Show 1 THE MINE DRIVERS Y d The Brotlieiiiood of Loco otye Engineers ASSEMBLED IN CONVENTION Speech of Chief ArthnrA Terrible Railroad Collision near Omaha Another Near Lebanon Indiana DENVER Oct IGTho twentysixth annual an-nual convention of tho Brotherhood of cnventon Engineers was called t order i at the Tabor grand opera house at 2 oclock this afternoon by Secretary W W Hall at the local committee of arrangements he house was most handsomely decor I 6 1 atod with flowers and emblems of the brotherhood tho most beautiful of which was an immense design of roses pinks and smilax bordered with forgetmenots representing an engine and tender which was placed in front of tho speakers desk The entrance of Chief Arthur while the secrettiry was addressing the large audi once was greeted with prolonged applause The exercises wero opened by prayer by George R Dority grand chaplain of Charleston Massachusetts At the conclusion of his supplication Sandy McGuire of Minneapolis delivered an original poem which was received with applause lasting several minutes iThis wis followed by addresses from jMayor Londoner of Leaver L W Roy 010I iJ rnolds of Iowa erj oc Choate superintendent superinten-dent of the Union Pacific system in Colorado Colo-rado Charles 1 Meek general manager of the Denver Texas i Fort Worth ot Denver Den-ver Hon John Scott Rev Myron Reed and H B Chamberlain piesident of the Denver chamber of commerce At the conclusion of these addresses Chief Arthur was introduced amid great enthusiasm and spoke substantially as follows 1 After welcoming the delegates and assuring 1 as-suring them of his belief in the satisfactory 1 satisfac-tory results of the present convention and with what great pleasure he had watched the growth of the order since its organization II I organiza-tion and thu results it had attained Chief lvvlbur said The present time represents turning point in the history of the order for it has become apparent that a feeling essentially radical has crept in and taken session of a few of our members hiss his-s dangerous and must be suppressed For I owing to this statements seemingly con 4 tradictory have crept out and become public which could never have happened u L there been a oneness of thought and an jacst purpose I a mans ability extends beyond that required bv the brotherhood then it becomes his duty to doff the be gilaied habiliments of tho mechanic and assume that position for which he is particularly ticularly gifted To nurse ones dissatisfaction dissatis-faction and scatter its seeds broadcast to take root in the imaginations of other menu s men-u sinful and belittling character He admonished the members to keep thsir personality intact and not to allow false gods to induce them to subscribe to laws which as soon as passed will make them cognizant of the necessity for their i repeal He reiterated with emphasis his former sjutimcnt that the organization was law biding and said Today I clearly define our position toward the railway corpora ioni when I say that only as a last resort do wo sanction a strike In speaking of the growth of the order be I jaid the membership was over twentysix thousand and during tho year just ended had paid out to the widows and orphans of disabled members 300000 making a total since the organization of 2S06103 He thought it impossible to overestimate the blessings aud benefits derived from the i order and he advised every man within I the hearing of his voice to endeavor at > whatever sacrifice to save a little of his earnings every year if no more than 25 a the possession of property brings res oect and always adds to the comfort and Pff er of the workingmen besides gaining Jf esteem of all good citizens After thanking thc citizens of Denver the railway companies and others for their Kindness and expressing appreciation for the work of the officers and members of the ladies auxilliary societies he concluded as follows I In accordance with the instructions received re-ceived at the last convention I have prepared pre-pared a special message containing such recommendations as in my judgment will tend to promote the welfare of the brother lipod which will be submitted at the proper time We have come this time tmo to bold the twentysixth annual convention to review the past of the order and to consider its future Profiting by the mistakes and failures of the past and aided by tho integrity and loyalty of the gjetubem it shall go on in the good work of Snoliorating the condition of and protecting protect-ing all who come within its folds In all discussions and differences which may arise among us I trust we shall always bold t our right of private judgment that while we give frank expression to our pwn thoughts we shall carefully guard against a spirit of dogmatism which would call upon others to square their thoughts and opinions with our own No reference was made in the address to either the question of federation or the late Burlington strike t the apparent disappointment of a number of delegates Adojurned till tomorrow morning at 10 cock I |