The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
Convention Adjoufns With Peace Prevailing Between the
 Two Factions
REPORT OF TIE SCALE J
 COMMITTEE ADOPTED
Mine Workers Demand the Eleht-Hour Day and Complete Recognition of the Un'on as Party to
 Wage Contract.

Indianapolis, February 6.-After se- 1ecting Indianapolis as the place Of holding the convention next year, the convention of the United Mine Work CTS of America, which has been in ses- sion in this city for the past three weeks, adjourned tonight with the dele gates singing the national anthem America" Delegate James of British Columbia led in the singing of the national hymn.
 The scale committee which had un- der consideration the situation in the anthracite districts of Pennsylvania, made It's report at tonight's session. Various demands are made in the re- port, among them being an eight-hour day with no reduction in pay and the complete recognition of the miners union. A and 10 per cent increase in wages is also asked for.
 John H. Walker. president of the Illi- nois district, who was defeated for president by Thomas L. Lewis just pre- vious to adjournment, addressed the delegates and urged hearty cooperation of the entire membership in the support of President Lewis administration. MT. Lewis responded and declared he held no malice toward any one, no matter what that person had been heretofore.
 Against Fractional Fight.
 The chief action today was the adop- ton of a resolution declaring against a recurrence of the factional disputes which characterized the contest for the offices of the organization in the cam paign just closed. By sweeping vote 1t was declared that "any member guilty of making or circulating. or causing to be circulated. false state ments against another member, shall upon being proved guilty, be suspended from the organization for a period of six months and shall not be eligible to hold office in the international, dis trict, sub-district or local unions. for a period of two years"
 It was also decided today that in future elections the popular vote in stead of a majority vote will elect the international officers The convention, however, refused to put a three-year limit on ffce-holding and refused to change the time of the annual election to period of 30 days after the scale is signed
 A twelfth clause was added at this afternoons session to the preamble of the constitution of the organization, reading as follows:
 For better protection of the lives and health of the coal workers we demand that the duties of all mine inspectors be- made more extensive by having power at any time, after having made thorough inspection, to order immediately the sus- pension of any mine that is found to be in an unsafe condition"
 Committees Report.
 The scale committees report tonight reads: faN
 f1. That an agreement shall be nego- fla ed between the representatives of the miners and operators of the anthracite region, and all disputes arising under the contract shall be adjusted as provided for In said agreement
 ''2. We demand the complete recogni- ton of the United Mine Workers of America as party to negotiate wage contract, and that the United Mine Work CTS of America shall be recognized in our right to provide any method we may adopt for the collection of revenue for the organization. '3 That we demand an eight hour day with no reduction in wagesa
 "A That all coal shall be mined and paid for by the ton of &00 pounds.
 ''5 That we demand definite and more uniform scale of wages and prices for all classes of labor at all collieries in the anthracite regions; and that all employees paid $1.50 or less per day shall receive 10 per cent advance, and all employees paid more than $1 .50 and less than $2 per day shall receive per cent advance.
 "6 That the system whereby contract miner has more than one job or employs more than two laborers be abolished.
 7 That the employers be required to publish uniform pay statements designat- ing the name of the company, the name of the employe, the colliery where employed, the amount of wages and the class of work performed.
 IS. That the contract~shall be made for period of one year"
 The committee recommended that the onicers of the organization use their best efforts to bring about conference with the executive board
 The convention concurred in the report.