Show I II ALL in CONTRACTS NUll NULLAND AND VOID 1010 I I I Western Federation of Miners Passes Resolution Sure to Breed Trouble Denver June ID lOThe The convention of the Western estern Federation of Miners con continued today O tJ c discussion of ot tho the amend amendment amendment ment mont to the constitution prohibiting the local ocal unions from making labor contracts with the operators There Thero was as a bitter controversy between the conservatives who oppose the amendment and the rad mad radicals J 2 Many 1 an locals have lae contracts the operators the Butte union having one for five years cars If the Amendment should finally prevail and become a part of the constitution after a referendum r vote ote all these contracts would have to be rescind rescinded ed cd and much mulch confusion would prevail I The discussion developed over oer a reso resolution resolution resolution lution Introduced by b Delegate Robert Randall of Goldfield union No O The Thc resolution reads as Text of Resolution Contracts entered into with the em employing employing classes are of oC benefit only to the former burner fo mer Such contracts divide the work workers ers era rs In their struggle with the exploiters change chanse one body of workers in subjection tion uon while war is being heing waged aged upon an another another another other body bod often compels one union to scab upon another union destroys the class Instinct of the workers bv hr b a false sense of temporary security to cease tak talc taking takIng ing leg an active Interest in the affairs of f their organization while such contracts are aro in force and have absolutely no place In a progressive labor organization Therefore be M b It Resolved by b the fifteenth annual con convention ve of ot the Western estern Federation of or Miners that any an and all signed contracts or verbal agreements for any length of time that may ma have been en entered entered entered Into between any an local union or unions of ot the Western Federation of ot Miners lIners 7 are by b this convention declared null and void voiL Protest From Butte Delegate John McMullin of oC Butte Mont was on the floor In defense of the con contract contract contract tract system for some time He H explained that the Butte union had entered into con contracts contracts contracts tracts because It was decided to do so by bya b ba a great gr at majority of ot the members who voted in favor Cavor of contracts Delegate Dele te Mc Ic was volleyed with questions and caustic comment and was finally driven drien to his 1115 scat seat in despair The resolution was adopted by ly a vote of oC 15 to 23 2 A resolution was introduced favoring the appointment of or an organizer or for Alas Alaska Alaska Alaska ka A delegate from Douglas island union No j described the conditions In the territory as veritable slavery for Cor the miners The matter went over oyer until to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow I morrow i |