The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-21
MINERS PROPOSE JOINT CONFERENCE
 WITH OPERATORS
Convention Called by Mine Workers-Scale and Rec ognition of Union Will
 Be Considered

When the convention of United Mine Workers of America meets in Birming- ham on July 30. representing the mem bership of district 20, of which J. R.. Kennamer is president and J. l.. Clemo is secretary, joint conference will be asked of the coal operators of the Birmingham district. The invitation will be extended for the purpose of submitting to the operators a scale of wages and to ask a recognition of the union. It is generally believed that the invitation will not be accepted by the operators.
 The convention representation will be based upon one vote for every 50 members of each local union in the district. or majority fractional part thereof. No representative will be em- powered with more than five votes and there will be no representative
 who is not actively engaged as a miner, employed by the union or Is a
 bonafide member of the union.
 The call for the meeting was issued
 yesterday by Secretary J. L. Clemo,
 President. Kennamer and Organizer
 Harrison not having returned from na-
 tional headquarters in Indianapolis,
 where they went to confer with the
 officials of the United Mine Workers
 of America. It Is believed by Secre-
 tary C1emo that all names of dele
 gates will be in the office of head
 quarters in the Farley building with
 in the next week and that the con
 vention will be rapidly organized when
 called to order.
 The official call as issued follows. To the Officers and Members of all Local Unions. U M. w. of A.. Dis trict 20. Alabama:
 You are hereby notified that a spe-
 cial convention will be held in Brick layers hall, 216h North Twentieth street, Birmingham. Ala.
 The convention will convene at 10 o'clock a. m. Monday. July 30, 1917, for the purpose of considering and formulating a scale of wages and oth- CT matters pertaining to the interest of the miners and mine laborers of this district.
 To be presented to the operators in joint conference.
 The basis of representation to the convention will be as follows: Representative to the district con- vention shall be elected directly from local unions, and shaII have one vote for 50 members or less and an addi- tional vote for each 50 members or
 majority fractional part thereof, but no representative shall have, or be &C., credited by the credential committed
 with more than five (5) votes, and no person shall he eligible as represen- tative who is not miner or mine worker or employed by the organlza- tion. and is bona-fide member of a local union. The term miner or mine worker includes anyone working in or around the mines and a membe of local union. Delegates to the coE- vention should be elected sufficiently early to enable the secretary of local unions to forward duplicate creden- tials so that they will reach the dis trict secretary not later than July 2o. 1917.
 Inasmuch as this will be one of the most important conventions ever held by the miners in this district. we earn estly urge upon you the importance and necessity of electing your most able and conservative men as dele gates to this convention. Fraternally yours. J. R. KENNAMER, President J. L. CLEMO, Secretary-Treasur