Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21
MINERS CONVENTION
DETAILS OF THE SESSION AT IN
DIANAPoLIs TODAY.

| INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, January 20-The
| indications today We're that the United Mine
Workers scale committee, which Is draft
| ing demands to be made on the bituminous
| coal operators of Indiana, Ohio Illinois and
western Pennsylvania, would report the
draft to the convention Monday
The convention today declared against the
| open door policy of this government for the
| immigration of Japanese and Korean Ia
| borers.
The convention also declared in favor of a
| plan to have convicts build good roads
across the continent.
The resolution says that much good would
result to all trade unionists, to the farmers
| and all who pay taxes; would add to the
wealth of the republic and tend TO increase
the comfort of citizens if convict labor,
both state and national, should be used to
build roads across the continent 1t says
the work of this kind is permanent IN
character, and would be boost to pros
perity because it would furnish larger
numbers of honest laboring men with en-
ployment that rightfully belongs to them
and put in circulation the money they would
receive as wages
National Secretary-Treasurer Wilson was
instructed to communicate with all trade
union legislative committees, with the farm
ers' organizations and the good roads as
ISOLATION of the country with a view to
having bills drawn and presented to the
| various state and national legislative
bodies, Incorporating the sense of this reso-
luton.
The convention approved the strike of
the kentucky miners.
Vigorous Debate.
A vigorous debate took place this after
noon over a resolution to prevent officers of
the United Mine Workers from accepting a
political office carrying salary of 81 900 or
An
the salary of 81 900 and substituting 800
was adopted. President Mitchell vigorously
opposed the resolution. President Mitchell
announced his belief that making ii impos-
sible for an officer of the mine workers or
ganization to become a member of either a
national or state legislative body while q
member of the miners union would work
only to the disadvantage of the United
Mine Workers. He was opposed to any on
Ger accepting position other than one
which might be used to the advantage of
the mine workers in the matter of legisla-
ton. Delegates from Canada were stanch
supporters of President Mitchells position.
A motion to table the resolution was car
ried. A motion by Vice President Lewis to
reconsider the vote was lost.
Subsequently, by consent of the conyen-
ton, a resolution providing for the resigna-
ton of subdistrict district or national OIL
GERS of the mine workers who accepted po-
litical office other than legislative was re-
ferred to the constitution committee.
Report of the Committee on Officers
The report of the committee on officers
was adopted by the convention. The report
| Endorsed the report of President Mitchell in
every particular and submitted number of
recommendations, among which were: That
a committee of officers and members OF the
national executive board from districts /, I
and be appointed to confer with the oper-
ators of those districts as to wages and
labor conditions, and report the result to
convention of anthracite miners to be held
some time prior to April / that the Sha-
mokin convention be indorsed; that President
MitchelPs suggestions as to the establish
ment of uniform differential between ma
chine and pick mining be approved; that the
bill incorporated in President MtchelPs re-
port providing for the establishment of a
bureau of mines under the direction of the
Department of the Interior be Endorsed; that
committee be appointed to take up that
part of President Mitchelrs report referring
to open foes and professed friends" The
reports of Vice President Lewis and Secre-
Treasurer Wilson were approved in
every important particular.
The convention then adjourned until Mon
day morning.