Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-29
MORAN'S CROOKED TACTICSREACHA
CLIMAX IN EFFORT TO DEPRIVE THE
MINERS OF THEIR RIGHTS IN UNION
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whelmingly elected last December, but
deprived of holding when the district
charter was withdrawn at behest of
John McLennan, defeated candidate
for president.
Seek To Debauch Election.
1t is stated that the crew of usurp-
ers, Moran of Iowa, Pippin of Kansas,
McLennan, their manipulation and the
servile hot-air organizers, intend by
this new piece of crooked tactics to
keep the names of Lawson and Doyle
off the official ballot and withhold their
credentials as delegates to the Indian
apolis convention. At the State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor convention in Boulder
last August, Moran of Iowa, who, by
the way, had no right to seat there
as delegate under either the State Fed
Grafton laws or the laws of his own
international, in a bombastic speech,
declared: "Just to prove how fair |
am, / want the delegates here to know
that when the charter of District Is
is ordered restored, and an election of
officers is called, if John r. Lawson
secures even one Endorsement his
name shall appear upon the ballot"
Now this same Moran of Iowa not
only wants to keep Lawson's name off
with a majority of nominations, but
wants to deprive the rank and file of
union miners from establishing dem
ocratic form of self-government Yet
millions of Americas young manhood
are going to fight the kaiser and Prus-
sian autocracy to gain this same de-
mocracy and twentieth century liberty
for all civilization.
Hayes Ignores Committee.
About the time Moran issued the
letters revoking the charters of Fred
erick and Puritan locals. Frank J.
Hayes, who recently succeeded John
p. White as president of the United
Mine Workers of America, came to
Colorado, ostensibly TO see that the
miners of this district were receiving
a square deal. Learning that he was
at district headquarters in Pueblo,
joint committee of the two OUTLAW"
locals journeyed down there TO present
an appeal for justice to the interna-
tlonal president. Hayes was there all
right, but after making an appoint
ment with the committee for con-
ference, refused to meet them or was
at party similar to some he has at
tended in Denver. At any rate, after
waiting at the place of appointment
for five hours, the committee returned
70 lnelr locals IN Frederick and Erie,
in the northern field, and reported that
their, international president had re-
fused to meet them.
This entire outrage on unionism will
no doubt be brought to attention of
delegates at the indianapolis conven-
ton
Appeal To Fellow Unions.
Having failed to get redress at
hands of their highest official Fred
erick and Puritan locals this week
sent the following circular letter to
each miners union in the district:
Frederick Local No. 2753
Puritan Local No. 3IO9
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF
AMERICA
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Frederick, Colo, Dec. "a, 1917.
To the Officers and Members of Dis
trict 10, U. NJ. w. of A.
Greetings:-On December 10Th.
1917, Devise, an Auditor for the In
ternational Union, came to the above
Locals, with credentials from James
F. Moran, Acting District President.
to audit the books and take over the
books of said Locals, as their Charters
were revoked by said James Moran IN