The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-08
OF
SETTLEMENT IS
VOTED By MINERS
RADICALS MEET
WITH A WATERLOO
Vote Is 1859 to 22l-Hcar-
ing Before Wilson Commls-
sion on E,londay
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COLTMR'S ohio Jan. 7.--Int"r-
national nfic, ~ II III. United Min"
Workers Of tmcr,ca Will 20 befor" the
comm ,si"u appointed hy President VIII
son 10 arhr'rai" hral settlement Of the
controversy hrtWc"n tn" miners and
operators with the backing of the rank
and III, "i y" miners Of II" country.
as a result Of action h"rc today Of the
rcCnnrsE.d uuNcn'i"n rf the miners or
sanlIatInn.
By = vote II 1882 - "21. the conFen-
tion adopted th" motion Of Philip Mur-
ray. president II In" Pennsylvania 1oit
coal miners. - "n'."r%c the acton Of the
international one IS. N calling OF IN"
strike and G6r"".iS - accept IN" prcSi-
dents propuSa.. y hitch provides ror a
- percent advance N wages and agree
mont e. submit all ruessI"na IN dispute
- tn president cC:nm.sHI"n.
Go Before Commission
Tho "onv"n' .na ai!r,ru"d she die.
and Acting ir">Id,it Lewis aud S'cr"-
tary Green will meet with tho inter
rational executive board of tn" miners
organization hare tomorrow before CO.
ing tn Washington. wh"r" they are 20
appear next Monday before ihe presi-
dents coal commission Th" hearing IN
WashInEtnn lS "All.d for tn" Purp"se
Of allowing IL" "N'N"r- >.'"'- "'tIT''""
Il
sent he miners C;tac 70 'h' '"nInlGSi"n.
John T. White. on, Of 'h' members Of
this commission va rrrs'It ~ the
cuuv"ntInn when the ~rl, vas taken.
Complete vtndication-
Tniou chiefs Of tho mlnsr* orEani1a-
ton were happy tonight over what IS re.
carded as ""mrl"'. r'nd'Ca'ion OF
their action by n" convention. The
vote came after three DAYS Of Grhat and
nd. u "a 2
noisy minority tired 10 SWING tho con-
Vcntion IN favor oi pOStponIUK accept
anrc Of the prch!dc3ts proposal until
latter tho commission has made its
award
Opponents o.. tho proposed settlement.
falling to block acceptance If 'hc set
tlcmen' mace by the officers, filrd
charges against AZ tiNG fresidan' Lewis
and Secretary 'irc"n demanding their re-
moval from CfisC" "rd suspension as
members of tho union for ten wears for
alleged violation OF tho instructions Of
tho Cleveland convention. and coward
ice
Charges Against Officials.
Tho charges were signed by Joe Lynol
and Thomas +. O'Cnnnor, Peoria. Him
nis. delegates. Prcsjden, Lewis vacated
the chair and turned the gavel over 10
~. c. Lewis. president Of the Iowa
miners when the charges we're brought.
Secretary Green h"sitatcd about reading
them because he was involved. The
convention then voted to require Lynol.
the author of the charges to read them.
Lynol refused, saying he was not re-
sponeiSlc for the charges. but was IN
structed by his local union TO present
them. Green then read the charges and
he convention later, by an almost
unanimous vote rcpudiated the charges
by striking them from the record of tho
proceedings.
In tAplairng IhS h. had decided 10
accept the presIdrnt'G proposal Of set
tlcnicnt, LcWfs said h" had no desire
to defeat III" United States government
IN contest.
81 shall n're- lead any organization
hut an American organization" Lewis
derlarcd." and { n" day 'v"r comes
whou 'hi. organization = dominated b.
p"oI,I, ,ynn ar. falls" >" American tr1-
ditirns ,ha' day | Will r'aS, % b. an
ufn",r n it
Lewis promised d'l"Saj"s - continue
tho Nght for 'h'ir demands 'nr higher
pay md >'tor'," huu"~ ani adjustment
- I""al N"rk ~ ."'u..I lions hetur" the
presidents ""rutllSSu'n.