The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1911-07-27
MINERS MEET
AT BUTTE
Al Annual Meeting Ma tiers We're
Discussed Relative TO the
McNamara Bros.

President Charles H Meyers annual
report TO the Western Federation Of
Miners was read on July 10Th at Butte
Montana to the 10th annual convention
in session. The report is a compre-
hensive review of the conditions in the
metalliferous mining districts OF the
west and embraces numerous reccomen-
dations upon issue now agitating the
federation. President Mover urges par
ticipalion in politics by the Western
Federation as a body, favors recall Of
Judges and citing the supreme court
decisions in the tobacco and Standard
Oil cases, declares ii is only a question
of time until the courts will bring labor
unions under the Sherman anti trust
act, and that the labor movements
legal status then will hang on the
judges opinion as to whether they are
reasonable or not. Mr.. Meyer, in
his report, expresses the opinion that
recall would enable labor to weed from
the bench jurists known to be opposed
to the union movement.
President Meyer recommends con-
sideration OF plan to raise gigantic
fund to enter the operating field. Be-
cause Of the expense Of annual session,
Mr.. Mover recommends that the con-
ventions be made biennial
The proposal to raise fund for the
defense OF the Mcnamara brothers at
Los Angeles by assessing each member
OF every union 25 cents was taken up
A communication to the con-
vention in regard to the matter from
Secretary Frank Morrison OF the Ameri-
lean Federation of Labor was read. He
urged the necessity Of funds to be
available Immediately, and it was sug-
gested that if possible there should be
no delay till the assessments are collect
ed, but that the amounts might be
advanced from the treasury funds of the
unions and the collections made by the
unions themselves afterwards.
As regards the sum needed to be
raised by organized labor throughout
the country. Vice President Mahoney
expressed the opinion that $500, 900 or
even $500, 900 might be found inadequate,
as, if the officials of the structural iron
workers should be acquitted in Los
Angeles, there were plans, it was de-
clared, to continue the prosecutions In
their home states and other places in
the country. Mr.. Mahoney suggested
that the convention might be able to
act more expeditiously in the matter if
it was referred to committee.
Delegate Tom Corcoran Of Burke, Ida.
suggested that, besides giving financial
aid to the accused labor leaders, action
should be taken similar to that resorted
to by organized labor in France, when
leader there, Brand had been condem-
med to death. A threat to stop every
wheel of industry throughout the coun-
try on the following day unless the
condemned man was given bis liberty
had the desired effect. 1t was declared
that the freedom Of the McNamaras at
Los Angeles might be effected by similar
determined action and threat to strike
upon the part oforganized labor thrOug-
out the whole Of this country.
At this point President Meyer intro
buced Editor CROUCH visiting union
man from Los Angeles, and he mounted
the convention platform and gave a
very interesting account Of his exper-
fences as a member of q committee Of
seven representing the labor unions Of
Continued to page two.