The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-17
INTERSTATE MINERS.
A NEw AMALeAMArloN FORMED.
The nIp.r' cOa,.n.Iou a, Pittsburgh Yesterday
ET.ets Strong cOmblnatiou-rhs Object,
PrIseIpiss and AIMS OF the Association.
Iron Mauuiaetursrs' Meeting.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May l6.-The Miners
Interstate Convention re.assembled this
morning with John Mcbride, Of Massil'
lion, O., in the chair. The Committee on
Credentials reported eighty delegates pres
ent from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Illi-
nois. After adopting rules governing the
convention a committee on general organ
ization was appointed who reported the
following order: First, Organization; sec.
ond, name Of Interstate Association; third,
Territorial Limits; fourth, object Of the
Association; fifth, Legislature and Execu-
tive powers.
A lengthy discussion then ensued on the
question whether the organization be open
or secret. 7. A. Grow, Of Maryland, vigor-
ously opposed an open organization, but a
majority favored ii, and the matter was re.
ferred to committee.
A resolution expressing sympathy with
the striking miners Of the Pittsburgh Dis.
trict met with considerable opposition but
finally passed. An adjournment for din.
ner was then taken.
eBJEcT AND PRINCIPLES.
The afternoon session. was called to
order at 8 o'clock. The Committee on
Organization presented the following,
which was adopted after some discussion:
WHEREAS, the condition Of the miners
and laborers OF this country show urgent
and immediate necessity Of organization,
not only in different localities, but OF
different States and Territories Of the
United States, and as the past ex.
perience shows that the failure
Of different organizations among miners
through causes too numerous to mention,
in order to avoid failure in the future we
must endeavor 10 avoid all complicated
technicalities and establish an organization
as simple in its laws and form as possible
and the same time recognize the funda.
mental principles tLat an injury to one
district and locality shall be the concern Of
all, therefore
Res0lred, We, the delegate miners OF dit.
ferent States represented in this Inter. State
Convention, believe and know it Is high
time the miners Of the United States should
endeavor 10 organize themselves into one
organization, recognizing the different
localities, and without interfering with
their present form or ways OF working, ,.call
upon them to meet with us for the good OF
all and endeavor to establish an organiza.
tion where none at present exists.
AIM OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Re,olred, That this organization be
known as the Amalgamated Association OF
Miners OF the United States, and the OBJ
iect OF the Association shall be-: First, to
bring within its folds every miner and
laborer in and about the mines in the
United States; to secure uniformity OF
action in matters pertaining 10 the interests
OF its members; second, TO adopt wherever
and whenever it is practicable principles
Of arbitration; third, to shorten the hours
OF labor as far as practicable; fourth, to
restrict the product when deemed practica.
Bile.
3 Resolved, That The officers OF this associa.
ton shall consist OF an executive board to
be composed Of the Presidents OF the dif.
ferent States, said board to select their own
President and Secretary, and to meet
at least once in six mouths
or 4, as often as necessary to
discuss ,,t the condition oil affairs, and
whenever deemed necessary 10 take action
on any question regarding the advance
ment Of the whole which shall be submitted
to their constituents for the purpose OF
deciding whether such action should be
taken or not.
C.