The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-31
Aid Is Voted to the Striking Anthra.
cite Miners and an Assessment Or
dered During the Continuance of the
sTroubIe-Appeal Issued to the Amer.
lean People for Moral and Financial
Assistance In the Fight.

| had utterly vanished. The anthracite
men who have favored strike were
practically unanimous in declaring
that it would have been unwise to or
der a general strike.
At the opening of the convention
Mother" Jones was given the floor.
She made an address which was en-
Enthusiastically applauded by the dele
Pates. She declared that before com.
ing to Indianapolis she had favored a
| general strike but since coming to the
convention she had reached the opin-
| ion that the conclusion reached by the
delegates to avoid such movement
was the wisest course.
| President Mitchell called for the re-
| port of the special committee. The
committee was not ready to. report and
a number of addresses were made by
delegates.
A motion was made by Delegate
/ Ryan of Illinois that the, convention
endorse the meeting of employers and
! employees to be held in Minneapolis,
Sept. %, for the purpose of discussing
the practicability of an universal eight
hour working day.
At 10:45 the convention took a re-
cess OF thirty minutes to await there
| port of the special committee.
Report OF Special Committee.
At Ills the special committee was
prepared to report. Its recommends.
lions were as follows:
First-That the national secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Workers
be authorized to appropriate $4,000
from the funds of the national treas
ury for the benefit of Districts 1, and
Is (these are the anthracite districts).
Second-That aM districts and sub
districts and local unions be asked to
donate whatever they can afford for
the support of the strike.
Third-That an assessment of 10 per
cent be levied on the earnings of men,
bers of Unions 6, 8, IL, 10, 10, % and
Is, and that an assessment of 1 per
cent per week be made on the mem
bers of Districts 2, 5, II, IA, Is, Is, 20
and 81. This assessment is not to be
made against members of unions now
on strike but in such cases assess
ments are to commence when the
strikes are over, the manner Of this be-
ing arranged by the unions.
Fourth-The assessments to be paid
direct by the local unions to Secretary
Treasurer Wilson.
Fifth-That Is per cent be dedGcted
from the salaries of all national dis
trict officers and organizers
Sixth--That the assessments begin
from July 16-
Sepentfb-That all contributions
Il mi toy, hxa
distributed pro rata to the anthracite
districts.
Eighth-Taat each local union be
requested to- aid as far as possible in
securing work for men now on strike.
the American Federation of Labor will
be requested.
Ninth1That am address be sab
mitted Is the American people.
/. The salient points of this address as
read by SECRETARY Wilson are as fall
lows:
Address to the American Peoples.
"The convention of the United Mime
Workers hereby state the line Of ac-
ton which it's members are determined
to pursue.
1.-THE coal miners OF the county rec
ognize the marvellous Industrial prog
ress of the country during the last dec
ade, but our labor has produced the
foundation for most of this wealth by
producing the coal which has made tine
progress possible But when the min
ers examine the paltKy pittance they
receive as recompense for the labors
and dangers they undergo TREY feel
that they are being dealt with unjust
ly in payment for so, much labor and so
many sacrifices.
"The combinations of capital are so
powerful that individuals are helpless
and the experience shows that when
capital combines labor must unite.
The grievances, of the miners have
forced them to organize, not to take
from the operators, what belongs to
them, but to receive better treatment
and fair remuneration for their labor.
For five years the miners have lived
up to the letter and spirit OF every con-
tract into which they have entered
! and do not intend to violate them now.
"The miners believe that the best
interests of the country are opposed
to general strike of the coal miners
and while they feel that in the present
fight their union may be destroyed,
nothing can compel them to break
their agreements.
"The miners request the American
people to bring such pressure to bear
/ upon the anthracite operators and an
/ thracite railroads as wild compel them
| to submits to arbitration"
The expenses of the miners call foI
] contribution of s1,000,000 per month
from sources outside the union and
/ with This amount the miners are con
ficent that they can win the anthracite
strike.
t was announced that Illinois min
ers would contribute $4,000 in easf
for the anthracite strike. Ohio con
tributed $4,000 and Iowa promises
substantial contributions later,