Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-22
THE STRIKE
VIII Soon he at an End, From Pres
ent Indications.

stationery firemens strike will soon be
at an end.
A meeting of the executive officers of
the United Mine Workers of the thfee
anthracite districts and the chief exec
utiye officers of the Stationery Fire
mems Association was held in this city
to-day for the purpose of discussing
the situation. The United Mine Work
ers have all along been kind of luke
warm in their support of the strike.
n the fremen ipsisted that they de-
fine their position once for all, as it was
impossible to carry on the strike II the
| United Mine Workers opposed it.
With that object in view. the exec
utive officers of the United Mine Work
ers agreed to come to this city and
meet the strikers.
Ii was plain from the discussion that
the United Mine Workers were over
~whelmingly against the strike. The
firemen realized this, and they submit
ted the following questions to the U.
NJ. W.:
"Will you withdraw all men OF your
organization from our positions if the
strike is declared of?"
Second, will you use your influence
to have all engineers and others rein
stated to their former positions If the
strike is declared of?
Third. Will you allow us to meet
United Mine Workers in Joint confer-
ence and to present grievances at the
same time?"
To the first two questions yes was
given. To the third, this reply was
made:
yes. II you join the United Mice
Workers."
A resolution was then adopted cali
ing upon the grievance committees OF
the firemens' association to call on each
coal company tomorrow and ascertain
If the men who went out on strike Tues
day will be given back their positions.
These committees are to make a report
to the joint committee which met here
to-day and if the replies from the COM
panies are favorable then the strike
will be officially declared of tomorrow
night.
The following official statement was
issued from the firemens' headquarters
tonight:
After the officers of the three dis
tricts of the United Mine Workers oe-
fined their attitude they contemplated
assuming toward the firm should their
strike continue, we thought that it
| would be to the interest of all concern
ed to bring it to a speedy termination
and in consequence thereof we made
| propositions to them which were adopt
| ed, after which we instructed the fire.
men to pursue all honorable methods
to have their positions returned"
Although the strike is not yet de-
clared off until after the answers are re-
ceived from their employers, yet 1t
seems t be the prevailing opinion that
| should they be favorable, the action Of
the delegates Monday evening will end
the strike, but should any n now
out of employment, owing to strike,
be Disseminated against, the end will
| be as far off as ever, as the firemen are
| determined to stand by those who sac
riiced their positions before they
| would take our places. All fremen
who are still at work shall remain until
after this convention"
(Signed)
j. F. MULLAHY, President,
THOMAS BARRETT, Vice Prest.,
JAMES GERRaTY, Secretary.
May Go to Work To-day.
READING. Pa, July 21.-The Philadel-
phia & Reading railway still has its i'm
| ported mechanic quartered in the shops
here and another effort will be made to
| put them to work tomorrow. 1t is thought
that the men who have so far remained
with the company will object to their
| presence in the shops, as did those who
| struck on Friday for the same reason.
Negotiations for a settlement of the
strike, it is said, will be resumed this
week.