Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
Indianapolis CONFERENCE FAILS
TO Reach Agreement.
Unless Some Unforeseen Influence
Shall De Drought TO Bear the r1ost
Gigantic Strike OF History Appears
unevltsble-Six Hundred Thousand
eien0to Go Out.

IN national convention of the Unit.
ed Mine Workers of America was the
final adjournment of that body yes.
terday afternoon, after the dissolu-
ton of the joint conference of opera.
tors and miners of the Central and
Southwestern districts, and after the
national convention had administered
"a singing rebuke to Patrick Dolan, of
Pennsylvania, for transgressing one of
the fundamental laws of unionism by
voting contrary to his instructions to
stand for an increase of wages.
When the lusty voices of the miners
mingled in the singing of america"
had hushed, an oppressive silence fell
upon the assembled delegates, and as
President John Mitchell slowly pro-
nounced the words which adjourned
the seventeenth national convention,
thus dissolving every hope of averting
gigantic industrial war, without the
Intervention of some unexpected and
powerful influence, the miners left the
hall, their faces set with grim deter
mination, which showed the steadfast-
ness of Purpose which has marked the
history-making session just closed.
The apparent determination of both
miners and operators indicates that
neither will make overtures for fur.
Their negotiations, and unless some in
fiuence now unforeseen steps into the
breach, $50, 600 men controlled by the
United Mine Workers will walk out of
the mines in every section of the
country ON April l.
There have been indications that
two agencies-the president of the
United States and the Civic Fedora
tion-may be appealed to to set in mo-
ton negotiations for rehabilitation
of the joint state agreement, or at
least a discussion of some possible
means of bl inging the operators and
miners together for further negotia-
tions.
So far as known there is nothing
upon which to base an ssertion that
either the president or the civic Fed
ertion has decided to offer their serv-
ices.
Mitchell Admonishes r1iners.
Perahps the most Significant state
ments made by President Mitchell dur
ing any session of the present conven-
ton we're made yesterday afternoon,
first in his admonition to all miners
that each individual make prepara-
tions to establish a strike fund which
will make each miner self sustaining
for at least reasonable time, and
again when, in answer to the question
1T n An1n h0 xr,sch kN 1n
lightened as to the correct sense of
the resolution adopted yesterday, he
said:
1.-The resolution adopted yesterday
is capable of but one Interpretation,
and at the proper time all such ques.
tions shall be answered"
During an interview after adjourn.
ment President Mitchell discussed
some of the phases of the situation.
Never in the history of this country
has strike of such far reaching effect
been threatened. 1t means national
suspension of mining if the strike
comes OH at the expiration of our min
ing contracts March 81, and it in
cludes the anthracite districts.
Will this action O + the miners, in
GLIDING the anthracite district, in Or
der that no contracts shall be signed
until all obtain contracts, have any
effect on the meeting of the anthracite
miners and operators on February15?"
II do not know at this time," he
said.
Mr.. Mitchell said it was his inten-
ton to meet with the anthracite min
ers at that time.
According to the figures given out
by the officers of the miners organi.
zation theyS expect the strike to bring
out over 10000 about 10000 non
union miners in West Virginia and
Pennsylvania, with the 45O, 900 union
miners scattered all over the country.
President Mitchell estimated that
four people are dependent on every
miner. In this estimate national
strike, such as is planned, will affect
over 10000, 600 people dependent on
the mining industry for their daily
bread.
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