Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-10

in gaw oi thg OF least threatened general strike 10y
coal nluofa and of the Immense damage the country
and loss 70 the general public which win ho Inevitable
tho following facts VIII not un without interest Ihey
ore gathered from work hy Frank Julian Warne
ph d. Research Fellow In Economics a. me University
of pennsylvania Tho book o. cuiiilcd The Coal Mine
Workers "A Study in Labor Organization"
OF she 5s5,Ooo workers IN tne coal mines OF ha
country a0oooo enrocd tn one association the
United Mno Workers 90 America whose national assem-
bis but the other day adjourned annual session 90 I'M
danapois without having come 90 any agreement Win
abe coal operators the present agreement expiring on
tho frat day ol next April
suhdlsirct unions and 400 local unions The govern
men consists of eu Innpal national convention an eA.
ocutve hoard and national president John h'one.
has been president OF the organisation since 1883 hnu
since 1902 hae received a salary OF $4,000 hc ia oLe
OF The abes and most conservative men n the ranha ni
labor. out 81 those ranks Tor that matter
The executive board consists of the three national
officers and ono member from each Of the twenty three
districts, making body Of twenty SIX members Ia
THIS body each member has one vote thus Bving 20 a
district with oniy twenty nine members as vas Maryland
I'm 1904 msi ~ much influence district IKE Illinois
With moro than 10000 members, Most of me members
of the board are employed by the president as national
organizers the number being supplemented others tli
ne body Of organizers about sixty ave zach % whom
receives while on duty as sach $500 per Gay ana eA
every initiate pays $40 and soc per month sub-
sequent dues Halt of the dues gues monthly into me
national treasury while additional assessments may De-
made by referendum vote Of the members OF boy he
national convention. or By che executive toaa p''nns
the referendum vote The financial mnuagoment 90 la
national union has been the miners stroasoH power pa
their conflicts win the mine owners or operio. n s'-
the union was able get together more han i3ooNpu
while O. was stated the other day indianapolis tha me
mua now ON hand totals fGNu0h01 ana Arrangement
we're made to raise f0N0oOou more preparatory io me
general strike % such strike shall become necessary
The purposes of the national union are Three iold
n The maintenance Of hcathful conditions % employ
mon ana che passage of such legislation ns shall obtain
this ends t2l me shortening ui the hours Of noor o
standard of eight hours day, 90 thc maintenance oi
WAGES ai as hieh a Standard collective bargaining pr
able rs IA tkcm 10 attain These ends o. admits o '
membership all ol whatever color Nationality VINO
work In and about the mines exccpt those ih p"
sons of direction suporntcndonce h seeks 20 make
itself supreme the representative Of me ah"ler n me-
eotaons with che employer and % thls cnd carries
ON uncaasing warfare against mos only tho NON union
worker bui suSh unions Of mine employees not ia anita
tinn with Il ms attempt dispute rs supremacy u ar
ranges conferences with employers u pftfidea Tor the
carrying out 81 trade agreements and conducts stkes
mo Interstate Joint Coniereuce Ia the bhunnoua
e,al ipdnetry prbyails IN ohio Indiana Illinois and
,gs.te1n peunsytvana and che southwestern fields ui
Missouri Kansas Arkansas Indian Territory ana leNte
ersoui atlves ~ both oporatora and miners meet n
omen session TO settle disputes Of general interest -Four
Representatives o each sdo make up me scale commune
n which che real work Of the convention s usually rams
srted The miners proposed scale Of wages s. taken
M clause by causq both by ths body and The general
conference ana finally referred 10 snh-commlttee'
which b absolutely Not once Ia the past eikh
wears un the other day n indianapolis has the pint
conference IN what is known the central competitive
TERRITORY failed finally reach agreement when mas
continued friendly Industrial relations between the oper
atofa and the mlno workers. The miners pledge them
selves IN their union as collectively bound In honor 10
carry out s provisions good faith n letter and spirit
and 10 use our influence and authority 40 enforce these
couir scis and agFccments'