Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-26
ADOPTED MITCHELL SAAN..
The President Of the Miners Organ
izatiOn Comes Out Victorious
at Indianapolis.
THEY MAKE A FEW HODIFICATIO Ms
The Anthracite Men Now Admit That
1t Would Have Been Unwise to
Have Ordered a General Strike
"MOther' Jones Speaks, and iS
Enthusiastically AppIauded.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 21.-When
the miners convention met Saturday
t was evident that all probability of
strike had utterly vanished. The
anthracite men who have favored a
strike were practically unanimous in
declaring that it would have been un-
wise to order a general strike.
At the opening OF the convention,
MOTHER" JONES was given the
floor. She made an address, which
was enthusiastically applauded by
the delegates. She declared that be-
fore coming to Indianapolis she had
favored general strike, but since
coming to the convention she had
reached The opinion that the conclu-
sion reached by the delegates to
avoid such a movement was tile wis
est course. She urged the delegates
b OPPOSE AT THE CONGRESSION-
AL ELECTIONS THIS FALL EVERY
NAN WHO WAS FAVORABLE TO
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION"
President Mitchell called for the
report of the special committee. The
committee was not ready to report
and a number of addresses were
made by delegates.
A motion was made by Delegate
Ryan, of Illinois, that the convention
indorse the meeting of employers
and employees to be held in MinneapO-
lis September %, for the purpose of
discussing the practicability of an
universal working day.
At 10:45 the convention took a re-
cess of 80 minutes to await the re-
port of the special committee.
At noon the special cmomittee was
prepared to report. Its recommends
tions were as follows:
First-That the national secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Work.
ers be authorized to appropriate $780,
900 from the funds of the national
treasury for the benefit of the dis.
tricts 1, Z and 9. (These are the an
thracite districts.)
Second-That all districts and sub
districts and local unions be asked to
donate whatever they can afford for
the support of the strike.
Third-That an assessment of ten
per cent. be levied on the earnings
of members of union 6, s, IL, 10, 10
20 and 25, and that an assessment OF
per cent. per week be made on the
members of districts 2, 5, II, IA, IS
16, 20 and 81. This assessment is not
to be made against members of the
unions now on strike, but in such
cases the assessments are to COM
mence when the strikes are over, the
manner of this being arranged by the
unions.
Fourth--The assessments to be
paid direct by the local unions to Sec.
retary-Treasurer Wilson.
Fifth-That 25 per cent. be deduct
ed from the salaries of all national
district organizations and organizers
Sixth-That the assessments begin
from July 16.
Seventh-That all contributions
made by the national organization be
distributed pro rata to the anthracite
districts in the ratio shown by the
last coal reports.
Eighth-That each local union be
requested to aid as far as possible in
securing work for men now on strike
In this connection the good offices of
the American Federation of Labor
will be requested.
Ninth-That an address be submit
ted to the American people.
A number of amendments were of.
fered to the wording of the several
of the motions, but they were voted
down.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMIT
TEE WAS THEN ADOPTED.
The convention adjourned at one
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