The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-11
STATE MINERS
GET READY FOR
OUTLAW WAR
Illinois Men Propose
To Support Kan
scS Strikers.

Peoria, ILL., Nov. 11.-TEe
Illinois Nine Workers, in an
nuaI convention here today,
adopted IL resolution that the
Illinois mine workers contrib
ute S9O.O1O Il month, the
amount 10 be raised by month
ly assessments Of 81. These
FUNDS also will be continued
until the fight in Kansas is
won against the Kansas indus
trial court act.
Peoria, Ill, Nov. 11.-While the
entire world is celebrating peace"
or Armistice day, Illinois United
Mine Workers, in convention here,
are considering the possibility OF
inaugurating what is believed TO be
the greatest warfare ever known in
the ranks of organized labor.
The session at the convention
hall this morning is one in which
the $50 delegates present will de-
eide whether or not to finance what
will probably soon be outlaw y
miners in Kansas. These sO-called
OUTLAWS" will be disfranchiseQ by
the international organization We'd
nesday morning in the event that
they do not call off the sympathet-
ic and demonstrative strikes which
they inaugurated in the state of
Kansas when Alexander Howat,
their president, was sent to Jail
for defying the Kansas Industrial
court
To Give $4,000 a Month.
1t is proposed that the Illinois
miners give their moral and finan-
cial support to the families of these
1900 miners who will be declared
outlaws"
1t is proposed that $4,000 a
month be given toward the miners
support every month until further
orders by the Illinois miners. To
bring this about, it is planned to
assess every one of the 10000 Illi-
nois miners 81 month.
This assessment means trouble.
1t means a war against the inter
national and your own charters
may be revoked" warned President
Frank Harrington last night in ad-
dressing the convention.
Go home and sleep on the SUBJ
ject Come back tomorrow and
with clear and cool minds. deliber-
ately do what you consider the best.
Do not be hasty. I am with you in
whatever action you may take. and
il war is inevitable, l will remain
your leader"
The $50 delegates went home last
night and this morning resumed
discussions on the matter
Throw Hats and Yell.
When the motion to donate 500
900 a month to the Kansas miners
was made, pandemonium broke
loose Men leaped to their feet and
shouted themselves hOaTse Hats
and coats were tossed into the air
and for more than 20 minutes
speech on the part of any one was
impossible.
The motion was in the form of a
resolution introduced by the reso-
tions committee as a substitute for
several motions of a similar ma
ture
President Frank harrington again
warned the delegates to go slow
in their decisions He warned
them of the consequences which
might follow their determination to
levy for tie benefit of the Kansas
miners.
81 hope the convention votes IA
vorably on the motion" said Far
rington. Il hope that you unani-
mously decide to contribute to the
support of the Kansas miners.
However, be not fooled with the
outcome. 1t is serious 1t may
mean the revoking Of your char
ters
! IF we adopt these resolutions,
we are liable to face a war with
/ the international There will be a
| clash and this fight must go the
limit and be fought until one side
or the other is forced to surren-
der
Let them, We're with you
Farringtoni" yelled a score OF
! voices.