Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-24
STRONG AGAINST A STRIKE.
The Sentiment of the Indianapolis
Convention, and Danger Of
a Strike is Over.
THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR A WALKOUl.
The Question whether the Assess
ment Recommended by President
Mitchell For Anthracite Miners
Be Used for Striking Bituminous
Miners Causes Warm Discus.ion.

Miners Causes Warm Discussion.
indianapolis, Ind, July 19.-Friday
morning the sentiment among the
delegates to the miners convention
was fully as strong as ever against a
strike, and all danger of such an
event is now passed. The anthracite
men ~favoring a strike admitted that
there was no chance of a walkout.
They were hopeless Thursday night
when a majority of their " men
were opposed to a strike, and Friday
morning they came into the conven-
ton DETERMINED TO STAND AS \
UNIT BY THE RECOMMENDATIONS
OF PRESIDENT MITCHELL.
The report of the committee on
credentials was finished, announcing
that there were 1888 voters in the
convention.
President Haskins, of Ohio, moved
to amend the recommendation re-
garding the application of the relief
fund to cover all existing strikes
that have the Endorsement of the eX.
~ecutive board.
President Mitchell announced that
all existing strikes were being cared
for.
Vice-President Lewis asked that
the convention go into executive SEES
sion to discuss the assessment prop.
o~sition, and it was decided that the
afternoon unSSinn ChD,11J no sc n- Us
ecutive character.
Indianapolis, Ind, July 19.-At the
conclusion of a secret session which
lasted the entire afternoon, the rec
concentrations of President Mitchell
for the management Of the anthracite
strike were referred to a special com
mittee which is to report back to the
convention when it meets tomorrow
morning. This committee consists OF
President Mitchell, Vice-President
Lewis, Secretary Wilson and the pres.
ident of each district which is taking
part in the convention. There is lit
tie doubt that the committee will
urge the adoption of the resolutions,
fixing the rate of assessment at ten
per cent. or higher.
At the opening of the executive ses.
floor and delivered an energetic
speech on the amendment offered by
Delegate Haskins in the morning, to
the effect that the fund to be raised
for the aid of the anthracite miners
be extended to all of the striking mi.
ners where their strike has been
sanctioned by the general %organiza.
ton. He declared that he thought all
of the miners should be taken care
of in like manner.
President Mitchell then took the
floor to speak for the adoption of the
recommendation made in his speech
of yesterday. He told the convention
that the strikes in West Virginia and
elsewhere were being protracted by
the general organization under the
regular assessments of the union, but
that the assessment which was under
discussion was necessary for the sup.
port of the anthracite strike alone
and should not be diverted from its
purpose. at is possible that other
strikes may come,' he said, land
then, under the precedent which a
general distribution of the fund to
be raised would create, these later
strikes could claim their shares in
the fund, and it would be SO depleted
us to fail entirely of its purposes"
Mr.. Mitchell assured the convention
that t tsehirkesfi etoanigzkqj taoiir
that the strike in the Pittsburg dis
trict and all other strikes would be
looked after without splitting up the
fund for the anthracite men, and
again urged the men to dismiss from
their minds all thought of a general
strike. His remarks were greeted
with enthusiastic cheers.
A vote was then taken on the Kas
kins amendment, and it was voted
down by a decisive majority. This
left before the convention the origi
nal motion for the adoption Of the
recommendations of the president.
At the conclusion of the session
Secretary Wilson said: at will cost
100000 weekly to support all the
men now on strike in the various dis
tricts. An assessment of one dollar
per week will bring in $250,ooo {
week, an assessment of one dollar
per week upon each member of thu
union will result In about the same
sum. This will leave us $25o,000 t.
raise each week from outside sources
and from the promises and offers tina
have been made us we are confiden
we will be able to do this"
Tomorrow morning the convention
will be informed by the Illinois dele
cation that the miners of that stat
have voted a donation of $4,000 t.
the cause Of the anthracite strike
The money will be available at once
IN THE FAMILY OF NATIONS
A Significant Telegram From MI