New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
TINE WORKERS CONFER.
President Mitchell Tells of Losses,
bit Is Hopeful for the Future.

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. ls-The sixteenth annual ma
- convention OF the United Mine Workers OF
-. VAS opened to-day by President Mitchell
A.--~-,-sor Hail. Nearly six hundred delegates
I,sertire every o-e OF the twenty-five districts.
-. -,-esenr The largest delegations were from
- sistricts. The three anthracite districts
sent 80 aelesaies' ne~DeU - 1Oe"' '""' any
- r D. Nichols
T,,,rts fron al the districts show shortage in
- ,ornuared with previous years. In Indiana
-. .re-aee time has been less than three days IN
= ...ek Il is ssid present conditions would tend
Inward > furt-lei 4eNUN''O'' az "NsNS - . 0N~'S
.r.-s axes TINS year.
~. .,nroaching 5oint conference OF the Central
,--1syIvania district at Altoona IS being con-
, ,,5ored with some anxiety 10y me mine workers
- believed tne operators viii endeavor 10 force
- - - -as,sctssn In the scale The convention is
-s-,e5 10 take Sore action anticipating such
-. srst order OF business this afternoon was the
---,l report Of President Mitchell. which was
read. ..,s-,,,, q, the oornnro-nise
- miners and operators year ago. whereby
-e- cent reduction that was al hrst insisted
- ~ The operators was reduced TO 6.a0 per cent
- .-,ente5 On referendum vote OF the miners
-autin-iuG, be salo-
---- for the year % TIE anthracite strike, tE.s
- - !. riT-e mar have been unable 70 report
-ererfa growth in the me M .. 49,. ..'e 49,
AIs -.-~- or areraEe membership Lof tho Eset
go Decenibsr g. 1905, shows an increase o.. az q
ess than four thousand over lie PIeSsor1ls - IS
IL 1--Ile rTe membership for the month o. De
yea, iss based upon the tax received TOY lIa'
Inlill. l.ets1s $50 ne heavy falling Of in member,
s0r ne month OF December ls't II .s
foE ps - -,e--oers were on strike and eXoneEaleo
,- IRE payment of dues me . 49, IF,.-i.s,
t5is1 : - 10 rirne since 1881 has work been so II,
Tsg1le- a.S - r 5,-esnzation has suffered per-
% ,o5eef los IN strength or influence ana that with
~ -ia near future regain this apparent ioss
eri s..ruass or torme- streneA'
g-osnr his reference 10 the anthracite SITUATION
II Mitchell said;
sss- the Anthracite mine workers viii be, be I'm
Sa. ~ secure any further concessions % -
s,-sfn lie present standard unless lneg NaAs
i--fseSiaIe Steps 10 perfect Jneir orsaL--a 1-0H-
- aIi-aneu then took - the strikes Of the year
q syrelr AZ length on the Colorado strike the
,--+,- ~ martial law il Las AnimEs County
- covernor Pea body. and the rlotous scenes lhat
r,rinated in attacks mine workers olncIslS
ar in the deportation Of union miners rom o04-
- nv lie militia Commenting on TIE Isl!uFe OF
rht strike. oIr. Mitchell SAID
needless 10 say that the failure Of thls strike
- Io IS ! source Of sorrow and Keen osall pom @
-sS1t ana III spite q me fact thai Il hao aAresSy
ss- Is approximately $4,000 had thste oten az
-essgna be hope Of success We should nave aqE-sea @
he continuance even tuoUgn ms ce-tSe NO-l- - -
estausIed national treasury, b-t "4lSLt We 80 90
alirl1ced beyond peraoFenluFe Ihst = SIM ~,
uoi be won, i becouies our s0ei--ll g., IN
criticism o. conaei-iL--I.-, - 90 81 are cor-
orned. the strike should oe oToAsht 10 d Siose-
Touching uDon injuncuons. he said
Every year emphasizes more strongly the Iniglity
o rna federal lD1 -nCL-0I. as -LDLed IN laAut 'ls
--es T..rlrg the last year irJuncti0us have been
ssueC il every c0ai nelu ID winch strike has o tI
.rsucurated and members OF our association nave
lren confined JaI because o1 alleged disregard
ii tnese il1 -ncIl0us, DotWltLslanulns the lacL lnc
E1er or people had remained in PRISON for con-
E5era5ie uTue the very judges issuing TIE ngulc-
t5- have reversed LheI- own actions ana CelL4red
la hen the inlurc,lon was issued tnelr court wa
without Jurisdiction IN tfs case II ls apparent 70
es-rv one who s. acquainted with the facts rh2t
many CI these injunction judges are t0iaLy lnIt
perform the functions ot their sacred once. IN
brought before these judges have o-en ueated
with irdigniCy.
ts corporations against lhe organza OF labor
one Wnie1 Il successful VIII do more 10 destroy
zoe usefLness OF trade unions than al The agencies
Carl1lled heretofore TeSOrIe4 To- feIef 10 an a.
teups rlulCL ZION il damages te-
lause Of losses sustained through the refusal Of
-aen 20 WORK uIcer conditions repugL-ant 10 them.
After discussing the rivalry between the Western
Fs6srGncn and the United Nine Workers, the loss
af LIE by accidents and the employment of boys IN
a-nsS *. Mitchell sounded OF hope for the
1uture. saying
i may moi be a1niss al this time 10 call your at
ielliQA ~ t@e lack fl4at one ear from next April
our JONI agreements expire practically every
t1racite, IN tne United States. Reference TO the
1EIts O. commercial agencies and trade journals
l-ss and period O1 Industrial activity. II these
predictions are realized should De ALE 10 re-
SAL t-t loss III wages sustained one year ago and
improve rLll.llJ-.S of cILDlprTuelt in
lcis IA which no reductions yrra fo~ee6 11nor 1Is
q IS OF course. necessary say that our a bilirv
y l-ahe Llr-lfr aqvancernent-oT even 10 retain
-llaarity OF luion