The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
GETS ADVERSE VOTE
fcouttnued From First PaRe.)

10 sneak in accordance win PROMISE
made Yesterday 10 give him the moor
before debate was closed. ThlS caused
an uproar. For twenty minutes Far
rineton stood on the platform ready
TO begin while President Hayes
pounded for order. There wer" argu'
mcnts among tho delegates all over
the hall. One big miner, shaking MS
fist at a gallery where sGme M the
noise was coming from. characterized
the delegates there as wild mon
not fit to represent the men back
home.
When quiet was restored. Harrington
,,II III, rrlcEa;rS the adoption ~ IN"
resolution tn charge the procedure ~
utaktu. wage contracts w"uld u" on:
Of tho most Snriuus blows that couid
b. struck 1T tho union. lie said II" WIS
satisfied there would b" no joint confer
once with th". p"ratnrS nf limos 'l.
hia. ohio and Western Pennsylvania Il
the mincra from outlying districts M
sisted on taking uari. I'll" caanS"' u'
added. would causc trouble and p"SS.n''
lead to the dissolution Of the "rEhnl@h-
tinn.
Would BE Menace.
District President John ]. tmlhPSrE'
Scrauton l'r.. speaking IN" an'hta'I
miners sud hr change would u"
menace 10 tn" interests nf III" uninI.
II" said the Fundamental np7o*it'"n ~
tho great anihrartr companies ~ IN"
rnHT Il, urrotiat!nr - contract with ih@
union was their fear Of htuminonS coal
domination. because til" larger part 81
the organizatiun's membership Is IN IN"
soft coal Ii"ld& II"mpE"y said II mas
been !h" nnllr% "f III" union I" Try !"
extend The Joint conferences al western
PcnnsE lNnnH. Jhi'. Indiana ana ltIii'"N
10 other states. but III" operators have
ALWAYS objected. Ii" lid nor THINK Il
Wis: Ia liz down thr officers OF III" uhi"A
h., writing the policy into the "TSnni"
lrw Of The organization.
There wrr" hat two speeches made
to-day in favor ri The proposition the
IrI.gatrs declaring that 1t was "n!E lalr
tina; the outlying district Il" heard when
a rat, Is !lXrd in one territory lhil WIZ
ir, tho Ia&Is for negotiations in other
districts TIL" answ..r tn ihG was that
tho policy r"mm:t,c" representing MI
districts nU1i hprruv" til" haHi; rate
hnInr" it is uppli"'I Hls"%h"rc
No Roll Call.
There were i"nnr,ds for = roll cad
when tn" staining vote was announced.
l'r, sidcnl iiayrr informed III" Delegates
il would cost ah"m, S2I.nho To do ms.
as it would CONSUME" NOR" than dry "
linlr Under The rIl' % III" convent!"h
il takes tn" assent nf %hG delegates 20
call tn" roll. but that many r"Uid not
~ mustered when thr chairman asked ::
Il roll call was insisted upon.
The convention Than considered
resolution to maxi III! appointment -
orran;2rTs Lv IN" president subject -
the approval If the district III which
the nrp"inrr" hnl:l$ membership. in tn"
uuInn John 4. Lawson. Colorado. was
:nnkiu:y "a nrht for III. resolution when
/ he convention al i"urn,.l untii r"n.orrn:v.
Nc. charged shat organizers misu*"i
their office. and tried /" d"f"aI him "a"
tn" presidency -: III: t"lurah" F'r,!' ra-
tinn nr Labor.
Gompers' Speech.
Mr.. tinnprrs speech In tho miners
was regarded as lai'"r'S message I" the
country uu tn" action Of tn" fu"l admin
iStraiiun II" prrfarri his declaration
f"r Il seven hour day with defense
OF thHs" III high governmental station
who may ha." IHnhc mistakes. They
nr" prnmrtr,i. l." said. by patriotic iur-
POS. tn win th" war and - think that
thr Rrsat transition CrnrI Peace to war
q skiing ;hr irnr"H"Ihl". continuing; ne
said:
The order issu"h i"w days ago. !
| regard rs an ahsulut" necessity. You !
know there, is no. discussion 10 re-
peal ar modify III sherman antitrust :
law am not G"iu; I" differ An" OK A,
cuSr for the railroads: they have been
lax ..r long hHt The Sh"rm1n antitrust :
inv furlrdn th".r To ,ln wlnl now The
81, 10: 1t.,S he
right Ia, d.. The jam hRd occurred and
vns iilrr.a:iuK and something had 10 he
,juun Ia r"li"v" the situation. II the .
Icr king has inI"rfcrr,d thrr" cnn t'c Il"
help TOR that. ,
- think there rs cnc mistake in the !
making and trust il Will l." changed
mr modified. ! refer !" III" closing OF .
/ nr industrial and comm plants "i :
our country. ono additional day ea"h
vrcrk think il is 4 mistake 10 nave
n whol" day. such rs Monday idle ann .
involving from Saturday afternoon I'M
iii TurStiay / hcli"ve that il the or
der were changed that g" INSTEAD "f
there being a ten. n.nr ar eight hours .
AS n ,Iny's work, the same power pro- /
riaipl n universal s..rrn-hnur day during
I No ;rar better results would foley.
We hav, practically III" same results .
in the conservation Uf fuel aud all 9TH
or nn"dful commodities. II would not
,io whence to ;h. history. traditions. the /
wnrk ard The pracIi''al operation ~ III
dustry and commerce..
Il trust the suggestion may Tina i"iE' ,
mont somewhere ami bring about thn'
change. hut IL II doesn't ! am gong l"
nhcv liz. n soldier of America. am
going to yield my Judgment I'd tho ludg-
r,,rn; and the actions or I'll" men III !
whose hands the dc~tinlcs OF our rcpib-
lie arc plas%d.
MFR. ,iumprrS said there can he no |
neutrality in this war. l"u have 10 ne
either FOR nutnrrary ar democracy u"
declared Labor must make victory sure
far democracy. but sounded the warning
,h.t labor would not surrender thc
standards of life except To save inc re- !
nuhiic: thai no sacrifices would he mace
-nIcly tn fill the pockets Of the rIch
with large profits.
Mr. r;ompers defined Bo,sheviki as
meaning group al men who are the
extremist Of extreme MaxtmaliSis. men
,,,h,, wont all their dreams 10 come true
IN ono fell wOoP
,rirr declaring that tho Car in his !
n,1miest DAYS never did more harm than !
;ho Rolshevi,st has done. he reminded :
labor tina; II has Its Bolsherlki In this
country. He said there was one organ :
liza ton that had SO conducted Itself that !
il was now without power 10 make A
showing much less a fight. While Mr. .
tiola2ors did not name the organization. i
delegates said he plainly meant the /
Industrial Workers of the World.
From the convention hall Of the min :
crs, Mr.. Gompnrs went to the state cap !
itaI where ne SPOKE at the meeting OF ;
the Indiana State Council Of Defense.
My only regret In the present stu
etion," Mr.. Gompers said. is that /
ranno, fight They will mot take me. |
nut I am serving to the best OF my !
ability"
The result Of tho wnr depends as
much upon production and transporta-
tion as upon the men In the trenches. l