The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-15
They Accuse Their Leaders of
Having Sold Them Out.
The NEW SCALE REJECTED.
National Officers Urge the Men to 60
Back 10 Work.
me strike Was Failure. President
Mcbride Says. But the Miners In
sisted on It-Sow They Must Make
the Beat OF Defeat.

NoItNktS, ~, June i&.-frc$fdent A. A.
Adams. of the Ohio Miners Association.
issued cali today for a meeting Of miners
IN Columbus Tuesday, June -. He asks
the miners To select their best men to
represent them, as business OF vast inn
portance viii have 20 be acted upon Sec
retary MeBryde, OF the national miners
organization. states that unless the COM
pany's agreement Is accepted hy the strik-
ers a general meeting will be called, at
which the national officers will tender their
resignations McBryde gives il as his
opinion that unless the miners accept the
agreement they will be compelled to 90
back to work at 10 cents instead of 80
cents ton. The national officers for
merry treated Adams and his theories
with contempt. bGt since he has so strong
following and the Endorsement of his
course on the agreement he is recognized
as formidable factor. McBryde claims
that the action of the executive board in
signing the scale was in accord with the
views of the district presidents, of whom
Adams was one.
President John Mcbride, of the Mine
Workers, stated that he believed when the
miners had read and considered the c:rcu-
lar letter sent out by the national execu-
tive board explaining the compromise
they would see il in a different hight and
accept the settlement. He said the miners
had forced the matter of the strike last
fall, and he would have resigned at that
time If they had permitted him TO do So
He had done what he believed was for the
interest OF the miners when he agreed 10
the compromise, and he could do no more
He had relieved himself of the responsi-
bility, and the miners would now have to
assume it if they continued the strike.
ScoTTpALE. Pa. June l4-The delegate
convention of coke workers here today was
attended by seventy delegates. The dele
gates were instructed TO continue the
strike. and passed a unanimous resolution
TO that effect
SrRIsGFIELp, Ill.,. June l4-The coal
operators of the Springfield sub-district
met last night and passed resolutions TO
the effect that the settlement effected ut
Columbus by the officers Of the miners
and operators does not include the Gen.
tral and Southern Illinois fields. and that
the operators shall submit scale OF
prices to be paid until May, 1896.
La SALE, ILL.,, June 4--The miners of
Aw-ffeeffne fsefd 4 ASnesrfng last niehs at
which resolutions were adopted denounc-
ing the action of the delegates to Columbus
and calling for the resignation of Presi-
dent Mcbride and others who signed the
compromise. The men resolved not to go
to work until they we're paid last years
prices.
WASHINGTON, Ind, June 14-At gath
ering of 1900 miners yesterday at White
Oaks resolutions were adopted not to 20 TO
work. The men selected delegates to the
state meeting at Terre Haute next Tues
day, who were instructed to use all means
to have Mcbride removed from the organi-
ration. Several of the local unions passed
resolutions TO burn their charter and sus-
pend organization until the matter 10
settled.
PITTssuRe, June 14-At delegate meet
ing OF miners held at Ten Mile Inn. sn the
second pool, this district, 1900 were pres
ent. representing 10. 600 men. Resolutions
were passed that the miners stand firm for
20 cents, and denouncing the national
board and district president for beeraying
their trust.
McDoSALD. P., June i41-The miners
here held n meeting 10 consider the COM
promise, and rejected II.
MIpvALE, o., June 1.-THE miners here
will not indorse the Columbus compro-
mise and are determined not to 40 10 work
Monday.
IRosTos, o.. June IA The miners Of
this district held a mass meeting at Old
Maidsville and decided TO stay out until
their old wages are restored. The miners
here were ont in sympathy when they
were getting 40 cents.
CHICAGO. June l4--In the American
Railway Union convention today George
c. Ward, of Kansas City, introduced
resolution providing that organ zed rail-
way employees should refuse TO haul coal
mined by non-union miners or by union
miners who refuse to recognize and obey
the orders for general strike issued by
the proper general officers The resoiu-
tion appeared TO meet with favor and IL is
nov likely will be adopted. 1t is now in
the hands of committee.