Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-10
WANT ANOTHER VOTE.
The Question Of Leaving the Miners
Union Referred to the Men.
REDUCTION IN WAGES ORDERED.
Local Planning Mill Men Claim to Be Gain
ing on the Strike.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS

The convention of miners of District 0,
which convened yesterday, failed to ratify
the action of the former convention in voting
to withdraw from the United Mine Workers
Union. There were 26 delegates present,
representing one-fourth the miners in the
district. President Mclaughlin occupied
the chair, but Secretary.Boyd was not pres
ent National Vice President Penna was at
the meeting to defend the National Board
against the allegations that they had re-
treated on the eight-hour question at the
lst of May. a-a
The question of sustaining the former res
olution was brought up early in the day.
Many of the delegates had gone 10 the con-
vention instructed to vote in favor of with
drawing from the National district. Others
had received opposite instruction, while
few were left to vote as they chose. Those
who were uninstructed voted to remain with
the organization, and when the vote was
taken 1S of the delegates voted each way
President Mclaughlin Puzzled.
Here was dilemma for President Nc
Laughlin. He did not want to pursue the
customary parliamentary rule and cast the
decisive vote, and after some discussion the
whole matter was referred back to the
miners for vote as to whether the men
shall withdraw or not. Vice President
Penna said after the convention adjourned
that he thought there would be a division in
the district. He had done all in his power
to hold the men together. They are de-
nothing left for them to- do but go if the
General Assembly will take them. Mr..
Penna said the national officers were not re-
sponsible for the failure of the eightchour
movement on May l. The men had retreated
sufficiently to prove the uselessness of an
effort to win, and the officers felt that it was
better not to strike the blow at all than to
strike and lose.
The reduction in wages along the river,
predicted III yesterdays DISPATCH, came
sooner than was expected. 1t was reported
that W. II. Browns Sons had posted notice
that the reduction would be made. Joseph
Walton was seen last night. He said he
heard that Browns mines were closed down.
The demand for the reduction will be made
general as soon as the empty coalboats come
up the river.
The Fight at Finleyville
has become interesting. 1t is. alleged the
operator attempted to work a lot of colored
men and strangers in preference to his old
men, ,and last night the following notice was
issued by the strikers:
ITO whom it may concern: Our friends are
requested to keep away from Finleyville as
there is trouble existing between the mine
boss and the miners of this place. They are
trying to induce colored men to take their
places. The following colored miners, who
have signed their names, were induced to
leave: Grant Brown, Early Anderson, j. P.
Peterson and William Anderson"
There will be a convention of all river
miners shortly for the purpose of taking
some action on the reduction of wages What
the action will be no one knows. 1t was pre-
dicted in these columns for months that the
last settlement between the operators and
miners was only of a temporary character,
and that as soon as the former secured
enough coal to supply the trade for awhile
the mines would be closed down again and
the operators would ask that the old scale
might prevail. 1t looks now as If there will
be a struggle before any more coal is taken
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