Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30

miners offered the following: Resolved,
That this convention authorizes the ma
tional and district officials to make agree
ments with any and all parties engaged IN
the operation OF coal mines. the same 70
provide for the restoration OF the scale paid
in 1903 for mining day labor and dead WORK
for a period of two years beginning April
/. 1906 in the central competitive field ana
the equivalent of the above demands to be
the basis In all other bituminous distrlets'
The Ryan Resolution.
In reply to a question Mr.. Mitchell SAID
the Ryan resolution had never been for
mally rescinded, but the report of the scale
committee had virtually nullified it.
w D. Ryan, author OF the resolution said
he did not think it necessary to rescind Tor
mally. 1T has dtlne its work., said he,
"and has made them put up the price. we
have the best chance now that we ever
had to right some wrongs existing IN west
ern Pennsylvania. l believe that can pest
be done by signing the scale where IL Is
offered / know it will be guerrilla war
fare but believe it is the best thing to do.
j realize that this will not be popular IN
Illinois, but We can take care OF ourselves,
and you miners of Illinois will not be put
In a position where you will have to arpl-
trate anything 1 don't believe in arbitrat-
ing anything unless l know l am going to
win. My advice to you miners OF ILLINOIS
Is TO adopt the resolution and let us go
home and hght IL out Will say Ihiiiois
will not cost the national organization one
cent" (Applause)
Delegate Savage opposed the division OF
the miners forces that would follow the
adoption of the resolution
II believe with Patrick Henry" said he.
IF we don't hang together we will hang
separately" He said he wanted to see
every miner drop his pick Saturday night,
and not take 1t up again until every miner
in the country had secured his rights.
No Sympathy for Miners.
Mr.. Perry of Illinois sal dthe miners would
have a poor argument and could not Sc
cure the sympathy of the country II they
did not allow the men to go 10 work where
their demands were met.
1t was stated by a delegate that 1t was
well known that the strike in Alabama,
which had cost the organization half mil
lion dollars, had been lost. A delegate moved
the previous question which was called for
by a number of voices. President Mitchell
ruled the motion out of order.
President Mitchell then took the floor. He
said:
You shall know what policy l believe
would best conserve your Interests. L am
concerned for the people who NINE coal
and who depend upon coal mining for their
livelihood l am also concerned ABOUT the
people of this country.
~ know how popular it is to talk strike,
but 1 also know what a difference there Is
when passion has cooled. / know there
have teen large operators who have OPP
posed an advance who will not wait ten
days before signing the scale.
Mitchell's Judgment.
MY best judgment is that we should
make settlements with those operators who
will pay our scale and employ union men.
1 shall not be a party to and there shall
be no signature from the national Office
attached to any contract if the Perry reso-
luton is adopted that does not carry with
it the employment of union men, the scale
of 1903 and in the southwest an advance
of three cents per ton at the basing points,
run of mine and the full enjoyment of every
heretofore enjoyed. i have ruled
out of order an effort to move the previous
question Every person shall have the right
to speak before debate is closed have
no doubt half the tonnage in the central
district will pay the advance