Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-14
Open Fifth Annual Convention, al
Observation-Disclosures Session with.
Report of Grand Pres. C0yle--
Welcome to City by c. w. Davis.
Gov ". 7. Hanes and Hon. Frank Redington Guests
in Evening injecting to Last -Four Days.

| by an honest principle will accomplish
| their end.
Hon Frank Redington, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, was the
| last speaker of the evening. and told
in a few We'll chosen words of the
order and the good that it was accom-
plishing and of its future projects.
The program for, Wednesday. will
be resumption of the business as left
! from Tuesdays meeting. In the eve
ming grand ball will be held in the
armory, for which about 300 invita-
lions have been issued. Admission
will be only through the dance orders
which serve for both programs and
cards of admission.
The delegates will probably COM
plete tour of the mills and factories
some of which We're visited, Tuesday
The Business Session.
The fifth annual convention of the
Brotherhood of Railway Employees
opened at the armory at Front and
Common streets, Tuesday morning, at
10 o'clock, when President j. p. Coyle
called the meeting to order. The in
terror of the armory was decorated
with streamers of red, white and blue
Iurtings and American flags were ar
ranged from the ratings of the bal
cony. Something IN the neighborhooa
of 300 delegates were present, and af
ter the appointment of the committee
on credentials, the credentials of the
delegates were examined and the con-
vention formally opened. In his open
ing address, President Coyle spoke ir
part rs follows:
Pres. Coyie's Address.
Once again we are assembled to
witness the passing Of the old and the
dawning Of a new year in our or
sanizatien life. once more we meet
to read the lesson of the twelve
months that are passed, and plan for
those which are TO come. The year
that is now all but closed has been
one of achievement along many lines,
and has in its record of things ac-
complished much to warrant us in
looking forward to continuation of
cur present era of good feeling.
No institution. be it ever SO com
mendable or laudable. whether in pur
pose, or practice or both, is free from
attack. Unionism in spite of its
achievements is frequently assailed
from all sorts of motives for various
kinds of purposes, and occasionally
without any motives or purpose what
ever
Critics of the labor movement should
not forget that unionism has its HUI
man side and that the men who make
up unions are subject to the limita-
lions that the Creator has imposed
upon all his creatures.
AS We are but human, and at times
perhaps excessively and intensely hui
man. we can but hope to struggle
along with the plain old fashioned
idea of common honesty as between
man and man, and do our best TO live
according to our lights.
Recently a railroad man. who has
achieved some distinction as a COM
mentator on the relation existing be-
tween the railroads and their en-
ployees. essayed the role of critic and
yentured some ideas on unionism that
should not. be permitted to pass with
out challenge.
Here are three of them:
l. Organization discipline brushes Out
individualstic sentiment among the
members.
.. Organization attitude, practice and
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