The sun., 1902-07-19
NINE WORKERS new PLAN.
~ PIR sE>T. t>SES>NENT
N>TItD ar ~ 4 WlEk.
Ntrrrn rhiass mi. viii Put ~ .0oe .o0o
Irio the Treasar' within . Ne.,h
u- Also sa,s Bitun,ino,,s Cosi WIN
Iir hrw cut Of the Nnthrsc,,e tIesd.

....., upiuion Developed in the Mine
2. .- convention to-day and caused
... 4. st'r~ 80 declare IN favor 81 a CLOSED
....... .u the afternoon. The public and
.., .s.tlI.r men wrr" excluded
.., ,f ~" r"in,- Il difference, Wa the
,..t.. ...r 'n a~~'s- every working miner
a ...s without gard to what be j.
..r..s ~ he field IN which h. labor
|... t- e. afact"riz"d - unfair. becau-..
., ... t',t disparity in miners Wages
.. ..'.. .....u' sections. some earning a- much
.. >, y o,-.k while others earn a. little
.. 8. IHc prup"sltiou ~ presented 10y
w. H. male no tl-tinc'inn b-' 'v'-rn
.a, .Uar.r~ AMI miners hat included all
...r. 4 10" organization.
T...,.0a- contention also over the que.
... ore, "uting the bat luminous min"
v...- 'rHm shipping coal into the anthra-
'r ..-.rIc' Strange tn say. this dlf
,....... .,'.Iied tu IN" an thracit" miners
.',i.-,t-- viii. the majority were IN
... lruhibiting tir -tipping of coal
... .., i,uusylvania enthraCite district
...rr, DECLARED that the best wa,
. ...l nm, s'rikr and bring the anthracit"
r.. .Nuyr~ To- terms would h"to p-rinit
..u 200 h- -hipp,st nat" their districts
. ... he, piRc,' "f anthracite
l.,, lrglrd that II thr hituninous
p, .rr- ,.uli Ct "a fo"thnld Ia Pennsyl-
,.ua '." anthracite mine owners would
.4~,r II ,m los of trade and such prospect
vu.t lrirg them 10 terms quicker than
...y'.rs rI-,. ThiS CluT-. would al~r
,rar. tie factories and mills 10 coutinue
ar a,r, and thus their urgautS"d employees
"a.
the -..IsIng miners. whereas wen m. mills
ava 'ay'uri.- CLOSED for want of coal 'h"
....l. .,,,- would L.. out uf work and their
.--....i,,. Ia financial way would ls los,
I. va. tu discus the" questions and
,uraa. DE. direruyy~ among th" MINER
.'l' fi.' cunv"utiuu went into -s'cr"t s'~slon,
Ard ..... tu COIN id'r the situation IN the
Tr....ig dl-tuCt. wh,pr th" strlk" J.
a.. god 'p have ls"n cuuduc',d a IN a hap
.4g.ti vty and without rNtsC',d result.
f. va, -aid that President pular secured
e. ban 90 s5t.D from th" National tN"cu-
'.N' Bfitd un the Irpt''-' i.'~' iun ''at ia"
.ifit. IN tie Pittshurg district could h"
Won with that amount ul money. tut. IN
addition 'u that th- Ohio and Illinois dl--
'rict- had each given 81 ,-N. ard 'O" >'rIli"
was apIauutly no neat r won than isiur"
'H- l. an and ,l,. gifts v"r' mad"
Ihv fac, Tat tins rual, -trik" - IN prog
pitt,hurg district for asking To b" eN-
-mptc,l from paving thu assessment l.vi'd
los the last national ,-uuN"ntl'u. IhiS. n
app,ar-, wa- not granted, AMI a feeling ui
unfrIsrdlin"~- had DEVELOPED bet y eel
Mitchell and President Dolan THE latter
declared m th. 0l'en ConN"ntion that therr
had b,'.n discrimination against the Pitts
burg STRIKERS.
When the secret session met the advo-
,ate- Of "a change In the manner of assesS-
mrnt forced the hgh,ing and made "A mum
i-r nf Sps,S'he- to drmuu.trai" that IN"
rayinsnt II "A dollar vs-'k by every mem.
..'f would work hardship and lead to dis
., rieut and probable lo-> 81 membership
Ihr result was that each of the district
Ir.-tient- was appointed "A member oi a
-is.l1l committee t. express th" rsiiu-
'IcU' II he COnNentin ~ a resolution hNing
'., assessment Instead "a "A I-r capita
~ e dollar a week u IL prupo-'d to levy
% az II 10 psr cent On he wages oi every
nan ~ me orgauization, who - AT work,
'.g- making tu" minimum payment each
',-., about 81 and the maximum 81
lh" national of'icrr~ estimate that IN"
aye earning uf the miners, including
'..'-,d. men. II about sli veek ana thai
'." AK will bring IN each week abpu'
s1u"''". tI"re being apIruNiinsi"i! sSOOCu
wsuIisf~ N the organization nov Al work
President Mitchell -s,d thi- evening that
'." li'n nal treasury would have ~ 5000
o.. y ts.for. the end II m"nih
w 9th" Convention wn- if session TODAY
'...srim> we're received from ~1v"rHl labur
.rgGrI Iza'iou-, saving that money mad b@n
,.'ai by them IN aid " the anthracite
miners IN. total sum thus given aggrn-
gate sHUa Tho biggest gift cam" from
ra International Bu''le Blowers and was
3 'up Th,, t,armsnl Workers. Iron Mould
o.. urI R,u' and Sho- Workers each gave
80 r." uational oNc'r~ sav they have
..H.r'H many offcrs Il all and that, should
q. IL. FIs.l.N
..gtfI,v' IONS IN III" Iuiicl Stat"s woud
.r.r 'hrir t-'as,'ri,.- to thew tn" policy
....r,r i- to support the strikers out Of
.'..r own fund ami not ask Tor AID trom
...r .rgauizallur-. bur voluntary Cuutri-
..f.rs viii NOT 80 d'inrt
P.c-Itent NtCl N favors tho plan ~
rr...uiing iirlu,iuou- coal from going
ire anthracite districts Tie ~aid
'..ty hat ~nu'" -chcmc along hat I'm.
t... h.. aduiiteI by ~" convention.
IH' u.sphu'iou witch has h~-n drawn
on. .II te -.hnitl.d to-tn"rrow viii ,ail
... % fN" Executive B0ard ." or'"r a s'rik"
... .... 20 'pes of any ow ner " ne after icing
f.'f'.-i continues to sell ~" urudrc's ~
Uiu'- 'o - u-ss. ~ the anthraCii" nslds
] .- I"s vd- embnsii'd ~ an amendment
N'.H.lr- address ufcisi hy SER, iary
l'"i -..v e one of the anihracit" districts
'..'tv but M" plan has gone over fur
i.'H'r consideration with the chanccr
" favor Il It, adoption.
I. face that Mitchell approves the
o.. ...im.u' and predicts favorable action
.'..- hat only the plan remains =" H.
irf,si
... uu.v difficulty ,ha, would be ex-
f''.,u.-'.i Siy the mctnler- ~ 'he FNeCrI-
OIL. hna-i would H. IN Keeping track ~
0 ..m"n'- ~ coal. II u generally under
""d that ih" work ~ the convention Will
I' 'npl"'''l when the plan ~ assessment
. he In"' hoi of prohibiting The shppang
ru7' into PENNSYLVANIA are disposHd NJ.
ra 'uis may lc done at the morning