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Show MINERS ADOPT THE INITIATIVE AND RECALL Butte. Mont, Aug. 3 Tho Western Federation of Miner's, in convention today adopted the initiative, referendum referen-dum and recall for their executive board by a large majority vote, after much discussion and the defeat of -several amendments. The action of tho convention will go to a referendum vote of tho general membership as will a report favoring bionnial Instead In-stead of annual conventions. President Moyer spoke today in favor fav-or of the Initiative, referendum and recall, which he had recommended in his report, as did a majority of the executive board. The recall may be made by ten per cent of the entire membership from at least ten local unions. A report of the committee on good and welfare, favoring a six-hour day In mines where there is excessive heat, was adopted, as well as a recommendation rec-ommendation of the same committee for a compensation act and the cooperation co-operation of tho president and executive ex-ecutive board .with local unions in sending representatives to lobbj' at state legislatures. |