The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-23
MINE WORKERS
RESOLVE To CO
INTO POLITICS
Socialists in the Convention at
Once Show Great Activity,
but Delegates Refuse to
Indorse Any Party.
JUDGES DENOUNCED
DURING THE DEBATE
District Officers Urged to
Wire Their Congressman
Demanding Federal Inves-
tigation of Strikes.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22.-AtteI
several hours of heated debate, the
convention OF United Mine Workers of
America today adopted resolution de-
claring that the time had arrived
''owing to the present economic condi'
tions and the Vaccinations of the In
terests in many places, for the labor
ing people to come together in r politi-
cal labor party"
No party was designated. and no
preparations for a new party were con-
tanned in the resolution. Several So.
cialist delegates, however, attempted to
obtain An Endorsement of their party
for the laboring classes.
"The Socialist party is the only
party for the working people," Will
''and the time is ripe for our people
TO unite under its standard. In the
present condition Of society, even laws
are no good unless backed by strong
industrial body. If the law does not
suit the rich and powerful interests,
they have some parasite of supreme
court judge, with wave of his pen,
TO declare the law unconstitutional.
Gives Credit to Socialists.
Preston Gunnoe Of Peytonia, ". Va,
said the West Virginia miners never
would have been organized if it had
not been for the aid of the Socialists.
William Houston. president of the In.
diana miners, and member of the
resolutions committee, said he could
remember when there were only two
or three Socialists among the delegates.
Now you are strong, "Ihe continued,
and your growth has not been due TO
any resolutions and any resolutions we
might pass would not aid you
Others opposed the designating of
any party, or the ground tnat they did
not wish TO have their political beliefs
forced upon them.
Fool Charge Made.
Before the debate was resumed this
afternoon, the delegates were stirred
~. Inoi IHdiG ny luOlIdS IODcIU-
son OF Robbins, Pa, that the tempo
rary lunchroom, located in a corridor
OF tue hall. was unfair to union labor
lie asserted that nonuDIon mattresses
were employed and that the provisions
were delivered by nonunion teamsters
Mrs. L. \. Ballington, who has the
privilege Tor the lunchroom, asserted
she was not regularly in the business;
that the mattresses were her friends
ha.ln IN, nnr ,ttf nj II l.
ing it in an effort to pay off a mort
gage on her home. She is a widow.
She was applauded and permitted to
continue the service.
'Votes for Women"
Miss S. NJ Franklin of Chicago, in
ternational secretary OF the Women IS
Trade Union league, and A. McAndrew,
president of the Tobacco Workers In.
ternational union, addressed the dele
gates this afternoon.
'If 1t wasn't too late for resolu-
tons" said Miss Franklin, "I would
like for you men TO indorse votes for
women. Our telegrnms 20 our repre-
sentatives in congress and the legisla-
lures demanding action on measures af-
tecting the working people would have
more effect if backed by the ballot. -
Miss Franklin told of the difficulty
In trying to organize women. The
main trouble, she said, is the fact that
girls take work only as a makeshift
as their ultimate aim is to become a
wife, and they are not particularly in.
terested in the labor movement.
Plea for Union Label.
McAndrew made n plea that the min
ers use only articles bearing the union
label, and resolution to that effect
was adopted.
President John P. White of the min
ers urged all the district Officers to
wire their congressman, urging them TO
vote for the resolution providing for
the federal investigation Of the strikes
In Michigan and Colorado.
A small tent was erected On the plat.
form this afternoon, and Frank 7
Hayes, vice president who had charge
OF the Colorado strike, said the tent
was taken from the Forbes, Colo. tent
colony and that 1t contained 147 bullet
holes made by a machine gun. He said
one man was killed and bow shot
nine times in tho legs at the time the
tent was riddled.