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Show HO GENERAL" STRIKE United Mine-Workers' Convention Con-vention So Decides. THESE WILL BE NO WALKOUT jKcommendations of President Kid'11 submitted the rirst Day ,1 the Convention Are Unanimous. Ir AdP,f1 These In Addition to netl.ring Against a Strike Provide f,t JMlslnjr a Fund to Aid Sttiking-Anthracite Sttiking-Anthracite Miners and to Issue an irrl U the American People. It limp""' JJ l11 The convention f the I nltel Mi ie Workers adjourned ulrrlrnktl afternoon nfter dcclor. i-MSiirit n I nernl strike and provld-i.Jfnr provld-i.Jfnr the nl Ingot n fund with which toiM the sinking anthracite miners, ltd immis an nppcnl to the American ,,-for purrnrt IM rf on m rdatloni brought by the rKlal conin tt during the executive i!i!lon of terday and which arc Kittktlly ntl nl with those sug-piteJ sug-piteJ bj r Idcnt Mitchell on tho tntita) of tho rnnentlnn and unaul-njusly unaul-njusly adopted by tho convention arc 11 follow s BHAT nFt OMMILVDATIONS Ann. Hut tho Sitlnnnl treisurer be au-Borlttd au-Borlttd and directed to Immediately jpror-rlate ! "000 from the funds of tt Jiatlonal treasury and place It at tit disposal of the officers of districts irnbtri 1 7 and 9 (these are the an-Uricite an-Uricite district-) Tut all ll trlcts, sub.dlstrlcts and local unions b appealed to to donate Iran the aurilus In their treasury as Ttan amount ns they can arford Bat an assessment or ten per cent bi Idled on the cross earnings of all rimbtre of lo at unions In districts No till 19 13 unci :" ind nn assessment t! II per week upon nil members nf local urlnns In districts No. 2. 5 II, 13 1115. 18 JO and SI The members of Jutrlcla now. on strike which may re-iuk re-iuk ork before this assessment has Ufn removed shall be assessed either Kapercen of their grosss enrnlng. or Hrrk whichever the district may jirlje from the time work Is resumed The asses ment shall be pnld direct from the Ittal unions to the National iKfttary and the local unions will he teld responsible for the pnyment of the wm An assessment of twenty-five per cent III bf levied upon the wages, salary rrerceatO(,e received from the organ-lutlon organ-lutlon by all National, district and sub. 1 strict officers and organizers Tbe assessment shall begin With tho UtiofJuly 1302 All contributions made from tho Na-lonal Na-lonal office to the anthracite region till he divided pro lata to earn an-incite an-incite district In accordance with tho umber of miners and mine Hborers jirach of them ns shown by the most recent coal reports ViOKK FOR RTMKKnS It vas voted also that each local tilon In the regions that nre at work fleet a committee which shall secure i for as many of the men on strike it possible In the locality where the Ual union Is situated, nnd that the ams reports be mide of the local union tor American Federation of Labor and no that committees be nppolnted by local unions to rnnvnss the business wn and other citizens, of their localise! locali-se! for subscriptions In accordance with the recommendations recommenda-tions of tho rpeclal rnmmlttee It wan voted to Issuo an address to the pub-He pub-He Thh address, as reported by the commute nys ADDItl'-S TO Tin: PEOPLH. "When we lonk upon the enormous '"rtunes thnt our I ibor has made pos-le pos-le with the Innumeinhln comforts mllinrarl i tl it It brings to the people it Urge nn I then examine the pnltry Jtianre we rccclvo for labor we have v perform the dnngers wo undergo la'smpr wo must en lure, foul nlr 'must hrnthe nnd the peculiar rheu-Mtle rheu-Mtle and lung troubles superinduced Sy these which nn must bear, wo only W that w s ure being unjustly dealt ilh In the small amount of this wrldi gcols which we receive In return re-turn for so much labor nnd so many lltrKlce COMIMVATtON Or CAPITAL. We g nt rnmblintlons of capital " h r urol the coal Industry have Jerome so iorrful that no miner can "ie through hit Individual efforts to (mire a Just slmro of tho wealth which t labor hni produced. The history of Muslrlnl development III tho past hna '"'n tint when capital combines the "rkers must associate, else they will nil one In one, nn unpltled sacrifice lath tlrurel" for existence. Tor many run tho coil miners of America '"ebe n Imbued with the truth of this IMItlon WHY MEN COMBINE. "The exlr mely low vvnges paid to an-i-racir mi s tho refusal of tho coal coipanle to have the coal properly 'tithed or permit the miners to employ sta at th tr own cxptnso to see the j thej huve mined vvilghed, mca-freler mca-freler rr lltedi the gient number of l'm the miner must work every day m tn m si unsanitary conditions; tho J""! urtlint manner tn which they be-n treted by petty bosses j'thel with a Utile brief authority, U arbltr r assumption by tho ciu-W'M ciu-W'M that neither tho miners nor tl0 Wlclii e nny rights that nro entitled 'contiioraihm by them, has forced us "crunli not for tho purpose of tn-"I tn-"I from 1k oiieiatnrs that which be- to them but for the purpose of 'eearine; i llPr treatment than we have fed in die