The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-10
COAL. MINERS
RE DISSATISFIED
Radical Element Endeavoring to
Stir Up More Trouble

neeted opposite from the radicals il,
tha United Mine Workers organiza-
ton to action Of the International Off
cssss accepting President Wilson,
proposal fnr, settlement Of the miners
strike developed late today shortly af-
3 ter the report of the settlement had
been read to the convention by sIn-
tegnatlanai Secretary William Green.
motion made by Philip Murray
of; Pittsburgh, president of the
PENNSYLVANIA miners, to accept the
action Of the International officers and
indorse the policy outlined in THEN, re-
port was promptly Followed by at
tenpts of the radicals to reject the
motion and to condemn the internat-
ionaI officers for having accepted the
Presidents proposal Some Of the del
segates said they had been instructed
by their, local unions to demand the
resignation of the international Off
GERS
Several delegates declare the Off
Gers Should have gone to JAIL rather
than surrender to the terms Of settle
ment imposed by the proposal from
the president.
Ia tlfe. rep port-.Acting President Lew
is and Green declared there was NO
alternative and that they had simply
SdseideH "fo submit to the mevita BILE
while protesting in our hearts against
what Me believe to be, the unjust at
tSfude Of our government"
- 70 have done otherwise would have
meant revolt against the goGernment
the report said
Delegates Piled Lewis with questions
as to- whether the Il per cent ad-
vance was final and what effect rati-
lffcatfen Of the action Of the officers
upon the settlement might have.
In reply Lewis declared that he
belfeved the commission of three
men, appointed by the president to
consider Increase in wages and i'm
provement Of working conditions Of
the miners, to be fair and above re-
proach
think we can prove to the COM
mission that we. are entitled to fur
ther increase said Lewis, '<and if we
prove If L believe we will get it." he
declared.
Joseph Leinel of Illinois was the
first sof the radicals to oppose the in
OF the settlement. He de-
cecIared the officers Should have gone
70 jail Ike Gene Debs and all sincere
sss.A delegate from Indiana said he be-
iieYed the organic ton had lost the
rsgls TO strike because of the appliea-
tIon of the Lever act He predicted
that when this act expired there
would Be another similar law.
That the miners strike would have
been settled in Ohio and settled
right, If Washington officials had not
acted when they did, was assertion
of Governor Cox Of Ohio in addressing
the miners convention today. 4.lzg
z The governors declarations for the
principles. of colIectiSe bargaining:
evolution in government as opposed to
radicalism and revolution and his
statements on. Am ORGANIZATION Were
received with: great enthusiasm. The
convention voted TO have his speech
printed and mailed to every local
Union.
Acting. President LEXIS and secre-
tary Green met. tonight with officers
of the miners organizations in Iowa
Eoforad0. Wyoming and other West
ern States outside Of the central
competitive field to consider the mat
ter oG presenting to the presidents
commission. for adjustment. griev-
ances, relative to the 4 per cent ad-
rance Owing to- the difference in
thecost of production in some of the
States outside the central field, it is
said the miners have not received the
full benefit of the 4 per cent. advance
The presidents commission is expect
ed to adjust these differences.
That action OF the International Of
feers IN effectins a settlement of the
strike viii be approved by an over
whelming majority was the con.
sensds of opinion Of leaders tonight.
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