Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-15
RECOMMENDATION
OF Nicer Board for Scuien, mt o.
IN, STRIKE Will Be Enoor SEQ.
The nnnc;- Miners Decline to Accent IN,
I"ru'> oi settlement Ttopus"u Mo-
tao" I" Ndn,it Additional D.,,rrtcs
Prom I'uu>N Wanna Voted Luun.

1"ru'> at settlement Tropus,u , Mo-
U"" I" Ndn,it Additional D.t,r.tcs
Prom i'un>S l'anEI Notcu I1Wn.
C"rrNurS. -. Sept lC.-Thc raiucrs
convention renamed ga ,<o,,usy So.
sion until tate THURSDAY Afternoon.
adlournjug until FRIDAY morning with.
out having taken - vote ou The propos-
ed settlement President Eat,hfCrd
said - lrvsS rvprvSv utatlve Ihursdav 4.
~ on may predict with every degree
of certainty that a settlement Wtu To
rraChvd. and that the action of the
national board IA recommending = set.
tlvmCut Nlll bc endorsed. The d, locate.
are beginning To- see that thv best thing
they can do - To accept the Iroposi-
t,ou OF the operators aud return to
work al the price offered While the
convention should have finished IT,
business Thursday Il was impossible -
de- -" Nearly every delegate desired
." say something regarding conditions
ia his own locality aud the convention
had 10 pcrmit them To have their say
When they have finished the convcn.
ton Gao get to- work
The arguments that have been pre-
the executive board Ia favor of q set
ucmcut have had great weight with
the delegates who have COME To- the
convention uuinstructcd and even
>ptuc uf those Who cIuiv with inSiruc
tOuN have gouc so far a. To- coumuui.
cate with their constituents, asking 10
bv relieved Of instructions that they
maN Toe free To vote as they deem best
Should this drittuf sentiment continue
until vote ., taken the proposition
for a settlement viii undoubtedly bc
accepted
The question as TO whether a settle
mcni on the lines proposed can Toe made
general appear, To- bc the stumbling
hlocl> al this time II the delegate,
from Illinois. Indiana. West Virginia
aud portions of Dino were assured that
the settlement would Toe beneficial to
them as well as To the miners of the
Pittsburgh district, they would not
hesitate To vote for settle
mcut The Illinois miners have
not changed their position and
positively decline to accept the
terms "f settlement proposed bv the
national board The officials have par
italy met the argument of the Illinois
miners hy saying that IT the Illinois
delegates will agree TO "A settlement ~
that the miners of other states can re-
sumo worl, the Illinois operators viii
bc forced 10 pay the price bv their corn
pctjtorN ia other states Should mi
nOi> agree 10 tins arrangement Indiana
aud West Virginia will fall into liuc
without hesitation
lhc committee ON resolutions is
about equally divided on the question
of a settlement, aud will probably pre-.
scut two reports to the convention FRI
day There were some fiery speeches
~ the executive session Of the couvcn-
ton by delegates from Ohio. Illinois
and West Nirgiuia Secretary T. l..
Lewis. of the Ohio miners. said that
no matter what action the con.
vcutinn took IT, would not settle
the strike. aud Organizer Ray. who
has been at work in West Virginia.
charged that the conditions in that
state were due largely To il being over
run 10y non-union miners from Ohio
and the Pittsburgh district lie said
If these two districts had been organ
ilcd properly there would have been
no trouble in bringing the West Nir.
ginin miners into line \ proposition
To admit additional delegates from
fcnn~y WANNA eau sod stormy discus.
sion The Illinois delegates ob.
jcctcd ON the ground that II one
state was allowed this privilege
II should bc accorded 30 all The mat
to- was of material Importance as t.
admit new delegates might change the
vote and ihc opposition was 50 strong
that the motion ioadiuit the additional
Pennsylvania delegate, Wa vote,
down