Minutes of an IWW meeting at Bisbee, originally used in the trial of the United States vs. William D. Haywood, et al. This exhibit was part of the deposition of John W. Hughes for the Michael Simmons vs. the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Company.
UA Special Collections AZ 114 Box 1, folder 2, exhibit 116.
Bisbee, June 23th, 1917.
Meeting called to order at 2:20 p.m.
F. Worker Maxwell elected chairman
Embree elected Rec. Sec’y.
Report of Smoker Committee read by Fellow Worker Painex
Total Reciepts 175.00
Expenses 77.45
Balance 97.55
Report accepted and ordered filed.
Communication read from Seattle Central Executive committee regarding advisability of general strike throughout U.S. as protest against persecution of I.W.W. members or account of alleged anti-conscription activity ordered taken in under New Business.
Communication from Butte strikers ordered filed.
Communication from Grass regards purchase of Square Dealer plant. Ordered layed over to New Business.
Reading of receipts & expenditures. Filed.
Communication from Seattle discussed.
Moved Sec. Communication be layed over until after election of Executive Committee carried.
Election of Executive Committee
Embree 66(crossed out) — (crossed out) Filkers
Sullivan 87 Brooks
Lewis 34 Webb
Paine 70 Maxwell
Blackburn 32 John — (crossed out)
Davis 71 — (crossed out)
Motion nominations close. Carried.
Vote shows following elected on Executive Committee
Sullivan 87
Davis 71
Paine 70
Embree 63
Webb 46
The following were elected as alternates:
Maxwell 45
Brooks 36
Lewis 34
Blackburn 32
Filkers 19
Communication from Grass regarding purchase of Square Dealer plant.
Moved & seconded communication be placed on file. Carried.
Moved and seconded that we hold another smoker on July 8th. Carried.
Election of smoker committee.
Moved and seconded Executive committee act on Smoker.
Moved as amendment a committee of three be elected with power to add to their member. Carried.
Moved that committee be appointed by chair. Carried.
Maddox, Paine, Taylor. were appointed.
Communication from Seattle taken up. Moved that sec’y be instructed to reply to letter in the affirmative.
Moved as amendment that it be referred to Executive committee. who will report next meeting.
Moved as amendment to amendment that we send word to Seattle that we are ready to act with them.
Amendment to amendment ruled out of order.
Amendment lost. Motion carried.
Moved that profit of smoker be applied to hall improvements. Carried.
Under Good & Welfare several matters were eloquently discussed.
Moved that chairman appoint a conductor for next meeting. Fellow Worker Davis appointed.
Adjournment.
A. S. Embree
Recording Sec’y