The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-22
FEDERATION OF
 LABOR ATTACKED
DUNCAN M'DONALD, MINER LEADER FROM ILLINOIS, DE
 LINERS AN ADDRESS.
In Which He Attacks the American Federation of Labor for Reception of Miner Delegates.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 21.-Attacl,; on the American Federation of Labor cropped out in the convention of the United Mine Workers of America dur ing the debate on the resolution committee report today The speech es against the Federation were start ed by Duncan Mcdonald Illinois la bor leader. during the discussion Ci resolution regarding industrial un. ionism.
 A number of resolutions dealine with industrial unionism, many oi them demanding a convention for April l, 1914, to consider the subject were submitted to the committee. The committee opposed the calling of the convention and drafted sub resolutions instructing the delegates to the American Federation of Labor 70 work for the passing of a resolu. tion in favor of industrial unionism rather than craft unionism.
 Mcdonald said he as a delegate of the miEe workers had attended the Seattle convention of the Federal ion and was almost thrown out bodily for supporting a resolution favoring in dustrial unionism
 ''The conditions in the American Federation of Labor are about as Del egaee Mcdonald. has stated" said President John P. White, of the min CTS,
 So far it has been impossible to get a unionism resolution passed by that body The time IS coming soon, however. when the labor leaders will have to see that in industrial union ism lies the only hope of the labor movement in this country.
 Thomas Kennedy of HaZelton, Pa, declared that almost every delegate from the miners 70 the Federation ir recent years mas been insulted in the convention That organization IS rotten to the core" he said
 Despite the attack on the Fedora tion, the committees sub-resolution was adopted.
 Frank M Ryan, president of the h. ternational Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, who with number of his associates was con victed in the federal court here Jn charges Of conspiracy to transport ex- plosives illegally, addressed the con vention today.
 There seems to be two interpreta- lions o fthe law, one for the powerful capitalists and one for the laboring people" declared MT Ryan "The cap italists combine and conspire to in crease prices and the like, then, when they are caught red-handed, they are told to dissolve and go and sin no more. No. SC with the laboring peo- pie. WheG they are charged with conspiracy, they force us to take our punishment"
 The question of transferring the convention from this city was passed over today withou. a ripple The committee combined a number of res olutions on this subject. with a nun. Der of others relating to the erection of a permanent headquarters build ing, and printing plant for the Mine Workers Journal in one, and it was referred to referendum vote. The delegates declared they did not want to take the responsibility for placing 8 $500,000 assessment on the mem bers.
 The convention voted to appoint q committee to work in connection with he bureau of mines for federal mining law, or. if that were uncon- stitutional. for uniform mining laws in the states where coal mines ex- ist.