The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-26
MINERS ORDER STRIKE
RESULT OF CONVENTION HELD IN
BIRMINGHAM.
No Trouble Anticipated In the AisDsms
Mining District - Operators
Will Put Non-Union Men
to Work.

Birmingham, July 25.-(Special)-At
the special convention of Alabama Dis
trict. No. 20, United Mine Workers OF
America, held in the Knights OF CO.
lumbus hall here to-day, 1t was oecid-
ed to declare a strike. The cohVeh-
ton was held in executive session and
after adjournment the following Of
fetal call was issued:
knights of Columbus Hall:
birmingham, Ala, July rs. 1904.
ITO the United Mine Workers of
America, District No. 20, Alabama
Greeting-This is to advise you that
after several conferences between the
Joint scale committee they have failed
to agree Upon a contract for the ensu-
ing year.
''The operators persistently demand
a reduction of ten cents per ton on the
minimum and seven and a half cents
per ton on the maximum. with a re-
turn to the monthly payday system,
an increase of hours of one hour per
day; that day men shall be paid by the
hour, instead of by the day, according
to past custom. large increase in the
differential between pick and machine
mining and several other changes, de-
trimental to the miner without being
able to assign one single substantial
reason to prove the justice of their de-
mands.
I'm view of these facts and after
careful and serious consideration by
the delegates in convention assembled,
and by unanimous vote. they decided
to call a strike forthwith at all the
coal mines where the companies have
not signed temporary contract between
them and the United Mine Workers of
America District 20, Alabama.
'srhi = call app1ipS fo all the mi I'M rS
and mine laborers in the employ of the
Pratt Coal Company, except mine
known as number sixteen located
near Pinckney City, where temporary
contract has been entered into between
said company and the United Mine
Workers of America.
All miners working where temper
airy contracts exist, will continue at
work, pending a final adjustment of the
wage scale.
Now is the time for concerted ac-
remuneration for his labor and rea-
sonable conditions of employment.
I'VE, therefore, request that all
miners and mine laborers shall stay
away from the mines, where settle
ments have not been obtained and feel
confident you will do so unanimously
and continue this strike and wage a
lawful contest until justice prevails,
the right of the mine workers, and
the wages and conditions they are de-
manding are obtained.
Having full confidence in your 10y
atty and the justice of our cause, we,
therefore, call on all miners and mine
laborers, skilled and unskilled, Except
bumpers and firemen, who continue at
work until otherwise ordered), to
obey this order to strike; and call up
on all members of our union to see
that no violation of law is permitted
within our ranks. 1t Is the boast of
our organization that we are law abid-
ing American citizens, who yield to no
one in our devotion to the principles
of law and order.
The United Mine Workers of Amer
lea have won all their victories by
peaceful and lawful methods, and we
must see to it that no overt act or
violation of law is committed by our
members in Alabama.
Signed on behalf of the convention.
Edward Flynn. President.
y. L. Clemo, Secretary
When seen after the convention
which lasted two hours and fifteen
minutes, President Flynn declined to
make any statements except to say
that everything was covered in the Of
fetal strike order.
There are no anticipations of trou-
Bile in this district. The difference be-
tween the suspension which has been
on since July 1, and the strike Just
ordered will be felt by the miners who
VIII from now on receive financial as
slstance from the national organiza-
tlon. The operators have nothing to
say put 1t is understood that efforts
VIII now be made to get men to go to
work in the mines notwitbstapdino
the strike order
Fathers O'ReiIIey's Condition.
Inc Kew. Father p. A. O'Riellv