p.ist. and fair recom- ior our labor, REFt mj to ATtlilTHATn. i.Tv na " flight In accomplish this "1 by i i History methods, by sub-S sub-S rt putct points n arbitration by a r fusil to work upon tho orts-t i nn, commonly spoken of '.''I'll' when nil other means of Wing ilic grievances complained "have fa im as proof of our sin-ni) sin-ni) v ,, rolnt (0 thB Jolnl ronvCntlon liiiS "' " Uuatlns tho wages nnd con-juoni con-juoni of niplojnient from yiar to J.!,1"1 '' "t ho by our persistent t inrr-Mimert and firmly estab-mi estab-mi a lrcnt majority of the bltu-mlou bltu-mlou 11 of the United Mates ro.vrrtACTB KEPT. m.5.r flv' years we have annually m coii nrlll tn)ll mann with aid ' bituminous coal operators, thVi . wn Ubstandlng tho allegations ail t1"r,ltentl made thnt wa nre o :iVI ?"" Ihlt 1,o'y. fe' ilrmi1 tJeJi.'1 ' llm'- ,vhlIe ll 1lay hax-f Wn. l"ur financial Interests on many ners.??; " ' "i"" nlrt. and we ne r . r no "K"1 obligations to any. taihsS. n' er fn'lcd to curry out hi"11 r and spirit of every contract "err, now "n ' ' "or "hal1 we vlolall SQ''J1IT TO riETTEU CONPITION. ur rt,'"""' '1 and tlfty thousand of h;.'fn '" "i" "iithrnrlto icglona urffciVi1" '"'a linvo soui,IU to pto-tsi pto-tsi ir,J V ""t''a an 1 relief ftom many tm.Lf'idltlons undci which they lilt 4h .'"npellal to labor In the abl, n,'"' nave tried by every honor-means honor-means Known to clvlllied men. to t'do,sUe,rt,tw,,t?o!f,Vane" ,,llh h"f ""- ! in ill lV,hout resorting to n strike TO DUSTIIOY PNION. S1" vKrVX'e Hon. lnn",.Va,.lm'nt or' not hlr Vc! deTro,snt?,orgh,mz(Jnr'Ur18'0 DttASTIC MIIASttrtEl ntors to'llos'i'."1'"0''6 nt ,he "" opt- t,,pnurnirsereanhbeh,'h,r.ned hB -VO OENKKAI, STIIIKE vie believe that otir Interests In th ""'"'unity of w hlch we are a pan and w Lm iTbi?.' t0 th" PrMSrV Ith w T1II ?V a,"n'nts require tint wo shall not Inaugurate n general sus E,'1"10." t work In the coal trad They ?.y n,,,tro- our union but thej can-not can-not mvka us violate cur contract, WILL CONTINl'B STIlL'QnLE. clon wifi,rnfgle '.1 ,nc ""'""cue re-rnaSds re-rnaSds ,ei,i?"l,""M unt" "' le-Snt le-Snt ho",i '"'" smnted or n compe-that compe-that wr1 ?"' f "b"ftlon his declared realise ml Znng ;No c,!t" t men realize more than we do tho ureal no. er of public opinion Its iffine? li Kiit.".?' "c.ur''1 anii maintained lone mi.1 ",ru n'ort aM lm wronS can trSfedtXdppoti!uonmeC" "8 tonn- PEOPLE IJItOED TO ACT. n.3'-a"J"f tnl" racl- "e appeal to tho ? .J1 the omr and stockhold-?wf. stockhold-?wf. '"".""'hraclte coal-carrjlng uid? dnd olhfr ""'""cite coil In-,.!.. In-,.!.. f".' considerately the op. lion cmplovees for orbltra- APrEAL FOIt FUNDS ra',InZ.c?re ot lMm mc" "" their ramll es Inn protracted struggle such MnVnfi." "kciy tn. h! "'" require the expendllurc of a large sum of money In the purchase of food Our own re. f-ources arc limited We have made i a large assessment on those member. ..Brc at work ,n aM,l ua In caring for tho-w who nre on strike. Wo need more money for that purpose an I we nEi ." !.hf ,rn,," unlon an,t fade unionist nnd to every citizen whose Interest In-terest Is nvolved, nnd to every lover ?i a&'Z.11- t0 as,l8t " In raising Jl 000,000 per monih from outside 0.u,r,"",'"!,lon'r "' tl" strike may list. We believe that with this amount of money, together with the amount re-celved re-celved from our own members we can continue the struggle until Justice has been secured for the anthracite miners ' CHEEKS rnOU DELEGATES. The rending of the report of the committee com-mittee and the appeal to the public vvai listened to In nbsolutc sllmcc, but lithe li-the voice of Secretary M llson censed thero camo n tremendous cheer froix the delegates that foreshadowed unanl-moua unanl-moua adoption, which followed a few minutes later. The miners of Illinois announced that they had appropriated J50.000 from their treasury for the support of the anthracite anthra-cite strike. Ohio gave JlO.ooo anci Iowa and Illinois promised contributions to be made later. MILLION IN THB TREASURIES President Mitchell declared that there was approxlnntely 11000,000 In thsi treasuries nf the various local unions, nnd that his construction of the clause directing the unions tn contribute con-tribute "What thr could oltord," was one-half of this money. The conv entlon was adjourned by the singing; of "America." RESOLUTIONS Or CONDOLENCE. Immediately after the adjournment President Mitchell called tho meeting to order again to hear a belated report from n commlttco appointed early In tho week to prepare resolutions of condolence con-dolence upon tho recent mine disasters In Pinnsjlvnnla and Utnh Tho report censures sharply District Mine Inspector Inspec-tor Roderick of Pcnnsvlvanla for nl-lowlng nl-lowlng work lo be commenced In a mine before all the corpses had been rimoved President Mitchell requested thit the report be held until the matter could b Investigated personally by the of. fliers of the union nnd the report was leferred to them for future action. Tho convention then adjourned for the second sec-ond time. I |