The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-10
Miners LOCALS
ARE TO decide
Question of Accepting the Operators
Wage Offer to Be Decided
By Referendum.
The TEST VOTE WILL Be TAKEN
ON TUESDAY, MARCH FIFTEENTH.
This Action Was Taken as the Result
of an Executive Session, ut In
dianOpOIis, of n Special Commit
tee, Headed by President Mitch
ell, Endorsed ny the Convention.

indianapolis, Ind, March 8.-The
United Mine Workers in national con-
vention voted, Monday, to refer the
final decision as to accepting the WACO
offer of the operators to the locals.
The vote of the locals will be cast on
March 10 and the result will be count
ed at the national headquarters In this
city, March H.
The voting on the proposition Will
be done by the miners OF Indiana, Illi-
nois, Ohio. western Pennsylvania,
lucky, central Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
The action of the miners was taken
in executive session after discussion
lasting two hour. The report OF the
special committee appointed to con-
slider and make recommendations on
the situation was read by its chair
man, President Mitchell. National
Secretary Wilson was secretary of the
committee. The report was adoped by
sections and was as follows:
I'VE, your committee, appointed for
the purpose of drafting for presentation
to this convention a general policy for
the direction of the organization in the
crisis that now confronts us, beg leave
to report as follows:
First, that the ultimatum Of the OPP
orators be referred TO the members in
those districts whose contracts expire
on April 1, 1904. to determine by bal
lot whether they will accept or reject
the proposition.
Second. that the ballot shall be
taken on the afternoon OF Tuesday,
March Is, between the hours OF one
and six o'clock.
"phird, that the mines shall be idle
on the afternoon OF March is, In order
to give everyone an opportunity TO vote
who desires TO.
Fourth, each local shall select an
election board who shall receive and
count the ballot and make returns OF
the same to the national officers.
Fifth, every member shall be fur
nished with ballot on which the fol-
lowing words are printed: Those who
favor accepting the ultimatum OF the
operators rather than strike, mark an
X in this square. Those who favor a
strike rather than accept the ultimatum
OF the operators mark an * in this
square"
1.-THE election boards shall send the
result OF the vote to the national sec
retary-treasurer not later than
Wednesday, March 16, In an envelope
marked ballot returns which shall be
opened only by the national tellers, and
the vote shall be counted by them.
Seventh, any district desiring to,
may select one person, at its own ex-
pense, to act as watcher while the bal
lot is being opened and counted.
Eighth, the tellers shall meet in In
dianapolis on Thursday, March II, for
the purpose OF counting the vote.
Ninth, that the ballots shall be fur
nished TO each local union by the ma
tional organization.
Tenth, In order that the members
may thoroughly understand the situa-
ton as Il exists, the national officers
are hereby authorized to send out a
circular containing such recommended
lions as In their Judgment will best
promote the interests Of the organiza-
ton and its members"
President Mitchell, in his circular
to the miners, referred 10 and author
ICED in the resolutions, will strongly
urge the acceptance of the PROPOSE
ton. 1t has been rumored here that
II his advice is not taken he will ten
der his resignation as president of the
organization. After adopting this re-
port the miners convention adjourned
IL