Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-07
Secret Understanding Among Chicago
Trades Unions and Railroaders.
STATEMENT MADE BY ]. ". REA
To Go Into Effect in Case of Fail
ure to Settle Strike.
DELEGATES TO COLUMBUS

WHEELING, w. Va, September ii. w.
Rea of the painters and decorators, who
has led the Fairmont fight for the striking
miners, has been made one of the delegates
to the Columbus convention, and he will go
to demand that the national body keep its
promises made at the outset not only to
the West Virginia miners but to the
national labor leaders in other lines, to
take care of all men who struck out of
sympathy.
Rea stated today that if the Columbus
meeting does not settle the strike. all
union labor in Chicago including railroad
ers. would at once boycott and refuse TO
use or handle non-union coal This has
been agreed upon secretly Rea also said
he would use his influence with all labor
leaders to keep up agitation among miners
III everybody in the craft is organized.
after the settlement is made He argues
that the fight may have to he foueht apain
in December, and if what has heen eairad
Is to be held, all miners must be gotten
into the union
Want the Strike Continued
District meetings were held in all the
west virginia regions where the strike ex-
lists last night and today
The miners for the most part have been
nocest IN their demands. At Fairmont the
delegates were instructed to secure if pos
s.oie continuance of the strike till West
virginia Is in position to demand recoyni-
.lon but If that is not possible. to secure
.i I'm inc national body pledge to con-
'imue the organization work in the state
tlii such time as the whole state is organ
iZed ana able to demand wages based upon
the union scale P
Pfttsburg District Convention
FlIIsBuRG, Fa, September The
fittsburg miners district convention TN
eject ueieSates to the national convention
"hlch meets at Columbus tomorrow. as
seinnied here this morning, with nearly
one hundred delegates representing every
mme in the district in attendance Tb,.
!ioihlhg session was taken up with recejv-
ms creuehtiais and perfecting an organiza-
lioh Inc delegates are divided upon the
question of accepting s. cents or standing
iirH lot the 69-cent rate, but it is thought
mat the influence of the leaders will result
IN declaration for the compromise rate.
OF that the delegates will at least so nm,
instructed. e' "'i
VIII Fight the Dc Armftt's
president Dolar stated that the accent-
ance OF the 6o-cent rate by the miners did
mot necessarily carry with it the complete
ending of the strike. At the mines of tho
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
. A-A Sam oe HitiHtaineu ana
the strike vigorously continued So in the
case OF any and all mines throuphout tba
olstrlct that refuse to pay the rate agreed
upon at the Columbus convention Wo;;ld
the strike be kept up, and at all such
points camps would be re-establshed and
every known lawful and peaceful means
be used to keep these mines closed until
the operators thereof agreed to pay the
established rate. This statement was in
view OF the fact that it has been reported
that there would probably he soma roipaS
where the rate would not be paid Presi
dent Dolan also stated that the delegates
to today's convention We're all uninstructed.
ana that they would go into the convention
10 declae the question of the acceptance
of the 65-cent rate or its rejection. entirely
free from any influence other than their
own opinions and beliefs as to what was
best for them.