The Washington times., 1906-02-08
DOLAN ONLY HOPE
OF ANTI-STRIKERS
If His Plan Goes, Peace III
Coal Fields Sure.
OPPOSES GENERAL ACTION
Miners New Leader, Raw boned
Scotchman, Would Have Each Dis
trict Settle For Itself.
OPPOSES GENERAL ACTION

. PlTTSBI ItG. FEB. S--Pairick DOlan, /
president of District TO (western
Pennsylvania of the United Mine
Workers of America, stands today be
tween the people Of the United States
and a coal strike
He is not. an Irishmsn. despite his
rame, having been born in Scotland.
hut his Irish descent is evidenced by
his appearance and his manner. A1r.
Dolan is tail. raw-boped, and inclined
TO be red-headed He is q well-read
man. really self-educated. and makes a
logical. foTceful. and witty address.
Occasionally he lapses into ingram
matical expressions, but these are due
to his association with the many IN
educated men among the membership
Of the order.
Knows Nc Fear.
Mr., DoIan apparently knows no fear
and is as imperturbable as the coolest
Yankee lawyer He stands up before
hundreds o. angry men. ana until now
he has always compelled them TO his
way Of thinking IT. while presiding.
10 gaVel IS handy, ne will calmly ap-
propriatc The leg Of a chair and use
IT with vehemence TO maintain order.
Mr.. polan's stand at this time means
much TO the country at large. If he
prevails a general strike OF miners viii
rot be called or il it is. II VIII fa:l
with this district digging coal He
wants each district to settle its own
scale If he is defeated and Il general
strike follows then vast industries out
size OF coal mninE and stripping W.l
be paralyzed for months
In this connection Mr. Dolan said.
Unless the operators and miners get
together and settle The wage scale
there Will b@ a strike,
Miners Unit for Rights.
There have been no plans made FOR
q conference. and / DO not know that
any are on foot, bGt there viii he a
general close down in tha Pittsburg dis
trict on April ! unless some amicable
agreement IS reached The present de-
r,and Of the miners is for a l2Is per
cent increase, or from s. 20 q cents q
ton With but few exceptions they
have not shown any wish TO reced9
from that increase. and It is altogether
likely that they viii hold out for that
The miners may have Il difference
Of opinion on some questions. but wheT
it comes to anything respecting their
rights they are d unit
1t is evident that the delegates il
convention here at present SEQ that q
mistake has been made in the adop
ZION uI the Ryan resolution at the In
diana polls convention. This resolution
rules that no district or districts Of IL.
United Mine Workers Of America c.,
make settlement until all have set
tied This viii cause rs very gree
inconvenience in the event of settle
7rent being reached. because We vii
have Ia wait until the miners through
INT America. even in British COIum bis
and Canada have agreed go the terms
rhis measure vas voted upon before j
had been given careful thought by tn,
delegates AT indianapolis, ana 1 thinl
the mistake s plain 10 many.
Leader for Seven Years.
Mr. Dolan was elected president o
the Pittsburg district, United Min
Workers % America, in 1898. AS
labor leader he has gained Dationa
prominence. and for years has been
member of the national scale commit
tee OF the United Mine Workers. II
has been during his career president c
the Mcdonald Union. a LEGAL organiza
ton: national organizer of the miners
member OF the district eXecutiv
board and has served the miners
many other important capacities
He was born at Coatbridge, Scotland
February p. 1887. He worked in IN
coal mines OF mis- local town until fSS
He then came to this country an
came tG Ptttsburg. he worked in th
Mcdonald mines Of the Ptttsburg di!
trict until hrs election 10 the pres
deney of the district.
Dolan and Vice President Criah Bel
ingham. whose siguaIiOns were almOi
unanimously demanded by resolutiC
passed by the convention. continue
their seats as if nothing had happeue
Their disregard of the resolutions anger
the delegates