Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-01-22
PRESIDENT OF U. M. w. A. WAS
RETURNED TO OFFICE BY MA.
JoRITY OF 2s,5s7, ACCORDING
TO OFFICIAL RETURNS.
COMMITTEE NAMED
ON MERGER PLAN
CONFERENCE WITH REPRESENT.
ATivEs OF WESTERN FEDORA
TIoN TO CONSIDER PROPOSE
TON OF CONSOLIDATION.

indianapolis, Jan. 2l.-Trlomas r.
Lewis of Ohio was reelected president
OF the United Mine Workers over VII
nam Green OF Ohio, his only opnonent
by 23,597 majority. Frank J. HAYES of
Illinois was elected vice president hv
majority of 33.237 over the present
incumbent, II. S. Mccullough Of Mich
lgan. Edwin Perry was chosen secne.
lary-treasurer without opposition
,Ihese results were announced to the
convention of mine workers today
When the votes cast at the recent cleo.
tlon were canyassed.
Delegates were chosen to the Amer
lcan Federation of Labor as follows.
I. L: Lewis of Bridgeport, Ohio, John
Mitchell of Spring Valley, H., Edwin
Ferry OF Oskaloosa. Ia, T.. S. McCul-
logh OF Bay City, Mich, w. b. Wilson
OF Blossburg. Pa, John III. Walker Of
FRANKLIN, Pa, and Duncan Mcdonald
OF Springfield, Ill.
Committee Named on Merger.
President Lewis has appointed
committee to represent the coal min.
efs In the conference over the pronos.
2asSS ~ erger &" the orgaRiged is,etal ana
coal miners of the United States. II
is probable an agreement will be
reached that will bring about either
an amaigamation with one set of In.
ternational officers and one treasury
or mutual offensive and defensive
working agreement that will yet per
nit the Independent existence of the
metal and coal miners organizations
me committee named by President
Lewis will confer with a similar com.
mttee sent to this city by the West
ern federation and report a plan ia
the convention.
The purpose of the coalition was set
before the convention by Charles III.
Meyer, president, and G. E. Mahoney.
vice president OF the Western fedora
| ton, and Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers.
Meyer urged that unless the iron
and coal miners OF north and south
combine their forces 1t will be impos-
s1ble to carry through the projected ut
tack upon the United States Steel cor
poration. He pleaded that in '.the cop
per trusts campaign" against the cop
per miners, now, he said, begun, the
copper miners were helpless, stand
ing alone.
Thirteen years ago the Western
Federation of Miners withdrew from
the American Federation of Labor"
said Meyer, because we believed we
had not received the financial support
in conflicts with operators to which
we were entitled by the payment OF
per capita tax.
But now we have come to the con-
clusion that we are helpless IL we
stand alone. We must unite with you.
You are not in a strong position. OF
the 100000 coal miners In North Amer
lea only 100000 are within your union.
OF the 100000 metal miners within our
scope only 10000 are organized. And
neither Of us can go forward unless
we join for mutual aggression and de.
/ fense."
Asks Stand Against Hearst.
He asked the convention to take a
stand against William Randolph
Hearst, "the great friend of organized
labor" whom he charged with having
been influential in locking out" or
| ganized miners In the northwest. He
said if it were necessary to ask for
financial aid In this fight he first
would call upon the coal miners.
President Lewis announced the COM
mittees when the convention opened
4 yesterday. That on wage scale, which
will formulate the demand of the
bituminous coal miners for an increase
Of from 10 to 20 per cent, consists OF
twenty-five members, with w. p Rol-
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