Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-26
Illinois Workmen In Open
Rebellion Anainst
Compromise.
SCORING FOR LEWIS
Predicted Referendum Will Be
Defeated and Convention
Demands Fought for.

| OskaIoosa, Iowa, July 26.-The Iowa
mine workers by a practically unani.
nous vote have signifed a willingness
to loan the Illinois mine workers, who
are on strike, 100000 or more from
it's relief funds.
Springfield, Ill, July 26.-Declaring
that a settlement of the Illinois mine
strike on the basis outlined by the in
ternationaI executive board at Indian
apolis Saturday would rob the miners
of victory practically won, the Illi-
nois miners officials, including the
members of the state executive board,
condemned the proposed contract at a
meeting held here yesterday afternoon
and decided to hold out for every de-
mand outlined at the Peoria conven-
ton.
President T. L. Lewis was scored
and was charged with compromising in
order to regain the per capita tax from
this state. which has been suspended
since April 1.
May Defeat Compromise.
Indications are that the compromise
will be defeated by the referendum
vote. The miners in northern Illinois
fields, numbering from 1900 to $4,000,
are said to be solidly opposed to the
proposition, which fails TO allow them
the increase demanded for difficult con.
ditions prevailing in the mines. while
the $4,000 men who have returned 20
work on agreements signed by individ-
'ual operators, granting 5.55 per cent
advance and full payment Of shot FIR
ers, may also be depended upon to vote
against the compromise, which would
mean a general reduction for them.
The special meeting was called by
President John II. Walker after be
learned what had been decided upon by
the international board. ard denuncia.
ton of the proposed agreement is like
Iy TO be the result OF the meeting, II
opinions expressed By officers and
board members are any indication.
VIII work Against II.
Vice-President Groce Lawrence. who
was among the first TO arrive yesterday
morning in response 10 President
Walkers call. declared that he will do,
everything in his power 10 prevent the
adoption Of the proposed agreement.
While some Of the other board mem
bers are less outspoken, almost all OF
them declare that the action Of the in
ternational organization has snatched
victory from the Illinois miners.
Ballots are TO be sent out from the
national headquarters at Indianapolis,
under the direction of President 7. L.
Lewis. TO all OF the miners in Illinois.
The miners will be given a chance to
vote on the acceptance OF the compro-
mise and the ballots will be returned
to the indianapolis headquarters where
they will be counted. The state of!
Gals will have absolutely nothing tC
say about the settlement.
Some Of the Illinois miners declare
that the compromise is no better an
agreement than could have been OBJ
tained weeks ago by the state officers.
lad they believed that such a compro
mise would prove acceptable to the
rank and file of the miners. II is hint.
ed by some that Lewis in his anxiety 10
discredit his old enemy, State Presi-
cent Walker, has brought about a set
t,ement, which in reality gives little TO
the miners. at the same time talking
rauch to them in former struggles.
Agreed on by Committee.
The compromise was agreed upon by
a joint committee of operators and mi
ners appointed at a meeting of the ma
-ional executive board at Indianapolis.
By the agreement the mining rates
will be advanced cents a ton, mine
run, cents less than demanded by
ne miners. An aggregate advance Of
5.55 per cent for day labor, yardage and
lead work also is made. Miners say
hat the advance in the central and
1orthern part of Illinois will mean only
4 little over cents day.
On Shot FIrers.
On the important question of the
payment of the shot firers by the op-
orators the demand that the Illinois
I'iners declared they would stand by to
he last ditch, the settlement in the In
iianapolis compromise is declared 10
De most unsatisfactory by many of the
miners. 1t provides that the operators
viii pay the shot firers not to exceed
Il2 cents ton and that the firers are
. be under the control of the opera
.ors. Miners say that this will mean
hat the miners must pay half OF the
wages of the shot firers and lose any
light 10 control their actions
Another most unsatisfactory feature