Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-17

been for Mr.. McBride's advice to the members
of the n. P. o.. the Pennsylvania miners could
have demanded and received "a cents for min
ing for the year. This statement MI. Mcbrlue
denies, and says that all the assemblies of the
n. P. q. voted against the acceptance OF his
recommendation, and that as he is an officer,
he will obey their wishes.
The rate for mining is fixed at the above
terms by the miners and operators present, but
as the n. P. U. took no part in the conference
as an organization, it is believed the terms VIII
Knights of Labor may not accept, and to sum
the matter up in brief the conference may he
called a farce. Until the two organizations
cease the fight for the supremacy. it will be al
most an lmpossibility to arrange a satisfactory
and uniform scale of wages.
Secretary Bentham, who is a member of the
knights of Labor, said at the close of the con-
ference, that the rate for the year had been
fixed, but had it not been for President
McBride's circular a better rate could have
been secured.
This was denied by President Mcbride, who
stated that although he had advised the accept
ance of the operators terms and issued circu-
lar to that effect, the members of the union
had voted against il, and therefore the N. 2. U.
should not be blamed for the publication OF his
circular.
The conference was a very lively one. and it
is stated that Patrick McBryde said: III John
Mcbride would come up here would knock
his head OF with a cobble stone" Thls stare
ment was corroborated by Mr.. Mcbride and
several others who had heard 1t, but they
claimed it-Was only said as joke.
WHEREAS, The representatives of the miners OF
Western Pennsylvania have recently and re.
peatedlv decided that their mining affairs should
be conducted by the National Progressive Union,
and,
Whereas, When in accordance with that de-
cision, the officers of the National Progressive
Union called cOnvocation to consider the propo-
sition TO them by the operators of Ohio and the
Pittsburg district relative to the running for the
nsuing year: that j. b. Rea and other leaders Of
n. II. A. No. 13S sought admission to the conven-
tion as miners delegates, having had the court
estes of the convention extended to them by al
lowing them TO participate in the deliberations,
maliciously sought to disrupt the meeting. Fall
ing in their design to do so they withdrew and
with the seven men who accompanied them have
issued a series of resolutions beginning with:
''We the railroad miners of the West Pennsyl-
vania district, - such arrogant statement being
misleading and likely to cause Misunderstanding,
therefore, be il
Resolved, That in the representation of the
miners OF the Pittsburg district in convention as
sembled, after hearing President McBrde's reason
for issuing his circular relating to the proposition
Of the operators and to advice contained therein,
believe that his action not only justfable aud
in keeping with his position as President of the
National Progressive Union. We condemn the
resolution printed in the morning papers as un-
just and entirely uncalled for. Be Ii further
Resolved, That, acting under instructions OF
our constituents. the majority of whom demand
76lS cents per ton for the entire year. we are un-
able to accept the conditions proposed by the
operators, and as no other terms have been Of
fered, we resolve to adjourn the convention.