Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-14
FIGHT WILL GO ON.
illinois Strikers, Reject the Col.
umbus Scale.
GREATNEET1NGA AT SPRING VALLEY

Ten Thousand Miners Represented and
Resolutions Adopted Repudiating the
Action ut Columbus aud Those Who
Agreed Thcreto-Resignations Of the
National Omcers and National Conven-
Offer . Schedule-Notes from the Strike
Regions.
SPRING VALLEY, Ills, June 14.-The min.
ers Of northern Illinois will hold together
rs firm as bands of steel. All thoughts Of
them even considering the Columbus com.
promise are now dispelled. At delegate
meeting here yesterday afternoon, at which
at least 10000 miners were represented, it
was unanimously voted to never dig ton
of coal until the operators restore last
years prices. 1t is fight to the death.
From now on the operators will not only
have the foreign miners to combat, but
the English speaking miners-who have
maintained discreet silence all along
have now grown out of patience and the
battle will wax hotter and iiercer than
ever.
Murray and Adams Endorsed.
Vice President Murray has returned
from the Columbus convention and spoke.
Murray, as did President Adams, of Ohio,
refused to sign the scale that is held in
contempt by the miners az this district,
and many are the praises they have re-
ceived for their attitude. At the meeting
the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted and they are very ex-
i:ressive of the feelings Of the miners of
this district:
Whereas, We have been notified by j.
W. Murray. the representative of Illinois
Mt the late conference of miners and OPP
orators held at Columbus, O., that our
national president, John Mcbride, and
the national executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America, did pre-
pare and present a scale for mining coal
to the said conference involving n reduc-
ton of 10 cents per ton in this an6 other
localities; and
The Columbus Scale Eepudiatcd.
Nv hereas, we, the miners of Spring
Valley, Ills, in mass netting assembled,
believe such action on the part of the
national officers to be a cowardly surren-
der OF the principles for which we We're
contending, to wit: last years prices;
therefore, be il
Resolved, That we repudiate the action
OF our national officers in adopting the
aforesaid scale
Resolved, That we call upon our ma
tional officers and the members of the ex-
ecutive board who signed the aforesaid
scale to resign from the positions which
they have disgraced. And we demand that
the present officers shall call a delegate
convention of the miners of the United
States for the purpose of electing new
officers and devising ways and means for
continuing the present suspension.
Resolved, That we demand the prioci-
pie of the referendum in all measures of
Importance.
Resolved, That we demand that the ma
tional convention be called ut the earliest
day possible
Encouragement from Adams.
These same resolutions are likely to be
adopted by every local union in the north
ern field, and possibly in the southern and
central fields also. The following tele-
gram was received here by Vice President
Murray from President Adams, of Ohio,
which has an encouraging effect on the
men here: "The executive board signed
over my head. Men won't accept a com
promise. Stand firm. All will yet be
we'll -"