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Show I hi WANTS MONEY DIVIDED 1 1 ! ;i Propesition of Coloradoan !; Turned Down, r 1 ' :l ' N8 POLITICS, SAYS MITCHELL T PH United Miners Saok Coalition s' j With Western Foderation. ,,- Assessment Kosolution Introduced j , That Will Provide $500,000 for the Strikers in Colorado. He '3 Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 21. At tlic ' Jj - opening of thc convontlcn of the United S i i Mine "Workers of America today a reso-1 reso-1 J Jutlon was considered providing for tu'o delegates to attend the convention j' J of the Western Federation of Miners j, j and endeavor to establish friendly rc-I rc-I j latlons or form a coalition -between-the I S two organizations. An 'effort may be j jji j made to have the Federation Join the ,1 American Federation of Labor, and so ft be subject to the jurisdiction of the I ' United Mine Workers. 1 1( -( A resolution was- adopted urging thc I n 3 election of United States Senators by I ji a direct vote of the people. 'I' Delegate Howell of Colorado Jntro-ij, Jntro-ij, I duced a resolution which, in a lengthy i jt preamble, ret forth all thc doctrines J V t, of the Socialists and asked the mine (V u "norkers to tkc the initiative toward ijH calling the world's convention of trades . tj. p unions to consider plana for the dlntrl-I dlntrl-I i''. butlon of wealth created by labor. U( After an hour's heated discussion It I l J was tabled. , LA President. Mitchell took the floor and I i(. I urged the organization lo conilne lt-1 lt-1 I'lf self to trad(23 unionism. He said under jjL It the miners were getting higher J-jn v.agcs than ever before. lie allowed ' 1(1 cvery" man n,s Political opinions and tho f 4'Ja privilege of voting them, but the orga- nlzatlon should have nothing to do with Jil l Phlcal tenets. 4IJ THE COLORADO STr.IKE, ' )H A resolution asking that. ih(? ?21,000 ; j A per week now being given the Colo-j Colo-j 1 rado atrlkers be increased, by a per ? ' ' ; capita assesument of 50 cents per week ' 4 ji for one month, brought forth a pro-rr pro-rr longed discussion of the Colorado strike, t f The amount that would be raised under yjj the resolution would be 500,000. The 4- S discussion showed 'warm-sympathy -for 1! i thc Colorado strikers, Tho resolution tjlr) was referred to the national executive I P committee. The matter will probably 1 j i j come up later. |