The producers news. [volume], October 05, 1923, Page Page Two, Image 2

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ILLINOIS STATE
FEDERATION OF
LABOR'STANDS PAT
VOTE DOWN RESOLUTION FOR
FARMER-LABOR PARTY—VOTE
AGAINST
AND RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA
AMALGAMATION
By TOM TRIPPETT
Federated Press Staff Correspondent.
Decatur, Ill.—Defeat of three reso
lutions sponsored by Wm. Z. Foster
marked the Illinois State Federation
of Labor convention here. The resolu
tion indorsing amagamation of craft
into industrial unions, one in each in
dustry was beaten after two days of
debate. The resolution for recogni
tion by the United States of Russia
followed in defeat and the resolution
for a labor party had been previously
killed.
VOTE DOWN AMALGAMATION
With delegates hurling accusations
at each other across the floor on the
amalgamation question the vice chair
man put a motion shutting off debate
which was carried. President Walker
then took the gavel and put the vote
on the resolution which was lost by a
vote of 80 for and 313 against. The
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Let The Boys and Girls
Come Too
THIS IS THE SEASON of the year when the
boys and girls can earn a little money for them
selves.
Give them the opportunity to do so.
It is very fine indeed when the young folks
I earn to handle money wisely.
To know how to earn money and to spend it
wisely is a quality all must have who want to
become well-to-do.
We are always glad to have the young folks as
our patrons. Let them come. Let them know
the joy of building a bank account—let them
learn to feel at home when in the bank.
You cannot afford to let your neighbors' child
ren get the advantage over yours in this impor
tant matter.
Think it over.
THE
First National Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
PLENTYWOOD, MONT.
same resolution lost in the 1922 con
vention by only 26 votes.
FOSTER STORM SESSION
Wm. Z. Foster, the storm center of
the convention, had opened the morn
ing session with a defense of the
amalgamation resolution and an ans
wer to Matthew Woll's attack of the
day before. Foster was not inter
rupted during his speech of 45 min
utes. He defended the amalgamation
proposal and urged its adoption de
spite the "red herring" that had been
drawn across its trail,
charged in his attack on Foster and
the Trade Union Educational league
that the latter's books could not stand
the light of day. Foster challenged
Woll to name an auditing committee
to investigate the league's funds or
stand condemned as a "slandered and
a flourflusher."
AMALGAMATION IS ABOLISHED
Victor Olander, secretary of the
federation, followed Foster, speaking
nearly two hours, he divided his time
with arguments against amalgamation
and attack upon Foster and the T. U.
E. L. Olander traced Foster's history
in the labor movement with the in
troduction that "now it must be told".
He attempted to prove that Foster
still embraced the I. W. W. form of
organization and claimed that the
resolution under discussion was an I.
W. W. proposition. He read a section
of that organizatiion's constitution
which he claimed called for exactly
Woll had
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the same kind of industrial unionism
as did the amalgamation measure.
He denounced Foster for claiming
credit in the packing house and steel
organization campaigns. Olander
gave Foster credit only for failure in
both of thes estrikes and said that
their success was due entirely to John
Fitzpatrick Samuel Gompers, Walker
and other A. F. of L. executives.
WALKER ENDS DEBATE
Foster with many others, was on
the floor demanding a point of person
al privilege as Olander concluded.
Vice President Fritchie granted Walk
er the floor at this point and he ended
the amalgamation debate,
who voted for the same resolution last
year, opposed it here. He did not
speak against the principle and told
how the same proposition had been in
troduced in the A. F. of L. 20 years
ago but that until each international
union decides the question at their
own conventions it is hopeless for
"outside organizations" to attempt to
cram it down their necks.
BEDLAM BREAKS LOOSE
The adjournment hour had passed
and in an uproar the rules were sus
pended to remain in session until the
decision was made,
close debate was made and bedlam
broke loose. Delegates were on the
floor all over the house, Foster among
them. The motion was put by the
vice chairman and carried. Walker
then took the gavel, put the amalga
mation resolution to a vote and an
nounced its defeat.
FOSTER RECOGNIZED AFTER
VOTE
Walker,
A
motion to
Ho then recognized Foster who still
I want
held the floor. Foster said:
to go on record as protesting the ac
tion of the chairman for not permit
ting me, before the vote was taken, to
answer on a point of personal privi
lege the attack of more than an hour
of Secretarv Olander who misrepre
sented my life and activities in the la
bor movement in more than a hundred
different ways."
NO CHECK ON
COAL PROFITEERS
By MARX LEWIS
Federated Press Staff Correspondent.
dealers
may go ahead with their plans to in
crease the price of coal from $1 to
$1.50 a ton without fear of interven
tion so far as the federal government
is concerned.
