Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28
ExTRADITION IS OPPOSED
Against Treaties, Except With Ma
tions Which Grant Jury Trial.
PLEA FOR RUSSIAN REFUGEES
Resolution Advocating Public Own
ership of Resources and Adequate
Return for His Labor to
Workman.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. January 2s-It
Is authoritatively announced by friends
OF Thomas L. Lewis. president Of the
United Mine Workers of America, that
the count of the ballots has proceeded far
enough to show that he has been re-elect-
ed by a majority Of between 1900 and
10000 over his opponent, John Walker of
Illinois.
The convention Of the United Mine
Workers of America at the opening Of the
session today adopted resolution on be-
half OF Christian Rudowicz and Jan Pou-
rem. Russian refugees in this country.
whose cases have been considered lately
by the State Department at Washington
on extraditfon proceedings on the part of
the Russian government.
The miners resolution demands the re-
lease Of Rudowicz and Pouren, whose i'm
prisonment 'is un-American, because po-
litical refugees Of all other countries cast
their eyes upon this as an asylum for the
oppressed" The resolution further de
mands the abrogation Of the treaty which
provides for the extradition of persons
charged with offenses against a nation
where persons 80 charged are not to be
| tried by jury of their peers
Aimed Also at Mexico.
This resolution is intended also to ap-
ply to Mexican refugees fleeing across the
Rio Grande to escape prosecution result
Ing from labor troubles In Mexico.
Another effort made today to put the
convention on record as favoring the in
stitutiOn Of an independent labor party
failed. This and similar measures have
come from unions that are not socialistic
In their views. but nevertheless say that
as neither of the other parties will take
action on the part Of the laboring classes
as against the capitalistic classes. there
should be organized a new party for this
purpose.
The socialists. Of which there are about
as antagonistic to their already estab-
lished party. Overpowering influence.
however. against founding a new party
has been exercised by the conservatives,
led by such men as Representative w. B.
Wilson Of Pennsylvania. who expressed
the opinion that until the labor factor In
| society in this country Is strong enough
In conviction to stand alone its best ad-
vantage Is to be derived from putting
| upon first one and then the other of the
old parties the force of union labor in
| fuence for legislation for labors benefit.
Resolutions Adopted.
resolution recommending that the
union miners should be active in politics
and try to have elected state legislators
and representatives whose sympathies are
publicly known to be with the working
class was enthusiastically adopted
While care Is taken by the miners lead
ers that the organization shall not take
definitely q socialistic course. and a reso-
luton for government ownership of coal
mines has been defeated, nevertheless the
socialists have been successful In putting
through a resolution recommending public
ownership Of 1.-The wealth-producing agen-
cies'' OF the country. which are now In
control Of the predatory rich." and that
there should be q social reorganization to
the effect that each man should receive
the equivalent OF the labor that he gives
to the community.
This resolution was adopted without q
dissenting vote.
Examining Boards.
The establishment Of miners examining
boards In all the states Is the purpose Of