Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-15
MINERS REJECT PROPOSITION.
Refuse to Go 30 Work on a Basis of Go
Cents.


Columbus, O., Sept. 1.-THE miners
have voted to reject the 65-cents PROPOSE
ton. The vote stood 407 to accept and
40 against acceptance of the So cents
per ton for mining.
The resolution, which was defeated,
reads:
Resolved, that we. the miners OF Penn
sylyania, West Virginia Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, in convention assembled do hereby
agree to accept the proposition recommended
by our national executive committee, viz:
60 cents per ton in the PittSburg district
and i'll all of the places in the above named
states, Where a relative price can be OBJ
tanned, to secure work and contribute liber-
ally TO the miners who do not receive the adj
vance, and where the fight must be contin-
ued to Il bitter finish;
Resolved. that the national officers and
executive board and district presidents act
as an advisory board for the purpose of pro-
Vtding ways and means for the carrying on
OF the strike where necessary;
Provided. however, that no district resume
work for ten days for the purpose of giving
miners in other districts time to confer with
the operators, and get the price if possible.
An amendment was made to strike out
the tcn-day limit, and both votes were
then taken on the resolution.
The news is now given out by a com
mittee. Hitherto it was withheld and
plped out to particular friends by their
friends in the convention.
Not a word has been heard by the re-
pCrters outside the convention hall as 10
the affair between the sheriff and lrin-
ers at HaZletOn, Pa. Whether it was
discussed within the convention is not
known. Some PittSburg newspaper men
believe the Hazleton matter had its ef-
feet on the vote. Other reporters who
mingle with the miners freely at their
various Columbus meetings, say the vote
was not influenced by the Hazleton tr9u-
BILE.
It is settled that President Ratchford
and the national officers left no stone un-
turned to carry their recommends ton for
an acceptance of the 65-cent rate. On
the other hand, as foreshadowed in the
Associated press afternoon dispatches.
from information of special value, it was
intimated that the national officers would
have uphill work to carry their point.
Miners are particular to represent their
constituents in vote and spirit The
spirit, iii this case, backed by instruc-
ton in some places, was against the Ma
tional officers too strongly to be over
come
The miners have taken a recess, with
a new proposition pending. The follow
ing is the resolution pending:
Resolved, that we, the representatives of
the miners in convention assembled refuse
to accept any settlement that does not include
the whole competitive field known as West
Virginia. western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Hi
nOlS anu Indiana, on basis of 90 cents for
western Pennsylvania and a relative price
in all othe" states named, the suspension to
continue until our national officers are sat
iStie0 by the returns made from ali 1uartprS
interested that these terms have been com
piled with by the operators representing a
majority of the output in each district Then
the national executive board shall meet and
declare work to be resumed at all places
represented.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 1.-THE rejection
of the operators compromise proposition
by the miners convention at Columbus
was a surprise 10 the Pittsburg operators.
who had made arrangements to start on
Monday. A meeting of the executive
committee of the Lake Shippers associa-
ton was called for Monday to decide on
a plan of action.
j. G.. Disart, a member of the executive
committee, said: I'VE certainly did not
anticipate such result. | am certain the
executive board will not advise the pay
ment of the 69-cent rate
Another lake shipper said he believed
the convention would split and the Pitts
burg miners would return to work Men
would be imported. he said. before the
69-cent rate was paid. A number of OPP
orators have arranged to resume next
week regardless of the Columbus con-
vention. The employees of Jones & Son.
Webster Coal company and D. NJ. An
derson met last night. it is said. and de
cided to accept the 65-cent rate wheth-
er the convention sanctions their action
or NOT