Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27
UNION MINERS
VINDICATE
MITCHELL
ALL OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION ARE COMPLETE
LY EXoNERATED OF Wo-
MANS CHARGE.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 23.-The
United Mine Workers convention this
morning took up the reading of a partial
report of the committee on resolutions,
which was considered, item by item.
The resolutions were presented by the
committee as II had received them, to-
gether with its recommendation. The
first was that The United Mine Workers
Journal be printed in the Slavonic, as well
as in the English language. The commit
tee recommended against this and the
convention supported the committee.
A second resolution was to the effect
that two pages of The Journal be printed
in the Polish language. This led to pro-
longed discussion.
President Mitchell explained that the
experiment Of printing two pages of The
Journal in the slavonic language had
been tried without good results, 1t costing
the organization N,040 year to employ a
man to set those two pages when the for
eign circulation was only 1000.
The following report was submitted to
and adopted by the miners convention by
a rising vote today:
Gentlemen: We, your committee, ap-
pointed to investigate the charges and
counter charges that have been passed
between Miss Mollie Meredith and officers
Of our organization, beg leave to make the
following report:
1--WE find there was no foundation in
fact for the charges preferred by Miss
Meredith, and beg leave to submit the
following resolution:
Whereas One Miss Mollie Meredith
has issued circular letters containing
statement and making allegations derog-
atory to the personal and official honor
of the president the secretary and other
officers OF the U. NJ. w. of America, and
whereas. We. believe that such state
ments coming from any source whatever
are liable, irreparably to damage our or
ganization and should be and are hereby
condemned; If any person or persons feel,
or know that officers or members of the
L. NJ. w. of A. are derelict in their duty,
charges should and must be preferred in
the proper manner and have the guilty
properly punished, and
whereas, Said statements were intend
ed and calculated to injure the president,
the secretary and other ofncers OF the
L. NJ w. of A, and
whereas we believe and know that
the national officers and our organization
did all that honorable men should do to
protect our organization and its funds at
the time Mr.. Pearce was removed from
office; and,
''Whereas. We have every confidence in
the honor, integrity and faithfClness OF
our officers: therefore. be it
Resolved, That this convention, by a
rising vote, indorse I'm every particular the
action of it's officers in the Pearce matter.
Respectfully submitted.
James Z. Heenan, president; w. L.
Ryan. secretary; w. II. Haskins, s. s.
Lynch, T. Gilbert. ]. d. Wood, William
Dodds. Lawrence Love. T. ID. Nichols"
The foreign speaking delegates. par
ticularly those who represented miners Of
the Polish tongue. made a strong plea
to have the Mine Workers Journal printed
in the Polish tongue, but all resolutions
asking for the printing Of documents In
any language but the English language
were voted down.
The committee refused to concur in a
resolution providing that all men doing
guard duty. taking part in a private
army" I'm the service of any coal cOrpo-
ration. should be eternally debarred from
becoming members of the United Mine
Workers organization.
There was a difference OF opinion in the
miners organization. but President Mitch
ell said It would not Go so.