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whipped to a certainty. Parker and his colleagues all said in concluding their remarks that they are going to win out in Cripple Creek whether the W. F. of M. stands by them or not.
The delegates, especially those from Butte, were much interested and repeatedly interrupted the speakers by asking them questions when they did not thoroughly understand.
A committee of three were appointed to go to Cripple Creek and investigate into the situation there and report back to the convention. R. E. Allen, H. C. Seaman and Malcolm Gillis composed the committee. They will leave on the 3.45 train this afternoon. Secretary Hajrwood asked that the Executive Board be given permission to select a member of the Cripple Creek delegation favorable to them to accompany this committee to Cripple Creek. The permission was given, and I learned later that Sherman Parker was selected.
A resolution was then introduced that a committee be sent to Telluride for the same purpose. It was then decided that they hear first from the Telluride delegates. They now adjourned for noon and resumed at 2 P. M.
The principal speaker from Telluride was Stewart Forbes. He went into the details that led up to the Telluride strike. He explained how the union men were treated by the authorities. He also explained that it was the mill men there that caused the strike. He said that the mines there were not working successfully with the scabs they have at present. He stated that 75 per cent, of the mill men have gone back and are scabbing. The Telluride delegates expressed themselves as the Cripple Creek delegates did, that they will win their strike, and if the W. F. of M. did not endorse it, they would fight it alone, and win it alone.