Show BASIC WAGE AGE 1 CONfERENCE Pl PLAN N VETOED BY MINERS Proposition to Give All 11 Coal Industry Districts Representation Defeated by Vote Tote of to UPROAR ATTENDS CLOSING OF DEBATE G Gompers Proposes Universal Hour 7 War Warto Day Dal During to Save Fu Fuel l Instead of Present t Idle Monday Plan I duni 23 After t a r- r f ni l tc t lt i. tee lO n tt lt lI i n 1 J hive he all districts in ill fh the thc c coal al' al n of tie the country representation in Conference conference cori- cori con Con- ference where a R basic wage ag agreement agree ce ce- ce ment i is made or a pol policy cJ formulated that is applicable to other districts was defeated in in the convention on of the United line Mine Workers Volker to today ay by a vote ote of OoS to The rhe proposition had been heen before the convention cOIn three days and andas was as opposed ed by district trio and in international in- in officers as a menace to the life of the tho organization I S Se Seven hour en DRy Day Propose Proponed tl I IThe The fight was resumed today after alter Samuel Gompers of or the American Federation Federation Fed Fed- of or Labor had made a speech In which he sug suggested ested a universal seven seven- hour da day day- during the da day to conserve fuel Instead of ot the present plan of or having hay bay in ing In idle hUe Mondays 1 confusion contusion attended the closing of oC debate Many Ian of ot the 1652 delegates had lud clamored for or recognition since Ince Monday When a motion to close de debate debate debate de- de bate was waR carried President Frank J J. Hayes recognized d Frank FI-ank Farrington president of oC tho time Illinois miners to speak In accordance with a promise made yesterday to give him the tho floor loor before debate bate was closed This caused an uproar For twenty minutes Mr 11 Farrington stood on the platform ready to begin while President Hayes Haes pounded pound pound- ed for tor order There were wele arguments among the delegates all over the hall One bi big miner shaking his fist at a gallery where some of the noise was coming from characterized the tho delegates delegates dele dele- gates ates thoro there as a wild mob not fit to represent the men back hack home homo When or quiet was restored restore Farrington told the delegates the adoption of or tho resolution to change the procedure of oC I making wage contracts would bo be one of the most serious blows that could be struck at the union The change chang he added would t causo cause trouble and nOlI possibly pos- pos sibly lead lend to tho tiro dissolution of or the or or- Change Chance l Union District President John T T. Dempsey Scranton Pa Ia speaking for or anthracite miners said the chall change e would be a a. mena menace menace e to 10 the Interests of or the union lIe He said the fundamental opposition of or orthe the the great reat anthracite companies of or the cast east to negotiating a contract with tho the union was their fear tear of bituminous coal domination because the larger part of or ortho the tho organizations organization's membership Is s sn In to the tho soft coal fields He lIe did not think It wise to tie down the officers ocr of or tho the union b by writing the lime policy into Inlo the organic law of or the organization There Thore were but t two wo speeches peeches made toda today in favor of oC the tho proposition the time delegates declaring It only onh fair tall that the outlying districts be heard when a rate is li fixed In one territory that will wm hethe be he betho betho tho the basis for Cor negotiations In other districts dis dis- The answer to this was that the tho policy committee representing all districts must approve the basic rate before It Is applied elsewhere There were demands for a roll 1011 tall when the standing vote was announced President IIa Hayes es informed the delegates delegates dele dele- gates It Jt would cost about O to do this as It would consume more morl than aday's a aday's days day's time Under the rule of or the convention convention con con- it takes tale the K assent sent of oC delegates dele dele- t logate lo- lo gates gate to call tho time roll but that many could not be mustered when tho the chair ask asked d If U a roll call was wag In upon The convention then thon considered a n resolution V to make malce the time appointment of oC organizers b by the president subject to the approval al o of the tho district In which the appointee hold membership in the Continued on Page Pago 6 mi Section 2 WAGE SETTLING PLAN DEFEATED Continued From Front Page Paso 1 union John R. R n Lawson Colorado was making a tI fight ht for Cor the resolution tho the convention con adjourned until tomorroW tomor tomor- I row He lie charged that organizers misused misused mis mis- I used their office and tried trici to defeat him for tor the pf presidency of oC the tho Colorado Federation of oC Labor Mr Ir Gompers Gompers' speech