The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-24
STRIKES IMPENDING
The United Mine Workers 10 Be Call.
ed Out Soon in'the Yirgiuias.
AFFECTS $4,000 MINERS
The Convention in Pennsylvania Has
Not Adjourned.
1T MAY ORDER OUT ITS MEMBERS
If II Does the Trouble There viii BEGIN
About April |.
A SERIOUS QUESTION UP IN LOWELL
The Mil Agents There Have Uncondi-
tionally Refused the Demands Of
the Textile Workers.
A SERIOUS QUESTION UP IN LOWELL


Charleston. w. v, March 2S.-The IN
nouncement of secretary Treasurer w Il
Wilson Of the United Nine Workers OF
America, that strike vould likely be
called soon Of the 5000 mixers IN mis- stale
and Virginia caused no surprise here, whore
both sides seem TO he anticipating IT,. il
is believed that conference between tho
operators and miners Of the two states
will soon be held. althouth there are re-
PORTS that the demands Of the miners may
be made without further conferences Rep
IescntatIves Of the operators have heen
here for the past two days from the Kama
wha, New and Elk river districts A com
miitoe was appointed to meet committee
from the West Virginia Miners association
with a view OF arranging the wage scale.
QUESTION STILL BEING DISCUSSED,
Shamokin Pa March 2a-From an on
cial source Il was learned today that an
effort will be made tomorrow TO adjomn
the Joint convention OF districts Nos 1,
ana 8, United Mine Workers OF America,
without committing the delegates to a strike
declaration.
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last night and continued until this moru.
ing. the special committee appointed on
Saturday formulated resolution which the
leaders hope viii satisfy both radical and
conservative delegates
The report Of the committee will take
the form Of a resolution, the principal
clause Of which it is authorltatively stated
viii recommend the appointment Of com
mttee to present TO he operators the de-
hands Of the colyeatlon. Incorporated IN
the report arc mmb2r ,Qf resolutions adop
! ted dprln. the weeSt. on dditon TO those
made public by PrSpresst Mitchell All
OF those resolutions, o9I stated, contain
I strike declaration lfcctivc April 1, but
/ they were made subirt to the session Of
tho special committee fport, which 50 FAR
as could he learned, doe not declare for a
| strike.
! In the event ~ tho opertors refusing TO
recognize tho committee Is within IRE
/ province Of the district presidents 90 declare
strike after receiving thesanction Of the
/ National executive board.
] The entire matter now ests with the
| delegates II is possible he convention
may not approve the resolutions.
| lli4MANltN hFsf NNtli
! Lowell. Mass, March 3.-Lowell IS
threatened with one Of the seatcst strikes
in its history as result of tie communica-
tlon sent TO the textile unia by the mil
agents in reply 10 the ofhcal demand OF
tina, body for an advance inwages for the
textile operatives of the cit The com
municatlon was read ut the ieeting Of the
textile council this afternoo and it was
positive and unconditional efusal NJ the
demands. II was not joint hte, hut each
agent answered for himself. he language.
however, was identical.
The increase demanded was q have gone
into effect tomorrow, but because Of the
delay In the reply the various ,nions repre-.
scented in the central body hyc not had
an opportunity ia express thei opinion on
the new ASPECT Of the situatio. so il has
been decided 10 postpone final elton until
meeting Wednesday evening mkt. Mean.
time special meetings Of the mions viii
be held and a vote on the quesion of the
strike viii be taken. A formai vote was
taken today and it Is said hat three
fourihs Of the number present favored a
strike, the others reserying thei decision
until Wednesday night
At a meeting Of the trades md labor
council today the action OF the textile coun.
eli was approved.
An estimate of operatives who gond be
directly affected by a general STRIFE places
the number at 1900
MAY USE THEIR owN DISCRETION.
New Bedford Mass. March %. rhe *.
ccutiye meeting Of the National loos nxers'
union today authorized the loom nxers
Gniou Of Lowell to use It's own dlcretion
in the matter Of striking.
STRIKE LIKELY AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, La March 2s.-At mass
meeting OF the Central trades ana labor
council today resolutions were passei rc
ing stand for recognition Of unionkm as
more important than other grievances or
the street railroad company employees This
viii doubtless bring 10 nanght the lsnfer
ences 10 be held tomorrow, II the unBn in
dorses the demands and In that cise a
strike would be Inevitable II Is thou.ht.
MULE SPINNERS ~ TROUBLE
Lewiston, Maine, March 23.-At a me.tfnr
Of the mule splnners' union it was ypted
TO demand an advance In wages OF 10 per
cent to 60 into effect March 81. thus giving
the mill owners week III which t. con.
slider the proposition. Unless the demand
is granted a general strike may follow.
BREWERS DISCUSSING A STRIFE
Boston March 2s.The brewery WORKERS
Of Boston, who have been threatening 20
strike because their demands for an eight
honr day aud other conditions have been
refused. met today. The question Of &C.
eeptipg a compromise onered " lAe brew