Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-31
$2,5OO,OOO IN UNION TILL
TO CARRY ON THE STRIKE
Western Pennsylvania Fields Where
Robbins Runs Mines viii Not Be
Seriously Affected by the
Gigantic Coal Tie-Up,

Indianapolis Ind, Mar. 3O.-Ihe
national convention of the United
Mine Workers of America adjourned
sine die today after authorizing the
national and district officers to sign
wage agreement with any coal OPERA
tors who would agree to pay the scale
OF 1903 or its equivalent for period
of two years.
This is an advance of sos per cent
in wages In Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania and all other
districts except the southwest, com
posed Of Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Ar
kansas and the Indian territory where
an advance of three cents per ton Is
demanded, as the 1903 scale is prac-
tlcally i'm force in that district
The convention declined an offer
--al.do hv th, onerators of Illinois, In
diana and ohio to submit the wage
differences to arbitration. Where a
coal operator owns mines in different
districts the scale must be signed for
all properties at the same time be-
fore any will be allowed to run.
The action of the convention will
bring out of the mines tomorrow
night 509,5 men in the anthracite
and bituminous fields. These will re-
been signed by districts or with in
dividual operators The only miners
at work on Monday will be $4,000
men in the New River, Pocahontas.
Fairmont and central fields of West
Virginia where an agreement was
made several days ago to allow the
men to continue work until the dis
trict convention now in session at
Charleston has reached a Disagree
ment with the operators.
The Joint state conventions of out
lying districts to be held next week
or now in session at Charleston w
Va, Louisville, KY, Des Moines, Ia,
Saginaw, Mich, and Clearfield, in CEN
trail Pennsylvania, were empowered
under the action Of the convention to
sign agreements with the operators of
those states if they were to pay the
1903 scale. The men will return to
work as soon as the scale is signed. II
there is a disagreement in these joint
state conventions any of the miners
can sign the scale and resume work
where individual operators pay the
advanced scale.
Where the Scale VIII BE Signed.
1t Is anticipated that the scale will
be signed in a few days by employers
of $4,000 miners. The Pittsburg Coal
company and F. L. Robbins, Of wes-
tern Pennsylvania. who also owns
mines in Ohio, Illinois, and West Vir-
ginia, will, it is expected sign at once,
together with a number of independ-
ent operators. The miners expect to
get the advance soon in all the In
diana mines south of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, in number of central
Indiana mines, in one-half of the Illi-
t,nA in Va q o. a
of the mines of Ohio. The duration
of the strike In Michigan. Kentucky,
central Pennsylvania, Iowa and West
Virginia can better be determined
when the state conventions meet when
expressions from the operators as to
their intentions will be made. Presi-
dent Mitchell said today he believed
one-half of the tonnage of Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and western Pennsylva-
MIA would sign very soon, and large
number of independents, having an
annual output of 100000 tons, who
protested here against the advance,
but who would pay the advance de-
manded and their men would resume
work. The miners expect very few
operators in the southwest will sign
at once.
The Joint conference of this district
adjourned today after disagreeing and
after the miners had unanimously
declined to submit the differences to q
commission to be appointed by Presi'
dent Roosevelt.
Management OF Strike.
The national executive board will
meet tomorrow morning to take uT
the details of managing the strike 1
was empowered to decide as to wha
employees will be allowed to continue
work at the mines to prevent the de
struction Of the property during thu
suspension. There is In the national
district and local treasures of the mi
ners S2,500.0 900, of which 100000 Il
IN the national treasury
President Mitchell expects to leave
Sunday for New York To meet join
conference with the anthracite opera
tors
DOIan Not Expelled.
The convention today failed to ex
pei Patrick Dolan and Uriah Belling
ham. the plttsburg district offcials
from the organization by vote Of 45l
to 1853. The controversy was refer