The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-31
IN JOINT CONFERENCE.
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of the city of Indianapolis. 1t is always
Il pleasure for any citizen of Indianapolis
to talk with anyone who will listen upon
this theme because we of Indianapolis
modestly believe that in entering upon a
discussion of this subject we take for our
text CT the most beautiful cities of our
country
indianapolis, above all. is hospitabIe
city, and during your stay amongst us our
people have done, and will continue TO do,
their utmost to cause you to entertain only
the most pleasant recollections when you
come to leave us for your homes. This con-
vention of miners has come TO be regarded
by the people of indianapolis. in measure.
their personal property. You have
ceased to be strangers within our gates.
The pleasant acquaintance of former
meetings have but been added to by those
formed during this meeting, and when you
come to us In 1903, as the miners have al
ready decided to do and sincerely
hope the operators will conclude to do,
assure you on behalf of the entire popula-
ton of Indianapolis that you will be met
at her gates with most cordial Hoosier
welcome, and with assurances that the best
the city affords is always to be had by
miner merely for the asking.
GAS / have before stated to you-at the
opening of this convention-the people of
Indianapolis have just cause to feel deep
and abiding interest in the welfare of
labor organizations. True, we have no
miners; but If the reports in the daily
papers are to be believed, and II the evil
dences of our own eyes are to be relied
upon, we are doing our full share toward
converting coal INTO smoke, even though we
are somewhat derelict in consuming this
bi-product. Indiana polls enjoys the distinc-
ton of being the best organized labor town
in the West If not in the United States;
and as natural and legitimate sequence
wherever labor is organized and such or
CARNATIONS are managed and supervised
by thinking. reasonable men, it also enjoys
the distinction of having less labor trouble
less conflict between employer and en-
poye, and less friction between what is
known as capital and labor than any other
city of it's size on this American continent
/ am a believer in labor organization and
have been directly interested in the devel-
Opment of such organizations for more
than twenty years, and L advance 1t as a
proposition that cannot be honestly uues-
toned. that wherever labor is best organ
lied. there IT is that capital finds its best
return. AS evidence Of the truth of this
proposition, l can but cite you to this gath
ering in indianapolis of not only the men
who dig and delve. but Of those men who In
office and counting room furnish the cap
ital which employs your Drawn. If this
gathering was not Drofitable-if this confer
ence was not conducive of beneficial re-
suits, both to the office and TO the mine-I
do not believe as sensible men would YOU
or employers be here in friendly conference
fixing the status of both OF these parties
for the ensuing year. Is there miner or
an operator who would question the state
ment that the mining industry has been in
better cOnditiOn-haS been more profita bic
10 all parties since the institution of this
Sether TO reason as TO terms upon which
your LABOR shall be sold and have this
| agreement binding upon all, than IL was at
the time when each operator and his en-
plOyes were left 10 determine this question
for themselves? If Il is well for the miner
and the operator in their business to come
together in a spirit of reason and fairness,
/ il certainly Is well for all other forms Of
/ labor and its employers to also reason to-
gether: and | believe every student of this
question nails with approval the steps
\ which have recently been taken by our
\ prominent men to bring labor and capital
/ together on a more friendly and reasonable
/ basis than has heretofore obtained.
My friends. | again wish assure you
/ that we have enjoyed your presence here
\ and sincerely trust that you have TO an
equal degree enjoyed your stay amongst
u.s.
/ President John Mitchell. of the United
I Mine Workers. was then introduced. He
/ was greeted with cheers before he reached
\ the front Of the platform He said Mr..
Boyle, of the operators. who was to spea
I in their behalf. had been compelled to leave
! the city and IL fell upon him 10 speak for
/ the miners and operators both He made a
very brief speech in which he said: IF
/ the United Mine Workers never did any,
| thing more than TO bring their members
| and employers together TO discuss differ
! ences and use the methods OF reasoning