Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
THEFIREMEN GIVE UP
Strikers Will Yield if Allowed
 to Return to Work.
CONFERENCE WITH MINE WORKERS.
Committees Appointed to Wait on the Coal Companies, and Today Will Doubtless Witness the
 End of inc Trouble.


 WILKESBARRE Pa. July 22.-The stationary fremen's strike will soon be at an end.
 A meeting of the executive officers of the United Mine Workers of America of the three anthracite districts and the chief executive officers of the Stationary Fire mems association was held i'll this city yesterday for the purpose of discussing the situation. The United Mine Work CTS have all along been lukewarm in their support of the strike, and the fremen insisted that they define their position once for all, as it was impossible to carry on the strike if the United Mine Work CTS opposed it.
 With that object in view the executive officers of the United Mine Workers agreed to come to this city and meet the strikers. The United Mine Workers were represented by 26 officers of the three districts.
 The Stationary Firemen's association was represented by Thomas Mullahy, president of the association; Thomas Barrett, vice president; J. A. Gerrity, secretary; Brodus Langdon and J. F. Wade
 T. D. Nichols, president of District No. l, opened the discussion. He said the strike was inopportune at this time. 1t was detrimental to the miners who were under agreement with the operators to re- main at work for one year, and if the United Mine Workers remained out it would mean the sacrifice of the good will of the coal operators.
 President Fahey of the Ninth district also spoke against the strike. He claim ed the strike was inopportune and that his men were opposed to 1t.
 President Duffey of the Seventh dis trict said the fremen in his district did not go out on strike. This showed lack of unity, and the strike could not succeed.
 Secretary Gerrity spoke for the hre- men and the sacrifices that had been made for true union principles. He said the strike had been declared by the unanimous vote of POO delegates.
 1t was plain from the discussion that the United Mine Workers were over whelmingly against the continuance of the strike. The firemen realized this, and they submitted the following ques- tions to the United Mine Workers:
 ''First.-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 reinstat- ed to their former positions if the strike is declared off?
 '"Third.-Will you allow us to meet United Mine Workers in joint conference and to present grievances at the same timef' 5pi
 To the first two questions an affirma- tive reply was given. To the third this reply was made:
 "Yes. if you join the United Mine Workers"
 A resolution was then adopted calling on the grievance committee of the Fire mems association to call on each coal company and ascertain if the men who went out on strike Tuesday will be given back their positions. These committees gre to make a report to the same joint committee which met here yesterday, and if the replies from the companies are ia yorable then the strike will be officially declared off tonight.