The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-02
1900 Men in Addition to Those Already Out Will
 Be Idle Today
ALA EXECUTIVE BOARD
 ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
Trouble Arose Over Refusal of Ten- nessee C.. to Deduct $1 Assess ment for Benefit of Anthracite
 strikers-43oo to Go Out.

All of the United Mine Workers em. p1oyed by the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company in the Pratt division have been called out. This is the result of resolutions adopted by the executive board of Alabama District No. 20. United Mine Workers of America, yesterday evening. The trouble grew out of the refusal of the Tennessee company to de- duct assessments for the relief of the anthracite strikers without a signed war rant from its men.
 The board had been in session at United Mine Workers headquarters in the Cnali- foux building for two days, but President Flynn declined to give out or allow to be given out anything until last night.
 A committee of the board had a con- ference with Vice-President McCrery of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company yesterday. and soon after the committee returned to headquarters It was practically decided to take the course that was formally agreed upon.
 Yesterdays action has the effect of calling out all of the Tennessee company's mine workers in Alabama but no date was named in the resolutions for the men 
 the board that the reason why only the men in the Pratt division will quit work tomorrow is because it was not possible to notify Blocton and other outside divi. sions.
 Number of Men Affected. President Flynn stated that the total number of men affected in Pratt diyis- ion by the oction of the executive board would be about 1S00 which with the 300 | &1. 0 "-l~~ would make about 2l00 that would be idle in that division tomorrov The West Pratt mine where 400 of ,nc Tennessee company's men are out Is not in what is known as the Pratt division. With the West Pratt men added to the list 2500 in round numbers will be out today. The total number of United Mine Workers in Alabama carried on the Tennessee companys rolls, was stated by a member of the executive board at between forty three and forty-four hundred.
 The Resolutions.
 The executive boards resolutions fol- low
 We, your committee on resolutions concerning the attitude of the operators of Alabama on the one dollar per week assessment question, beg leave to report as follows: &g
 Whereas, It has come to our knowfange that a minority of the members of our organization have refused to pay the one dollar per week assessment as levied by the national organization; and
 Whereas, President Flynn. as previous ly instructed by the executive board at a meeting held September 4, 1902. in which he was clothed with full authority to take up the question with the opera tors and use his efforts towards an ami cable adjustment of the matter in dis pute, and failing to arrive at a satisfac- tory adjustment he was then author ized to order the men out at any mine where a majority had agreed to pay and to instruct them to refuse to work with the minority; and
 Whereas, President Flynn and other of ficials of the organization did use every effort in their power towards a peaceful settlement by interviews with the presi- dents of the various coal companies, and failing to secure any cooperation from them, the authority of President Flynn was then invoked by ordering out the miners of West Pratt and No. 8 mine. located at Pratt City, of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company; and Whereas, we the members of the ex- ecutive board. realizing the futility of local action at any one mine of com pany operating more than one, on a ques- | ton not only involving the national as- sessment, but striking at the vitals of our organization.
 Therefore be it resolved, That we, the executive board, in session hereby au- | thorze and order a suspension of work at any mine in Alabama where major 1 ity have agreed to pay, as against the minority,
 And be it further resolved That this order shall apply to all mines operated by one company. although one mine only may be affected
 And be 1t further resolved, That all members failing to pay dues or assess ments, as levied by the district or nation al organization. shall be expelled from the organization.
 Signed) ADAM STEWART,
 W. F. BYNUM,
 HENRY BYRD