Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-30
MIXERS DISCUSS TARIFF
Protest Against Removing Duty on
Coal is Voted Down.
SOCIALISTS HOLD BALANCE
Resolutions DecIarInR for Fable
Ownership of Public Utilities
and Fsvorins Woman suf-
rage Are Passed.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. PA resolution
protesting to congress against repeating
the tariff on coal was defeated by the
United Mine Workers convention after a
lively debate yesterday.
Much bad feeling developed during the
discussion. This was shown by Delegate
James Mooney of Missouri, who said in a
speech opposing the resolution:
The other day you committed this con-
vention TO populism when you recon-
mended the issue OF currency instead Of
bonds for payment Of the expense OF
deepening water ways. Now you have COM
mitted 1t to socialism by adopting a reso-
luton declaring for public ownership OF
public utilities. II you protest against the
removal OF the duty on coal you commit us
to republicanism and IL this happens, !
shall introduce something that shall COM
init you to Bryanism.'
The delegates from the northwest wanted
the resolution passed, declaring the tariff
affords them local protection. Those from
many other sections, however. opposed it
Women Suffrage Favored.
A resolution was adopted advocating
woman's suffrage and calling upon con-
gress to amend the constitution, prohibit
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citizens on account OF SEX
Effort to amend a resolution recom-
mending state boards Of examination and
registration of miners so that only miners
actually working lin the pitt should be
eligible as miners, failed. though President
Lewis and John Walker both spoke in
favor of such a qualification.
The convention will continue in session
until fln Iatta. ,,rN ~ nA~f u-g.In
Though the tellers of the ballot cast for
national officers are using six counting
machines in tabulating. it is not ex-
pected that they can announce the re-
suit of the count before Saturday.
A statement, said by President Lewis
friends to be auth oritative, was given
out that the court had proceeded far
enough to show that Lewis majority over
his opponent, John Walker, would be
from 5000 to 20, 900. The Walker party
is preparing to contest the election on
charger of irregularity.
Socialists Hold Balance of Power.
After a ten years struggle the socialists
among the membership of the United
Mine Workers of America have at last
obtained the balance OF power in the an
nual national convention, now in session
here. 1t is estimated that 800 of the
1,400 delegates are either active social
lists or have engaged to support meas
ures of socialistic tendency in the con-
v~ention.
A resolution for the public ownership
of public utilities was adopted by the
convention without a dissenting vote. In
the past the leaders nave been able to
prevent the national organization from
committing itself to socialistic doctrines,
but that time is past, and President Lewis
finds a rival for his office in John Walker
Of Illinois, who Is a protested socialist.
Mr.. Lewis and his supporters, the conserv-
alive party in the convention. on the eve
of factional strife that threatens their re-
gime. seem to have decided that 1t now
would be bad politics to antagonize SO
strong an influence as the socialists now
WELD.
Demand Release OF POuren.
A resolution was adopted demanding re-
lease of Jan Pouren, in addition to Chris.
tan Rudowicz, Russian refugees in this
country, whose cases have been considered
lately, on eXtrsdition proceedings on the
Part of the Russian government. The
miners demand the release of such prison
ers because political refugees Of all other
countries cast their eyes upon This as an
asy lum for the oppressed
Tie resolutions further demand the
abrogation Of the treaty which provides
for the extradition of persons charged with
offenses against a nation where persons
20 charged are not to be tried by a Jury
of their peers"