Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-09
CALL FOR CONVENTION
ISSUED BY MITCHELL.
WILL BE HELD AT SCRANTON NEXT
FRIDAY AND WILL DECIDE
FATE OF STRIKE.
GENUINE SATISFACTION
EXPRESSED BY THE MINERS AND
OTHERS INTERESTED IN HI
WELFARE OF ANTHRACITE
COAL TRADE.

suing OF the call IO-udy Dy TIeSiucHl
| Mitchell, Of the United Mine Workers
of Ar4erica, for a joint convention OF
the anthracite miners to be held at
Scranton, beginning next Friday, for
the purpose of deciding whether to ac-
cept or reject the 10 per cent. net in
crease in wage offered by the opera
tors, is a long step In the direction OF
bringing the great coal miners strike
to a close. Genuine satisfaction was
expressed to-day by both miners and
persons not directly connected with
the coal industry, that the contest is
approaching an end. Business through
out the entire anthracite coal field is
practically at a standstill and it will
take some time before normal condl-
lions will again prevail.
1t is believed the convention will not
be a long one, as it is expected the
strikers will almost unanimously accept
the advance in wages. There is, how
ever, a possibility that by the introduce
ton of a proposition to abolish the slid
ing scale and another to have the
operators agree to a yearly wage con-
tract, the termination of the strike
might be somewhat delayed.
None of the operators who could be
seen here to-day would have anything
to say in regard to the convention call.
Most of them preferred to wait and see
what action the convention will take.
Some of the local unions in various
parts of the coal field have selected
their delegates TO the convention and
many of them were in session tonight
for fhat nItrnnCn Drneidant Mitahnn
will leave here tomorrow morning for
Shamokin, where a labor demonstra-
ton is to take place in the afternoon.
Or Wednesday he will go to Scranton
to take part in a big mass meeting and
parade of miners on that day, and will
remain there until the committee adj
%journs. Mr.. Mitchell will then prob
ably return to Hazleton.
The text of the convention call is as
follows:
Temporary headquarters United
Mine Workers, Hazleton, Pa, October
9Th.
ITO All Miners and Mine Employees of
the Anthracite Region:
"Brothers-In view of the fact that
the mine operators have posted notices
Offering an advance in wages formerly
paid, and believing it to be our plain
duty to consult your wishes as to our
future action, we deem it advisable to
ask you to select delegates to represent
you in convention.
you are therefore notified that a
convention will be held at S%anton,
Pa, beginning Friday, October II, at 10
a. m.
"The basis of representation will be
one vote for each 100 persons on strike,
or if desired, n delegate may repre-
sent as many as 500 mine workers; but
no delegate will be allowed to cast more
than five votes
Each delegate should have creden-
tials signed by the chairman and secre-
tary of the meeting at which he is
elected; and whenever possible creden-
tials should bear the seal of the local
union.
JOHN MITCHELL,
president United Mine Workers of
America;
ct. d. NICHOLS,
President District No. /;
THOMAS DUFFY,
President District No. Z;
JOHN FAHEY,
President District No. s.
IN. B.-Delegates will be notified of
the hall in which the convention will
be held upon their arrival in Scran-
ton"
After the call had been issued, it was
learned that the convention will be held
in Music Hall.