The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-25
adopted MNCRE[L'S
The President Of the Miners Organ
ization Comes Out Victorious
at Indianapolis.
THEY MAKE A FEW noOlFlcATIo Ms
The Anthracite Men Now Admit That
IL Would inse Bcen tnwise 10
Have Ordered "A General strike
.Mother- Jones speaks, and 10
Eushusia sticaliy Appiauded.

Indianapolis, Ind. July A.-When
he miners convention met Saturday
4 was evident that all probability of
z strike had utterly vanished. The
anthracite men who have favored
strike were practically unanimous in
declaring that it would have been UNI
wise TO order a general strike.
At the opening of the convention,
MOTHER JONES was given the
,oor. She made an address. which
was enthusiastically applauded b.;
The delegates. She declared that bs-
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 ~ the delegates t.
avoid such a movement was the wis
est course. She urged the delcgaten
10 OPPOSE At THE CONGRESsloN
AL ELECTIONS THIS FALL EVERY
MAN WHO WAS FAVORABLE To
GOVERNMENT By INJUNCTION"
President Mitchell called for thu
-eport Of the special committee. 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 10 be held in Minneapo-
lis September -, for the purpose of
discussing the practicability OF an
universal working day.
AT IO:l5 the convention took a re-
cess of 20 minutes to await the re
port Of the special committee.
At noon the special cmomittee was
prepared TO report. Its recommends
tons were as follows:
First-That the national secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Work
ers be authorized TO appropriate $50,
600 from the funds of the nationa
treasury for the benefit of the dis
tricts /. : and Q. (These are the an
thra cite districts.)
Second-That all districts and sub
districts and local unions be asked K
I donate whatever they can afford fol
Z the support OF the stIthr-
Third-That an assessment OF ter
per cent. he levied on the earnings
I Of members Of union 6. :, II. u. ~
70 and %. and that an assessment OF
per cent per week be made on th'
members of districts .. ;. IL. IA. ID
l6. 20 and 81. This assessment is no
10 be made against members Of IN.
unions now on strike. but in suc'
casses the assessments are to com
mcnce when the strikes are over. IN.
manner of this being arranged by tn
unions.
Fourth-The assessments 70 b'
paid direct by the local unions TO Sec
retary-Treasurer Wilson.
Fifth-That % per cent. be deduct
ed from the salaries of all nationa
district organizations and organizers
Sixth-That the assessments begin
from July il.
sevcnih-That all contribution
made by the national organization b.
distributed pro rata 70 the anthracite
districts in the ratio shown by tn
last coal reports.
Eighth That each local union b
reque sted 10 aid as far as possible j
securing work for men now on strike
In this connection the good Offices Q
the American Federation Of Labo
viii he requested.
Ninth-That an address oe submit
TED 10 the American people.
A number If amendments were Of
fered to the wording Of the severa
OF the motions, but they were vote
down.
TIE REPORT OF THE COMMIT
TEE WAS THEN ADOPTED.
The convention adjourned al on
O'clock hx the singing Of america.