The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-01-20
ANNUAL
Convention of the I'm
tied Mine Workers is
in Session
Warm Welcome Tender
ed the Delegates by
Indians Chief Exec
utors and Others.

I... ,ucrtyGrst annual convention of
-. ufrpG Mine Workers of America
,..uet in indianapolis Tuesday
s dresses Of welcome that by their
a.u.brr and warmth should leave no
dy..la in the minds Of the delegates as
'o ..t. glad indianapolis was to have
...a ns guests, were delivered by rep
l-- -.tatiyc men of Indiana.
D'o,. attention was paid to the ad-
dg.r-,7. and applause was frequent. The
addresses, while not long, were to the
point and emphasized that it, was the
sentiment not only hat the miners were
most welcome, bat that it was the wish
to haro them continue to hold their CON
yrurions in indianapolis. Addresses of
welcome m"r" made by Governor TIar-
SHALL Mayor Shank, Aquilla Q. Jones as
president Of the Board of Trade; Walter
J.. D.mos as president of the Commercial
'ui- joh" Hughes as president of the
-'.s"@" Stat" Federation of Labor; Hen
rs Friedman as president of the Central
Labor Union; the Rev. J. C. Day, the
lies. LOWS Brown, the Rev. Geo. Wolfe
and tn" Rev. +. f. Taylor, representing
churches Of the city, and A. ii. GODDARD
secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Governor Marshall, after Welcoming the
Inin"s and Expressing the hope that they
would continue to hold their annual con
'c0'i"nS IL indianapolis, said he did not
Ah"" "hcr" better city than Indiana
ro'' tor their conventions could be found.
II" Nald possibly this might seem selfish
nat lhat he was a IIoosier and felt that
way lie said that while he had never
d.m" mHmual labor, he never saw a man
"h" did such labor hut that he felt he
saoui take of his hat to him as a most
worthy representative of American citi-
I'"ShiI. Without body of worthy, con
tented working people, he added, the re-
public could not endure.
Ne referred to his love for his country
"h" STATE and its laws and Constitution.
ana S'"' hat another passion was his
ir'r' that God did not make big men
and LITTLE mcn-but just men. He said
hr haI definite ideas as to the rights of
'"' WORKING people and that SO long as
"' remained free citizen he expected
=" say what he thought and expected
tl"N" whom he addressed to saw what
they jo!rvcd.
II" sud hr had no objections to Il man
-''ilhE money. but he wished him to get
II 'H ST clean and decent a manner that
"'N infant child could cut its teeth on the
'"'"'' without getting microbes in it's
system.
Il
"' referred TO capital and labor, and
S'." THOR" would be no peace between
.'I'.+" ANA labor, he believed, unless
,,'r' "'s It mutual feeling of respect.
i'A'S'" that the principles of the
""'rn Iilie should be adhered to. md
',''->''! 'hi tho delegates in their posi-
"'''""' assume an attitude of good
.... '.' iaHrucss toward all mankind.
'.' sad he wished the delegates to as
.'.."H Nntt could be done to make the
"' mo miners safer. lie was not
'' fhe conservation of the natur-
.''''" 81 the country. he added,
'. '' ''"d $ I,amc let us preserve the
''" American citizen''
....7nur Marshall also touched ON the
'' ;ln employers liability law.
'.''. mere was one other qucs-
winch he was deeply interested
h' dIi not know how it was
-- '' ID" solved but that it was
hat must be solved.
''''''sSrH the belief that when the
''t''"n came it would be of ad-
'"iH t" employer and employe.
'lld been pretty well settled in
.'' '"t ne thought it would be set
- country one of these DAYS
'' had taken occasion to an
''-1t"S !" convention to con
question whether Indiana should
employers liability act, which
- nt all questions of contribu
-'E'Hrc, would see that injuries
'' Tor by the corporation.
pressed the hope and belief that
T'''''i"n would be reached that
To-" found not only wiser but
-'F the corporation to pay fixed
"n injury or Il death than to be
IF'E ct ambulance chasers. -
't his address of welcome. the
advised the delegates to he
and brave. and to keep their
'' all their deliberations, adding
> +" one 5 wife. that was the
meg to keep.
T's."'se to the addresses of vel