The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
FIFTY THOUSAND
TO AID STRIKERS
United Mine Workers Adjourn
After Voting This Sum.
APPEAL is MADE TO PUBLIC
APPEAL is MADE TO PUBLIC
Miners Who Are at Work Are AS
sessed Ten Per Cent. of Gross
Earnings, or One Dollar Week
to Aid-Oficers Also Help.
(By Associated Press.l


! INDIANAPOLIS, IND. July 19.-At /
O'Clock this afternoon the convention Of
United Mine Workers adjourned, after
declaring against general strike, pro-
viding for the raising of fund with
which to aid the striking anthracite min
ers and issuing an appeal to the American
people for support.
The resolutions brought in by special
committee are practically identical with
those suggested by President Mitchell, and
were unanimously adopted by the con-
yention.
The national treasurer IS authorized
and directed to Immediately appropriate
$4,000 from the funds of the national
treasury and place it at the disposal of
the officers of districts. Nos. /, I. and
Uhese are the anthracite districts).
All districts, sub-districts and local un-
ions are appealed to to donate from the
surpus IN their treasures as large amounts
as they afford.
An assessment OF ten per cent is
levied on the gross earnings of all mem
bers of local unions in districts Nos
g. S, u, 10, % and %, and an assessment of
81 per week upon all members of local
unions in districts Nos. 2, ). II, l3. II.
10, IS. 20 and D.
The members of districts now on strike,
which may resume work before this as
sessment has been removed shall be as
sessed either ten per cent. of their gross
| earnings, or 81 per week, whichever their
district may decide from the time work
is resumed.
The assessment shall be paid direct
from the local unions to the national sec
retary. and the local unions will be held
! responsible for the payment of the same.
OFFICERS MUST HELP.
An assessment of % per cent. will be
| levied upon the wages. salary or perceu-
| tage received from the organization of
| all national, district and sub-district Of
| ficers and organizers
The assessment shall begin with the
| 9th OF July. 1902. All contributions made
from the national officers to the anthra-
cite region will be divided pro rata to
each anthracite district in accordance
| with the number of miners and mine
lahorers in each of them. as shown by
| the most recent coal reports.
The follo-,ing amendment, submitted
| bv President Nichols, Of anthracite dis
| trict No. /, was included:
That each local union in the regions
| that are at work select a committed
| which shall secure work for as many
men on strike as possible and the locali-
! ty, where the local union is situated, and
that the local inform secretaries OF the
strike districts of the number of men
| needed. the kind of work, wages and ar
rangements for transportation Ihat the
same proposition be submitted to all To-
cal unions in the American Federation
Of Labor.
That the circular to our local unions
shall include a recommendation that COM
mittees be appointed to canvas the bust
ness men and other citizens of their 10
calities for subscriptions.
The circular TO the public states:
I'VE believe that our interests in the
community and our obligations to the
operators, with whom we have agree
ments, require that we shall not inausu-
rate I, general suspension OF work in the
coal trade. They may destroy our union,
| bit they cannot make US violate our con-
! tracts. -
STRUGGLE WILL CONT1NUE
| .rrhe struggle in the anthracite region
wll be continued until our demands have
| been granted or a competent board OF
| arbitration has declared that we are
wong -..-.aoa
| A general plea is made for ASSISTANCE g,
| in raising one million dollars per month
I.n;n outside sources as long as the sefiAe
The miners of Illinois have appropriated
| s51 600 from their treasury; Ohio gave slo,-
01o and Iowa and Indiana promised CON
| trihutions later