The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-30
ORDER OF GEN. STEINER IN REGARD TO MASS
 MEETINGS UNCHANGED
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oChtdtl 1iC CCAS.
 ADDRESS BY GORFF
 c. E. Gorff. vice president of. the in- ternational organization of the Brother hood of Bremen and Enginemen, made an address in which he reviewed railroad legislation. He thought 1t probable that the author of the bill, Senator Cum mings, would be defeated for re-elec- ton. He declared that labor was doing it's own thinking now, and that as a re- suit some new faces were being seen in the halls of Congress. He pledged the cordial support of his organization to the cause of the miners and predicted that the white light of publicity would yet make the public see their cause as it should be seen.
 Resolution was introduced at this point asking for impeachment of Governor Kilby.
 Delegate Huey declared tho Birming- ham daily newspapers were unfair; that there was need of fair paper, and he asked that support be given to the Ad- vance.
 Resolution requesting that the Presi- dent be asked to appoint commission to investigate the Alabama strike ana adjust the situation here was presented and referred.
 Another resolution calls for sympa- thetic strike.
 FORMER HEAD TALKS
 D. M Dinsmore, president of the Farm ers' Union, was introduced with the statement that it was the first time tnas a delegate from that body has attended federation meeting. MT. Dinsmore made an address of some length. He de- clared the farmer had come to the har- vesting season with a market that gave him only 50 per cent of the cost or pro duction. He had gone to the government and been turned down ruthlessly. The farmer appealed for a loan of money to tide him over in 1914. He was told !. was bad policy, yet the government IT. sured cotton at 14 cents after it had left the hands of the farmer, and the farmer today, he claimed. is paying Tor cotlon sunk at sea in 1914
 He said the same men that are fightins the farmers are fighting organized lapor' '.The same crowd fought us last spr'h. because we mixed in senatorial race, he said. "The worst break ever made by a Governor Kilby. for whom the farm CTS voted, was when he decided that citizens should not hold peaceable meet ings." said the speaker.
 "They are driving the people toward  for the denial of the, right or free speech
 Delegate From Morgan county intro- duced a resolution condemning thc governor for what he termed military dc spotism." Resolution referred.
 Resolution was introduced and car ried, that called for committee to so before the publicity committee or the coal operators and inquire of them <l,o nannla should not be "deoeiyed about" This was called for by an advertisement of the oeA' FAVORS FINANCIAL AID
 A. M. Hull of the electrical workers delivered an address, in which he de- clared he thought the best policy for helping the striking miners was by extending liberal financial aid. He did rot believe a sympathetic strike was the proper course to be pursued.
 The following were named commit tee to make inquiry of the publicity committee of the coal operators with regard to their advertisement: D. s. Litton, T>worley. W. W. Lane. A. R. Whitehead.
 J. P. Moore asked for the floor and made a passionate address in which he said that if the steel workers had won their strike there would not have reen Iutue SlIlhe
 Delegate from Sayreton introduced a resolution calling on the delegates tc do their utmost when they returned home | prevent agents of the coal operators from getting farm labor to come to work in the mines and thus help break the strike as well as hurt the farming interests of the state.
 J. R. T. Rives made brief aa- dress in the name of the Order of Rail- road Conductors. which he was in- structed to represent by the president of tho organization. who was unable to be present. He promised that this organization would do all it could 10 see to the enforcement of the rights os free speech and free assembly: He lid this Is not the fight of the miners alone. but q fight of all those whc loved liberty. He wondered what would have happened had the boot been placed on the other foot and the rights denied the Ainers had been de- nied the operators. He referred to the efforts of the Alabama Manufacturers Association. which. he said. is trying Ito have the right of collective bar rairsrp eanied in Alahsrra-
 TELEGRAM TO PRESIDENT
 President Harrison introduced a resolution calling for the sending of Ia telegram to President Wilson, in which the President Is asked to phi federal agencies to work In Alabam1