| Show JOHN Ou MITCHELLS WORK c Montana and Wyoming Miners Force Him to Accept Hundred Dollars TEARS COME TO HIS EYES Ill Hu 1 lu Hit Ihn Most t ti i I r ot at v Ills JIN j 4 I y Ind Inn 21 I A dent John J hn of ut 1 the United Mine lIno MineWorkers Workers ri the elo ch eloquent quent speech of ot his hili lift this tills he be was WIlS su to lo n II Rift or of him hint ti II tho Uw miners or and Hilt Wyoming W its UK 8 n Li token ot or o othir their thir appreciation of or hie hJ to make inako condition tur Thomas president ot at ho had hud to 10 tho Uio plat platform form torm carrying n tL draft lor br Hu aid tho the draft was WIlS bucked backed by h u a i smaller amount which would bring the amount up UI to 2700 Wo Vo do not come Willi u loving cup he said IUlI but we vo tee leel U Uis I is us our out duty to some testimony ot OE our of ot what hus liOs lone done for lOI us U As At Mr Mitchell tears roso rose roo In III hi eyes and ho spoke with emotion Gentlemen of oC too convention ho hoa Ii Iii i a aid Jd d und and particularly the tho miners ot of It nn alid Wyoming I 1 cannot ex OX explain plain how 1 I appreciate this expression ot good will and In me nw t I Ido do du 1101 not w what to Lu ilo 1 the money If It I could you OLI to UKO liLIO it back buck and anU give It t to tu tho thu men me 1 win WIlt sent It hero and levI feel sure lure that tHoy would know I 1 I appreciate their eneo as lis as though they had hud sly given sl slen en me ItS many millions as they have havo I r would feel Ceci better about 11 It r 1 prefer that you TOll OU take tho Ito money buck but ul If It you yon cannot do It that tIRL with without out danger ot offense to 10 the good food people olle who sent sell I It II to 10 me then send it to Mrs MiH Mitchell und and let lut et her use U It II to 1 educate Cle nb our o r boys hos Tho rho draft will bo be sent to Mrs Mis Mit Mitchell MitY chell Y e Tho rho rending of oC the repot t of tho the cio cia CI e committee occupied tho thu CIUllO morning session j Union No 85 8 of if If Ill IL pre pie pieL L Mitchell with a II loving I CUP ANNUAL m 1 IUt his annual President Mitchell submitted a fl ot indicating the and of I ho Ito Or 01 Organization t his presidency average membership has hag m in from In to tu in lit IJO The lust hint year wi 3 30 The thc organization Is hI In lii butter con than over liMo I The fie report snit said that to bring Into Inlo lIu organization other uthel miners will much nue money mOlley and possibly tho the Inauguration atlon of or some home new nes policy Bitter hos lios of ot bituminous operators was mentioned as us retarding factors At AI Attention was waa called to 10 the thu approaching Jan 30 ao between and miners of ot the e competitive Hold held to tho the lehl ot if the Interstate wage it antI and Mr Mv Mitchell suggested that till t I convention con you I lois ti In I a session till UI I that liar t time In iii order to upon lilian a It policy should tho thu operator ru to 1 fuso Ju e to 10 meet 1110 In Joint con cola contention CI volition liton The Tho action Hellon ot of o certain locals f In lii violating their contracts was deplored ed ell Attention was wall called to mine r cis n unities dill and laws In WI r protecting miners ml were asked torl for Tho adoption of ot an plan similar to that of ot file lIe he railroad brotherhood Willi waa Ildo tI with an nn Indemnity ot lOU At Attention AtI ht 10 was witt called ca lo 10 the tho of child Im a labor laws Tho ThU proposition to con consolidate I i with tho Western Federation of ot Miners wan wt not nol favored In II bidding farewell farow Iy to Om tilO convention and IId organization Mitchell re ye elIed to his hia service oC nine years year and seven mouths months as president during which tho the organization has litis ed in membership nearly with an tin accumulated I fund of ot Ilo 10 ro bin hll Inability to 10 servo longer on n li account ot or IH health and biLlie bade the Ito or organization J his farewell MINE In Iii his report 10 porI Vice VIto President T I 1 L I 4 Lewis of tic disaster said I With Ti Ii no ill organization the lie Individual hid I viii ual minor who vho complains faa that hat t the I lie min i 0 ing Izi In Jaws are arc not hot enforced etl is ill discharged ed cd Tho rho miners may mil know that ho is In lii constant cun danger clangor of oC death on Oh no Re Recount count of ol tho ho of ot the tho mine own owners ers tho name miner runs the visit risk or UI n his hili life rather thou than loso 1150 his h 4 Job ml Tin Tho mill Is prevented from Crom rain organizing by 11 tho the Intimidation of ne if tho thu th 11 Ih lii 1 prevented from rain by II tim tto tIle injunction of lit federal Judges Ho lb ii flOt Insist I on oil tho t enforcement II or I r file tho mining laws lawN lint ho linn n tm III union to tIP protect him In lii tho the event of or nn ft ii explosion OX In a n mine iii I ile under der Iho I o oro condition ro I would aKk ak In III nil JM who Is iii for the tho los luil of If the tho minors lives This IH ha It a I that hat 1 rc the tho consideration cou ot lr o every avery and nil every citizen of ot i country r W IV n B Wilson In his hIli report fays one tine year ngo ligo there Oil on hand In the tho treasury There Is III now on olt hand Large as its this sui ii IK IN Mr Ir Wilson said there bo In iii the treasury not less lesl than JIO iO 10 In capo cantO of ot a II general strike The Tho Increase In the tho treasury was VUI duo tine to peaceful conditions during durIn the year The Tue receipts tinting during thu ha year Tho expenditures 81 |
