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


.. rarj in indianapolis Tuesday.
.s.trcsscs of welcome that by their
t.,r and warmth should leave no
G,5ra in the minds of the delegates as
rr Irw glad indianapolis was to have
rN-m ~ guests, were delivered by rep
.s .H':itivc men Of Indiana.
Jose attention WAS paid to the ad-
dresses. and applause was frequent. The
addresses, while not long, were to the
point and emphasized that it. was the
,rtmcnt not only that the miners were
most welcome, bat that it was the wish
to hay" thcm continue to hold their con
yrutious in indianapolis. Addresses of
welcome were made by Governor IIar-
shall, Mayor Shank, Aquilla Q. Jones as
president of the Board of Trade; Walter
l.. D.ucs rs president of the Commercial
,.uu Ln.n hughes as president of the
Indiana state Federation of Labor; Hen
o. Friedman as president of the Central
Labor Union; the Rev. j. C. Day, the
Urv. Lewis Brown, the Rev. Geo. Wolfe
aa4 IN" Rev. T. f. Taylor, representing
churches "f the city, and A. H. GODDARD,
secretary of the y NJ. c. A.
Governor Marshall, after welcoming the
miners and expressing the hope that they
would continue to hold their annual con
r"n'i"ns in indianapolis, said he did not
hr"" where Il better city than Indiana
polls for their conventions could be found.
Tie SAID possibly this might seem selfish,
htt ihlt hc WIS Hoosicr and felt that
Nay. lie said that while he had never
l.,I,
sin" did such labor but that he felt he
Su"uid take on his hat TO him as a most
worthy representative of American citi-
zonshiP, Without body of worthy, CON
tented working people, he added, the re-
public could not endure.
lie referred to his love for his country
aud state and its laws and Constitution.
aud Sai! hat another passion was his
belief that God did not make big men
aud little mcn-but just men. lie said
%" hai definite ideas as to the rights of
Oh" working people and that so long as
ID" remained Il free citizen he expected
I" say what he thought and expected
those whom he addressed to saw what
they believed.
IT," sad he had no objections to Il man
getting money. but he wished him to get
u '" SO clean and decent n manner that
h'N infant child could cut it's teeth on the
money without getting microbes in it's
system
Ii' referred to capital and labor, and
>''H thor" would be no peace between
capital and labor, he believed, unless
nero Was d" mutual feeling of respect.
.'' ADVISED that the principles of the
""d'n Rule should be adhered to, and
ADVISED that the delegates in their posi-
.'.' Sh""iH assume attitude of good
SO. and fairness toward all mankind
i'" said lie wished the delegates TO as
'''..'H what could be done to make the
''H 90 the miners safer. lie was not
.'zt L" the conservation of the natur-
..7'Hr"rs of the country, he added,
. III God : name let us preserve the
.. "i ia" American citizcn''
GOVERNOR Marshall also touched on the
.'.'f OF mn employers liability law
7*'4 mat there was one other qucs-
'' winch lie WAS deeply interested
.h't he did not know how it was
I" he solved. but that it was a
~..f" that must be solved.
10" expressed the belief that when the
solution came it would be of adj
'.1-'' both to employer and emplove.
... .''" 1t had been pretty well settled in
.ih'i' and he thought it would be set
80 ihis country one of these day..
~t he had taken occasion to ap-
aHi''-itcs TO n convention to con-
'-.' question whether Indiana should
ta employers liability act, which
'''~S OF all questions of contribu.
-"-iigcncc, would see that injuries
i3.'i for by the corporation
"Arresscd the hope and belief that
solution would be reached that
IBID be found not only wiser but
e7 for the corporation 70 pay a fixed
5'T an injury or 18th than to be
'a" prey of mbulance chasers
es'nc his address Of welcome. the
'- advised the delegates to be
-""ns and brave. Pnd to keep their
avs sn all their deliberations. adding
a'Nt to ones $ife. that was the
Ling to keep.
response to zhe addresses of wei