The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-30
joins MITCHELL.
alincrs in conNention.

Lf10-. March 20 -E1raef-
dent Mitchell in calling the national
convention of Mine Workers of Ameri-
CA 60 order today said.
Gentlemen. the purpose ia asking
for separate co~v4~-rfor of the miners
ts to determine the policy that we shall
-70~- pursue. The secretary has a c0rv
OF ~ communication addressed to the
president of the United States bv a
part or the operators Of three districts
and I think it well that fl now he
submitted for your information.
Secretary W. B. Wilson. read the res
oluuons adopted last night, by opera
tors of Illinois Indiana. Ohio and
western Pennsylvania asking the
president of the United States to APP
point commission to investigate min
1r- conditions DELEGATE Williams of
Illinois. asked what assurance the
miners had that the operators repre-
sented SO per cent of the tonnage.
President Mitchell replied that after
reading the resolutions of the operators
ne had sent telegram to the presf dent
telling him that so per cent of the ton
mage in the states mentioned I'm the
resolution were willing to pay the ad-
Tarcc asked.
W. d. Ryan of Illinois. moved that
mo communication be received and
I.sceu on ule among other memoranda
Tor our future refrence.'
This was adonted unanimously
I'eI1y's Plen.
President II. C. Perry of the Illinois
miners offered the following resolution.
"N hereas. the operators of the Central
competitive coal district have as
whole refused TO grant our demand and
restore the 1908 mining and day wage
scale. and
Whereas. many individual operators
have expressed their willingness and de-
sire to grant the restoration of the
above scale, therefore be 1t
Resolved. That this convention now
assembled do authorize the national
and district officials to make agreement
with any and all parties engaged in the
operation Of coai mines, the same to
provide fer the restoration of the scale
paid in 1903 for mining day labor and
dead work for period OF two years
beginning April l. 1906. in the central
competitive field and equivalent of the
above demands to be the basis i'm ali
further
Resolved. That where such agree
meuts are secured the miners and mine
1aborers shall abide thereby and work
tu accordance with the same"
Delegate Mooney wanted to know if
the officials could authorize scale
without consulting the miners. Mr.
9erry replied that the intention of the
resolution is that all scales signed at
&Dy place where an agreement should
Be secured must be signed by the dis
Grlct officials or the national officials
or both together. He said it was not
the intention that a district tOficial or
any other official could make any scale
with an operator except so far as has
been provided for blythe convention He
said local conditions should be settled
10y all parties Interested
Tt was explained that where the same
company owned mires in two districts
the scale must he signed by the com
pany at all of its property before the
scale could be signed at one Mr. Perry
said the rnzDl1rtin was NOT intended to
settle conditions bzlt a scale
Lewis Raises "a Question.
Vice President Lewis said:
'In the restoration of the scale of
1903. VIII it provide that where com
panies have not recognized the union
scale Of wages. VIII 1t place certain
restrictions on the check-of and the
rights Of the members of our organiza-
tion2 ] ask if this resolution viii carry
in effect the same provisions that ex-
isted ct the mines in 1903 at the pres
Ent timez"
1Ir, Perry said any operator who