The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-18
Noted Woman Labo r
Leader Speaks at Ma
tional Convention
LAUDS HOVAT'S STAND
Press, Wall Street
and Kansas Indus
trial Law
BY U. H. DUNLAP
Staff Correspondent

StaIr Correspondent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 49,
The press, Wall street and the
Kansas industrial law, all were
bitterly attacked today by Mother
Jores, speaking before the special
convention Of the United Mine
Workers OF America, which today
completed the roll call on the ap,
peal Of tho Howat.Farrlngton fac.
tion for reinstatement in the union.
She advised Hpwat to take his
case before the international
board.
Mother Jones, in addressing the
convention, said she never goes to
Washington over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad without making
a three minute stop at Harper's
Ferry to pay respect to a monu.
ment erected to another man from
Kansas, John Brown, a man who
opposed slavery. mo monument
was ever erected to the Judge or
jury that convicted Brown" she
declared. Continuing. Mother Jones
said: ''Boys, don't you know that
the whole world has got its eyes
on this convention. Don't you know
}out ara losing money and sting
ttElf Hhila sHotte q anf etailds
vi Il lolde ;Ere IA nee6 /. lJsil l
you have any Consideration for
those who laid the foundation Of
this organization. The whole in.
dustrial world is looking to you
for a lesson"
When shouts of derislon arose,
mother said: What can you ex.
rpect. You elected the officers"
shut up!" "Muzzle up"
Other hush admonitious we're ln-
corked by Mother Jones when the
convention became unruiy. Contin.
uing she said: Thought ] would
come and look after you, We are
forcing crisis. You must remem.
ber that those who were fighting
from without are now boring from
within. / helped to build up this
organization and am not going to
see 1t perish"
She advised the Howat faction
to take their case before the inter
national board and then turned to
the administration officers and
added:
BE good to the boys. Let them
come to their own offices and set
tie 1t. Let the world see you as
thinking men. Go before the board
and don't let these (the press)
send this stuff out to the pirates
and bloodsuckers Of Wall street.
THE officers deserve some con
sideration and ! am opposed to the
officers OF any labor organization
being against the men and will
raise He'll II they are not true to
you. BY this action you are putting
the weapon In the enemy's hands
to hit you with. Whenever the min
ers call me, God Almighty won
keep me from going. It's my desire
that we have a million Alex How
ats in the nation because he has
fought nobly the damnable indus
trial law OF Kansas"
One OF the surprises Of the
Howat-Farrington episode was the
way West Virginia developed
strength for Howat. Mother Jones
is claimed to have done very effec.
tive work for Howat, and this was
also felt In the West Virginia
delegation. OF district It's 40O
votes, only 100 were represented
Lewis Believed ''Dcad onen
Frank harrington, the militant
Illinois leader, told a represents
tive Of The West Virginian that he
considered Lewis "a dead bird,'
inasmuch as Lewis won by such q
limited majority and alleged g
padded roll call.
This is an admission OF defeat
on Farrington's part" he said
and added that he thought the
convention would adjourn by late
this afternoon. He intimated that
there would be no further scrap
but he has been known to change
his mind on such matters. 1nas.
much as he signed the scale com.
mittee's report, he Is hardly in q
position to fight 1t.
To Resume Jail Sentence
Alexander Howat today said he
would remain through the con,
vention and then return to Kan.
sas and resume his jail sentence
He said to representatives, Of the
press that he was not through
with the labor movement hui
thought about all left for him tc
do would be to go to Russia,
Commencing on the vote, Presi,
dent Lewis said: ut wasn't al
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