The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-07-21
S,,Arps' CONVENTION DECIDES
NOT TO ORDER OUT SOFT
COAL WORKERS.
PLAN APPROVED
I'd Is Voted 10 the Striking Anshra.
es.c Miners and an Assessment Or.
ctttd During the Continuance Of the
Tfout Appeal issued 70 the Amer.
lear People for Moral and Financial
Ass stance In the Flight
Ass stance In the Flight

ll3atapolis. July si.-Thc conycn-
It'd &! ( a.,ei Mine Workers has voted
esA.ss; general strike and by unan
ma.s 'o,e adopted the plan suggested
F-vs.4rn, Mitchell. The consrn.
2 fhea adjourned sine die after the
s.He.a. q. America
WAN The convention met IL WAS cyl.
cehi ,hai all probability Of q strike
Ia Hrttly vanished. The anthracite
IL she have favored . strike werc
lra 'lea.ly unanimous In declaring
tat /, auald have been unwisc TO or.
O. genera! strike.
~ The opening of tho convention
N",A"r Jones WAS given the floor.
-, n.ade au address which was en-.
u.4t.ast.ea!ly applAudcd by the dele
"a She declared that before com
'as . lu..innapolis she had favored n
h'tai strike but since comm. TO tho
et'ef'.nn she had reached the op!n.
'0'. mat tie conclusion reached by tho
ef''tai's 70 avoid sach . movement
va i.e %lsest course.
if'si4eHt Mitchell! called for the re-
io'' q the special committee. The
o"a's'.tt"e was not ready To report and
aAu4heF 0! addresses were made hy
ceiesaies.
motion was made by Delegate
1H"A q Illinois that tho convention
''otSe 'h" meeting OF employers and
"1aolea Ia DO held In Minneapolis.
~ -. for the purpose Of discussing
VIZ ifa,ticability OF an universal eight
AouF working day.
- the convention took q re-.
= 'hitty minutes to await the rc.
'''' oi tho special committee.
Hepot Of Special Committee.
~ ! 10 the special committee was
r'''a to report. Its rccommcnda.
>'pHs ~ ""re as follows:
"s' That the national secretary.
h. 'Sui"r of the United Mine Workers
f,o, authorized to appropriate $50. 900
M. me funds Of the national treas.
|s 90 ~ me benefit OF Districts l. Z and
sn are the anthracite districts).
dj.,,p ph" That all districts and sub
ldnn,'s aud local unions bo asked to
H. Whatever they can AFFORD for
= ~. .Snpion Of the strike.
o.,., ",' THAT an assessment Of 10 per
L.ra ' De levied on the earning. Of mem
|25 o' Unions 6. 8, IL. IA. 10. 2s and
,rn, ""' that an assessment OF / per
bc's per week be made ON the mem
and - D,s.1'cts ,n, 2. 5. II. II. Is. l6. 20
madn a,... ms assessment Is not To be-
on s,r't "s"'nst members OF unions now
mem, ,''ke but In such cases ASSESS.
striEa. "'e TO commence when the
inr i'""s aa are over. the manner Of this no.
"''nhged by tho unions.
dirac, D,,',h-The assessments To be pa,d
Tr.aa. rD'. by the local unions To- secreisry M r
'rasnrer r,.'er Wilson. - 0''
from m"'n.-That 25 per cent bc deducte ed
si,,h ,,ncers Or. and organiser..
nom miLrhat i,,rhat the assessmcnts berin
mada adarhth-That al contribution.
dis,rih""y. ny the national orssnirstion be-
distric,"'e pro rata to the snthrscite
oqnusssn.,h,-That each local un,on hs
.er"e,d r"ested to aid a. far 80 :. rc...''l "a vs 10
In thing thia work for men now TG on .trik. :,
the Amo.oan connection the rood oS,ces of
be reous'.s.n re.,,can Federation Of Labor viii