The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-31

and IL would never do TO elect him.
Yet. when the strikers ask for
financial aid. they get messages OF
sympathy and speakers sent into the
strike zone. VIII sympathy or those
speeches feed the hungry women
and children No" he shouted and
IL was echoed all over the hall.
Mcdonald declared that the rea-
son the assessment had not been Ie-
We'd was due 10 the fact that tina
best of feeling between the officers
Of the American Federation OF La
Dor and the Western Federation OF
Miners did not exist.
In concluding. the Illinois miner
made a plea that the delegates give
close attention 10 Gompers.
Had Nc Show.
Il resent the hypocritical plea OF
Mcdonald for a hearing for me.
GomTers said. when the cheers had
died down so that he could be heard.
The worst criminal i'm the land has
a better show than I have here. He
knows the charges that have been
placed against him. but ! am called
here and the charges made without
any time FOR me 20 obtain evidence
TO disprove them. II is unjust, vic
ious and inhuman.
ION the unsupported testimony Of
Mcdonald you have laughed. How
would you like 10 be placed on trial
before a jury whose minds were al
ready poisoned against your
The fact that / was permitted 10
occupy a pulpit in Seattle the Sun
day night following the Sunday
morning mentioned by Mcdonald. is
sufficient refutation OF the charge
that ] was drunk"
Gompera denounced Mcdonald for
taking the position that unions unable
20 pay the assessment should be eX.
PEELED from the Federation.
How short is Do memory Of sOma
men, exclaimed GOmuers. In 1894.
the American Federation Of Labor
had only $4,000 In its treasury. but
hen the miners appealed for aid.
they were voted $500. What would
have happened mad an assessment
been levied at that time The United
Mine Workers OF America could not
have paid and would have been fore
Cd Dat o. fhe Federation. that's what
would ave happened. And there ars
many unions today. sorry as J am 20
say 10. iu tho same position as the
miners were boz lS9i.
Enemies Don't Think So.
Mcdonald says the American Fed
Grafton of Labor rs rcaCtionary. fossil
lied and dead continued Gompers.
but the enemies OF organized labor
do not think so. Ask Post. ask Kirby.
ask pou,. they do not think the Amer.
Jean Federation Of Lal or is dead.
The United states supreme Court does
not tliHk fhe American Federation OF
Labor i- dead
Iu concluding Gompcrs reiterated
the hope that President John p. White.
.| HL. .H.H.H. |.L##"I AwHLHH Che. .|H..
Of vice president ol the Federation %
which Doe was elected al the Seattle
convention Ha said there was mo- law
Ir Tho Federation c~numoratinc IN
eight vice presidents 81 the Fedora.
zion ta nr-t. second. third. etc. and
that If bad only become n custom.
President White was elected sew.
'ufH Woo president and declined fo
serve ou 'ho ground that the position
nas NOT In keeping with Che dignity
~ fHn miners organization He was
unable fo attend yesterday session
because of HInoss huf SAT on tho plate
form TODAY
Meyers Brief Speech
Meyers speech wac brief ae 10
would NOT -.t .1mc off poo Things ho
Oa' Intended aa gomuer. had fo
eav io take a train f.r Sow York
srd cor'd o hear fH.r
prriia never hr.nE result.
NolDr declared rhs appeal ~ tho
American Federation Ir0urhf Bon Eft.
lIrrf. of nH... f. WOO came from
tHo coal mr.- Ho NOT believe a
fnn.rrrf -uanf would have
driven .rr OFF OH. unions 0ut OF The
federation Ih.' Ir.. there were ofhts.
r.. ..Ir t.. statement that %
...II U.. Odd. ...ft| for NOT fnvufrr