Show AMENDMENT TO FEDERATION RITUAL WHICH MAY PROVOKE BITTERNESS Denver June 18 The morning session of ot the convention of the Western Vest ern Feder Federation Federation atlon of Miners was taken up in hear hearing hearIng ing resolutions Among those introduced was one for a general assessment of 2 on each member of the organization for forthe forthe forthe the defense fund for Moyer Haywood and Pettibone An amendment to the ritual was offered by J E Colgan of Murray Idaho which aroused the opposition of a certain ele element element element ment and which promises to provoke bit bitterness bitterness among the delegates The section amended reads This union exacts no pledge or obliga obligation obligation tion from you that conflicts with the duty dut you ou owe to your our God your our country or Jr r your our fellow men The amendment adds the line or in any way interferes with your our religion or political belief It is predicted that the Socialist agitators will fight the amendment strenuously The rhe afternoon session was wald taken up entirely in discussing the contract system system tem tern The delegates who are also mem mom members members bers hers of ot the Industrial Workers Yorkers of the World decry deer the system which binds a aman 1 L man to work for a certain wage for a given time without the right to demand an Increase Other delegates just as strongly favored the system as tending to keep conditions settled and prevent re repeated repeated repeated strikes |