The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-06

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. 5.-Thc OK
| nccted opposition from the radicals III
ihc United Mine Workers orGanlZati"n'
, .o action of the International officers IN
,ccrn,ing President Wilson'S proposal
I T,r settlement Of the miners Strlk"' ~
! welcomed late today shortly after IN" re-
! rort of tho settlement had been rrhu "
,hr convention hy International SeC'e-
! rary William Green. - -.
: pittsburgh. president Of The Icnnsyi-
vanja miners, to affirm the acton nt me
intrrnaIiuna officers. nnd endorse tnc
noljcy outlined In their report WAS
promptly followed by attempts OF 'nc
! radicals To- reject the motion. and TO
condemn the international officers Tor
| having accepted the presidents pro-
! posal Some Of the delegates SAID thcy
. had been instructed by !heir local unions
| to demand the resignation OF the inter
"' 0''" should HAVE Como To jail.
| Several delegates declared the ofhccrS
should have gone 10 JaiF rathr. lhan
! surrender to the terms of settlement
! imposed by the proposal from the pres'-
dent.
md Green declared there was no after.
! native and that they had simpi yd"cldcu
10 submit 10 the in"ritahi". Whiic pro
, testing in our hearts against what We
4
! our government
! TO have done otherwise. would have
; meant revolt against the government
'"' ''' Piled with Questions
: Delegates piled Lewis with questions
! as Ia whether IN" II percent advance
was final. and what effect ratification OF
, IN. action of tho officers upon the set
! declared that he believed the commits
sion Of thre" mon. appointed by the
4, president To consider increase IN wages
, and Improvements OF WORKING conditions
! of the miners, to be fair and above re-
! proach.
4 think we can prove to the commits
| sion that VIC ar" entitled to further
| increase" said Lewis. and II we prove
/ il. I believe We will get It" he declared.
! Lewis explained that the decision Of
! ths commission would be made the basis
| for the now wage contract and would
supcrsedc and absorb the I percent ad-
| sivSy days. during which time the COM
,tnts&nn Is 10 make its report -''-.
r Complaints from many districts par
| tirularly tho Oklahoma fields. where it
! the full brneGit of the IA percent ad-
vance. Lewis explained would be consld-
cred by the commission.
John L. White, miners representative
on the presidents commission was pres
ent nj tho opening Of the convention to-
day but took no part in the proceedings.
Opposed by Radicals
n. l.. W. Lrincl of Illinois. was the
first Of the radicals to oppose IN" en-
dor&cm"nt Of the settlement. He de-
/ rlarrd that officers should have ron" to
lail like Gene DchS and all sincere
AmcriCars" d"leEat" from Indiana
declared Il" believed th" organization
had lost IN" right In strike because Of
the npplicnt tiou of TN" Lever act. Hc
predicted that when this act expired
there would he another similar law.
When the convention recessed tonight
until . o'clock tomorrow morning, the
motion Of President Murray Of pennsyl-'
vania was still under discussion. Lewis
refused to recognize motions tO table
the resolution. declaring that he wanted
To give every delegate an opportunity
to talk. II j. not improbable that the
discussion may last all day tomorrow.
In support Of his motion 10 approve
IN" action Uf IN" officers. Murray de-
ClHrrd that to have done otherwise
would HAY" rrc"ipitat"d TN" ruin of the
United Mine Workers. organization. be
cats" "" would hav" hren arraycd
AGAINST tn" powers Of the greatest gov
crnmcnt in the world"