The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-03

strike by the miners of Alabama affiliated with the United Mine work CTS of America, numbering 22,6S3, seems inevitable, in view of the adop- ton by the miners yesterday after noon just prior to adjournment of their convention of the report of the policy committee. which sets final action Tor August 20. when all miners will cease work unless there is some negotiation pending between miners and operators by August 15.
 In view of the published statements from the operators to the effect that hazards and the edict issued by the miners unions, through their delegates assembled in convention. there seems little probability of the two ever get ting together
 WAIT ON REPORT
 The convention Thursday was taken up with the anticipation of the re- port of the committee named to han dle the drafting of the policy that would guide the miners unions until some move Is made to settle the dif ferences between the miners and the operators.
 Tn only sign of any operator show : ing a tendency to yield a single point was detected in the statement of 9 hall yesterday morning that the Re- public Iron and Steel company was willing to give them an advance in wages and an eight-hour day, but that they would not agree to recognize the unions.
 Officials of the miners said there were several small operators who were intending to attend the meeting at the city hall yesterday morning. but they were taken into the operators associa- tion and did not show up. The meet ing at the city hall did not mate rialize, as the operators ignored the union officials and not one appeared for the conference.
 This did not hamper the miners union delegates, as they fully ex- pected this to happen. They repaired to the Orpheum and held their ses- sion as usual, awaiting the action of the policy committee as the final cos in the wheel that would complete their convention work.
 HARRlSON EXPLAINS REPOhl
 Organizer William Harrison, chair man of the policy committee, explained the wording-its literal meaning-to the delegates. and stated that he would urge every man to be as conservative as the committee had been and to take into consideration his duty to the na- ton, and give the operators time to think the matter over.
 Every act of this convention has been one of dispassionate appeal to the man in every one of us.' he said. We have not rushed headlong into anything; we have taken our time; we have considered every angle and there are several things that we, perhaps. would have done for expediency's 5 sake, but to be patriotic we had to let our own desires go begging to do that which we feel is best for the country at this time. Personally would have preferred hastening the date for the strike in case the operators refuse to meet our terms. but we deemed it wise to give them time to act wisely also.'
 Mir Harrison stated that the time given the operators would just about give the government time to make the necessary investigations and to act if they saw fit. The report was adopted unanimously upon the motion of Robert Meyer at 2 o'clock. Presi- dent Kennamer stated to the delegates that the officers of the union head quarters had devoted much time to the wording of the report and that he wished to thank the delegates for their unanimous action in accepting the re- port