The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-05
OVER 1000 DELE CA TES
ATTEND COW EAT|ON Of
SOFT COAL MINERS IN
SESSION At CHI CA co

Columbus, Ohio. Jan. More than
1000 delegates. representing the 400
600 soft coal miners OF the United
Stater. we're .rsembleo hcre today for
the convention which is to discuss the
settlement of the nationwide strike.
Plans are also TO bo formulated for
presenting to the commission Of three
men appointed by the president to con
slider all matters in dispute and report
within sixty days final terms of set.
tlemcnt.
John p. White, one OF the members
Of ia, PRESIDENT commission was here
today to attend the convention and
to obtain from the miners direct their
attitude in the controversy before TAX
ing up with the scale committee in
Washington next week. hearings on
the miners demands.
Tho miners are not satisfied with
the II per cent advance but are con
fident tho commission. upon full in
vcstigatlon, will find they are entitled
TO more. before the wage contract is
finally reached. They have gathered
"a mass Of data, relative 10 the in
creased cost of living in mining dis
tricis, which viii be presented TO the
commission.
The Columbus convention, il was
pointed out by the officers, is not cali
ed for the purpose Of ratifying, or re
icCting, the action Of the officers II
accepting the proposal Of the presi
dent
President Lewis and members Of the
policy committee take the position
that there was no other course to pur
Sue.
Not to have accepted would have
meant defiance of the government
they point out.
Alleged dissemination on the part OF
the operators in Alabama Tennessee
eastern Kentucky. Colorado and parts
Of Illinois, against union officials, is
expected to come before the conven
ton,
international officers Of the United
Mine Workers of America, in agreeing
an end decided TO submit to the in
evitablo though protesting in ouI
hearts against what we believe to be the
unjust attitude Of our government" ac
cording to the report of Acting Presi
dent John l.. Lewis and Secretary
Treasurer william Green at the specia
miners convention here today.
The international officers IN rhc re
port state that high hopes" arc en-
tertnined that the decisions to be reach
Cd by the commission of three appointed
by President Wilson will hc fair ant
Just as TO meet with the approval o'
our membership.
International officers, the repor
states, realized better than the mem
bership OF our unions, the purpose anC
determination of the federal govern
ment," and decided to accept the plaT
proposed by President Wilson, which
called for an immediate increase OF l.
per cent. The original demands Of th'
miners called for IN increase of GO poi
cent IN wages.
At the time the acceptance was made
the report continues, 1t was pointed ou
to the miners leaders that the strik,
had passed from n mere controvers,
between operators and miners over, ;
question of wages, to an issue between
the supremacy of law and the ability o
tho povcrnn1ant 70 enforce lis mandate.
and DEGREES.
The decree states that at the time o
tn Cleveland convention when tn
strike order was tentatively issued. m
on could forcsee the turn events hnv
taken and the necessity in meeting th
new and unexpected situations whicl
have arisen. IL has been found quit
impossible TO follow the rigid and In