The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24

In his report Of Tuesdays sessions
Of the United Mine Workers cohNen-
tion at indianapolis the stan cores
pondent of the Plttsburg Comnerciai
Gazette said:
President Samuel ooirIcis. ut thc American
Federation Of Labor, WrS tie mntiS I" ,~'
,,,nd thc establishioont a. the eight 'h"ui nav
Tor tho anthracite collicrics oi PrhnSI Il'"m' "'I
,mil L. In long suc"ch ndught WIN ~
rr,>siye spiriL before the convention OF The
United Mine Workers o! America 'hiN W''''
noon he made tir dcvlamtion that NOW As '''
time to head for tl,ii goal.
The Crcdrinial ctntinittce W the mincis loo'y
seated rs delegate nom tNc anthrj'itc he">'
These represent only ABOUT mr "l ''' l"''
tlun 10000 men organized thcir out "t ""''t
1880 eligible Tor membership ifimtNc CON.
,iitiou. under which the collicrios mc conducted
and tho various systems ot pay, along WIN
lc,iiion ui ,omc ui the rowly-Organizcd men
10 be extremely conservative, will make il III
honlt TO- formulate Il wage scale for them. fn'
l.r,scnt rouv,n ntiun j. expected to outline
general demand for the district directly inter.
c,,cd. 10 close before tho 1T o. next April.
The right.hour day viii provoke stubborn ou-
I,,.ition from tho operators. who aic said 20
contend that ita cytalitstmcrt would amount
tc the granting Of % per cent. wage advance.
President T. u. Nichols, oi anthracite district
No. 1, said Lee ,oubtcd that the present CON
vontiun would draw IN stale tor ihoNc an'
n,adtr fields Tie district, concerned will
Jointly take up this matter while here.
rhry had a preliminary caucus at the occ..
dental hotel last night. President Nichols 'a'd
the advance uf 10 per cent. Ot October docs
not now reach all the miners alike.
A. the special mct ting tonight oi the sn'
thlacitc delegates President John Fahcy OF an
thalcitc district No. - declared that all miners
aud union labor OF Pennsylvania should move
IN body 10 vino ont tine legislation protect
ing the coal and iron police. whose numbers
arc multiplying.
"Ohio cleared herself {" hcr Pinkcrtons, and
90 shoald he able tC do the same thing with
uurs,' he dcelarCd.
4 delegate who seek, the abolition VI tire
system Of paying by the car asserted that, es.
pccially siiCc the strike has been won, the cars
arc getting larger than they have been cor
wears. Spperntend,nS insist on Is and "a
inches of top, and ii the cars are not 50 loaded
the men are dockcd or their cars sent back
t. them.
With the close oi the session today, all Penn
splvania delegations, bituminous and anthracite
met 10 act Oh proposed mining laws. President
Nichols Of district 10. I and his constituent:
hope to introduce in the present general assem-
bly, OF Pennsylvania Ave bills They will he tc
restore 10 office Of inspector OF weights ana
measures; 70 have all anthracite coal weighed
in the mine cars, as now governs hituninou
mining; to provide for checkweighn,en; tht
election OF inspectors Of mines by the people
and that penalty be imposed for violation u
the semi monthly paw law
On motion of President Patrick Dolan. q
the Pittsburg district, il decided that tn,
officers OF all the Pennsylvania districts 60
operate to outline the legislation determined
on as necessary.
The convention committee Credentials scat
ed Njs delegates, representing about 10000
miners. Besides the anthracite representation
mentioned, others Of Importance are: Centta
Pennsylvania, 81; PittsburR. 7S; Ohio, lA
block coal field Of Indiana. 20; the rest of In
diana s6; Illinois, go; Iowa. 30.
In its report the committee showed tina:
large percentage ot tho locals had not mn
their o5 certs q month assessment for the strilq
fund needed for the southwest and other cam
naiGns. The committee recommended that In
delegates from these unions be seated with tn
understanding that their delegates innuenc
them to meet their assessments. Ii this Is no
done during the next scale year the union
delinquent will not be entitled to represent a
tion at the convention unless the national cN
"cutivc board otherwise orders. The report an
Recommendation were accepted
T. D. Nichols, of this district. wa
appointed chairman Of the committe
or resolutions.