The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
United Mine Workers Conven-
tion Asked to Give It's Sup
port to the Plumb
Plan.
AUTHOR TO EXPLAIN
Wage Scale Committee Report Ex
pected to Demand Increase
of Fifty Per Cent IN
WaoeA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CLEVELAND, O.. Sept. 8. = The
solid support of the United Mine
Workers of America will be solicited
for the Plumb plan for the national
ization Of railroads, it was indicated
here at the opening OF the miners
convention today.
Glenn e. Plumb, author Of the plan,
is scheduled to address the conven-
ton Saturday. He will devote his
time to an exhaustive analysis OF the
naturalization project. Chiefs Of the
four brotherhoods, advocates OF the
Plumb plan, were to address the con-
vention today.
Warren S. Stone, grand chief Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Eugf-
neers; Timothy Shea acting presi-
dent Of the Brotherhood of Firemen
and Enginemen; L. E. Sheppard,
president of the Order of Railway
Conductors, and w. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainmen, were on the program to de-
liver addresses Of welcome to the
convention. 1t was expected they
would issue an appeal in support Of
the Plumb plan.
John l.. Lewis, vice president Of
the mine workers, was today acting
as president, due to the illness Of
President Frank ]. Hayes.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, will
address the convention. Secretary Of
Labor Wilson may also be present
John Mitchell. former president Of
the mine workers, will attend some
ne
Today was to be given over to
GERS reports and the formation OF
in conjunction with the main bodies.
Interest centers largely in the
wage scale committee, which was ex-
pected to prepare demands for wage
increased up to fifty per cent, six
hour day, five-day week, universal
recognition of the union and the
closed shop.
steel Men Meet.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Represent-
ing workers in all mill centers, presi-
dents of twenty-feur steel and metal
trade unions were arriving here touay
for special strike vote meeting. The
meeting was scheduled to begin late
this afternoon.
Reading of telegram from Prsst-
dent Wilson to President Samuel
Gompers, of the A f. Of L., will be the
first business taken up.
Although the message has not been
made public the president, it Is oe-
lieved, has taken action that will
cause the steel men to delay calling a
strike, at least until October sixth, the
date of the round table" industrial
conference.
1t is unlikely tho steel men will act
in any way until the return Of Com
pers, who was called to his fathers
bedside at Dorchester. Mass, ycsr.er'
/ day.
Nation Wide Strike.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept, 9.-Recom
mendation for a nationwide strike OF
coal miners by November l, unless
a satisfactory basic agreement in the
central competitive field Is reached
! by that date, was made here today
| by John L. Lewis, acting president
! of the United Mine Workers OF
America, in an address at the open,
! ing OF the biennial convention Of that
| organization.
| Lewis declared that, so far as the
mine workers were concerned, the
war is at an end despite the refusal
of the United States senate to ratify
| the peace treaty. Going on the as.
sumption that the United States was
at peace with the world, Lewis rec
commended the abrogation of all war
time clauses affecting the mine work.
ers.
''The United Mine Workers OF
America are In no way responsible
for the failure Of the United States
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