not think that struggle for more
wages Is q part Of the class struggle.
The vote was then taken and th,
motion to appoint = committee on labor
organizations was carried by an over
whelming vote.
Carey rs Made Chairman.
: Jsmes r. Carey Of Massachusetts, va,
chosen chairman for the day. John
Hagel Of Oklahoma, y. !. Wheat OF
California and John Slayton of Cali
fornia were the opposing candidates
From the beginning the motto of tn,
convention seemed to have been adopt
ed by common consent. II was "ge'
down to business.
Chairman Carey was barely in tn,
chair before the convention got dowr
to business. Guy f. Miller, one Of th,
victims of the capitalistic conspirac,
Of Colorado and Idaho, and com
panion of William d. Haywood, brought
up the first real business. Miller gav'
to the convention a copy Of tele