The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-26

district. asking that Iowa be admitted into
the joint conference with the operators IN
1893. The resolution requested that the
operators be asked at the conference inn
11.ediately after the close of this conven-
ton. that Iowa be admitted next year and
that they name no date for another confer
ence until the request is granted Then the
executive board Of the United Mine work
ers should meet and issue a call for all coal
operators TO meet the miners IN JOINT con
ference. as we'll as those now in the inter
state agreement.
This has been a big question before the
Joint convention for several years The
operators OF Iowa wish to be admitted into
tie conference and two years ago came TO
Indiana polls with that intention. but We're
voted down. The principal opposition 10 the
operators in the agreement comes from the
East. represented by + L Robbins. or the
Pittsburg Coal Company, and the dOminat-
ing factor in al joint conventions. Reese
made "A lengthy speech in behalf OF his
resolution, saying that the miners should
not be dictated to by this one man, and
that he was opposed to iowa coming mo lTto
the agreement for his personal gam. Inc
principal opposition 10 admitting Iowa on
the part Of the operators Is that the joint
conference would be too large and that
the interests represented would be too
great. and covering too large heId.
vice President Lewis spoke against the
resolution, saying that the welfare or the
United Mine Workers did not rest with
the admission OF Iowa and that he did not
believe the present situation demanded the
admission Of that State.
and no vote was taken. When IL Is again
taken up there viii be a strong effort to
have 1t passed
4 COMMITTEE NAMED.
President Mitchell announced the ap-
pointment of the following committee TO
draft a resolution on the stamp system
J. G. Clemo, Harry Wright. d. ]. Sullivan,
= -rrance Smiley, Herman Perry, S. p.
Joyce and John Bewden.
George II. Maxwell. Of Chicago. execu-
tive chairman Of the National Irrigation
Association, was then introduced TO. the
convention TO speak on the irrigation of the
arid lands OF the West. He said labor or
CARNATIONS should ask Congress to take
up the matter and irrfgate the lands TO
save them for homes. lie spoke against
letting contracts To corporations and capt.
talists for vast tracts of lands in the West,
saying they fenced them in and held them
for long periods of years.
The remainder of the forenoon session
was taken up by the address Of William II.
lucky He spoke Of the condition of the
miners in Kentucky and the country at
large. He told Of the effort to punish the
men that shot down the miners in Hopkins
county, Kentucky, and how one had been
convicted of manslaughter. He alluded TO
some CT the judges down there in a humor-
Gus way, and said that one judge who
probably at one time had a lawyer S
license somewhere in his old clothes had
dismissed a charge against a miner. but
held him on another. When pressed to ex-
plain his reason he said for bein' acces-
sorry TO general runnin' round His ready
wit and humor kept the convention in good
spirits during his address t
The convention adjourned at noon, and
had picture taken from the monument
steps.