to the tue miners was vas regarded a as labors labor's message age to the country countr on the action of ot tho the fuel ad ad- ministration He prefaced his declaration declara declara- ion tion for a seven hour da day with a defense defense de lle- de- de lO of or those thosa in high governmental station who ho mA may have o made mistakes Thoy They are prompt prompted cd ho said by the pa patriotic patriotic pa- pa purpose to win the tho war var and to think that the great tran transition from peace ponce to war could bo ho made malle without mistakes was asking tho the impossible Continuing he said The order lt Issued suell a f trw few w days n ago o I regard as aN an a absolute solute necessity You know lena th there re Is Js a discussion to repeal or modify the tue Sherman antitrust law I am ann not going to offer otter nn any excuse for forthe forthe or orthe the railroads the they have ha been lax so 80 long Ions but tho the Sherman law forbade them to do to what now the director gon gon- gon eral oral of ot the railroads has the right to do 10 The Tho Jam had occurred and was WaK In Increasing Increasing In- In cr creasing and something had to be done dono donoto to relieve relle the tho situation If It the tho Ice king has Interfered there can bo be no help for tor that tHe Idle Monday n 1 T T flu thorn I is lq nn one mistake In the n malting making and I 1 trust It will be changed or modified I refer to th the closing of or ortho tho the industrial and commercial plants of our country countr one oue additional do day each week I think It is a ml mistake tako to have ha havea haea a whole day lay such as nt Monday Idl kilo Idle mI and amid Involving ol from Saturday afternoon Until until until un un- til Tuesday morning I believe belie if iC the order were changed so that instead instead of of ot there being ten nine or eight ht hours as a l. l days day's work the same power proclaImed proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed a universal seven hour da day during the war war better results would fol follow Collow I ow We e would have ha practically the same results In the thc lie conservation conser of oC fuel Cuel and andall andall all other needful commodities It would not do violence to lo the history the thc traditions tra tra- the work and tho the practical operation op- op oration of ot Industries and amI commerce I trust that the sus suggestion ma may find tind lodgment somewhere and bring I about that change but If It it do doesn't I Iam Iam I Iam am going to obey like a soldier of America I am going to yield my m Judgment judgment Judg judg- ment to the Judgment and the lie actions actions' of ot th the men In whose hands the destinies destinies destinies desti desti- nies of oC our republic are placed It was hero here that he defended men In high places On the tho train from New lew NewYork NewYork York to Indianapolis he lie said he heard rd tho the names of oC man many men suggested to take the tho places of those In responsible governmental gO positions but not one of or orthe I the men named he added has haser ever er 11 u u 11 u L o CI i Se C or UI C CU a word ord or thought In behalf of or labor lie He mentioned no names From tho the c convention n hall of or the mIners minors min rain ors ers Mr h. h Gompers went to the state cap cap- itol itoh where he lie spoke at nt tho the meeting of oC the In Indiana state council of or defense The following telegram from Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield was read to the convention this morning Please express to convention m my sincere appreciation lation of oC their action in ratifying b by overwhelmIng o vote ote the tho Washington ton agreement thus confirming confirm confirm- ing lug assurance given President Wilson last November ember that miners would would take this step as practical means of or assuring assuring assur assur- In ing uninterrupted work at the mines By this vote mine mino workers have o proved th their lr understanding of or present crises and have responded most patriotically After Atter listening to speeches on the Mooney case In San Francisco b by Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward D. D Nolan olan one of ot tho the defendants and anil Edwin V. V McKenzie an attorney I the the convention adopted a resolution pledging the moral and financial support supPort sup sup- port of or the or organization to tho the defense of or those ol In Involved d. d The resolution also requested that President Wilson Intervene intervene inter Inter- I vene to prevent a gross miscarriage oCI of oC I justice lIe He was making his arrangements to spend the summer at a farmhouse What have you In the way of ot scenery scenery ery cry he asked There aint nothing in the way vay but buta a couple of or mountains replied the farmed If JC It I t wasn't for tor them you I could see the scenery clear to the county seat I |