Show WILL MEET THURSDAY Miners Miner Convention to Decide Whether General Strike Will Be Ordered Indianapolis Ind md July 13 The he ad advance advance adVance vance guard of delegates dele ates to the great miners convention which will meet In this city Thursday will arrive arrhe to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow Whether a general strike will be or ordered Ordered ordered dered or not will be the great question of oC the convention What the miners miner will swill take is I 71 The national officers o of or Ot organizations ar at expected cp to oppose pose this The Th ri iQ l element which is in favor of the general will have a great deal of strength In the meeting however and may be able to I control affairs fairs The Jive five districts that called the convention nUon the th t three ree anthracite anthracite cite districts of ot Pennsylvania with West Virginia and Michigan will probably probably probably ably vote vole for a general strike A majority vote is all that is needed to decide on OIT this action and the dis districts districts districts which called the convention will control about of the conven convention convention tion The greatest hope that the lie convention conven convention convention tion will defeat the proposition for fora a general strike comes from the fact that the miners are still willing ap apparently apparently to follow the advice of President President President dent Mitchell From advices ad vIces received from all aU over oer the mining region it is evident that many of f the delegates are instructed to follow his surges suggestions suggestions under all circumstances While Mr Ir Mitchell has never neer expressed him himself himself I self on the question of the general strike It is believed he is opposed to it except as a last resort The greatest opposition to a general strike will come from Ohio Indiana Illinois and the thc bituminous field of Pennsylvania It is almost a foregone conclusion I that the convention will take steps to provide a defense fund for the anthracite anthracite anthracite cite strikers whether a general I is decided on or not |