Woodruff County news., 1902-07-24
STRONG AGAINST 4 STD|KE.
The Sentiment of the Indianapolis Convention, and Danger of
 Strike is Over.
THERE IS NO CHANGE FOR A WALKOUT.
The Question Whether the Asscss- ment Recommended by President
 Mitchell For Anthracite Miners
 Be Used for Striking BifuminOus Miners Causes Warm Discussion.

Be Used for Striking BifumiAOus
 Miners Causes Warm Discussion.
 Indianapolis, Ind, July 19-Friday morning the sentiment among the delegates to the miners convention was fully as strong as ever against strike, and all danger of such an event is now passed. The anthracite men favoring a strike admitted that there was no chance of a walkout. They were hopeless Thursday night when majority of their own men were opposed to strike, and Friday morning they came into the conven- tion DETERMINED TO STAND AS A UNIT BY THE RECOMMENDATION OF PRESIDENT MITCHELL.
 The report of the committee on credentials was finished, announcing that there were 2,253 voters in the convention.
 President Haskins, of Ohio, moved to amend the recommendation re- garding the application of the relief fund to cover all existing strikes that have the indorsement of the eX- ecutive board.
 President Mitchell announced that all existing strikes were being cared for.
 Viee-President Lewis asked that the convention go into executive ses- sion to discuss the assessment prop osition, and it was decided that the afternoon session should be of an ex- ecutiye character
 Indianapolis, Ind, July 19.-At the conclusion of a secret session which lasted the entire afternoon, the rec concentrations of President Mitchell for the management of the anthracite strike were referred to a special com mittee which is to report back to the convention when it meets tomorrow morning. This committee consists of President Mitchell, Nice-President Lewis, Secretary Wilson and the pres- ident of each district which is taking part in the convention. There is lit tie doubt that the committee will urge the adoption of the resolutions, fixing the rate of assessment at ten per cent. or higher.
 At the opening of the executive ses- sion Vice-President Lewis took the floor and delivered an energetic speech on the amendment offered by Delegate Haskins in the morning, to the effect that the fund to be raised for the aid of the anthracite miners be extended to all of the striking mi ners where their strike has been sanctioned by the general organiza- tion. He declared that he thought all of the miners should be taken care of in like manner.
 President Mitchell then took the floor to speak for the adoption of the recommendation made in his speech of yesterday. He told the convention that the strikes in West Virginia and elsewhere were being protracted by the general organization under the regular assessments of the union, but that the assessment which was under discussion was necessary for the SUD- port of the anthracite strike alone and should not be diverted from it's purpose. "1t is possible that other strikes may come," he said, ''and AANhi, HAiNNi bhC llCNCuChG NblCll d general distribution of the fund to be raised would create, these later strikes could claim their shares in the fund, and it would be so depleted as to fail entirely of it's purposes"
 Mr. Mitchell assured the convention that tsehir<esf etoanigzkqj taoiin that the strike in the Pi'tsburg dis trict and all other strikes would be looked after without splitting up the fund for the anthracite men, and again urged the men to dismiss from their minds all thought of general strike. His remarks were greeted with enthusiastic cheers.
 vote was then taken on the Has klns amendment, and it was voted down by a decisive majority This left before the convention the origi- nal motion for the adoption of the recommendations of the president
 At the conclusion of the session Secretary Wilson said: Ut will cost S5OO,0o0 weekly to support all the men now on strike in the various dis tricts. An assessment of one dollar per week will bring in $25O,0OO week, an assessment of one dollar per week upon each member of the union will result in about the same sum. This will leave us $250,O00 to raise each week from outside sources, and from the promises and offers that have been made us we are confident we will be able to do this.'
 Tomorrow morning the convention will be informed by the Illinois dele- gation that the miners of that state have voted donation of $50,000 to the cause of the anthracite strike. The money will be available at once. IN THE FAMILY OF NATIONS. A Significant Telegram From Mir.
 Squiers, American Minister