The age-herald., 1901-12-14
MINERS CHOOSE BESSEMER FOR JUNE CONVENTION Pass Memorial to Congress Re- commenting Exclusion
 of ASlatiCs
OFFICERS PUT ON SALARY
Vice President and Secretary-Ireas- urer VIII Be Dald. In Future. Convention Finishes It's
 Work and Adlourns.

The convention of District No. 2O United Mine Workers of America, which has been in session at Bessemer since Monday. came to an end yesterday. Bes- semer was favorably voted upon as the place for holding the next scale conver lion. and a memorial to Congress asking : that all Asiatics be excluded from this country was passed.
 The day was largely taken up with the consideration of the report of the con stitution committee the special commit tee on the exclusion laws, and request of the Operators Association that the Mine Workers respect their contract and constitution relative to the men remain ing at work until all the formalities and means of effecting a peaceful adjustmen are exhausted There have been num- Der of alleged violations of this section of the contract, and while adjustments have been reached, President Flynn and Executive Board Member Fairley spoke plainly on the subject, saying that If the miners did not carry out their part of the agreement it could not possibly be ex- pected that the operators would carry out theirs
 Miners to Be Warned.
 The special committee to which the complaint of the Operators Association was referred, reported a resolution which provided that the delegates be instructed to warn the members of their local unions not to violate this section of the constitution.
 The proper mode of procedure when differences arise is for the executive of- fcers of the union to make every effort to effect a peaceful settlement, and fail- ing to do so, to notify the district of ficers, and for the men not to lay down their tools until the district officers so order them and no strike not so inaugu- rated will be recognized by district or national officers.
 The vice president and secretary treas urer were placed on monthly salary. The secretary treasurer will receive S5 per month and the vice president will re- ceive $6O per month. J. l.. Clemo of Ad- ger is secretary treasurer, and B. l.. Greer, colored, Blocton, vice president. t-NPNSNNNA entire time to the work. The headquar- ters are retained in Birmingham.
 Bessemer Gets Scale Convention.
 The delegates were so cordially treated that Bessemer was selected for the scale convention in June. This usually lasts one week. The second week the miners and operators hold joint conference and as the operators have a voice in the selection of the place of the conference, the district officers were instructed to bring all possible pressure to bear to have the joint convention also held in Bessemer
 There were many nominations for the different offices in the gift of the dis trict The delegates felt that there were too many and that time was wasted use lessly in, the elections and an amendment was adopted to the constitution making 1t necessary that each name be placed in nomination by three local unions. A proposition that officers be elected by referendum never reached the convention far action, being killed in the commit. tee.
 A meeting of the district executive board will be held this morning for or ganization One or two important mat ters may be brought before it.
 Protest Against Convicts.
 Every delegate signed petition pro- testing against convicts being worked in a hollow ware plant at North Birming. ham.
 President Edward Flynn and J. F Sorsby of Adger were elected delegates