El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-12
on the labor conditions in Port Arthur.
Referendum Discussed.

or the Ia nOT cOnNlLlOnE IN FORT arthur
Referendum Discussed.
The referendum was discussed at
length al the Thursday afternoon meet
ing Of the state federation The dis
cuSsiOn was started when the resOlu-
lions committee referred a resolution
setting aside the referendum vote for
changing the method of electing Off
GERS back TO the convention for cOnsid-
Grafton. The vote on the method or
electing officers Of the federation by
referendum OF by convention vote re-
suited in a vote Of less than One-eighth
Of the total membership. This was not
considered satisfactory by president
Cunningham and he recommended in
his annual address that the matter be
threshed out on the floor of the con-
ventiOn. This was done Thursday af-
ternOon and occupied almost all Of the
afternoon session
Emil Dow, OF san Antonio smoke in
favor of changing the constitution so
that officers could be elected by the
convention and not by referendum
President Cunningham said that the
referendum vote in the past had been
q rule Of the minority
b. B Linskie. of Dallas favored the
election Of officers in convention. Carl
RossOn, Of Palestine, asked: Who sent
Are you so wise that you told the
union who to send2" he SAID 4 think
the referendum is good and there is no
sensible argument against the initia-
tive. referendum and recall
Delegate 5. LOtzenhiser, Of Dallas.
said he was against the referendum
President Cunningham held that the
referendum is not law. J. X Ode
Of Sherman. opposed the referendum
Miss Eva Goldsmith said the women
We're doing better than the men with
the referendum
HndsaH Talks on Referendum.
E. B. Hadsal. Of Houston, made an
other speech on the referendum He
said the referendum had worked with
the machinists- They tell you that
Samuel GOmper5 Is against the refer
endum. for he knows that if IL was in
effect his head would 90 off that
quick"
c. F. Russi. Of san Anton. said three
Of the largest organizations in the state
would control the affairs Of the con-
yention under the referendum
Defends GOmpers.
r 3. Stickley. Of Fort Worth. said
that the referendum did not mean ma
jority rule. Boys. when you get Com
perss scalp you will get the scalp Of
the best friend Of organized labor in
the United States"
Referendum Voted Down.
A rOllcau vote on the motion 10 set
aside the referendum vote which had
ben taken on the form Of election was
then taken The referendum vote he
suited in a total vote Of go TO lib
against the acceptance of Of the refer
GERS will be by convention and not by
referendum vote
Federal Troops Needed
President Cunningham spoke on the
resolution TO thank president Wilson
for sending federal troops TO Colorado.
He attacked Rockefeller and the Colo
radO coal operators. We did apply TO
president Wilson for federal troops in
Colorado" he said. We know that
Colorado was in the hands Of the coal
rGrra0ra ff0r0e from q Hnrr-rT
TO the lowest officer. There is just as
much manhood in resisting oppression
at home as abroad Conditions are as
bad in Colorado as in Mexico. We sup
piled them with guns and ammunition.
They got enough to put the militia
on the run down the canyon We want
resolutions 10 urge president Wilson
TO keep the federal troops there No
one can say what will happen If the
militia guard the state. We have not
given up the fight We believe that II
this struggle for industrial freedom
is lost the greatest blow TO industrial
UniOnism will be given by Rockefeller
and his men that was ever given in
this country"
President Thanked.
a rising vote OF thanks was given
sent the federal troops 10 Colorado. The
president was urged to leave the troops
there until peace was restored. This
was offered in the form Of a resolu-
%
The resolution read
President Wilson is the only states
man who has proved himself big enough
and brave enough TO override the will
Of John D. Rockefeller in the Colorado
strike" The resolution also said that
il was a well known fact that the leg
islature appropriated 100000 TO car
~ on the civil war in the interest Of
the Rockefeller holdings.
Resolution Amended.
An amendment TO the federation law
was passed at the afternoon session
when the committee on constitution and
law offered a substitute to the label
resolution requiring delegates 10 have
a given number OF labels shall be
shown by the delegates before they are
seated The substitute amendment re-
quires that the credentials committee
shall consist Of two men and a woman,
10 inspect the wearin.- apparel OF dele
gates The committee must report TO
the convention all delegates not having
the required number Of labels Any
delegates refusing to show labels are
to be reported as having none
VIII Join Farmers Union
A resolution to appoint a delegate to
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