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ouruose Of Convention is to De-
termine Upon Policy to
Be Pursued.
MITCHELL TO THE PRESIDENT
Tells Him so Per Cent Of Ton
nace Of States Mentioned VIII
ling to Pay Advance.
RESOLUTION offered TO Authorize Ma.
tional and District Officials TO
Agree With Parties.

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Indianapolis. Marchh 30.--Presldent
MITCHELL In calling the national con-
,ortion OF the United Mine Workers
a, America TO order today said;
"Gentlemen, the purpose in asking
for separate convention of the min
arg IS TO determine the policy that We
shall now pursue The secretary has
copy Of communication addressed
TO the president of the United States
BY part OF the operators OF these dis
trlcts and / think 1t well that 1t now
BE- submitted for your information"
secy. Wilson read the resolutions
adopted last night by operators Of
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania, asking the president Of
the United States to appoint COM
mission TO investigate mining condi-
tons.
Delegate Williams of Illinois asked
what assurance the miners had that
the operators represented so per cent
Of the tonnage President Mitchell re-
piled that after reading the resolutions
Of the operators he had sent a telegram
to the president. telling him that 80
per cent Of the tonnage In the states
mentioned In the resolution We're Will
Ing TO pay the advance asked.
". D. Ryan OF Illinois. moved that
the communication be received and
placed on file among other memoirs for
our future reference"
This was adopted unanimously.
prppv,e prec, ,,r,,.
EhHNi hhSohulioN'
President II. c. Perry. of the Illinois
miners. offered the following resolu-
ton.
Whereas, The operators of the GEN.
Ia competitive coal district have as
whole. refused to grant our demands,
and restore the 1903 mining ana day
wage scale and
Whereas. Many individual oper-
ators have EXPRESSED their wiliineness
and desire To grant tho restnrstinn os
The above scale therefore no 4,
Resolved THAT this convantio,
now assembled do autborIya na.
tIonal and district Officials tn n,ai,o
agreements with anv and all narties
engaged IN the oDeratlon ~ coal n,,nes
The same 10 provide for Tho restnra-
,ns a., w sOa'o paiu III isuS ior NM
period Of two wears bee,nning mil
tr Xxx ~ we central competitive dis
m praps Ue ine pasis IN all other BIZ
Resolved. That where snch aerea'
lnehts are secured the miners and mine
nVVreis shail abide thereby and work
!" avcoluahc@ with the same"
peleEdte Mooney wanted to know If
we ollcials could authorize scale
"',nour consulting the miners.
81 rerIy replied that the Intention
"a Wv aeSoiu'loh Is that all scales sign
sS 1 any pace where an agreement
~, ,Sou a, pe secured must be signed by
scio I,s,gIct onlclals or the national Of
waS VI ootn together. He said II
oS,.,n ~ lhe intention that district
NAB" l VI any other official could
csnt go soole WIN an operator ex-
nv ,bo ~ "a. oS mas been provided for
fms sh oo'hsillop. re said local condi-
ties ,n,"s.' 10 settled by all the par
~ ~ was tAUldlnt0 mat
SHeIe me same company owned mines
ed bv ,h ,s',i'ls lne scale must be Sign
orty hsgoro eo,lpany Tor all OF its prop
al one "'e scale could be signed
Mr. perr, ,
not intendaS saiu the resolution was
scsle 80 Se'lle conditions but 4
WHAT DOES TT MEANo
Woo NJ, i'iN
eie n, resident Lewis said:
Will n | 49, restoration Of scale of 1903,
bs M" " provide, that where companies
4 wages ' certain yest the union scale
Ser % on and tho rights Of the mem
this resomtio, ur89hl2ation, | ask II
@me nrnvistn WI carry IN effect the
mines IN te9S that existed at the
Mr.. Ferrv ne present time2"
signed wonyI, sa'd any operator who
sale II reeo, compelled to pay the
not to nor-n1uu 10 union mines and
said within 'a mon mines. MI Lewis
mines calisd niles or Pittsburg were
The miners rn,In-unlon mines, because
fused them 'hnu'S had never been re-
Working heio' is SAID the mines were
union condi,io ,'e scale rate, and other
n this cnn,l s were denied.
ton and M ''el f utVors the resolu-
ST more nght = iayor V myself when /
hilton meao sald ne, does the reso-
hat at thesa '" ~, we sun acknowledge
asnled as III, ,nshes our rights will be
Mr.. Perry nave IN the past?"
s ,slred to Unions r 1pI resolution con, |
S 'I.,n Mr. Mitchell said r ibd R to cues