Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-13

| Illinois State Federation OF lapui'
Mother" JONES' the sO-year-old veteran
who during the greater part Of her long
life has fought increasingly in laoors
cause, electrified the convention of the
American Federation of Labor in Horti-
cultural Hail, today by her speech on
modern labor fights
with n warm tribute from Samuel
Gompers, president of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, Mother" Jones was
presented to the convention.
Mother Jones was escorted to the
platform by Frank Hayes. vice president
of the United Mine Workers of America.
Mrs. Jones, who has spent the last year
in Colorado, fighting side by side with the
strikers, said:
"The fight in Colorado was not for
more wages. 1t was that CONSTITUTIONS
rights be given to the workers. Colorado
has some of the finest labor laws BUT
these laws are cast aside. not by tho
workers. but by the high class burglars.
The fight in Colorado. in West Virginia
and Calumet Is a fight for bread. .tl
"There was state of peonage In west
| Virginia such as the world never saw
Mother Jones related brief history or
| Michigan and Colorado. She told of the
hatred prevalent in these States between
| labor and capital.
She attacked John D. Rockefeller, say
| ing;
| Jesus, has trained army of gunmen
| whom he sends to beat down his work.
men when they go out on strike
| mo nation In the world has ever ad-
vanced," cited Mother Jones, has ever
advanced with the working class crushed.
DRAGGED FROM BED.
In the fight in West Virginia she told
how she was dragged out of bed one
morning by the company's private militia
! and told to get out of the State and
| never come back"
| well, you can tell man to do some-
| thing, but when you tell a woman not
! to come back YOU can bet she won't obey.
But / want to say that there is no
| act committed by man for which woman
| is not more or less responsible
| "If she had devoted her time to sooth-
| ing his savage breast, perhaps we would
not have so many savages among us,
! She then discussed the situation in Colo
! RADIO, and charged that the rights of the
! miners In Colorado were disregarded en-
! tirely by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company and the State authorities.
She declare "gunmen hired by the COM
| pany' in an armored automobile, on
| which a number of guns were mounted.
attempted to create riot in Trinidad
Col. at a time when Governor Ammons
was I'm town. in order to compel him to
| send the militia into town.
"Mother" Jones then told OF meeting
she had with General villa soon after
the New Mexico mine disaster, when she
told villa "it would be good thing II
you came over to see us a little bit;
we need you"
She asserted that when told by Gov
ernur Ammons to stay out Of Colorado she
said: IT told him that no Governor as
vet owns this. country, nor President.
The Standard Oil Company may have a
mortgage on II, but we are very soon
going to remove it,
CARRYING in Trinidad I was arrested
| was met by the militia of General Chase
with fixed bayonets, and the greatest
fight in the history of this country took
place when that army fought an SO-year-
old woman,
A HUGO NEEDED
you will never grasp the atrocities In
Colorado nless another Victor Hugo
comes to portray them. Children were
burned and roasted to death and upon the
mangled hearts of those little children
is built the fortune of John ID. Roeke-
feller.
'When 1 heard the screams Of those
children, / said. oh, my God, I wish I
could send those screams to Washington:
perhaps they would move men to action
GARMENT WORKERS SPLIT.
The split in the organization OF the
Garment Workers OF America was a
chief topic on the calendar before the
convention.
The resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of committee of fve TO in-
vestigate the causes which led to the
split provoked heated discussion.
Supporting the resolution were John
Walker. president OF the Illinois State
Federation OF Labor, and DELEGATE
sehlossberg, Of the Ladies Garment
Wokers.
The resolution was opposed by seere-
tary Bernard A, Larger, of the United
Garment Workers who maintained that
the seeding faction had no case In
view OF Its unconstitutional departure
from the official body. Delegate Me-
Nulty, OF the Electrical Workers also
opposed the resolution.
The resolution was finally defeated and
The present officers and Organization 1t
the United Garment Workers Of America
were upheld.
PARADE TONIGHT.
! The great parade In connection with the
convention will be held tonight More
. thsn 5000 trade unionists. accompanies
By 1000 musicians, are expected 10 be Ia
) line, The chief marsaal OF the parade
) viii be Frank Feeney. Of the Elevator
{ Constructors and chairman Of the Phila.
3 | delDhla Committee on Arrangements.
The parade Nhi ttart at Broad and
Diamond streets. and viii march toward
Horticultural Hall First Ia line wiu bs
9 the delegates Of the American Fsderatiez
: Of Labor followed by the delegates b
Z J the Building Trades Conhcll. the Iabe
I Trades Unions. members of tie olhei
Z unions u the city. and the Metal rraase
: ~ Horticultural Han the parade Qil
g oe reviewed by Aayur Blankenbufr aar
g ernqr-elect hrum1aasn senator Fen4oaa
ne pfesiain8 efhcers of hota 1ranclles S
E lcancIla ah4 lhs Executive eouns.f q Vs.
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