| Show WESTERN WESTER FEDERATION OF MINERS CONVENTION Denver Demel June 13 11 A total of 51 now new locals organized and anil 1 the admit admittance admIttance tance or off ovar or J now no member by hy Initiation for the tIme lineal year ending March 31 11 1907 1917 said Kirwan secretary tar and treasurer of ot tue Western estro l of at In hi his eunuch report which was presented to tho the federation convention today Is tIme tile reply of Jt the tho Western Federation FI of ot Miners to io tho time Mini Mine Owners asso association t O anti and their faithful allies the ht L of or Colorado timid nile Idah j in their attempt to dIsrupt dUrupt the organization lion tion by h kidnapping our oum officers and nd charging churning theta them with almost very ety Known on the calendar has experienced a Ica growth during th tho pa peel t year ho added uI and se thousand slaves In the tho minus mine mills nulls end smelters have been boen I en to the tile increasing list of oh citizens The Tho total membership of hf tho or organization on 11 April 1 I was approximately atel in C The total receipts I ellb of the n cal year nr were 24 5 and tho lie expenditures Contributions to the th o defense 1 fund to lQ April 1 amounted to und and the tho ill bur 10 leaving le a u balance on hand han of at The Thu salaries of o President Pre Moyer llo cr and Secy S Haywood it t i month em h hay have been be n continued while they have been boen boenIn In III prison In Idaho awaiting on nit the tho charge of oC complicity In time till mur murder murder der tier of or former Got Gov Go Acting on Oil 01 the advice of ot feder federation federation attorneys s SM See Kirwan re reports r reports ports poria I have withdrawn a u portion or of the funds in tIn tho bunk anil placed tattoo samp In hit safety il 1 Is vaults and 1 liao hae a IL depository II bond hand to protect the funds now on de tie deposit posit In the First National hank bank of o tills thIs city An office has lilts been established ut lit Trinidad Colorado for COl the purpose of facilitating the work of 0 organising the tho coal minors hut but the lie Intolerable conditions under un lIeI which the men inca em employed In Iii southern Colorado o tire nr com compelled i to work Secy Seo 1 teaks make It 1111 n a hurt hard matter to perfect t the this organization ns as a thin the will not remain in that district for any length of ot time Several strikes and a 11 lockouts have huo occurred din Ins the year hut but strike roller relief was as tl tot for to only by b the thu tot fol following lowing hawing locals Miners Miner union No 10 57 5 Torr Minors union No o L 5 and Daad D ad adwood wood union No 0 14 H |
