Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-07-21
ORGANIZATION REPORT BULKY
FLAMES INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
OF IHE WORLD FOR BUTTE
DISTURBANCE
WORST CRIME IN ITS HISTORY
STATED THAT ALL CASES IN THE
COURTS HAVE BEEN ADJ
DlcATED FOR UNIONS


Denver, Colo. July 21.-The consoli-
dation of the United Mine Workers of
America and the Western Federation
of Miners in a zone miners organiza-
ton" is recommended in the report
of Charles H. Meyer, president, at the
biennial convention here today.
The report contains a comprehen-
sive review of the activities of the
Organization during the last two years;
pledges the support of the Western
Federation to the United Mine Work
ers in the Colorado strike; charges
dissension among the federation at
Butte, Mont, to the activities of repre-
senatives of the Industrial Workers Of
the World; urges the creation Of a
permanent fund for strike benefits;
opposes a proposed amendment that
would render any member ineligible
Tor reelection who had previously
held office for two consecutive years,
) and calls upon the members of organ
: lied labor to unite in campaign oi
: education to SECURE their demands II
lstaaes and IN the nation.
) Upon the amalgamation with tn
!, United Mine Workers OF America, Mr.
: Meyer said.
: u want to say that there is not go
ling to be any opposition on the part
of the western federation to an ama''
gamation of the two miners organiza
tiors."
The report quoted an address made
early this year by Mr.. Meyer in which
such action was urged.
! President Meyer advised that the
convention instruct the incoming exc
cutive board to select committee
from the board or that the convention
take part in a conference with repre-
seraatives of the United Mine Work
iers of America with view of effectine
an amalgamation.
, Nearly one-fourth OF the report is
occupied with discussion of the re
ceut disturbances at Butte growing
out CT the dissensions of members o.
the Butte local.. Referring to the
epi ,ode OF June 23 at Butte in whicf
several were killed and the hall of the
miners union was wrecked with dyna
mite Mr.. Meyer said:
ut is blot on the history of oul
: federation that can never be obliter
ated, and it will go down in histor.
= as the greatest crime ever perpetrate'
: against the labor movement in Ameri
ca
In summarizing the situation a
Butte reference is made to the actiol
of the so-called insurgent faction L
forming an Independent local uniol
\ with a constitution patterned afte
+ that of the Industrial Workers of tn
: World.
That the convention take "extraol
4 dnary action" to meet the situation q
Butte is one of the chief recommends
tions of the report. The report col
tains review of the lockout In tn
Black Hills and the strikes of mets
miners in Utah, Nevada. Missouri, an
Michigan during the past two year
A statement of present conditions
: the Michigan copper fields is left
the delegates to the convention frol
? ? that district. Opposition to the pr
posed amendment that would rend'
= Ineligible for reelection members WI
had served for two consecutive veal
:. previously was based upon the arg
= ment that it would deprive the mer
bers of the services of officers fhoi
: efficiency had been increased by e
. perience. Mr.. Meyer pointed out TIL
y tho constitution Of the fedration pr
~ viding for the recall officers direS
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