United labor bulletin., 1914-06-27
|. w. w. Rioters Assault Mouer,
Then Dynamite Butte Union Hall
Secretary Treasurer Ernest Mills Issues Statement
Giuine Brief History Of Butte Union No
and Its Splendid Help to Miners
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"The Butte Miners Union has been
recognized as the strongest and most
powerful local union of organized labor
in America, and during its 80 years OF
life has expended millions of dollars in
caring for its membership. making gen.
erous donations to other organized
bodies involved in STRIKES and contrib
uting magnanimously to every movement
that had for its object the uplifting Of
humanity and the lettering of the con-
ditions OF the working class.
"The foundations of the Butte Miners
Union were laid by the pioneers of
unionism men who sometimes accepted
Mother Earth for mattress and the sky
for a blanket, in those early days when
civilization was struggling with the will
derness. II is true that at times differ
ences arose among the membership of
Butte Miners Union as to the policy to
be adopted relative to questions that af-
fected the interests of the membership.
but while discussion might grow heat
ed. vet at no time in the history OF
Butte Miners Union did any faction or
element resolve itself into mob to ad-
just alleged grievances by weapons of
violence, until the 18th day of June. 1914.
at Is claimed BY the element that re-
solved itself into a mob that the off
cials of Butte Miners Union had failed
to discharge their duties as servants o,
the union. but admitting the allegation
to be true. the destruction of property
could in no way remedy the evils alleged
to have existed.
"Chicago Bummery' Wants Foothold.
NO action unless based on intelp-
gence will adjust differences Of settle any
question. Violence is not the product OF
wisdom. and the action of n mob can
have no recognition from the fide
labor movement Of the country. For a
period Of seven years, Butte Miners
Union has been injected with more OF
less dissepsion. and whenever differences
arose % late years. that same element
that DESTROYED the Goidfield Miners
Union added fuel TO the flame. in the
hope that Butte Miners Union would be
either destroyed through internal dis
ruption or captured for the 'Bnmmery
Of Chicago
'The fBummery.' wherever IL has
taken foofhold. has resulted in no good
ia the working class. The history of the
'Bummery' at Spokane. San Diego. Law
renee. Patterson. McKees Rocks. Gold
field. and many other places where its
transient freaks and fanatics have
spewed their malice and Islander. should
serve as lessons 10 the miners of Butte,
hut IL seems that men can be swept oft
their feet by the fulminations of howl
ing fanatics. whose logic is noise and
whose argument is viilification.
II the local officials of Butte Miners
Union have been delinquent in discharg.
ing their duties. the destruction of rec.
ords and property. and the dynamiting oi
safe will not appeal to intelligent mer
as the proper course to pursue to bring
delinquent officials to justice.
The abortion launched at Butte. Mon
tana. will not live. II is the product Of
mob. frenzied by the frothings of dis.
ruptionists. and when the vast majority
return TO normal condition of mind
the travelling tourists who arc profes.
sionals at disruption win take their de.
parture from Butte. Montana