Newport weekly independent., 1902-07-25
The President of the Miners Organ ization Comes Out Victorious
 at Indianapolis.
THEY MAKE 4 FEW MODIFICATIO MS
The Anthracite Men Now Admit That H would Have Been Unvise to Have Ordered General Strike Mother" Jones Speaks, and is EuthusiastfcalIy AppIauded.

indianapolis, Ind, July 21.-When the miners convention met Saturday It 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 a 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 the wis est course. Che urged the delegates to OPPOSE AT THE CONGRESSION- AL ELECTIONS THIS FALL EVERY MAN WHO WAS FAVORABLE TO "GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTON."
 President Mitchell called for the report of the special committed The committee was not ready to report, and number of addresses were made by delegates.
 motion was made by Delegate Ryan, of Illinois, that the convention lndorse the meeting of employers and employees to be held in Minneapo- lis September 22, for the purpose of discussing the practicability of an universal working day.
 At 10:45 the convention took a re- cess of 30 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 CTS be authorized to appropriate $50,- 900 from the funds of the national treasury for the benefit of the dis tricts 1, 7 and g. (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, 8, 12, 13, 19, 23 and 25, and that an assessment of of districts 2, 5, il, IA, IS, 16, 20 and 21. This assessment is not to be made against members of the unions now on strike, but in such casses the assessments are to com- 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- 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 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 | n,olonl, hu tho e., 1,f |