Show FEDERATION Of MINERS WILL V VV VV V V TRY TO EFFECT MOVERS MOYERS RELEASE Ceto May Mayon ay IThe on of at Use the eStera federation of Miners Miner with Federa flit of Labor dM did at Cession as was expected For the first time since the opening of the convention the case of Charles CharlesH H V Moyer the president of the federa tn who te Is held bold as prisoner by the military authorities at Telluride was wasten ten taken bite hito serious consideration A committee composed of M U GLUts Gillis end awl F L Reber of Butte and M hf D 11 Moore wa was appointed to take such action a as might be deemed expedient in releasing President Moyer Resolutions were adopted endorsing the stand taken take by the members of the Chicago Boot sV Shoe Workers union who were locked out May 1 I for refusing to accept the open shop rule iuie as well at ac a reduction in wage In these resolutions the members of the Western Federation of Miners Inere are called upon to refrain from purchasing shoe U It having come to the knowledge of the convention that such shoes are sold extensively in sec sections Lions of the country where the West Western ern on Federation of Miners are strongly organised The Th proposition of adding a member of the lb coal miners union to the executive execute board was freely din dis discussed cussed but no action wa was taken Honorary membership was granted to Freeman Knowles of 8 S SD D upon request of the miners and mil mu millers loin lers union there The abolition of the union transfer cards carde was another topic discussed At the conclusion of the session the convention voted to re renounce flOunce the tb buttonhole carnation which in the language of Secretary Hay wood had bad grown to be the crush erie ens emblem V V |