The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-16
HlMAI REGEIlES

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tional officers were seeking to de.
pose him. something that the coal
operators had never been able to
accomplish.
President Lewis charged that
Howat came to tho convention to
present a proposition that had
boon decided at the last meeting
and dubbed in an eleventh hour
and fiftytninc minute make.shiEt,
adding that the matter involved
was not on the merit of the Kan.
sas situation, but a matter OF the
validity OF the appeal. Howat
came back with the argument that
ne and his fol overs were fighting
tho labor movement battle and
that II "fair and Impartial trial"
was not, given that miners would
be charged with unfair dealing.
Attacks Kansas Laws
Ginning he was tho most Wilt.
fled man in the miners movement
llowat charged this was due to
the fact that insiduous propaganda
and the coterie OF miners officers
which he added: And that's some
proposition to go up against"
Howat claimed that President
Lewis sent him a letter stating
that the men could not be sent
back to work on the proposed new
conditions, lHe attacked tho Kan.
sas Industrial laws and particular.
ly seheming politicians, who he
declared had made laws to chain
men to their Jobs like slaves"
LlEening Howats effort to tako
tho time of the convention for an
extraneous matter 10 the call OF
the convention, President Lewis
charged Howat with being like the
Roman emperor. who flddIed while
the city burned.T Following this
UP, he declared that the import
ant business Of the convention was
the discussion of tha wage scale
owing to its vital Importance TO
the miners OF the country. At one
juncture Of the proceedings, Pres.
ident Lewis said to Howat: Are
you 9. Delegates" Effected uuau.
iulously," retorted Howat.
harrington Not Idle
Only thrice during tho conven.
ton was Harrington heard from,
once in tho morning when he was
not recognized by the chair be.
cause he was declared out OF or.
der. But he broke In more auspi.
ciously in the afternoon. Soon af.
ter the convention mot at 1880
O'Clock Harrington moved to sus,
pend the roll call until printed
lisss were furnished, which was
unanimously agreed TO.
Then Harrington sought to have
the scale committees report acted
upon, which would have given the
militant miners Of Kansas and ILL
nois chance 10 amend and re,
amend the scale SO us TO gum mat
tere up, but the HUwat-Farringtou
supporters were thwRrted in theIr
play when Lee Hall, Ohio, chair.
man OF the scale committee, moved
that tho printed list of eligible
delegates be acted upon first. This
means that probably 70 to $50 or
moro who voted on previous mo
lions will be ruled out because
they are not recognized delegates,
1t Is generally suspected that the
vote was well padded as hundreds
OF people were In the convention
who are believed not TO DO duly
elected and recognized.
NJ. l.. Laptnnstall, Charleston,
acting president OF District II, ex.
poets that the miners win get q
renewal Of the contract in north.
ern West Virginia.
Mlnk.rs' district officials admit
that they have q tough fight ahead
in central Pennsylvania and can.
not hope to get a renewal OF con.
tract without a vigorous fight,
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