White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25
Affarks American Federation
Labor.

ton of Labor cropped out IN the con
.vention of the United Mine Workers
of America during the debate on the
resolutions committees report ar
Indianapolis. Thursday. The speech
es against the federation were started
by Duncan Mcdonald. an Illinois
labor leader. during the discussion
of a resolution regarding industrial
unionism.
4 number of resolutions dealing
with Industrial unionism, many OF
them demanding a convention for
April 1. 1914, to consider the subject
we're submitted TO the committee
The committee opposed the calling of
the convention and drafted a substi-
tute resolution instructing the dele
gates 10 the American Federation of
Labor TO work for the passage of n
resolution providing for Industrial
unionism rather than crafts union
ism.
If any one can get q progressive
resolution through the American
Federation of Labor" Mcdonald as
serted. he will deserve a monument.
for he will be as great a man as
Washington. The body is reaction
arv. fossiIized. wormeaten and dead.
Mcdonald asserted that. as a dele
gate of the mine workers. he attend
ed the Seattle convention OF the fed
Grafton and was almost thrown oHs
bodily for supporting "A resolution
favoring industrial unionism.
The conditions in the American
Federation of Labor are about a.
! Delegate Mcdonald has stated said
President John r. White OF the min
ers. so far It has been impossible
to get an industrial unionism reso-
luton passed BIZ hat body The time
is coming. however. when the labor
leaders will have 70 see that in IN
dustrfal unionism lies the only hope
OF the labor movement in this eoun-
try
Thomas Kennedy OF Hazelton. Pa.
said that almost every delegate from
the miners to the federation IN recent
years mas been insulted in the CON
vention. That organization is rot
ten TO the core. he concluded.
Despite the attack On the fedora
ton. the committed substitute reese
luton was adopted.
Frank NJ. Rsau. president Of the
international Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iren Workers. Who
with a aumbe OF his assistants vas
convicted in the federal court ca TIA
charges of conspiracy 70 transport ez
plosives illegally. addressed The con
vention.
There seems 10 De two inleTprega.
tons OF the iaw-ene for the power
fnl capitalists and one for the labor
ing people, President RYAN said
The capitalists combine aud con-
spire to increase prices and the like
then. when they are caught redhand
ed. they are told to dissolve. 20 and
sin no more. Not so with the labor
ing people. When we are charged
with conspiracy they force Us 70
take our punishment.
Ryan thanked the miners Tor the
moral and financial aid they had
given the iron worker and declared :
that no act OF his EAST. present OF /
future, should make the union men
feel ashamed. {
The question OF transferring ths
convention from indianapolis was
passed over without a ripple. The
committee combined a number Of
resolutions On this subject with a
number Of others relafing to the
erection OF a permanent headauar f,
ters building and a printing plant for
the Mine Workers Journal in one.
ana Il vas referred 70 a referendum
vote of the miners The delegates
said they did nor want TO take the
responsibility for placing a $500 eco
assessment On tha members
The convention voted 70 appoint a
! committed 70 work n connection with
the bureau Of mines for q federal
mining law or. Il that were fneou-
stituticnai. tor Uniform mining laws
in states containing coat mines
When Boy~ amt Girls are ~ Their
4 BHer.
Frank 2 Iakev Of the commercial
department Of Boston English High
school. Who has been figuring on
hours OF che day month Of the year.
and the year of youth when bows and