Show INERS DEMAND SCALE UE BE FIXED I 4 BY REFERENDUM t tM Contracts Based on Wages in in Central Field Fought in in Convention Indianapolis Jan The 22 Thc The men amen from The the picks won at t least a temporary administration leaders I I victory over the of the United Mine Workers in t ton con toda today on the qU question of changing chang chan jk Irig ing tho method of negotiating wago wage I with I ill c contracts throughout the country countr oal Coal operators The fight was over o the tho amen amendment amend amend- l- l OL of adoption of a constitutional officers dIee dIe dIe- ment l providing that no e OLI or group of oC districts shall have I authority to lo male make a basle bask agreement and formulate a n policy to govern an any other district without all districts bel beh beng be- be l h t ng lg given gl an opportunity to be represented I rented and be bc given a vote w Tho constitution committee sought nought ol ht to lo defeat the thc amendment but so much opposition opposition was aroused that a motion ivas Jas s mn made mado u to refer tho the matter to a 1 1 cial committee con for tor action This re reI relived re- re c lived hed the support of or the Jhc he constitution committee C Pre President Frank J J. J Hayes and Rud other othel leaders leader but was voted down I Goo 34 to The motion recurred on on the Adoption of or the thc resolution but before he vote could be taken the conven- conven lon 1 was tuns adjourned until tomorrow I tho the adjournment hour having already feen passed It Central flat Ranis Nor Xon- Rule z T r c I the present ent method of or negotiating o wave wage a agreements throughout ll the country the contract ct agreed to in inthe intile tile the central competitive field which embraces Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Penn Pennsylvania l allia is 15 made malic the basis on which wage compacts compact are nrc ne negotiated no- no Foliated l in all other bituminous coal fields Miners from Crom the so called l outlying out out- out out-I I tying lying In districts contend that they Should have ha a voice In the making malting o of the basic scale Much luch was heard in hm inthe the debate of d democratic tle representation tion but those opposed to changing changing- present methods p pointed l out there could coul be no more democracy in the tho negotiations ne no- than now obtains because the wage usage scale upon which the negotiations negotiations negotiations arc are eon conducted is first framed b by the national convention con and because no final agreement can be entered Into until approved l b by the miners miners' policy committee on un which all districts In Inthe Inthe Inthe the country have representation S Su nr Impractical c All UI tho the international officers and nearly nearly- all the influential leaders r took tooka a hand In the discussion lon an and l opposed may ny ehan change e in negotiating contracts ct They argued that th the principle a advocated vo- vo Gated by h- those w who ho favored fa the re resolution resolution reso reso- o- o lution would wO be a fine Cine thing If it could rJ pe e routed out The They pointed out out how- how ve fe cr er that the operators could not h he hi mado made to a agree to a wide country wage conference and that if the thc resolution resolutions n I ivere cre adopted l and in force 1 s put It would r cl the central competitive field conference t conference The opponents of or the resolution res- res were unanimous that tho time prop- prop was Impracticable and would Ting ring about chaotic con conditions P Delayed trains from Crom the east pre pre- I vented President Gompers of the thc Amer- Amer It Federation of or Labor from Crom a address address- f Sling lag ing tho the delegates today tOdar He lIe expects to r r. speak peak 1 r |