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with eight unions with a membership
of 100000 has today grown to
100000 members, He quoted from
his wide experience during the sit
down strikes and industrial turmoil
of last year and gave the delegates
much wise counsel, as to how they
might conduct themselves in build
ing a more powerful organization
In concluding his talk, Mr. Brophy
gave the delegates his assurance that
they had his wholehearted support
and also that of the United Mine
Workers, in their task of organizing
the metal miners of North America.
The appointments of a few COM
mittees completed the mornings
business.
In the afternoon President Reid
Robinson summarized the accom-
plishments of the International dur
ing his administration.
Senator Murray Well Received
Following this Senator James E.
Murray spoke at some length on
national labor legislation. In the
course of his remarks he referred
to the supreme court fight and to
the Reorganization Bill. He pointed
out that the press controlled by fl
nancial and industrial interests used
these issues in an attempt to dis
credit the President of the United
States. His remarks were well re-
ceived by the delegates.
On the morning of the second day
of the convention, David Fowler,
CLIO director for the states of Okla
homa and Arkansas, related some of
his experiences in organization work
to the convention. He described the
formation of the company-ow ned
blue card union in the Tri-State Dis
trict; and how William Green had
taken it under his wing, although it
was run by gunner and thugs. He
told of its eventual disruption and
the formation of real unions in its
stead. He gave the international
assurance that they would have not
only moral but also financial sup
ort in their further attempts at or
~ganization in the Tri-State District
The appointment of all the major
committees concluded the morning
session.
The feature of the afternoon SEES
sion was the full report of thel presi-
dent of the International. I'm the
course of his remarks he stated thai
90 contracts with employers hac
been negotiated with employers dur.
ing the past year, and that despite
mass unemployment the only way
the international had been weakened
was in revenue, but that mo rally /
was stronger than ever and in {
more aggressive mood.
The Butte delegates were d special
ly pleased with his account of The
organizational gains made in thu
brass and fabricating districts of thu
East. The report was turned ovel
to the committee on officers1 reports
who will carefully consider thu
recommendations that he made.
Introduction of resolutions con
cluded the afternoon session.
With the usual routine Incident t
launching a convention disposed OF
the convention has settled down tt
serious consideration of the problem
confronting the International.
At the time of going to press thu
convention had under discussion
publicity policy for the fdrthcominI
year and a national Journal. Al
organizational program for the com
ing year is being formulated but a
yet no details have been released fo-
publication. The convention a
Wednesday afternoons session de
cided to line up with the proposed
National Council of the Committe,
for Industrial Organization.
1t is estimated that thd convention
will last from eight to ten days. /
will conclude with the nomination
of officers for a rank and file election
to be held next Octoberl