The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23

the committee as it had received them
together with its recommendations. The
first was that the United Mine Workers
Journal be printed in the Slavonic as
well as in the English language.
The committee recommended against
this and the convention supported the
committee.
A second resolution was to the effect
that two of the pages of the journal be
printed in the Polish language This
led to a prolonged discussion
President Mitchell explained that the
experiment of printing two pages of the
journal in the Slavonic language had
been tried without good results, it cost
ing the organization $1,040 to employ a
man to set those two pages when for
eign circulation was only 1000. When
the convention met it was expected that
the special committee appointed to in
vestigate charges preferred by Miss
MoIlie Meredith against President
Mitchell and Secretary Wilson would
report during the day.
Prominent delegates received the I'M
Outstanding that the report would COM
pletely exonerate the two officers of the
charges that they misrepresented to the
miners the extent of ex-Secretary-
Treasurer Pierce-s financial errors and
that the true facts concerning Pearce's
mlSdoingS were withheld.
MITCHELL IS CLEARED
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 23-The min
erS' committee eXonerateS Mitchell and
Wilson and say the statements of Miss
Meredith do irreparable damage to the
miners organization.
The following report was submitted
to and adopted by the miners conven-
ton by a rising vote today:
To the officers and Members of the
thirteenth annual convention of United
Mine Workers of America:
Gentlemen-We. your committee APP
I pointed to investigate the charges and
counter charges that have passed be-
| tween Miss Mollie Meredith and officers
of our organization, beg leave to make
| the following report:
We find there was no foundation in
fact for the charges preferred by Miss
Meredith, and beg leave to submit the
| following resolution:
| Whereas One Miss Mollie Meredith
has issued circular letters containing
statements and making allegation
honor of the president the secretary
and other officers of the U. NJ. w. A,
and
whereas. We believe that such state
N ents, coming from whatever source,
are liable to irreparably damage our
organization, and should be and are
hereby condemned. If any person or
persons feel or know that officers or
members of the U. NJ. w A are dere-
lict in their duties charges should and
must be preferred in the proper man
ner and have the guilty parties prop
erly punished: and
Whereas, Said statements were in
tended and calculated to injure the
president the secretary and other Off
GERS of the Z NJ. w. A; and
Whereas. We believe and know that
the national officers and our organiza-
ton did all that honorable men should
do to protect our organization and its
funds al the time Mr.. Pearce was re-
moved from office; and
Whereas, We have every confidence
in the honor, integrity and faithfulness
of our officers: therefore be it
Resolved, That this convention by
rising vote indorse in every particular
the declaration of its officers in the
Pearce matter"
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES E. KEENAN,,
President
w. D. RYAN,
Secretary.