Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-22
Miners ATTACK
LABOR FEDERATION
Gall Organization Fossilized in Several
Bitter Speeches at Their Big
Convention.
WARM DEBATE ON ISSUES
OF DAY BETWEEN DELEGATES
Industrial Unionism Problems Taken Up
And President White Is Among
Those Speaking.

indianapolis, Jan. 92.--Attacks on
tho American Federation Of Labor
cropped out in the convention Of the
United Mineworkers Of America in de.
bate on tho resolutions committee re.
port yesterday, The speeches against
the federation were started by Duncan
Mcdonald, an Illinois labor leader, in
tho course Of the discussion Of resolu-
tion regarding industrial unionism.
Resolutions dealing with industrial
unionism many Of them demanding n
convention for April ], 1914, to consid.
or tho subject, were submitted TO the
committee. The committee opposed the
calling Of tho convention, and drafted
substitute resolution instructing tho
delegates to tho American Federation
Of Labor TO work for the passage Of
resolution providing for industrial
unionism, rather than crafts unionism.
Federation Called Worm Eaten"
"If any ono can get a progressive
resolution through tho American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor" Mcdonald asserted,
"he will deserve q monument, for ho
will be as great man as Washington.
That body is reactionary, fossilized,
orm.eaten and sad, !"
Mcdonald asserted that as a delegate
Of the mineworkers no attended the
Seattle convention Of tho federation,
and was almost thrown out bodily for
supporting a resolution favoring in.
dustrial unionism.
"Tho conditions Of the American
Federation Of Labor arc about as Dele
gate Mcdonald has stated" said Prosi.
don't White, Of tho miners. 80 far II
has been impossible TO get an indus
trial unionism resolution passed by
that body. Tho time is coming, how.
ever, whom the labor leaders viii have
TO see that In industrial unionism lies
the only hope Of the labor movement in
this country.
Delegates Inaulted Is Charge
Thomas Kennedy Of HaEclton, Pa,
said that almost every delegate from
the minors TO tho federation IN recent
years had been in@ltod in the conven.
tiOn.
"That organization is rotten TO the
core" no concluded.
Despite the attacks ON the fedora.
tion the commuters substitute resOlu.
tion was adopted
Frank a. Ryan, president Of the In.
tcrnational Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, who with
several Of his associates, was convicted
in the federal court here ON charges Of
eonspiring 70 transport explosives he.
galN addressed the convention.
"Thero seems to be two iutcrprc
taiions Of tho lsw--Onc Tor the power
fm capitalist aud one for tho laborlne
peoplc,N President Ryan said,
Ryan Rosents Punishment
"The capitalists copsplre to increase
prices and the like then whom they
arc caught red.handcd they are told to
dissolve, 70 and sin no moro, Not so
with @boring people, When we are
charged with conspiracy they force us
90 take our punishment
Ryan thanked the miners for the
moral and financial aid they had given
The ironworkcrs and declared no act
Of his, past, present or future, should
make the union men feel ashamed,
The question o. transferring the CON
vension from this city was pNscsd over
today without a ripple, The committee
combined several resolutions on thi.
subject with otherso relating to IN,
erection Of a permanent headQuarter,
building and printing plant Tor IN,
Minewoveors journal in one, and Il
was referred to referendum vote Of
tho miners. The delegates said the,
aid not want to take the rcspOusibrli,
for placing a 100000 assessment o,
the members,
Tho convention voted 10 appopint
committee to work IN conneciiOu with
the bureau Of miues for fedora
mining law, Or, Il that were cops,itu
tional, for uniform mining laws II
tsasos containing coal mipes,
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