The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-02
WESTERN MINERS
HAVE VERBAL ROW
Communication i'm an Industrial
Newspaper Causes Tilt in
Convention.

RtTTE. Mont. Aug. l.-There was
battle royal OF words at the session o'
the convention OF the Western Fecera-
ton OF Miners today. The fur row' hsu :
rativciy speaking. In Lively ciash tha'
occurred between the supporters OF the
Industrial Workers of the World move
rneni and their opponents. The former
were denounced as being constantly Ia
conspiracy TO disrupt the organization OF
Tn, Western Federation Of Miners and IN
turn the supporters of the miners organl :
cation were denounced as reactiobati,ss ,,,'
and not militant IN inc 'auS' "a ~
laboring classes.
The tilt was precipitated at the open
ing OF the session when President Moyer
exhibited a copy OF an Industrial WORK /,
ers paper published In Spokane and called
attention to cartoon and conlnlunica-
ton regarding the Butte convsntion;
II desire to ask stated MT: MoSer'
"and the delegate can answer the ques-
tion or not he chooses. Wnat oeieRhle
on this floor Is correspondent OF a tna'
paper and Is responsible for that article
This pepe. has on its front page car
-oon casting slurs upon Victor Berger ths
Socialist congressman whose career aIu
acts were indorsed unanimously py lnls
convention q few days ago. Similar SUITS
and vituperatiou were cast upon Eugene
Debs and another Socialist would ssk
n there are Socialists here who favor TINS
denuncistion OF their comrades as ponu-
cal Ehouls and rats7" asked Mr.. Meyer.
There were responses OF NO. no. from
various parts of the house.
This paper denounces the western
Federation of Miners and the men who
arc supporting the cause OF this LABOR
orsanlzation as reartionsries and scaos.
do the majority Of the delegates on tnis
should sSou be indorsed'' said Mr., Meyer.
There were again responses OF NO
no. from, various parts Of tho house.
In response TO the question as to who
was the correspondent OF that Spokane
gate 4, 8, Embree OF Nome union arose
'Mr. President" he said. II wish to
say tha, am not responsible for the car
toon referred 10. but I sent conrnuni-
cation 10 that paper that was puolisheo In
the issue OF July 81 and was signed "A
Delegate
The admission called forth cries Of
Throw him outn' shame. shame" etc.
from several delegates.
''The men who are attempting TO pre-
serve this labor organization in It's career
OF usefulness in behalf OF the working
classes arc denounced as a bunch OF
scnos and It is stated that the Butte
miners union has solid delcgation thaI
ia the real thing said Mr. Moyer.
will say that II a paper Of the kind that
We cali the capitnllstic press that Is rep.
gentlemen sitting at yonder table. had
expressed sentiments as regards the ma.
iority OF these delegates such as expressed
NJ this paper that Is supposed TO repre-
sent the IchorInG classes we would arise
herc almost In body and committee
would he appointed 10 wait upon the cdi-
tor and demand Il rctraction."
President Meyer refused to entertain
motion TO expcl Delegate Embree.
\ motion for the appointment OF com
mittcc OF three for an investigation OF the
matter was then passed.
a report was received from the commit
toe on constitution and bylaws fayoring
the proposal Of Vice President Mahoncy
TO strike from tho constitution the clause
prohibiting unions from entering Into
time contracts with mine owners.