The Irish standard., 1902-07-26
ACTION OF MINERS.
Indianapolis Convention Issues an
Appeal to the Public.
American People Asked to Contrib
ute Sl.UOU.OOO n Month to Aid
strikers - Mitchcll's Recon-.
Mcniations Adopted.

indianapolis. Ind, July 21.-Having
declared against a general strike,
adopted a report calling on the Ameri-
can people to cont lribute S1,0OO,000 q
month to aid the striking anthracite
miners, provided for a maintenance
fund and issued stirring appeal to
public opinion. the United Mine Work.
er> convention sang america" at one
O'Clock Saturday afternoon and ad-
journed.
The Appeal
The appeal to the public reci:cd at
length the harGships and low wages
OF the miners. declared that they had
lived up to the Grand spirit of their
contracts and still refused to violate
them. intima1ed that the purpose of
the operators was to destroy the min-
er>' union and then urged the people
at large to bring all possible pressure
To bear ON The officers of the anthracite G
coal interests to induce them to treat
considerably the appeal of the min
erS for arbi; ration. II continues:
"The miners believe that the best inter-
cral strike of the coal miners. ard while
they feel that III the present fight their
union may be destroyed, nothing can COM
pei them 10 break their agreements. The
miners request the American people TO
bring such pressure to bear upon the an
thracite operators ard anthracite railroads
as will compel them to submit to arbitra-
tion
''fhc expenses of the miners call for a
contribution of sl,"N,ono per month from
sources outside the union. ard with this
amount the miners are confident that they
can win the anthracite strike"
Text of Recommendations.
The Recommendation brought in by
the special committee appointed in the
executive session Friday. which were
practically Identical With those sug-
gcs,cd hy President Mitchell in his adj
dress ON the first day of he convention
and which were adopt ed unanimously
by the convention. were rs follows:
First. that the national sccrctary-trcas-
ur', of the United Mine Workers be au-
lh"riZed to appropriate $5ot"' from the
tunes of tn" national treasury for the
bcEcht of the districts !. I and I? (rhesc
are the anthracite districts)
Second that all districts ana sub.,Ils-
tricts and local unions be asked To dona tt
whatever they can afford for the support
OF the strike.
"Third. that an assessment of ten per
cent he levied on the earnings of mem.
hcrs Of the unions i. s. T.. H. L? - and ~
nlH that an assessment of one per cent
per week lie made on the members of dis
lricts ., 5, II. II, 10. lG. 30 and u. This as.
seSsmtnt is not to be made against nom
h'rs of uEi"ns Eow on strike. but in such
cases the assessments are To commence
when the strikes are over the manner OF
this being arranged by the uniors
fourth, the assessments to be paid Gl.
rect by the local unions to Socrctary- Treas
urcr Wilson,
"Fiflh. that 95 per cent. be deducted from
the salaries of all national district officers
and organizers.
Sixth, that the assessments begin from
July lG.
Seventh that all contributions he made
by the national organization be distributed
pro rata to the anthracite district pre-
rata. as shown by the last Coal Reports
Eighth. that each local union be request.
cd to aid rs far as possible in securing
work for men now on strike. In this con.
ncction the good offices of tho American
Federation of Labor will be requested.
Ninth. that an address be sui,,ni,1cd
to the American people,"
The reading of the report of the com.
h''''S' "hH 'He dl'Itil W tue DllDllC
was listened to in absolute silence, but
as the voice of Secretary Wilson rcus ed
there came Il tremendous cheer from
the delegates that fOrcshndowrd Their
unanimous adoption which followed q
few minutes later.
Cost of Mnintninimg the Strike.
President Mitchell has made an csti.
mate of the number uf ST rikcrs and de.
prndcnts in each district, and the
weekly revenues to be derived from
each district under the decision of the
convention. together with amounts
OF weekly assessments hy districts
lie fixes he total number of strikers
at $4,000; total dependents, so. 900;
estimated weekly expense. $500, 900
Total estimated weekly contributions
from districts, subdisiricts locals ant
the general public, Sl9i.O00.
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