The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-01-28
MINERS INDORSE
POLITICAL MOVE
Resolution Passed Declaring
For Labor Party
NO ORGANIZATION IS NAMED
Socialists Fail to Have Mineworkers
Go on Record as Favoring Party.
Woman Addresses the Assembage.

10 on RECORD as faVorlng Party.
Woman Addresses the Assemblage.
Owing to the present economic
conditions and the Vaccinations of
the interests in many places, it is
time for the laboring people to come
together in a political labor party"
reads a resolution which was adopted
by the convention of United Mine
workers in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Socialist delegates tried hard
to have their party indorsed as the
political labor party" but after sew
eral hours of heated debate the con-
vention decided not to designate any
party.
"The Socialist party is the only
party for the working people," de-
clared William Hynes of Fayette City,
Pa, "and the time is now ripe for our
people to unite under its standard. In
the present condition of society even
laws are no good unless backed by
a strong industrial body. If the law
does not suit the rich and powerful
interests they have some parasite of
supreme court Judge, with a wave Of
his pen, declare the law unconstitu-
tional."
Others opposed the designating OF
any party on the ground that they did
not wish to have their political beliefs
forced upon them.
The United Mineworkers voted to
take away some of the power that has
been vested in its president.
The very important scale commit
tee the members of which in the past
have been chosen by the president
will be selected by the delegates them
selves. The scale committee formu-
lates the demands which are period
ically submitted to the operators.
At future conventions the delegates
from each district will caucus on their
arrival and choose their member OF
the scale committee.
The purpose of the resolution, as
explained, was to get men from the
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"who, not having worked in the mines
for some time, do not know the work
ing conditions like the men who face
the COAL" on the committee.
A resolution demanding the calling
of strike whenever conditions similar
to the West Virginia and Colorado
strikes exist was voted down by the
convention.
Resolutions for a cooperative store
were discussed, but referred back tc
the committee.
On charges that 1t was an organiza.
tion maintained by a detective agency
solely for getting spy into the con-
vention, local union 979 of Pocahon-
tas, w. Va, was expelled by the con
vention. NJ. D. Whitesell, the dele
gate accredited to the union, was not
in the hall when the action was
taken.
The action on the union was started
by A. r. Watkins of Yorkville, O., an
international board member, who de-
clared that it was dangerous for a
union miner to appear in the neigh
borhood of Pocahontas.
"Show the spy to us and we'll take
care of him." declared Thomas Cairns
of Charleston, w. Va, president of the
district in which is Pocahontas. While
1t was stated in the convention that
it had been impossible to obtain any
information against the union the
resolution to expel it from the or
ganization was adopted unanimously
amid cheers.
The convention voted to further a
campaign for federal old age and
mothers pension laws and for liability
and compensation.