Show I I UNITED MINE MINEWORKERS WORKERS ADJOURN In Future Popular Vote Vole Will Elect al Officers Indianapolis Feb C GAfter After elect electIng Ing Indianapolis as the t place of meeting the tho convention of or the tho Unit United United United ed Mine Workers of or America adjourn adjourned ed tonight with tho the delegates singing America Am Cli ca Delegate James of or Brit British British ish Columbia led In the thc singing The Tho scale committee which consid ored ered the situation in the anthracite district of Pennsylvania reported at this thin evenings session Various de do demands demands mands are made among them an ami eight hour day da with no reduction in pay pa and tho the complete recognition ot or orthe the union A five and ten per cent in increase crease In wages is also asked John H Walker president of or the tho Illinois district addressed the dele del delegates gates and nd urged u ged hearty heart cooperation in inthe Inthe inthe the support of President Lewis ed od ministration The rhe chief action taken laken by the con convention today was the adoption of or a resolution declaring against a recur recurrence recurrence recurrence rence of tho tim factional disputes in tho the campaign just closed It was declared that any an member guilty of or making or circulating or causing caUl to be circulated circulated circulated false statements against another er member shall upon being proved guilty bo be suspended for six months and shall not bo ho eligible to hold office in the tho International district or local unions for two years It was also decided today that In future elections the tho popular vote voto will elect the International officers A twelfth clause clauso was added to the preamble of the constitution as fol tel follows lows For better protection of tho the lives and health of ot we do that duties of all mine inspect inspectors ors be bo made more extensive by having power at nt any time timo after having ving made tho the thorough Inspection to order imn mediately mediate the suspension of or any mine that is found unsafe I Tho The scale committee adopted the agreed upon resolution at a confer once hold nt It Scranton Pa last year jear The 1 he report In part follows That an agreement shall be negotiated between tho the representatives of miners minors and md and operators of the anthracite anthracite anthracite I I cite region and all disputes arising under tie the contract shall bo he adjusted j as provided for Cor instructed agreement I IWo Wo We report tho the recognition of time the I United Mine Workers as a party part to I I negotiate a contract I We demand domand an day with no reduction in La wages That all coal COlli shall shaH be mined and paid for by the ton of 2000 pounds That we demand a n more uniform scale scalo of wages and prices for all nil classes of labor at collieries In the an anthracite anthracite region and that nil I paid 1 50 or less per pOI day shall re receive receive cehe a ten ton per cent advance and all I i paid more than 1 O and less than 2 per day shall receive a aOe I five Oe per cent advance per day da That the system whereby a con contract i I tract miner minor has more than ono one job or I II I i more moro than two laborers be abolished That the contract shall bo be made for fora rora a period of ono one year Tho Thu committee recommended that the officers use their best bost efforts to bring brins about a conference with th tho the operators and left details of ing Ins for Lor this conference with the tho executive tive board hoard Tho The convention con concurred COncurred concurred in tho Tho The organization will not ho be o represented Rented at U tile the e international mining f congress in Europe next year |