The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-30
MINE WORKERS MEETING.
Interesting Session Being Held in
Hazelton. Pa.

llazelton, Aug. 29.-President Mitchell
aud Secretary Wilson, of the National
Board OF Nine Workers, at the celebra-
ton tonight of the strikers march ut
McAdoo year ago, indicated that Il
strike will be declared il the operators
do not keep their contracts.
! In addressing the ml,ers who had gath
cred to commemorate the Panther Creek
demonstration Of 1900, Mr.. Mitchell said !:
''l'hc miners are expected to live up to
their agreement and the operators must
| live up to theirs or the men will not
| work" Secretary Wilson outlined the
probable pcicy of the convention in re-
| gard to written agreements when he said
| that the verbal contracts made in April
last had been violated by many OF the
operators, and that the Qext agreement
should be u written one. Both speakers
were loudly chccred.
The question of deciding what ar-
ton to adopt on the alleged grievances
of the anthracite miners has pra ,ticaly
been taken out of the hands of the dele
gates to the convention of United Mine
Workers and placed ii. those of President
Mitchell and Secretary Wilson. of the
National Board. and the presidents of The
INV u'ilS ulSllNtS, HIST i've
men have the authority to prepare reso-
lutons expressing the decision of the
100 delegates in regard to all the griev-
ances.
The convention got down to work in
real earnest. Both sessions were d.
voted to the consideration of the refusal
of a few mine owners to permit the r,p-
rcsentltives of the United Workers to
ascertain whether all the employees Of
the collierics had union cards. After Il
four hours discussion of the matter it
was left in the hands of special COM
miltce of twenty-one Many of tn.
Scranton contingent We're in favor of
strike, but the majority counseled mod
GRAFTON and the result will probably BE- a
demand that all collierics grant the pri-
vilcges.
Mitchell's election today as permanent
chairman was received with hearty ap-
plnuse. In responding to the calls for
speech, he said that he would rigidly
enforce the rules governing debate, md
that no speaker would'bc allowed to talk
for more than five minutes on any sub
ject, which is in line with his avowed
intention to bring the convention to an
end as speedily as possible.
President Mitchell said that the cont
mittee found so many instances Of viola
tioR&s of. contracts that the whole matter
was s,rAferred to a subcommittee Of five
with instructions to prepare resolutions
expressing the sense of the general COM
mittee.. This subcommittee will report
to the general committee tomorrow morn
ing and the convention will then take up
the natter.
There is every indication that the CON
vention will soon have completed its
work President Mitchell said tonight
that he thought adjournment would take
place by Friday evening at the latest.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tons has always been one of the last
matters considered by mine workers con.
vcntions.
The official report on attendance wAs
made today and showed that 600 had
presented credentials. Of which 1872 were
from district 1; 126 from district 7; and
232 from district 8. The delegates rIre-
sent 341 local unions.