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Show 15 !U Xrcnce of Miners and Brs Adjourns Sine Agreement, t arbitrate, cure delegates Mfof Hosts of Men Sb Only Thing lT.ia. March 30--Prcsldent ilKjilng the national conven-"'K;ed conven-"'K;ed Mine-Workers of Amcr-qjE&y, Amcr-qjE&y, said: JKhc purpose In asking for c'Bjventlon of the miners is to iM'pollcy that we shall now ?B(retary has a copy of a Jfc'jddressctf to the President i-Bfjjtaies by a part of the op-fcKgt op-fcKgt districts, and I think It Er be submitted for your i2Klutions Head. jHfeea read the resolutions tKt by operators of Illinois. Hbl western Pennsylvania, Eucnt of the United States iEcimlssloii to Investigate lpent of Case. bEc. Perry of tho Illinois fmbi following resolution: SKt ojwrators of the central SHl district have, as a whole, ?.Ht oar demands, and restore jJSicd day wage scale, and. IJKftsy individual operators 3Kchlr willingness and dc-(fc dc-(fc restoration of the above Bjlaie Agreements. Kt this convention now aa-Klhorlxe aa-Klhorlxe that national and jBg'do ir.ako agreements with Ktles engaged In the opcra-fcts, opcra-fcts, the same to provide IKjttJan of the scale paid in day labor and dead work, HtKO years, beginning April Hfentral competitive district, Hlof the above demands to Hfi ill other bituminous dis- Bkt where such agreements .Hejnlncrs and ml no laborers Hprtby nnd work In accord- BiVSe Authorized? Kety wanted to know If the Laiithorlze a scale without miners. Mr. Perry replied Hpcn of the resolution Is that pd at any place where an KnM be secured must .be. 'dblrlct ofllclals or the na-Htj.'or na-Htj.'or botli together. Ertiiient Query. B&t Lewis said , iratlon of the scale of lf03. H,that -where companies havu fB tbe union scale of wages, jMtilaln r rletlons on the Hjlu 0 i s of the members jBKUon7 1 ask If this rcso-Bfty rcso-Bfty In effect the same pro-Whtcaat pro-Whtcaat the mines In 1M3 Kst Fay Scale. Pi any operator who signed Klltd to pay the scale. It mines and not to non-Wlr. non-Wlr. Lewis said within ten Purg were mines called non-IBUtause non-IBUtause the miners' rights reed them lie said the PBklng below the scalo rate pm conditions were denied. Bight Wrongs. author of tho resolution, think it necessary to rc-- "It hnd dono Its work." s made them put up the Wje Ihe best chance now THlau to rlsht some wrongs jHtera Pennsylvania. I be-IBB be-IBB Wat be dono by signing It Is offered T know It Jtrrilla warfare but I br-iK br-iK Kit thing to do. I realize popular in Illinois, but K:af4 of ourselves and vou "olj will not bo put In a J'W will hao to arbltrato fcnt believe In arbitrating V I know I am going to T to you miners of II1I-the II1I-the resolution and let Pfl. fight It out. I will sav rent"'" lh 1Cat,onal or"' R&ake Settlements. Plehcll said, "I believe that Sy pf tho miners would be pwusnlng the scale wherovcr pmnow how popular It Is to fft lalso know .hat a fllf-w fllf-w when passion has cooled. mtfi0 "con large operators Wwcu an advance who will before signing the mr "a to ducldo what will be witreats wo represent, and Rny.Jo the country. My Ft-ill liat we Hhould make n ihose operators who aie and employ union men. Kjaploy TJnion Men. M.J.a Party io and there ifPJuro Irom the national K . any contract if the wih if "uPtcd, that doed the pi, i lne. employment of MS.,U ot 160' an1 l the K .""ce of 3 cents per ton Mfomrm' r,un ' inlnc. ffi'nln, !l0!"S. 1 want Mlhu nn? ,d0,ubt one-half the m- oS f1,!' will iay Myeth,nl 01 the tonnage bat win k"?w or millions Mthat Vl lBJ lh? advance. In M adin?eUM alrcad' Pcn" "KfU1hiei):i a.1 noon t0 receive flKe vario nt Hcn, committee. jWltW J8 Propositions had Wtawll Defeated, B? nS" Sd.? amended to Sfctor". adace, waB defeated Baffin nf ii.htf oncratorfi Hiig- " aa the only solution of &Smmli,.0I80 10 ,eavo al1 enl o l?. bt appointed whL1110 1 n'ted Suites, both S,fmn'lon shall f'latlon , 0(U'3' And thoro 4,n or conditions at- of Arbitration. vMiste Kansn said tho mo and had enough of It- Several miners delegates spoko against the motion. The miners voted solldfv for It motion. Tho opera tors voted The motion was declared lost and tho joint conference adjourned sine die without with-out an agreement. |