The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-18
CONVENTION CALLED.
President Mitchell.IsAues P~rocIamaA
tIon to the Mine Workers
May End the Strike.

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. PRESIDENT
Mitchell at 1905 a. M. issued a call for
a convention of mine workers Of the
three districtsscomprising the anthra-
cite field, to met in Scranton, Pa, on
Friday next. SH5@ 5A{a9ft
The text of the convention cali is as
follows: 4,5{,.3 s
Temporary Headquarters United Mine
Workers, Hazleton, Pa, Oct. S.-To all
miners and mine employees of the anthra-
cite region; w t9tJ 1851 1eG =
"Brothers:1 In view of the fact that the
min operators AVE posted notices offering
an advance in wages formerly paid and
believing 1t to be our plain duty to consult
your wishes as to our future action, we
deem It advisable to ask you to select dele
gates to represent you In convention.
You are therefore notified that a con-
vention will be held at Scranton. Pa, be-
ginning Friday, October IL, at ten a. m.
if'The basis of representation will be one
vote for each 100 persons, on strike, or If de-
sired one delegate may represent as many
as 500 mine-workers, but no delegate will
be allowed to cast more than five.v votes.
Each delegate should have credentials
signed by the chairman and secretary Of
the meeting at which he is elected; and
whenever possible credentials should bear
the seal of the local union. mia as,
JOHN MITCHELL President United
Mine Workers of America.
'T. D. NICHOLS, President District
THOMAS DUFFY. President District
John FAHY. President District No. 9.
in! B.-Delegates will. be notified of the
hall in which the convention will be held
upon their arrival in Scranton"
Clor 1so.ri d. q. ga m nl.-IL-.
demonstration here, on Tuesday was
one Of the greatest; that has ever oc-
Cured in this region. Thousands
marched in the procession. A mass
meeting followed the parade.
President Mitchell was enthusiasts
tically received when he arose to adj
dress the assemblage. He spoke Of
the enthusiasm displayed by the men
throughout the anthracite strike re-
gion and went into the situation as
it now stands. In referring to the
prospective ending of the strike, he
said: fssntFs8t a4yssFrt ,i5tas LOS
Every other strike that has taken place
in the anthracite region has been declared
off by your officers. Heretofore when men
went on strike they remained out for a time
and then the chief executive or the execu-
tive board declared the strike off without
consulting the wishes of the strikers. I
want to say,'as I a said before, that this
strike will never end until the miners,
through delegates in convention, end 1t for
themselves. We have called a convention,
and you men are invited to send delegates
there. You are invited to pass judgmentlon
the operators proposition. If you believe
that they act in good faith; If you believe
ten per cent. to be enough: II you believe
that they will pay the ten per cent. for a
year, then o must decide whether to re-
turn to work. On the other hand. If you re-
ject the offer and continue on strike, John
Mitchell will be there to help you do 1t. I
do not expect that this one strike will erad-
tcate all the wrongs from which you suf-
fer. I do not believe that the accumulation
Of 40 years Of injustice can be wiped out at
once, but I do believe that you have estab-
lished an organization here that with each
succeeding year will give you improved con-
ditions of employment"