The administration's position, made
known by those close to the president,
is that the federal government has no
power to restrict profiteering in coal.
If there is to be any restriction at all,
it must come from local and state gov
ernments.
It has become evident without an
investigation that the price of coal
will be increased from $1 to $1.50 a
ton, despite the suggestion made by
Governor Pinchot that the 60 cents
per ton increase given the miners
should and could be shouldered to a
large extent by the operators and the
anthracite carrying railroads.
It is felt in political circles here that
the administration would prefer to
have Pinchot bear the odium which
will attach to him because of the in
creased price the coal consumer will
have to pay. Pinchot's political for
tunes were considerably enhanced by
his successful negotiation of an agree
ment which prevented a coal shortage
this winter. Those political fortunes
are expected to suffer by the boost in
coal.
Washington.—Retail coal
Labor men, and more particularly
the representatives of the United Mine
Workers of America, declared that
they stand ready to cooperate in any
way government agencies may sug
gest to prevent profiteering. Reduc
tion of the excessive rates which they
assert the anthracite carrying rail
roads have been permitted by the in
terstate commerce commission to
j charge, revision of the leases of cotl
lands by which tremendous fortunes
are piled up from royalties, and limi
tation of mine owners' profits to yield
no more than a fair return on their
investment are among the remedies
they suggest.
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ANTHRACITE
STRIKE END OF
18 DAY STRIKE
CONVENTION RATIFIES CON
TRACT NEGOTIATED THROUGH
MEDIATION OF GOV. PINCHOT.
MINERS LOSE CHECK OFF SYS
TEM.
By HERBERT HASLAM
Federated Press Staff Correspondent.
Scranton, Pa.—Anthracite miners
are digging coal again after a strike
of 18 days to enforce their demands
for wage increases and better working
conditions. The special tridistrict con
vention meeting here Sept. 17 ratified
the compromise settlement arranged
by negotiation with the operators
through the mediation of Gov. Gifford
Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
Only two delegates to the conven
tion, which represented the three an
thracite districts in the United Mine
Workers organization, spoke against
the settlement. Only 15 out of the
500 delegates voted against it.
The opopsition was raised on behalf
of the men working by the day instead
of by contract. The new wage scale
gives them 10 per cent—from 42c to
56c a day increase—instead of the $2
demanded , The contract miners also
get 10 per cent instead of the 20 per
cent demanded.
Day men do everything about the
mine except dig and load coal. They
drive mules, set up timbers, lay track,
man the breakers, and fill the mechan
ical jobs like electricians, machinists
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braking efficiency. It is the friction or grip of the tire on
the road surface that brakes or slows down the
Buick four-wheel brakes not only provide a greater power
to stop in case of emergency but, because of this four
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In turning, Buick four-wheel brake construction auto
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mechanism.
Buick four-wheel brake construction distributes braking
friction over four drums and four wheels. This reduces
wear on brake linings and tires, thereby assuring their
longer life and greater efficiency with fewer adjustments.
Buick four-wheel brakes (on all models] together with
countless other distinctive features of the 1924 cars
further establish Buick as the Standard of Comparison.
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We have the best equip
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and pumpmen.
Working conditions were also com
promised. The checkoff by the em
ployer of the union dues was not con
ceded but the union successfully
fought off arbitration in place of ne
gotiation. The contract is for two
years expiring Aug. 31, 1925.
The convention, besides ratifying
the settlement and sending the miners .
back to work, took a rap at the Pro-1
John L.
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gressrve Miners' conference.
Lewis, international president,
explained the benefits of the new I
agreement to the convention, aws re
ceived with ringing applause. The
district presidents, Rinaldo Cappelini,
Chris Golden and Thomas Kennedy of
Nos. 1, 7, and 9, went into every fea- j
ture of the settlement. Cappelini, the
fighting president of No. 1, told the
convention that it is very important
to examine the text of agreements
with the operators with the utmost
care.
It is generally estimated that the
increase adds 60c a ton to the price
of anthracite. The operators, rail
roads and dealers should be able to
take care of this without raising the
price of coal to the consumer, in Pin
chot's opinion.
Underwriters' Laboratories was es
tablished over twenty-five years ago
by the National Board of Fire Under
writers, to pass on the merits of de
vices or systems with respect to the
fire hazard.
It is not operated for profit and up
until the present time, the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, Under
writers' Laboratories sponsor, has in
vested over one-quarter of a million
dollars in the plant and equipment of
this unique organization in its deter
mined effort to- reduce our terrible an
nual fire loss.
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