The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-11-01

tinuation Of war, and not to exceed two
years from April 1, 1919
subsequently, from January 10. 1918.
to January rs, 1918, there was held at
Indianapolis, Ind, the twcnty-sixth con-
secutive and. third biennial convention OF
the International Union United Mine
Workers of America, which convention.
on January 10, 1918, duly ratified and
approved the said Washington wage
agreement Of October 6, 1917.
Convention in Cleveland.
From September 0, 1919. until Sep
TENDER 20, 1919, there was held at
Cleveland, Ohio, the twenty-seventh sue
cessive constitutional and fourth bien-
NAL convention of the International
Union United Mine Workers of America,
consisting in a meeting of delegates Sc
lected to represent the various local and
district unions, together with and under
the auspices of the officers Of the In
ternational Union United Mine Workers
Of America, comprising tho above speci-
fed defendants.
1.-THE principal subject considered and
dealt with by the said convention was
the formulation OF new and further
wage demands which the miners were to
place before the operators Of the CEN
trail competitive field at Joint confer
ence with such operators at Buffalo on
September 20. 1919.
AT the said convention the vice-presi-
dent and acting president Of the inter-
national Union United Mine Workers OF
America, in the absence OF the president,
read a report in which he recommended
that this convention take action declar-
ing the Washington wage agreement Of
flcially terminated at a date not later
than November / that the automatic
penalty clause of the Washington wage
agreement be eliminated in the next
contract. and that II a basic agreement
for the central competitive field should
not be negotiated by November ] there
should be complete cessation OF mining
operations by all the members of the
United Mine Workers of America.
The New Demands.
| Subsequently, under date of Septem-
Der %, 1919, the defendants. constituting
| the so-called scale committee, submitted
| a report to the said convention recon-
mending among other things
| that the convention demand a so per cent
increase, applicable to all classifcations
of day labor and all tonnage, yardage
and deadwork rates throughout the cen
trail competitive field; that all new
wage agreements replacing existing
agreements should be based on a sin
hour work day. from bank to bank, five
days per week the abolition of al auto
matte penalty clauses that all contracts
In the bituminous field should be declared
to expire on November 1, 1919; that NJ
agreement for the central competitive
field should be concluded until the con
vention shrould have been reconvened a
Indianapolis on a date to be designated
IL to- lfft an.
until It should have ratified such con
tract and that:
"In the event a satisfactory wag
agreement is not secured for the centra
competitive field before November !
1879, to replace the one now In effect
that the international officials be auth
orized to call a general strike OF al
bituminous miners and mine worker
throughout the United States, the sam
to become effective November /. 1s19.'
1.-The acting president thereupon ex
planned to the convention that II the gen
eral strike should be called for Novem
Der 1, 1919, the convention would not b
reconvened, and that the internationa
, officials were clothed with full authorit
to handle the strike. whereupon the re
port of the scale committee was adopte
| by the convention and the conventio
was declared closed.
, Subsequently. at Buffalo. on Septen
I Der 25, certain of the delegates to tn
| above mentioned convention who ha
been designated, and the members {
the said scale committe participated
a Joint wage conference with the opers
| tors of the bituminous mines Of I'll
Central field. After prolonged negotis
lions a motion was made In behalf
/ the miners and mine workers that the
: demands be adopted as whole, inclut
4 ing the go per cent. wage Increase. an
!, la motion was made in behalf Of III
1 | operators 10 continue the existing agre'
q ment In effect until March 81. 1872
! Both motions were defeated. Thereupo
i a subcommittee of representatives
both the miners and mine workers ar
: | of the operators was appointed to col
. duct negotiations, and adjourned to me
2 In Philadelphia on Thursday. October
1913. The representatives of the mine
and mine workers were then and the
= unsuccessful in having their demand
- granted, and the subcommittee a.
: journed without having reached
n agreement.
Conspiracy Is Charged.
>. subsequently. at indianapolis. with
this district. the defendants. being of
Il GERS of the International Union, Unit
T. Mine Workers of America and 9th
persons whose names are unknown
| plaintiff, in an effort to enforce a.
coerce the operators of bitumino
mines in the central competitive d
trict to grant the above enumerated d
l. mands of the officers and delegates
4 the said union, including the dema
er for a 60 per cent. increase in was
Or for the miners and mine workers
z. the central competitive field who @
DR. members of the said union, in violati
e. of the aforesaid act of Congress
, August 10, 1917, and against the pub
s. policy of the United States OF Ameri'
unlawfully and knowingly conspir'
combined, agreed and arranged togetf
is to restrict tho supply and distribute
he and to limit the facilities for tran
ed porting and supplying bituminc
n coal from all mines where such coal
ch produced, as hereinabove described.
o. and throughout all the States OF
United States for the various uses he
ut inabove described, by means of decli
n ing, enforcing and maintaining the s.
as general strike or cessation of labor
ST. the part of all bituminous miners a
ed mine workers who are members OF
n International Union, United Mine Wo
ed ers of America.
n Pursuant to the said conspiracy, &C
la, bination. agreement and arrangemt
nv the defendants at the city OF Indi
ge apolis within this district. on October
,er or 16, 1919. under the authority C
hi ferred upon them as officers OF the 8
ed International Union, United Mine Wo
ers OF America, issued eo-called str
orders, signed by defendants John