The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
DIAMOND LEAVES TO-DAY

To prepare the reception Of this com mittee, William Diamond, personal repre- sentative of John P. White, president of the national organization, will leave Birmingham for Washington this morn ing.
 He stated last night that he would ar- range conferences for the comrpittee with Frank $. Peabody, chairman of the fuel committee of the council of national de- fense; pr, H. A. Garfield, coal adminis- trator; William B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor and the President of the United States.
 As result of the conventions action and the work to be achieved by the miners committee in Washington MT. Diamond is not only certain that there will be no strike in the coal fields ot Alabama, but exceedingly hopeful that many of the conditions which the miners consider unfair to them, will be ale yiated if not entirely remeded.
 Regarding the technical procedure of the committee in Washington, MT. Dia- mond did not express himself. lie per mitted the understanding, however, that in his opinion miners of the Birmingham district if their union is considered on d business DaSlS, duQ lIOlll q buoliSSS standpoint, would not arbitrarily demand the recognition of their organization
 CONFIDENCE IN OFFICERS
 As an illustration of the peaceful incli- nation of the miners yesterday afternoon, it was stated by MT. Diamond that the convention by unanimous and standing vote expressed confidence in the district officers who, in the beginning, they ap- parently threatened to depose
 ..In view of the inflammable condition of the delegates when first they con vened," explained Mir. Diamond. and In view of the fact that all of them were instructed by their locals to repudiate the Wilson proposals and vote strike unless arbitrary demands were granted. the outcome, in my opinion, is highly sat- isfactory.
 T will state that the delegates who sat in convention were evidently lmbued with consideration for the government of the United States, which is at war, and which is dependent in great measure on Alabama production for its fuel sup ply The delegates did not yield any or their convictions, but in fine display of patriotism voted their willingness to continue peaceful efforts to acquire those concessions to which they feel entitled
 APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM
 MT. Diamond believes that as result of the expressed willingness of miners to continue work, they will win the ap- prcval of high officials of the govern ment
 "A great parts of the credit for the fortunate culmination of the situation, continued MT. Diamond, lis due to ". l.. Harrison organizer for the district. This afternoon, he delivered q masterful ad- dress in which love of country was the resembling keynote. He declared It to be the duty of the miners. during the national emergency to stand by thelr guns and do. their 'bit'-and trust to further efforts of their representatives to secure betterment of their conditions.
 MT. Kennamer, president of the dis tlict organization also spoke on high plane and in eloquent terms. req ture of his address was the presenta- tiop of a copy of a letter he had some time previously addressed to the Pres ident of the United States, letter In which he had set forth the result of the visit to Alabama of Secretary Wilson and ti oubled conditions which prevailed iin- mediately following that visit. The Presidents reply to the effect that he would carefully consider the statement of MT. Kennamer evidently had good ef- feet