The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-01-27

that each man who Is a member of the
federation reserves the right to dissent
from the opinions of the others. He
SAID 1t simply was an attempt to have
the employer and the employe adjust
their differences by means of the trade
agreement.
he said further that the miners must
soon increase their energy in the attempt
to organize the miners of West Virginia
and other unorganized fields.
lie realized, he said, the difficulty of
carrying the organization into new fields
unless the necessary financial assistance
was given, as well as the cooperation of
the membership. He then took up the
cost of living at the present time, and
sad that the unorganized men are much
worse off than they were because of the
increased cost of living and no CORE
spending increase in wages for the un-
organized. In speaking of the benefits
the efforts of those who are organized,
ne sad that such men ought to assist in
supporting the organization.
He said the miners were undoubtedly
looking forward to reward in the shane
of an increase, and that in every effort
on their part to benefit their homes and
themselves the miners would have his
hearty support.
Mr. Mitchell, in closing asked the del
egates to carry back to their locals his
best wishes and hopes for a steady ad
vancement.
AT Tuesdays session President P. j.
Ne Arl1n e =
Workers, was present and addressed the
convention.
In Introducing him, President Lewis
said Mr.. McArdle represented an organ
ization that was engaged in struggle
with a corporation that was reaching out
toward the coal interests, and that the
miners may in time also become en-
gagged in struggle with the same cor
poration.
MIR. McArdle spoke of the struggle
that is being carried on with the steel
corporation. He said this was the final
step in the effort of the United States
Steel Corporation to wipe unionism out
OF its plants. Three hundred and thirty
seven thousand acres of coal land are
owned by the steel corporation, accord
ing to the latest reports. He said the
steel corpor;zion dictates not only it's
own policy but attempts to, and frequent
ly is successful, in dictating the policy
OF other men in the same line of indus.
try, and overlooks no means or methods
III making its attempts successful. He
pointed this out as a reason WHY organ
lied labor in general should be interested
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to handle some courts and that in Indi-
ana, after fight of six months, the cor
poration has been unable to get an in
junction in the federal court
From the mines of Minnesota and
Michigan to the mines of Alabama, he
said, it is the policy of the steel cor
poration to control all. He said he
wished to express appreciation of the
support received from the United Mine
Workers. He said that at present there
is fight on to see whether organized
labor shall be stamped out of the great
est industry in the country. In closing,
he asked the continued support of the
mine workers.
Following the address of Mr.. McArdle,
G. w. Savage, delegate from Columbus,
o., spoke Of the similarity of interest of
the iron, steel and tin workers and the
United Mine Workers as opposed to the
steel corporation.
lie made a motion that the convention
go on record as indorsing the Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers in
their struggle against the steel corpora
ton. The motion was unanimously
adopted.
Another motion was then made, en-
bodying n tribution of 5000 to the
iron, steel and tin workers. It was de-
cided that this matter be referred to the
committee that had been previously APP
pointed to take up the appeal of the gar
ment workers of st. Louis.
representative of the Boot and Shoe
Workers International Union addressed
the convention, urging that the delegates
and their wives buy only those shoes that
bear the union label. He pointed out
that much of the shopping was done by
the women.
The credentials committee reported on
several minor matters that it had under
consideration.
Following the report of the credentials
committee there was considerable discus
sion in relation to whether the delegates