The Daily Missoulian., 1914-06-16

Explaining this, one of the officials
said
we want men at the head OF our
1 organization who live in Butte and viii
be constantly in touch with local con-
ditions and in sympathy with the best
| interests of Butte. Why should we
constantly pay assessments to keep
organization officials in luxury In
other parts of the world? Why not
keep the money in Butte. where 1t is
produced9 The Eutte organization,
by assessments of not over 80 cents
a month can keep the union in healthy
finances.
THE miners OF Butte should have
an old miners home, where aged and
disabled mine workers could be housed
when they are no longer able to work,
and the money that they have been
assessed in the past would have pro-
vided all of these benefits and many
others, such as Il Christmas fund for
the poor widows and children whose
husbands have lost their lives at
work; disability funds and death and
sick benefits, besides magnificent
hall large enough to accommodate all
of the members of the union. Butte
has long sustained organizations ana
officials in other parts of the country
and the miners are tired OF carrying
y other peoples burdens. With an In
dependent organization, we can better
= = our own conditions and | think that
the majority are in favor of Butte
local affiliated with no other organi- :
y :, zaton whatsoever
u Chairman William O'Brien said
;, ;, there was no sentiment in the new
= organization in favor Of rowdyism or
= violence. The miners wanted peace
= and harmony. not the destruction ol
:. property and the taking of lives. lie
:, declared that it was too early to give
II "a definite statement of what COURSE
!, of action would be pnrsued This IL
u" up to the miners themselves, he said
=. =. and every member OF the new orsani
u zation should have voice In deciding
- a policy and on all actions that arr
:. taken.
No Quarrel With Companies.
I'VE are sincere In this movement,
another official declared: I'VE hav
no quarrel with the mining compa
MES of Butte. We don't want t
hinder the police or to ruin anyone
business or to harm soul. We ar
making a fight for principle onl.
The miners of Butte have long bee
dissatisfied with the way their unlo
affairs have been conducted and tn
dissatisfaction was general. w
fully intend there he turned to an
other official for sanction and receiv
ing approval, contnned), Ito fulfi
the contract with the mines This
. purely a question to be settled by tr
on miners themselves and we and OF
icy sympathizers will turn out, II neces
ay sary, to help the police to preserN
he order We want justice and we don
re- intend to do any one an injustice. W
OIL are standing for principle and OF
elll motives are honorable. We Will hay
union or an organization that WI
vas be run by the rule of the mhlorl
aul and the government of it will re
rs; with the miners themselves. We Il
six all working men. We don't wa
lg- the help of floaters. dynamiters al
G. agitators and II they attempt to tai
J. the control into their hands. they "
to find a mighy warm reception Waitil
ms. for them.
cry Nothing to Fear.
Sc "The people of Butte nave nothii
to to fear. II there is any trouble
en- will be forced by enemies of the Wor
Mr.. ing people, who will do 1t to try
defeat Justice and law and ord
the Personally l don't believe there W
mi be any more disturbance. The tro
1t BILE makers are down and out
in 1--WE have the sympathy of pub
un- sentiment and we will not do a thi
son to lose it,
.ary DENIED