The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-11

Both sessions yesterday of the mine
workers. quarterly convention at OILY.
,lant were busy ones. and the end or
ho day found a large amount of work
,tll undone. sufficient 10 probably Keep
be ,]elepates on the go all today. Many
nnportant transactions occ,lircd.amonS
hhich were the decision to keep Dis
uict No. intact. and the adoption
,f resolutions empowering the officials
to retition the operators for an eight
hour day after May ], 1901; also res
buttons making II obligatory on all
t,orkers at the mines to Become MEM
tcrs OF the union.
rho now district bylaws We're
adopted and resolutions condemnins
hc Scrantcnian were passed during
he afternoon session. They ar" as
follows. being introduced in Two forus
IN AN Olyrhant anG Dunmore local
Whereas. Tic Scrantonim has entered sun
sgni,,st several member, oi our "tganihat'on Oh
N, charge %, criminal libel. thcteoiG he il
Resolved. That wc. the tinted Mine Workers
Al Nn,rjc, of D.lIict \o. /. IL o'u convention
H,,rnbcd al Oyplant. give our moral anu h''i'
sia support to a,y ana all 'n"lhc'' WI" may
now hr concerned it, the action instituted by
nc above mentioned paper
Whereas, Rive members "' onr Organization Hft
lated with Union w. sUt have been arrested Nv
Ih" editor o! that yellow '"nrn1' khowh ~ 'hc
>prantonian. Injector, he II
Resolved. That District No. I OF the hird
Nine Workers oi Muclica pledges ii>ot I" pay
III expenses 10 curl "n This ease regarding the
s.rantonian: and hc il tmtlcr
Resolved. That we request All locals 70 prevent
rlc youugcr mciuhcls and Ill ncw'b"i' from
handling that iibclo,tI sheet tie srlant"n1ih
1T tn" Ino,nin@ meeting q resolution
vas u,$scd with barely amy imposition,
to the effect thai engineers. hremen.
stable bosses. pump runners. nnd al
others employed in any capacity about
III. mines must belong tC the miners
uni"n. This resolution is in direct on-
position to the statement r1ade ht u
recent meeting OF tie lntrrnatinnai AS
soc.ati ion al Fronltn. Another rcSoiu-
tons text cmpnW cred ihe officers OF
His district to mako an appeal to IN"
operators for an oight-hnur day TO 50
into effect after May ].
During the afternoon session very
lively discussion was precipi,ated wren
the matter of division ot the district
came up. President Nichols expressed
himself as rct desiring any cutting up
of the territory bat declared the work
incumbent on the present district en-
crutive hoard was too great. and slc-
cested the increasing of its number,
Nftcr a deal of argument the motion
Was passed 20 keep thu district intact.
hut increase the number of members
OF the board from nine 10 eleven. Tho
vote stood los to 80.
The resolution also empowers four
Of the executive officers 10 act rs dis
trict organizers. President Nichols
will appoint the additional members
Tbe remainder of the. afternoon was
taken III in debate NJ the new dis.
trict ana local bylaws. which We're
presented ut the EdwHrdsville con-
vcutlon and nave been under consider
s,iop during the three months since.
|; was finally decided 10 adopt the
district bylaws. while :ho local by
laws were referred to ihc different To-
cais for approval.
Many changes III the government of
tn" district are made by these bylaws.
Inc officers being given increased cH-
,cuiive powers.
Today the convention will come tn
q close. This morning the place for
the NEXT convention will be voted upon.
carbondale. Pittston and Scranton are
all after the honor, and spirited con-
test among the delegates is assured