The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-03
John M. O'Neill Called Upon to
Defend Himself From a
Series of Charges.
MAYOR OF BUTTE ALSO
INVOLVED IN DISPUTE
Meeting of Western Federation
EnIivened by Fight Over
Conduct of Magazine.

BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 2-The spice
Of today's proceedings before the an
nual convention of The Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners In this city was tho
appearance of Editor John M. O'Neill
Of the Miners Magazine of Denver,
to substantiate his stand on the
80 'Neill Barnes controversy, in ac-
cordance with motion made Monday,
when the committee on education and
literature on part of their report,
recommended that O,Neill be censured
O'Neill divided his statement into
three sections, one dealing with com,
munication sent by Wallace miners
union No, II to President Meyer. crit
icisiDg the management Of the Miners
Magazine, one with resolution adopted
by Butte Miners union No. 30 censur-
ing O'Neill for his criticism Of Mayor
Duncan of Butte and the other cover
ing the O'Neill- Barnes controversy.
Replying the the resolution by the
Butte Miners union. Mr.. O'Neill said
that it was adopted at regular meet.
ing after the majority of the members
had departed and was In answer to
letter from Mayor Duncan to the union,
complaining of criticism by O'Neill.
Mr., o Neil said such a course on the
part of the mayor of Butte was not
f'manly and honorable and referred
to the mayor using the Butte Miners
union as a machine" in order to OBJ
tain a vote of censure,
Mayor Duncan Appears.
Mayor Duncan appeared in the hall
after Mr. O'Neill had concluded the
reading of his supplemental --~ort. The
mayor said one of the comrades had
phoned him that the subject was un-
der discussion and suggesting that he
appear and make statement. He de-
MED that the administration in Butte
had ever contemplated compelling the
women of the red light zone to wear a
distinctive uniform so that everyone
would know them when they ap-
peared on the streets, and said that
when Mr.. O NELL wrote an editorial
on the matter he did not know what
he was talking about and had no right
to publish anything on the subject until
he knew what he was talking about.
o'Neil heatedly claimed his right TO
print In his magazine what had been
used In daily paper and again crlti-
cised Mayor Duncan for writing 10 the
miners sunion on the subject instead of
addressing his communication to the
Miners Magazine.
Further consideration of the question
was put off TO O'Clock,
o'Neln in his supplemental report re-
ferred to Mr.. Barnes. national secretary
Of the Socialist party, as booze fight.
err" free lover and "blackmailer," ,"
and assailed the ''auintette Of white
washers who had attempted to brand
Mother Jones. the queen Of mothers. as
a 'blackmailer
He defended his right to defend Mother
Jones In the Miners Magazine and con
world had ever seen was hanged between
two thieves 1900 years ago"
81, ~,
Wallace Miners union was bitter. He
referred to the members of the commit
tee who had signed the communication
f the to rpets M4EeF Se 9
committee of Wallace and the Turner
Goggin- Turner trio"
Board to Appoint Editor.
A motion that the executive board be
given the authority TO appoint the editor
OF the Miners Magazine was carried. a
jected. motion TO compel all unions 10
subscribe for the magazine to the extent
Of their membership was voted down.
magazine at the disposal OF all members
and officers of the federation was car
ried and afterwards the action was ad-
yersely commented upon by President
Meyer, Vice President Mahoney and a. f,
Fluent.
Present Moyer said that in the past
many contributions had been rejected be-
tdNSe lIIcy were lldDlS TO lnNDiNe the
federation in costly libel suits and that
the action of the convention seemed 10
throw open the door for publishing every
thing that might come to hand of that
dangerous nature. Similar comment was
made by Vice President Mahoney. but M
action was taken to rescind the action OF
the convention.
The resolution presented by Vice Presi-
dent Mahoney providing, for striking from
the constitution the clause prohibiting
time contracts with mine owners again
came up for discussion this afternoon.
On the previous day Mr.. Mahoney had
said he believed that clause OF the CON
stitution should be done away with and
that there should he an amendment pro-
viding that no union could enter info a
time contract as Butte union did withou,
| first consulting with the executive offj
GERS OF the federation. so that the In
terests Of all unions might be considered
| in the matter.
! A motion 10 lay the whole matter or
! the table was made today. after some
discussion Of the matter. and the motion
was carried by show of hands there
| being no roll call on that issue.
MACHINES MADE