Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-05

local unions for referendum vote Of the
membership. 1t contains the following
propositions:
1. Ballot to be sent to all locals with re-
quest for called meetings during certain
months and vote to be returned at certain
date to certain place.
2. What jurisdiction the different or
g. Are you in favor of having your in
ternational organization afiiliated with
the National Metal Trades Feder--tion of
North America?
T. Are you in favor Of having a Joint
agreement and taking joint action to the
extent Of strike II necessary?
8. Are you in favor of universal trans
fer from one affiliated organization to an
other without extra charges, only initia-
ton stamp?
g. Are you in favor of a universal arbi-
tration clause for the aforementioned
crafts?
Z. Are you in favor of an eight-hour day
in the metal industry, and what month
and year should 1t go into effect? II car
ried. your consent to strike goes with the
proposition.
8. Are you in favor OF dropping all
oth-. propositions and only taking up the
eight-hour one? II SO, vote on this alone.
Q. Are you in favor Of an eight-hour
mum hourly rate to be whatever 1t
amounts to without reduction?
10. Are you willing to lose extra pay
and demand the eight-hour day alone?
tire organization pay per capita tax into
the N: M. T. F. Of N. A. as paid into the
A. F. L.?
II. Are you in favor of the N. M. T. F.
of n A. being composed of the following
trades?
IS. Are you in favor of the N. M. T. F.
Of N. A. being branch Of the A. F. OF l.
and constitution being revised so as to
have the Metal Trades Federation repre-
sent US at the A. F. of L. conventional?
IA. What percentage vote should carry
any one proposition?
Is. What should the representation be
as to vote?
16. Are you in favor of state districts?
II. Are you In favor of districts Of In
dustries?
The death of Thomas H. Bradley, col
ored compoSitor and member OF Columbia
Typographical Union, No. 1O1. occurred
sent to North Carolina for burial. De-
ceased was employed as a typesetter In
the third division of the government
printing Office at the time Of his demise.
The strike of coal miners in Alabama.
which has been In effect since July, 1904,
was officially declared Off last week after
referendum vote had been taken on the
request Of President John Mitchell Of the
United Mine Workers. The strike, which
was lost by the miners. cost the organiza-
ton about 100000. 1t Is estimated The
miners demanded an Increase In wages,
while the operators insisted On reduction.
the same as accepted by the miners at that
time in all other bituminous fields except
the southwest. The miners are not we'll
organized in Alabama and the final out
come OF the strike has not been in doubt
for the last year. as it became apparent a
few months after the men went out that
they could not win. The output Of coal In
the state was greater last Year than in any
previous year, in spite of the fact that the
strike involved about 5000 men when origi-
nally called.
A report issued recently by w. D. Ryan,
secretary treasurer of the Illinois miners,
shows that the strike in this state cost the
organization nearly 100000. Practically
half of the reserve fund which the miners
had accumulated under Ryan's administra-
ton was used up. but Illinois is still the
richest district in the United Mine Work
ers.