Show MINE WORKERS WORKERS' DEMAND REJECTED Labor Leaders May Continue to Serve in ih Civic Civi Fed Fed- DAY OF STORMY DEBATE John Mitchell Says Convention tion Which Deprived Him o of Job Was Packed I Atlanta Ga Nov No 21 After a II day dayot I of ot storm stormy d debate during which th tir Socialists ts rallied to the tire support of ot the Mine Workers Workers' delegation gatlon the tire American Anion Ameri can Federation of oC Labor convention con b ba by byn bya a n vote voto of oC to defeated the tho resolution calling on labor leaders to 80 sever r their connection with the Civic federation As s a n re result Pre President l ent Gompers Gom- Gom pers lers and anti fourte fourteen n other labor ll leaders will continue continuO as members of the tire executive tive tivo board of or the tire Civic federation John Mitchell told the delc delegates ates It was as ai a packed convention of at tho the t United Mine Workers at Columbus 0 O. last lust spring that thal compelled him hm to give Ivo up his iris I Job lob with tho tIre National Civic nn Federation He said I. I that I at lt tho 1 vI v i tunic nine no ire i i 1 JOI uvia that dele delegates bearing fraudulent credentials cre cre- were sent lent there to destroy destro him himat himat himat at a I. I time when he ire was was' bound hand rind foot tool In tire tho supreme court of ot the i States defending himself against the enemies 1 of or organized labor Thomas L L. L L T Lewis I who was president o of the tho Mine lIne Workers at the time of oC the Columbus convention con tried In vain to obtain the tho floor to lo answer Mr Mitch Mitch- e elis charge charges Failing Fallin In this he Issued a i statement declaring dc that the charge e made nade by hy Mr Ir Mitchell that the tIre last In- In convention o of the United Mine Workers ts t's w was vas J packed Is II untrue ind nd he h will be bC required at the n next convention convention con con- to prove his statement statements or he branded as conveying to th the American Federation of or I Labor abor Information that Is 13 Incorrect President Gompers Gomper bitterly th the In a n defense of oC the tho Civic federation era tion A roll rull call caU was on the resolution b by Mr Ir McDonald The ThelIne Mine lIne MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers supported Its solidly IncludIng Ing Mr Mitchell and Mr Ir Walker alker who thus proved pro themselves faithful to their tho I Instructions |