The chronicle=news., 1913-08-19
LABOR Hf;>|N
W0ROY WAR IN
CONVENTION

OOUv U6Uv UOUU
Scenes Of the widest disorder
which for u time threatened to pre-
clpttate xn open encounter between
different delegates concluded the see
state Federation OF Labor at Castle
hall today. when the question Of
adopting u resolution endorsing the
attitude Of the United Mine Workers
In relation to the present controver-
ny with the mine operators caHi0 be-
fore the body for consideration aud
vote. Delegates who opposed action
on the motion out Of the regular or
der and who wanted II referred To
the resolutions committee To be re-
ported back In order were branded
~ "iicncdict Arnolis'' and ''Judas
Ixcarioi'' and enemies of oragnixcd
labor By the spokcsmen for the Unit
cd Mine Workers and Miners un.
ions. Durin. the melee James kir-
wan ot silvcrton and l.. y peMouchc
Of this city ciashcsi In a verbal bat.
tie that prcripitaicd tho challenge
OF the former To meet the latter In
the anlcroofn. and President Nri.cn-
nan Was openly accused by delegate
Eli N, Gross of beaver with ''sascr-
Ing At the audience" After two
hours OF ~rsn.iins III. resolution
on roll call pass~d by unanimous
vote before adjournment at ! o'clock
this afternoon.
The resolution was read hy Aioiph
G-rmcr. II provided In substance
that the Mine Workers organization
wa. willing to 50 into = conference.
II referred to what ~s. termed i,aAi
outrasca AGAINST the mtn~rH and that
the Colorado State Federation Of La.
bor cadossr the attitude srt forth
and give the orGanixAsioo iis finsn.
rlai and moral support IN tho c:cai
d eHflts \ .eoIls4 - the1 tes. ~
eeoaslbllliy .sse With the operation.
NJ ~. Osoaa os beaver. l.. p. IN.
Mouchs aad delegate Common and
oth~ss opposed the resolution merely
on the grounds that they wanted II
referred to the resolutions commit.
s~e aud reported back with other
resolutions Tor in,ciiiscn, discussion
and action. Instantly John Il. Law
son. Ccrmrr snd other miners dele
xsics hurled the accusations which
were replied to with equal heat.
Amendments and substitute motions
we're offered hut the cail for tho vote
on the original motion Was finally
taken and IL carried unanimously on
roi, calf. The faction that offered
the resolution considered its imm-.
,i,ssc pa.sagr necessary though they
were criticized for what Vas termed
ON their floor their bull-dosinE iac-
ties" Joe Mckinley Of Denver and
=, l.. r,oyic. secretary Of district No.
80, turni.hci - dramatic moment In
their a,!drcssc. In favor of the pas.
SAGE oil the resolution rs read.
The objection which was voiced at
the time the resolution WAS read was
| clearly stated that action on II was
no, In conformity with the rules sor.
crninS the convention. The prcsi.
dent ruled that immediate action
could be taken. The remarks OF Ger.
mcr. Lawson. McGarry and Others
that certain delegates had "bccn In
! f,ucpcct'' by the commercial organt'
ya,ions were denied by those refer
rcd to and Mckinley frankly stated
in prcfac!ng his motion to suspend
tho regular order of business am
vote on the resolution that he came
from Denver where the chamber o'
commerce did not amount to a snaI
Of the finger when Il came to aid'ns
tho labor movement.
| Kirwan's personal references to ID
Mouchc was the charge that he alon'
oprpscd the action of the ioca
Trade. Assembly In voting tn rccal
the sheriff. After the roll call So''
lb.d been taken on the resolution IN
Arouchc offered an explanation o
HIS attitude at the Assembly meet
ing.
When the convention opened thi
morning at 10 o'clock the report o
IL. X. Ratlley Of the credentials com
mittce WAS read and adopted wtthcu
contest. Rufus Means offered tn
rcport on rules aud order Of bt,sines
and this report was adopted. Tn
ch hairman named the following stand
ing committees for the convention.
Reports Of officers-'cc Quinn
Grand Junction. Jack Cassidy OF La
fayette. J. A. Young OF Trinidad. !"