Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-08
HlNERS ACCEPT OLD SCALE
RsafHm Last Years. Schedule and End
Long UOntrsvsTry.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL PLEADS FOR PEACE
with other Conservative Heads He
Succeeds O. Avertins Serious Dis
cord ana Securing Adoption
OF wage Table.

INDIANAPOLIS, req. bs-ln u seOiet -
hon, which began last night at 8 o'clock
Ind ended after midnight, the massed dele
gates Of the United line workers, acting
enaIix upon the advice OF each Of their
national ofheers. adopted the report OF the
ioInt scale committee made last night and
rSa0armed the scale Of 1901 as a whole. The
report was decided upon at a meeting held
late Friday Afternoon.
President Mitchell called last nights
meeting OF the delegates and mine workers
to order and II was upon the motion OF
Delegate Reese OF Iowa that the meeting
went into executive session. When the
report Of the committee was read by Vice
President Lewis. head Of the miners dele
gates on the Joint scale committee. a
Juror ensued, and II the vote had been aiken
at that time the strong strike sentiment
existing would have been manifested BY an
overwhelming vote to reject the report.
At least twenty miners were on their feet
at one time, demanding recognition OF the
rbaif, but President Mitchell called them
to order and said:
Ttme for D~eIiberatiOn.
II ever there was a time in the history
Of the great oreanisatlon OF the OnitSo
discuss the situation before Us and the
conditions as we know them to exist u
:; suS 81 'e sent Hn5y hG here to Ae cast aside this
recommendation of the committee wnich
you must not forget includes a number
The number Of operators. But I believe II
would be suicidal for you at this time TO
ably tie Up the mines Of the country. and
entail suffering. on you. and hundrecs OF
-thousandA Of other people, y, calmly aiS;
e Sus ANA declare eeis pe ERor a s strike s'iii'ws wish to as:
sure you your national officers will stand
to make your action good. But I besesch
which ySu VIII surely r.. regret gre, i, his the Teo 6@t
Rs read be adopted. There Is none OF you
here present who does not realize that
have unfavorable conditions with which
they are now contending In the virEinias
and the south and md, I am ,,t hpp les iSr a TSuf freely aE{
Interests 20 adopt this report that reafirms
last years scale.
vice President Lewis also urged the adop-
tion Of the report as the most plausible
and natural settlement Of a complicated
affair.
No Time for a strike.
"This is no time .or a strlke,' he said.
~ believe 1t ia tlmo for cool and calm
deliberation Just now. We cannot hope
to gain such concessions as we have asked
Of the mine owners, and 1t would be much
better to let we'll enough alone II We can
not Just now make better our conditions In
the. mining fields. am for the adoption
Of the report, under the existing circum-
stances"
w. d. Ryan OF Illinois, w. d. Reese Of
Iowa and Secretary Treasurer Wilson also
advised the adoption OF the report. Early
in the evening there were some strong ex-
captions taken to the report.
One delegate declared that the miners
had been betrayed by their representative
on the. scale committee. Then others In
tho hall expressed themselves In a similar
strain. m
All OF the national %oficers present, how
ever, spoke In support OF the report ant
stennmed the strike tide with calm, dis
passionate advice. w. D. Ryan Of Illinois
head Of the Illinois delegation OF mine
workers, said;
Illinois for Peace.
our state--and you viii all admit we are
pretty well organized--are against. strikes
except as the last possible resort In gain,
ing just and reasonable concessions. w
are against any action here that will pre-
cipisate q strike this spring in the Goa
necessary war. Let us look at this situa,
tion like men. Let us avoid rancor AND
hard feeling. Let us vote for the best W.
can get.
Finally at 1880 when the vote was takel
there we're but few who voted against tn,
adoption Of the report. The report al
adopted provides for the following rate
for mining coal:
Mining coal: Pick mining. 30 cents pc
ton thin vein. Pittsburg; S1 cents a ton
Hooking Valley; 80 cents a ton, indiana