The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-19
MILL ANO sMEtTERMEN OF
BUTTE ADOPT ScATHiNG RES.
oLUTioNS AT MEETING.
ENGINEERS DENOUNCED
Organisation Takes Occasion to Ex.
press It's Opinion Of Members OF In.
ternational Union No. t38 in Most
Fiery Reconsideration Shows Lit.
tie Change Since Trouble Bcoan.

tie Change Since Trouble Bcoan.
Butte, Feb. u.s., Special ,- Thn eitu
alton nv regards the strike MI the an
gineers remains practically the .Anfn.
The same number Of men ar. Working
ns Yesterday and there have boca no
dcsertinnS from either side. fnih nf
the engineers unions are optimistir ana
ii seems that the only solution ~ the
difficulty will he the importation or
Western Federation men from ,thcr
camps where men who understand
first melton engines can be secured.
The streets are crowded with labor
err. and aa natural result the strike
" the subject of discussion every
where. Last night n meeting of the
mill and smeltermen was held and
resolutions We're adopted These were
denied the morning papers. ns II was
necessary 70 draft them In fun. and
this morning the following was given
out by the authorized committee
Whereas. A certain body Of men
has seen fit To leave daily employment
for an imaginary grievance, and by so
doing has interrupted the laborlng con
ditions, To the detriment of the vast
majority of our people. These men
seem to have no object in view but
to create distrust and dlssension I'm the
ranks Of the employed, under the plea
that their manhood IL at issue, and
only few months ago their manhood
N ha tGI In,
rection. Then they wanted to enlarge
their scope of usefulness by encroach-
ing upon the United Brewery Workers
Of our city, that failing, this same
crowd fortified Itself in n Western Fed :
GRAFTON Of Miners hall and by force
and threats did intimldate and coerce
some Of the members of No. S3 To join
their ranks, and their present leaders
did misaprropriate and use the funds
OF the Western Federation of Miners
for their own use and convenience. and.
under bogus sale attempted To trans
fer their property To one of their lead
ers. thereby andeavoring to cripple
their own organization and defeat the
objects for which they were organized.
Condemns Action.
Whereas These same men were the
foremost In advocating the contracts
which they now wish To repndiate and
annul. therefore, be IL
Resolved, That tho Butte Mill and
Smeltermcn's union No. - hereby con-
domn tho action of these men, which
In contrary Ia their views oi II few
months ago, and, We believe, they have
no other object than to keep their
names In print. Their attempt to nul-
lily their Own contract and 10 break
their word Of honor, which they
pledged when they joined No. SO. II II
greater stain on their so-caliad man
hood than can be inflicted BY any acts
Of others. II their manhood were at
issue, IL was lost in May last and
completely slaughtered in September.
only a stencil remains. and that will
soon be wiped ont. never to return IL
this community. and
Resolved. Tint wo call upon all
union men everywhere 10 beware of
their tactics. Anyone who viii break
his obligation Of honor and his written
contract IL not To be- trusted as n
leader and should he stunned by all
true men.
Resolved, That we extend our heart
felt thanks and support 10 that grand
body of men. the Butte Miners union
No. |, who comprise the stability and
the prosperity OF the community, and
who have nj all times held the best
Interests Of tho vast majority of tho
In hai ind snf
have and are now standing for Butte
for men and for harmony, as against
faetional strife and egotism Of a few
We again pledge them our entire sup
pert In this and every effort of the hel i.
torment Of local conditions"
Answer Given.
Replying To communication OF \ H.
Wethey, calling attention to the fact
that the Clark properties. having en-
tered into an agreement with the engi :
neers Of No. SO. expected the men tn
make good, the following answer was
made public today:
Referring TO your communication OF
the nth, viii answer as follows. BY
the terms cf our contract with your
company, we have jurisdiction oyer
Wlpers and oilers. We have never been
consulted in regard 10 the transfer 81
these men To the International union
No. lbs. They are not engineers and
were, al the time of making the can
tract, members OF our organization
and We still desire To retain them,
we are now ready to furnish you
Wipers or oilers, IL you have vacancies
in that department. 4 committee from
International Engineers union No 1875
must have known that they were mis-
representing the facts 10 you, for nc
meeting has ever taken place BY com
mlttees or officers Of the two bodies.
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