The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-27
MINERS ALLOW
FREE EXCHANGE
Western Federation Accepts
Cards From All Union
Workers.
! VALUE OF AFFILIATI0N
DISCUSSED AT BUTTE
Visitors Express Their Per-
sOnaI Views and Agree That
Interchange Works Well.

BUTTE, Mont, July 26.-The question
OF the effect md value OF the affiliation
OF the Western Federation Of Miners with
the American Federation of Labor was
discussed at some length at the conveu-
ton OF the miners organization today.
The discussion arose over the following
resolution that was presented by dele
gates Joe Gueln OF Butte Miners union:
Resolved. that this convention request
all international organizations to notify
s,eir members in the Inetaliferous mining
industry TO deposit their cards with the
local OF the Western Federation OF MIN
ers in their respective localities"
Delegate Ed Young OF Anaconda said
the question raised by the resolution was
an Important one and had been an open
one for some years. The speaker advised
caution and patience in the hope that
there might be an amicable adjustment
OF the matter.
Visitors Give Views
Al the suggestion of delegate Guelf the
representatives OF the United Mino
Workers OF America. coal miners. were
asked to give their views upon the ques-
tion IL they saw At Those representa-
tIves, William Green and Duncan McDon =
aid responded, They stated that free
exchange of cards by unions everywhere
TO obv!ate hardshlps imposed upon work
=
go from one jurisdiction To another was
q solution OF the matter that was 10 be
hoped for. but the speakers were free to
confess that their organization had not
vet realized that hope II was stated
there was such free acceptance OF
cards by the mine workers from the
Western Federation and union men who
came from foreign countries.
Building work is frequently tied UP In
Chicago and other large citles.' said Mr..
Mcdonald. not because OF any disagree
mcnt with employers over the scale OF
wages but on account OF jurisdictiona
fights among the union workers them
selves representing the various crafts. II
a union OF unions could be affected
through free exchange OF cards, tho
most serious general criticism OF trades
unionism will be removed"
Speaks Only for Himself.
NJ ]. Sullivan. vice president Of the
international Union OF Electrical work
ers responded to n call for his view OF
the question. He stated that he spoke
FOR himself and not In an official way
for the organIZa ton he represented. He
declared that II q state Of affairs as suG-
gcsted by Mr Mcdonald could be brought
about the workers would be able to Tie
UP Wall street. The speakers expressed
the hope that at the next session OF the
American Federation OF Labor the 2ariou:
organizations might get together anc
bring about an effective Industrial union
Delegate Gueln declared he could no
understand how the Western Federation
had benefited itself by the affiliatior
with the American Federation. as since u
had been brought about and a charter
had boen granted to the miners supposed
" giving them jurisdiction over al
workers around the mines and smelters
members OF International organizations
Western Federation and dared the miners
to take them into affiliation with theii
union.
Tim McAuliff Of Butte stated that tht
Federation
Mine Workers one better and accepted
free the cards OF all union workers. M
matter what crafts they might have beer
engaged IN
"It is true" said a NJ Fluent THAI
the Western Federation accepts free th'
cards Of any unions: anv old cards GO
with the Federation. This federation
holds out the olive branch 10 all corners
but when In return We have any occasion
to reach out for an olive branch we FIND
that IL is n nettle'