The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-26
LABOR TALK.


the National niatriot Assembly N, .
l. end the Progressive uNion cf Miner
shd hiae iaborera- Convention Called
'es Jan w At Columbus o,
CoLpmua, o., Dec, el,-A iolnt meet
ing OF tho Representatives OF tho Ma
iQhhi lrogrepaive Union OF Miners and
nine laborers and National District As
Z 1enihly 100, X, Of L., was held this
morning 10 consider plans for the anal.
salnalion OF tho two organizations, Aa
result OF this meeting tho following
JOINT addreaa was to-day Issued 10 the
gnenlhem Of tho National District As.
~"ply Is, OF L. and tho Progressive
Uniou Minors aud Mine Laborersl
For many years. 6y 'sasol " a conflict orlgl.
nating Ia the existence VI tWe flyAl miners
organizations much valuable energy has
been unprohtahy employed IN nn un'
necessary struggle for supremacy and IN the
contest the miners connected with both bodies
OF organised miners have been the principal
sufferers, No mdder commentary upon The
efforts 0f miner n improve their condlN
craft could be presented ~ -''n ~
Of few, aud We ue ...., the spectacle
umale ihe' 90 tne term tew only 70 M
- .luiie percentage nl our VN'"
I'D outside tho pale uf any FORM ." or,,,ni
shtion, a. war with each pi'e q, tbe indnit,
pleasure Of un crupul' .os employers WHO hay,
learned lo1 oiIen ,ns strength horn of unltl
and the W'afg NJ an who hnd employment Il
thvb"alnrs OF minlng coal, The condition o
our craft to-day has been reduced 20 lho pres
snt low level first, by reason Of hn absence o
proper Interest Ia mining niiara' and, soc
ond, bersufo NJ the failure up 10 this date o
the iWu organizations ln unite lhrlr power
and nrPco ppm policy that would nt once b
acceptable tH both olHHsea OF present oWclnl
and satisfactory 90 tlt rank ana lllrul lhn ir
hpeOtiyp mlnUH' unluh-, Our lnnllllW q
shown hy the character Of past Efforts, Y
Thoroughly unite our powers by hhrmunlflh
our fprpua haas
Led 10 Reduction In Wages,
aud IN dlfcreH urta N tho competitive dls
tfiOt rendered UuI WIurrH and OnlUiAls power
leaa 70 tes. Imposition nnl Wserl the right
Of their WHHvHH w Whge'W0fkefH, Win %
other NH U.Ui before uH nut suffering Wlll "a
the notifications o' our already too Low
htHHuH Vi uI uurIUH ratios,
"Wbuo efforts AHye in tho past fow year
hafn miuu fn nrnHsummHte the object that nu
only we, hHI IIt body Of organized miner
WhDthNr .. longing % one or tho other uf th
present lHIus u organization have Ia view
NNnN Nn|N NHk NNA lNt NNnlltN NNNili anu
paiutul lessons uf tlo necessity ~ harmon
bf 3. .us go shown in tho series Of defeat
which uuI miners have been compelled 20 sui
Wlt 90 'u required, surely our late experience
pHnnut fail 10 persuade oven tho most on
lhuslhstlO advocates uf numerous nfghnl2a
llnnH, nIlOurud by different Hclh " Official
whose positions ~ the umuinl representative
nf the different ORGANIZATIONS Invited an
from which We as q ufafi suffer to-day IN
fcHulin growing nul ni hdiNlaign OF our force
has created hn almost general demand TO- b
made from the rank and hlo NJ both urgnnlkn
tlunh fur h rpu.ulldulun ul our powers undp
une Official heads and, Ia Keeping with thci
eKpfrsard OosrH, iho Wrllrw ot ihh mot An
agreed uuun thr following plan, which we ht
Hove, lt adopted, would uniio our forces up1
baHlH satisfactory tu The members NJ bot
OfRHulfh ions ami bring about the huncnclon
rtmultH t.ult ul domhud
Consolidation of the Two Organigati Ions,
First 10 unite the two organizations unda
one head 10 govern aud protect the Interest
Of miners hnd mine mhurrr, TILE uniun 10 D
effected without mrr.nclnH tho csstntlu
features uf either organization,
second The 0rttnlMtuu 20 be divided Int
national, District and local divisions, the inpul
ingh 0t which are 90 br ulthur secret or OpCt
a. the mrWbrw may determine nr thv uNlguil
rlca ui the case may require Ihnl ia To Hh
tho meaning NJ the terms "upuu ur secret
shall hu construed us applying tu thc mrutlng
Of the National Progressive uni0n or Oh
knlghlu uf Labor hH the cnRc may hr,
Third Equal taxation upon Nllillplcd mem
bcra,
Fourth The ftuif OF officers FOR the nntonR
and each district ana local organization II
which duo provisions shall be mndc Igr y.t.t
ing ui directing tile hutluufH Of butl
hrHntlra ul iho urguulfailnu,
The necessity fora uulilUNlnu Of our force
demands lhplull tho wrmhurHut both uXlHuu
unlnua, and oven those miners NOT Unuuuutu
with ullhHr HiNt Those propositions thrr care
ful thOn .ht aud study tlut thul may hD bette
prepared tuiuluillfr gently consider tho adoption
or Modification Of the policy here outlined"
lsiguvdJ ions u, tNE
buulUr MATruuuH
lOuN MCBWuE,
lAIWCN MDinNnE,
IlANIU ltNNHFl.