| Show in FOR INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION I i What Union Labor and United Federation Have Done For It Ite It ItI I I CONDITION OF Zo tio In III It 11 f I le Tell f M What That II Ie C Can Call n Mo j Denver Dener Colo May 42 Charles annual report to the tho Western We tern Federation ot of Miners MinorA which Ut Is Sa now holding Its Ite convention in this w city wes was made matIe public this afternoon In opening oelling he ht h said aId that at lit no time W since Inco Its it Inception had Ima the organizations been Leen more moro prosperous than nt at present end added t The Tho labor lubor union un 1011 and the fc Ji Western Federation of ot Miners In do de daring for tOr Independent Jr political no ac notion lion tion done more moro to encourage the thO ther r members of ot your ur organization and tho the laboring people In hn general thun thull have base havethe the tIe combined promises und and useless i I j ot of organized labor the Inception of ot the union move movement v 4 ment Notwithstanding the wonderful In Increase crease In III the th ranks of ot labor during tho tile past year wa sv find no Im 1111 Improvement ImI I provement III lu the condition of ot the While true that hot a tow toss a II ought Blight Increase In III Inage waKes wages age thousands have been II lied In a u struggle to 10 even maintain their theil present condition und and many have havea h a gone down to defeat 1 iv Referring to 10 the anthracite coal cOlli mm t I ITS ers strike and arni the results of ot arbitration y tion In that case Mr Mv Moyer said raid Cnn Can the lender leader of ot f this army urmy of ot men mun expect to hold his organization intuit Intact when ho advises them to continue a II policy which h offers otters nothing for tor the future but Jut and destitution de anti and com coin commends commends mends the findings of ot a board of ot ar or arbitration selected by the tIme representatives tives of o capital which Illich binds the chains challis of ot slavery mote inte securely Nc ae around his bIB deprives them of or even thu tho privilege of appealing to their mas torn toni foe toc a period of ot three years John Mitchell wed need not be surprised should his hits membership turn their faces face to the tho f west seeking with organizations Which have sent out their mes meso message sage roge to the world that as us labor pro pio ducts all wealth such wealth belongs K to tile the producer thereof While organized labor Is forced torce 1 to the strike and boycott In III order to se so secure cute cure CUI even ven a II shame ot of that which Is rightfully theirs just no so O long will strife and discord dla ord continue After fully tull considering the condi conditions conditions surrounding Us at lit this thin time tim I 1 believe that the most Important tic lie lieI I tion which you can cnn take Inke during this convention will be to reaffirm the pol policy polIe icy Ie adopted by bV the tenth annual con Mr r Moyer Moer referred to the failure of ot the time Colorado legislature to enact an nn ant t I 1 law la after the adoption by bythe U Uthe I Ithe the voters of ot n It constitutional amend amendment meat ment having such nn an enactment In F view leW and said sahl this should bo be ut clent i warning to laboring people to tp dine disregard i 3 gard the it I tUb this I nd Democratic D parties I believe bellove the tho time has hns arrived said rA Mr Moyer Moer when the Western Fed Fell Federation should declare d for the tha eight hour workdays workday and that this conven comen convention bit tion should specify a definite date for tor forthe tho the establishing a 11 tin Ivor sal law luw throughout your our entire jurisdiction tion President Moyer recommended the holding of 01 biennial Instead of annual conventions and an nn amendment to time the constitution denning the authority of ot I Ithe the executive eX officers In regard to call callIng callIng Ing strikes strike their right to do co tao with without without Ith out the consent of ot the tho local union In Involved l having been disputed lie He an on antagonized antagonized the practise of ot locals enter entering lug ing Into time Contracts with corpora corporations corporations corporations That ample provision should be bo made malle for tor organizing purposes S was wa urged also that thet a 11 plan be deviled to place the Miners Magazine In tho the hands of ot every member of ot the organization President Moyer Moer renewed the sug suggestions of ot last year that provision bo be made for tor securing control by b or lease of mining property proper und and for tor es 08 establishing headquarters In Denver On tIme the subject of ot strikes s the tIme report says sOu At tUtu thin time about 2000 memo mem members bers berm of r your organization are on strike with every ever Indication that the time number will be Increased In III the time near future Employers of ot labor Inor are lire or organized 1 throughout the tIme entire United They are uro carefully outlining their plans of ot campaign before making a II determined assault upon your or organization organization organization When the order is I given you need look for tor no quarter The bat battle battie tie tle begun with annihilation for tor Its lis pur purpose purpose pose must bo met mot by ly the Western Fed 1011 Federation FedoratIon oratIon of ot Miners with Intelligence Int de determination determination determination termination and united action The Tho duty devolves upon you to outline a n policy for tor your our ot during the he com corn coming comIng ing log year and after tim tho tit adoption of that policy there thore should be bc no faltering In Inthe Inthe inthe the ranks for tor only through unity of ot action lotion can you expect to retain the time few tow privileges granted to you ou by your mas mae masters master tots ter |
