The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-26
Federation Rejects Suggestion
of Acquiring Interests in
Mining Properties.
CAPITALISTS CONTROL
THE NEEDED MACHINERY
Delegates Representing Won
ems AuXiliaries Are Grant
ed Mileage.

BUTTE. Mont. July 25.-Thc Western
Federation of Miners today In convention
assembled voted that IL considered the
suggestion Of President Mover In favor
of ownership in mines and smclters by
labor organizations to be impracticable.
Mr.. Meyer in his annual report suggested
that II some of the immense sums eN-
pended In strikes were directed to ac-
curing interests In mining and smelling
properties the movement would have d
great tendency to obviate The necessity
Tor strikes. The committee IN which the
matter was referred reported Yesterday
that In Its opinion this move on the part
of the iaboring classes would ne imD"Ic-
tical for the reason that the machinery
necessary aN. TO carry on those operations
1t cost Butte miners union about
$4,000 To learn that II was impra ticable
for that union to attempt 10 run CO.
operative coal business here" declared
Delegate Frank Curran Eve thought
we would surely put all the other coal
yards out Of business, but they put us
out Of business. for the reason that the
railroads would not give us the same
transportation rates as the Dealers
Allow Women Mileage.
There was an interesting discussion on
the question of recognizing wonens
auXiliares 10 the federation TO the extent
Of allowing their delegates mileage the
sltion was favored by Delegate j. Binney
of Rossland 3. C., who held the proxy
for women's auxiliary No, l there. That
delegate and others had IL good word TO
say for the ladies as regards their edu-
catlonal and other work for the cause
and their liberality in contributing 1inan-
cially TO the utmost Of their ability.
There was general expression OF opin-
ion 10 the effect that the membership OF
those auNiliaries should be restricted 10
1hG 1ahesy wives Owe and eaushIefs cd oi
that " II were otherwise. women engaged
in various employments would organize
simply for the purpose OF taking enjoy
able trips to convention cities at the
pense OF the federation.
Organizer Joe Cannon contended that
II the women were given equal repre-
sentation on the convention floor their
auxiliaiies Should be required TO pay
per capita TAX the same as the unions
composed OF men,
IF women ever expect to ernancipate
themselves from the sex thralldomi OF
which so many of them complain, de-
clared Mr.. Cannon, they should become
independent OF men in such matters. That
doctr has been recognized as a sound.
economic principle by women themselves
who are advanced in such matters. 1t Is
all well enough to make good fellows Of
ourselves but there should be nothing
sensa tional about these proceedings here.
Delegate a. NJ. Fluent said he favored
the report OF the committee TO the effect
that delegates Of auxiliaries should be
women should be given every assistance
possible by the federation for the pro-
noting OF their organizations, Delegate
Fluent made the guess that Organizer
Cannon is a single man.
Report Concurred In.
Several delegates made the point that
the husbands, brothers and fathers of the
women who earned the wages would
have to meet whatever assessments We're
levied upon the women folks and for that
reason the proposition seemed To them 10
be double taxation
Delegate Thomas Campbell said he did
not understand the utility OF these sep
arate auxiliary organizations and that II
women are not allowed to become full
fiedged members of unions they should
not be allowed representation on the con-
vention floor,
The report OF the committee IN favor
of allowing mileage to REPRE- esentatiVes TO
conventions from womcn's auTilaries
was concurrcd In.
The report Of the committee In favor
OF providing means for the recall Of all
elective and appointive officers OF the
convention was referred 10 special COM
mittce
The committee on strikes and lockouts
reported In favor OF extending every aid
possible TO the striking workers on the
aqueduct at Los Angeles and TO give
every aid to the movement to change the
city administration at the municipal cleo
ton to he held there this fall. II was de-
clared the present administration Is an
tagonistic TO the laborinE classes and
labor orga MIA tlons,