The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18
GREAT INTEREST BEING TAKEN.
The Convention of Miners Assemble
and Pass strong Re>O-
buttons.
The Eighteenth Regiment Ordered
Home STRIKERS Jubilant
Therpat.

absolutely certain that the coke strike
will be fought to the bitter end. This
was the unanimous decision of today's
strikers convention, and il lis ringing
throughout the region tonight. Seldom
before has such a general interest been
taken in a convention and crowds of
strikers and citizens surrounded the
knights Of Labor hall to learn the out
come, The convention was Of a special
character and this morning business was
commenced and fully eighty delegates
answered to the roll call. On account of
ITS varied importance every plant in the
region having representation. ii was ",i-
dcncrd early in the day 10y the express
sion ~ delegates that the feeling Of the
masses was for q continuance If the
struggle aud subsequent events only car
rirl it out. Secretary Parker delivered
his report. rrvicWing the situation at
length and rriti' sing IN" operators St
yrrcly rDr their actions in the midnight
dttrurt (, destroy their organization by
i''StI : N' a Sll''i4l- ~ llllS JuIlNl
urc + the meeting the national officers.
President Rae. Secretary MCBrydc. John
NUgcnt. JOhnH jerks. state president of
tie Ohio Miners: NJ. Going. president. of
the Illinois miners were admitted. They
were received in u cordial by
N" delegates. who explained to them
tn" situation. The afternoon was spent
IN executive session and the proceedings
were carefully guarded. Reports from
various points were heard which were in
a unity Of sentiment to remain out until
In" operators seek a settlement with
them. Following this the convention
was addressed 10y several prominent for
"lgn leaders. National President Rae
touched ON the eight hour day and said
that all the other miners in the United
States Wuuld br with the Coke region
strikers On the LIST Of Nav in this move
ment and then it would br recorded as "A
national fight instead of a local one. He
also assured them of all possible finan
cial support. The following resolutions
were unanimously passed:
Resolved, That We, delegates of the
Norklnen of the Conncllsyillc coke region
m convention assembled. stand firm un
Il! d satisfactory settlement be made,
Resolved. That We consider our officers
ana seal" committee perfectly able to
landie The question entrusted to them, ,
ana tne interests OF the region demand
mat IN" employers representatives meet ;
our representatives to effect Il settlement. ,
Later ON III the session the following :
resolution vas passed ,
Resolved. That our scale committee :
mold Themselves in readiness for confrr. .
"nce with the operators. .
After transacting sonc secret business !
The convention adjourned to reconyrne ,
To morrow. '
me Flick company report acccsSiOns
O tilrir working force all along the line.
but the MorewoOd force was diminished F.,
AL bodies are holding an important
conference" AT TIA" Scottdale house to-
night Al a mass meeting at Morgan's res
buttons we're passed demanding legisla {
I'VE investigation ofthc Norwood works. F;
II IS stated to night that strong efforts .
vii! be made to start the Calumet coke I
plant with ~-unionists. Pinkerton de [
are on their way there, They :
will be equipped with Winchesters. Late -,
the strikers are holding jubila. :,
tlon meetings over the announcement Il
hat Governor PattisOn has ordered the a
eighteenth regiment home tomorrow Il
morning. The Tenth regiment will re I,
here for but a few days it is stated. =
The withdrawal Of the troops is a pleas II
ng omen to the strikers that peace reigns "
lere for good and the state is disposed to II
ook rather III their side Of the More ;
wood killing than to believe first repOrts :
the rioters "utragcs preceding the I
G
SCoTTD,LE. Pa. April II. The strik. il
Frs convention. after "A two DAYS session. a
wound up this morning. The strike was Z
in all It's features and at sev- 8
'ral times the serenity Of the meeting il
was disturbed hy lively tits. -Four =
National Protective union representa- o.
ives Durkin, McLaine, WEIGH and fl
sweeney were present and their ideas 81
lid not h]armOnize with the Knights OF I
labor delegates. The differences caused l.
10 breach, however, and the strike was |,
again discussed and a course Of action p
or the future decided upon. Mass meet Z
ngs are To be held daily at principal
points in this region. Stirring adj
iresses will be delivered and strong eff s,
orts made to bolster up the dropping [
of the strikers. On the ques- il
OF remaining out there was unity of G
IMPRESSION, though nearly every delegate eI
resent hoped for al early conference n
md satisfactory settlement. This seems il
very remote possibility, however. The S
perators will make no overtures for con N
erence and the men seemed determined +
.ot to. The convention passed ~resolu- ii
ions that they were law abiding citizens +
nd desire to continue as such, and =,
rdered all delegates to counsel men "a
0 keep within the bounds Of law unit +
he strike was settled. The new resolu- q