Montana labor news., 1937-09-16
MINERS HEAR REPORT
OF DENVER (0N(LAvE
Delegates to international Union
of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers Denver Convention
Report to Special Meeting.

AT a largely attended meeting in
the High School auditorium, Sept.
II, delegates to the convention of
the l. U. M. M. S. W. in Denver,
August Eli, rendered their reports
to the membership Of Butte Miners
Union No. l. The delegates had pre-
pared written reports which were
read from the platform in behalf
of the delegation of ten-Bob Brown,
Jim Byrne, Sylvester Graham, John
Harrington, James Leary, Ed Mason,
Bill Mason, Dennis Mccarthy, Rich
ard Rogers, and Bill Tonkin.
To Strengthen Organization
After the reading of the reports,
a general discussion took place on
some Of the proposed amendments
to the International constitution,
principal among which was the one
to raise the per capita to 40 cents
per month instead of the present rs
cents per month. A number of
members took the floor and almost
all Of them expressed a willingness
to kick through with the additional
Is cents.
The predominant sentiment of the
meeting was that a determined eff
fort must be made by the miners to
take their part as an affiliate of the
Committee for Industrial Qrganiza-
ton in the splendid work that or
ganization is doing in organizing the
great masses of workers, neglected
for more than a half century by the
A. F. of l..
Believe Per Capita Tax viii Garry
The report of the delegates to the
convention at Denver showed that
laudable progress has been made by
the international during the past
year but if that progress were to
continue and to increase, an increase
in the revenue would be vitality
necessary. If the sentiments SO en-
Enthusiastically expressed at Sundays
meeting be any criterion, the amend
ment proposing increased per capita
will pass by a large majority.
Unity Against Employers With
All Unions
Resolution No. 81, passed by the
convention in Denver, was read and
adopted in the meeting. This reso-
luton sets forth that the c. L. o. has
no quarrel win the membership Of
the A. F. of L., who are established
in their respective crafts, but seeks
only to organize the millions Of
workers in the basic industries
whom the top leadership Of the A
F. of L. has criminally failed tc
organize for a period Of more thar
30 years.
The resolution also declares it tC
be the desire of the Mine, Mill ano
Smelter Workers to cooperate fra
ternally with the A. F. Of L. against
all encroachments of the bosses ano
to especially cooperate fraternally
with the Brotherhood of Transfers
Truck Drivers, Chauffeurs, Stable
men and Helpers.
Affiliate to c. L. o. State Council
AT the conclusion of the meeting
a vote was taken of formally affili-
ating with the Montana State c. l. 0,
council. There was considerable de-
bate on this as it involved the pay
ment of a TX cents per month pei
capita and there was some question
as to whether or not the proposition
should be put to a referendum. Aft
er a lively discussion the motion to
affiliate was put to a vote and car
ried almost unanimously. Archie
Mcleod of the Smeltermen's Union
of Great Falls is chairman of the
State c. l.. o. Council, Sylvester Ora
ham of Butte Miners Union is secre-
tary.