Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-03-17 | Page 3 | Green Upholds United Miners

I GREEN UPHOLDS lD MI R n 1 r. March 17 AD Ar P William Green president of oC the tIme American Federation of or Labor ad addressing addressing nt- nt dressing tho thirty first constitutional constitutional constitutional convention pf pt the tile United Mine MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers t today d declared he was glad to show iho by his presence at nt the tho con- con th that t. t tile federation recognizes recognizes one ona miners' miners union as having jurls jurisdiction letlon Flue Tho pronouncement by the time federation federa federa- Lion Hon president a as mis to his attitude to toward toward to- to ward the convention was ea eagerly erly awaited by bJ the the- delegates because of oC the recent Insurgent enl movement mO which le led to the callin calling o Of Ot a rump convention at Springfield IllI Ill I 1 am gla glad to come conic 11 hero liero ere In my official capacity c. said Mr 11 Green Greim and by hy my presence show you and th the world that tho American Federation Federation Federation Feder Feder- of or Labor recO recognizes I one miners miners min ruin ers union as having Jurisdiction J leao interpret my presence here as id c evidence nce- nce of or that solemn fact