Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-19
All Prospects of Miners
Strike.
Drouth and Fire in State of
Mississippi.
Gallant Retail Grocers Stand by the
Telephone Girls.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 19.-When
the miners convention met today it
was evident all probability of strike
had utterly vanished. The anthracite
men who favored a strike are practic-
ally unanimous in declaring it would
have been unwise to order a general
strike. The chances are the conven-
tion will finish its work today and be
ended by the adoption of the recon-
mendations of President Mitchell, with
the exception of amendments in the
manner to bring assessments upon
members of the union.
At the opening of convention this
morning Mother" Jones was given
the floor. She made an address which
was enthusiastically applauded. She
declared before coming to Indianapolis
she favored general strike, but since
coming to the convention she had
reached the opinion the conclusion
reached by the delegates to avoid such
a movement was the wiSest course.
She urged the delegates to oppose at
the congressional elections this fall
every man who is favorable to gov
ernment by injunction"
A motion was made the convention
endorse the meeting of employers and
employees to be held in Minneapolis on
September %, for the purpose of dis
cussing the practicability of uni
versal eight hour working day. The
convention took recess of thirty
minutes to await the report of the spe-
cial committee.
The delegates adopted President
Mitchell's recommendations with a
few notifications.
The special committees recommen-
dations were as follows:
First-That the national secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Workers
be authorized to appropriate $4,000
from the funds in the national treas
ury for the benefit of districts 1, and
8 (anthracite districts).
Second-That all districts and sub
districts and local unions be asked to
donate whatever they can afford for
support of the strike.
Third-That an assessment of 10 per
cent be levied on the earnings of men,
bers of unions in districts 6, 8, IL, 13,
10, 23 and 25, and that an assessment
of l per cent per week be made on
members in districts 2, 5, II, IA, Is and
16, and 20 and 81. This assessment is
not to be made against members of
unions now on strike but in such cases
the assessment is to commence when
the strikes are over. the manner OF
this being arranged by the unions.
Fourth-That assessments are to be
paid direct by the local unions to Sec
retary-Treasurer Wilson.
fIlth--That 25 per cent be deducted
from the salaries of all national dis
trict officers and organizers.
Sixth-That assessments begin from
July 16.
Seventh-That all contributions
made by national organization be dis
tributed pro rata to the anthracite dis
tricts in the ratio shown by the last
coal reports.
Eighth-That each local union be re
quested to aid so far as possible, in Sc
curing 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 submitted
to the American people, requesting
them to bring such pressure to bear
upon the anthracite operators and an
thracIle railroads as will compel them
to submit to arbitration
The expenses of the .liners' call fol
contributions of S1,000OOO a month
from sources outside the union and
with this amount the miners are conf
dent that they can win the anthracite
strike. The report of the committee
was adopted by rising vote.
President Mitchell made a short
speech declaring there were in the
treasures OF local unions throughout
the country approximately sl0O,OOO,O0O
and his opinion of what the unions
could afford to contribute to the cause
of the anthracite strike was hail this
money. The convention then ad-
journed.