Show MINE WORKERS CONCLAVE Over a Thousand Delegates Oel gates at Indianapolis Convention This Morning unit 1111 A Coal Coni In Inbe the lolU at IU Indianapolis Jan 1000 10 members of ot the tM th United Mine Workers of ot America America have hae gathered hero here for tor or the thirteenth annual convention which be began le gan gaim gln nt at 10 this thin morning In Tom hall hail Delegates are Ire here from 24 2 states representing every and every anthracite coat coal ld Id It In the Iho United States lien Hen FIllet fiet time the English labor leader leador who Is II In this timis country studying labor conditions or aI rive lout last night and Is to bo be 10 time tho guest of ot President Mitchell and the miners until Wednesday or Thursday Ills His lA ad address address dress will wi bo Imo one of the tho features of ot tho the convention The convention will trill wi con continue continue until January 30 0 when tho the Joint conference with the operators of at Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois and Indiana will wil begin This Thil conference will wi probably lost for tor ten Ion days ays It I was wan wal the understanding that the tho delegates are preparing to 10 ask osk for tor or an ni advance a that will wi be equivalent to an m Increase of ot at least 10 per percent cent Along with this report however is 18 another to tho tima effect erect that many oper operators operators have determined to take Inke a n stand for tor a t reduction of at 10 per cent celt on the this ground that they the havo Iler had Ild an mum In unprofitable able year and that the prospects r for tor forthe the time coming year ear are not bright enough enol h to warrant oven a n continuation of ot the present It Is not believed belo there will wi be a a lockout ax an IH the miners and op 01 operators of ot the time four tour states that sign sigh the time competitive lve scalo have hn 0 ben been able to reach on nn agreement during the last Int Inter year er without much trouble Tho Tim convention CI I called to order onel today tony by b President Mitchell and lifter after tho the delegates del atM were cro seated the th report of ot for tor the tho credentials committed was wa called |