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Show i ' 1 ' v . The i it! f. e i.: r.t la irr.!.-.s I v-tor v-tor clr.:.-s Is c:-.ar;,:3 II. :.':yer.- lis la presi-i r.t ct the Vt'enera releratlon cf 7""- rr, r.w In ?ssl:n here. This or-wri)z-.t!on extends east as fir-as H'ch-lgan H'ch-lgan bo far as lt3 lcal tranches go. The entire West Is Its CeI3- In all there are 2D8 local, unions, representing ' a membership of more than 60,000 men. And now for a pen pictures of the man that Is the heal of this organlza- tion. ' .. ; ' ' . ; - ; , - I Charles H, lloyer Is a small man as men go, so far as build" is concerned. His build 'would not make the scales go over 1C.3. ' His height' is that uncertain xnea sure 'termed "medium, .but by actual ac-tual measurement would be about five feet eight Inches. ' ,-' ,, -. -; - :. . , How tie ITan Dresses. ' -i . , . ' - He wears a mustache, which Is worn rather drooping. In carriage he walks with Just a perceptible stoop. His shoulders are round. In dress the mad affects dark weaves,' " But his eyes are his 'predominating feature. The man has wonderful pen- etratlrg eyes. They are la-e and brown. They are far apart. Kis forehead fore-head is high and broad. It denotes the executive ability of -the man. He Is quiet and reserved. The man is a great listener. He looks you straight In the eye. His glance never wavers. , His look Is steady and true. , " In age he is about 43. He wears his hair, which Is still dark, brushed away across his head. The part is away off to the r'ght side and the hair , Is brushed then straight across. He is without a trace of nervous force. .The man is Sphyhx-Hke to the point of coldness. 'It is doubtful if anything could startle him..', He is. a man trained to face dangers without the flinch of . an eye lash.. In the- face of certain death the man'a voice would not show a waver. His color would not blanch.. V Not In Good Health. , - ' His health is not of the best at the moment. His throat Is in bad shape. He cannot talk long without pain. It is but one result of the exposures he suffered during the Colorado trouble. For weeks he has sat In room No. I of the Federation of Labor building going over the books of each of thei25 local unions in order to have them audited by the time the convention opened. . He succeeded.' He works from sun up until un-til well Into the hours of midnight ' The man denies himself recreation or pleasures. pleas-ures. His whole life is the life of his union. And light here may be mentioned men-tioned what the man saya Is the way. to settle labor strifes and prevent future fu-ture strikes. ' . - ' "" "Education is the only preventive of labor dissensions.? Tha Executive Committee. . ' The . executive board Is composed of the following men, each in his section of the country well known and highly regarded: James Kirwan, Terry, S. D.; Charles E. - Mahoney, Butte, Mont; ' Frank Schnaierer, Silverton, . Cola ; James A. Baker, Spokane, Wash.; J. C. Williams, Grass Valley, CaL; William D. Hey-wood, Hey-wood, Denver. Colo.; M. W. Moor, Me Cabe, Arts.; L. J. Simpkins, Wardner, Ida. ' President Moyer advocated and has succeeded in having all sessions of the present convention open to the public .It is the end of "secret" and "closed-door" "closed-door" sessions. "We have nothing to conceal; nothing to be ashamed of," he says. "Que motto la 'live and let live.'" |