United labor bulletin., 1913-12-20

Labor department was there to see
that women delegates and visitors got
what was coming to them She also
her gracious smile to the
males.
National Secretary-Treasurer Will
liam Green, whose speech Tuesday
was one of the most sound and logi-
cal ever presented to a labor ccnven-
ton, for several years was member
of the Ohio State Senate and was
president of that body two terms. He
was author of the Ohio workman's
compensation laws.
Labor Commissioner Edwin V.
Brake told the delegates the reason
some of the militia companies doing
duty in the strike zone were composed
of IA privates and II officers was that
the former received 81 per day and
the latter 5000 per month in certifi-
Gates of state indebtedness.
The large number of delegates was
even a surprise to the State Fedora
ton officials and threw the operators
into a state bordering on delirium. 1t
was said it couldn't be done, but they
did It,.
Secretary-Treasure Green, who
signs the check for $4,000 sent each
week to Colorado mine strikers, said
the women and children in the tent
colonies would be provided with plen-
ty of Christmas cheer.
Bob" Owens of the Denver Brick
layers Union had voice that car
ried to every recess of the big hall.
w. L. Gilbert, member of the State
Legislature from Fremont county, was
delegate from the United Mine
Workers of that countq. His splendid
record in the state house has gained
him many friends.
r. P. Means was assistant secretary
and Pete McPhee sergeant-at-arms,
both of Denver. They did good work.
Frank T. Miner, president of Trim
idad Trades Assembly and recently
elected a vice president of the State
Federation, headed the list of forty
delegates from the southern coal city.
George Henderson of Pueblo Typo
graphical Union was there with the
resolutions.
c. C. Nagle and H. F. Jones repre-
sented the Salida Federated Railway
Unions.
John Turney, president of the West
ern Federation of Miners Union in
the Cripple Creek district was on hand
with his rotundity and smile.
President Alexander Howatt of Kan
To- T-ca c.
urer Fred Holt of Oklahoma District
81, United Mine Workers Of America,
attended the convention.
There were fifteen women delegates
in the convention, and they took an
active part in the proceedings.
Sadie Adney, Rubie Evits and other
members of the benefit ball for child
rem of strikers did good business
selling tickets to visitors and dele
gates.
The resolutions committee consist
ed of j. X. Radley of Colorado
Springs Miss Bessie Miller of Denver,
A. F. Jones of Salida, John Cassidy
of Lafayette, Alfred Pomery Of Lead
vile, ]. A. Dougherty Of Pueblo and
C. E. Morrison of Leadville.
The conventions important policy
committee was composed of Eli
M. Gross of Denver, chairman; w. L.
Gilbert of Coal Creek, Edward Ander-
son of Pueblo, Frank Miner Of Trini-
dad, John Turney of Victor. Adam
ogle OF Colorado Springs Louella SIM
mon of Denver, Theodore Boak of Sill
verton, John Lawson of Palisade and
Henry Lavoe of Denver.
Every time Woodrow Wilson's
name was mentioned by speakers
there was loud cheering, giving assur-
ance the working people have faith in
the President of the United States.
Delegates were supplied with red
ribbon badges reading: Colorado
State Federation of Labor-Delegate
Special Convention, Denver, Colo,
Dec. 16, 1913"
Five Baldwin-Feltz detectives repre-
senting the big Three" operators
were spotted in the hall and told to
decamp while the going was good.
ct armory with them.
The convention decided by an over
whelming majority against any COM
pulsory arbitration scheme.
T. X. Evans, one of the miners COM
mittee which recently had an unfruit-
full conference with the operators, was
a ready debater on the convention
floor.
A. ]. Dessler. secretary OF Cripple
Creek Typographical Union, sent tel
aqram stating that while that arPan-