The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-22
STATIONARY FIRENkN
WILL RETURN TO WORK
Great Strike in Pennsylvania Coal Regions Prac-
tiCally Over.
United Mine Workers Refused to Sustain the Firemen in
their Attitude Toward Their Employers.

vutezhsrre. Pa. July 21.-The sta
tians-v hremen's strike viii soon be at
On end. A meeting of the executive
oa7cers of the United Mine Workers Of
the three anthracite districts and the
chief executive of the Stationary Fire
mems association was held in this city
Today for the purpose of discussing the
eHuatiOn The United Mine workers
have an along been IUkewarm in their
Support Of the strike, and the firemen
insisted that they define their position
eRce for all, as it was impossible TO
eaTy on the strike it the United Mine
Workers opposed IL.
With that Object IN view, the eXecu-
i've officers OF the United Zine Work
afs agreed to con.- TO this city and
meet the strikers. The United Mine
Workers were represented by twenty
six officers of the three districts
The Station lry F'iremen's association
was represented by j. +. MUilahy, pres
ident OF the association. Thomas Bar
rett vice president, J. a. Gerrity, sec
rotary, BrodUs LangdCn and j. T.
Wade.
Mine Workers Oppose Strike.
T. d. Nichols, president of District
No ], opened the discussion. He said
-ilE Elllh+ WIS Ai4A LiIA Tune q LAAiS
ine. IL was detrimental to the miners,
who were under agreement with the
operators TO remain at work for one
year, ana ii the United Mine Workers
remained out it would mean the sacri-
Zee of the good viii of the coal Op-
orators.
President Fahey Of the Ninth district
also spoke against the strike. He
claimed the strike iuopportune, and
that his a
President Duffy Of the Seventh dis
triCt said the hremen in his district d,I
not go out on strike This showed lack
Of unity, ana the strike could not sue
coed,
Secretary Gerrity spoke for the fire.
1nen ana the sacrifices that had been
made for true union principles. He
SAID the strike had been declared by
The unanimous vote of zoe delegates.
10 was plain from the discussion that
the United Mine Workers were over
Whelmingly against the continuance Of
The strike. The dTemen realized this
and they submitted the following cues
items to-Iha Jnitee AiEe Workers.
First-WIH YOU withdraw an men o
your organic zion from our position Il
the strike is declared on
Second-WIH you use your influence
70 have az engineers and Others rein
stated 10 their former positions If the
strike is declared of?
Ihird-Wjii You allow us to meet the
United Mine Workers in Joint confer
ence and TO present grievances at the
same time?
Give Affirmative Replies.
To the frst two questions an ahirma-
tive reply was given. To the third the
reply was maze,
Yes. if you join the United Mine
a resolution was then adopted call
ng on the grievance committees Of the
rremeG' s association to call on each
e9al company tomorrow and ascertain
] me men VINO went out on strike
tuesday viii be given hack their places.
IheSe committees are to make d report
20 me same joint committee which met
here today, and if the replies from the
2hlpdnle1 are favorable then the
slriAe will be officially declared OF to-
morrow night
The following official statements was
Issued from Firemen's headquarters to-
nights
After the officers of the three dis
tfels Of the United Mine Workers de-
Hied the attitude they contemplated
assuming toward the fremen. should
tner strike continue, we thought that
il Noald be- to the interest of an cen
.tlled 20 bring it to a speedy termina-
non ans in consequence thereof we
MADE PROPOSITIONS IL them which were
adopted after which We Instructed the
Atenen 90 pursue all honorable means
70 nave their positions returned
although the strike is not yet de-
tiaFed OF until after the answers are
received from their employers. yet It
ssSais 90 be the prevailing opinion that
should they be- favorable the action OF
me delegates Monday evening wifi end
t..e strike. But should any one now ou-
y employment Oh the ground that the
e-lAe sc Disseminated against, the end
would be as far off "a ever. and the
Lteiaen are determined To stand by
nose VINO sacrificed their positions be
Le'e they would take our places. All
81 me feeman who are SUN at work
slaA remain until after this ConVeu-
lcsa
J. f. MULLAH1'. President.
THOMAS BARRETT.
Vice President,
JAMES GERRITY.
Secretary -