The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-01

without g. .
thing What Gompers that they were ~ AEy
going to kill the American Railway Union and there IA EW
this what they proceeded to do A conference YEA
of the Executive Council of the A F. of called ST
and at the Briggs House in Chicago. In addition
to the council there fourteen delegates from the
affiliated the First Grand Master of the Brotherhood OF Rail
way Tanmen Secretary the Loco
motive Femen Eugene De appeared before this conference and
asked that they the Railroad Managers Association the
proposition that the strikers work at body
the condition that they restored their former positions in the
failure call general strike Five members of this
ference Gomp being appointed to draft resolutions Here
extracts from their proposals:
great upheaa agating country has
carefully calmly fully considered and conference of the
of the Federation of Labor and the
executive officers and representatives of the national and nena
Brothrhoods Railway Men, called meet in
the Chicago the twelfth day July 1894 In the light
of all the evidence obanabe and view Of the peculiar compca
lions developing in the situation forced to the
cusion that the best interests the unions affiliated with the
that they refrain from
participating local strike which be proposed
in connection with the present railroad troubles
We connected with the American
Federation of Labor out sympathetic strike should return
work. and those who contemplate out sympathetic strike
advised to remain at their usual vocations.*
blade treachery. with handle double
shops caused the death of the American Railway Union 1t
Debs and his work prison Gomper writing
about the event in after said:
The pursued by biggest
that could have been performed maintain the integrity Of the
organizations and had the American Railway Union
1t meant not disruption, weakening to serious extent
The A. F. of L. had also refused to live up to the pledge given
the Ladv strike of 1896 This and other information be-
coming the delegates the Western Federation of Miners
L. The F. of L. had made record reace avar
that must not be forgotten.
Representatives of the Utah Federation of Labor paid their
specs to the convention of the Western Federation of Miners and
did not forget to remind the delegates that the F. M the only
hour law to the United States Supreme Court
conventions had significant point my life.
keny Importance revolutionary
and had understanding of the struggles that had been
made and the sacrifices demanded of the workers their efforts
themselves
and was determined to take active part in it.
While Salt Lake City had many visits with
relatives had mother and sisters for
cousin Mae Gudg with whom had carried correspondence
since had home went to see my uncle Dick cs who during the
big fine sappng boy Of about sixteen thought of myself at
eleven DID, when uncle Dick had bound out to John Holden
saying that was old enough to my living.
When returned to Silver City in the Blaine
mine was then of the union and made my report Of the
began the publication of monthly called the Miners Magazine
subscriptions The union had practically
the system These neither business agents
gant we called them to the conditions work about
the mine mill their shift and also that
member Of the union in good standing
City and commended the union
the that had been made Silver City then not only
member the With two ss @ or ni w
with Boyce Deamar where he with officers
rather deeply Knights and
something Of the International Workngmes Association We talked
about the educational the The head
quarters Of the W. M then Butte Montana general
situation Of the organization improving There
anywhere trouble fomnng especially
lead district Of the Occur d'Alene
My work in the union kept busy during extra time when
off shift again elected delegate the which
be held Salt Lake City, before leaving
the convention the rumble the explosion
the VIM headquarters bringing
story The of Silver City excited but
thinking about what might happen further and they mad
through.
the dAlenes strike of the Bunker
MIL and 5000 pounds Of dynamite; martial luu; Haywood
convention Of the w. r. Nj elected
1929 convention Of the w. f. M elected executive;
Montana.
"Ibid 411-412.
$*Ibid. p. Ala