The times., 1901-03-29
HUSI CONTROL IPHB MINERS
The Union tO First Prove lis Title
TO Recognition.

10 iAttN- hii ibts-
Conditions said to Have Been Laid
Down to President Mitchell by the
Operators Necessity of Avoiding
Petty strikes Insisted Upon.
WILKESBARRE. Pa. March Is
President Mitchell of the United Mine
workers. the Executive Committee, ana
District Presidents Nicholl, Duffy. and
Pulaski. viii meet here tomorrow morn
ing to decide the question OF whethcr
there snail be a strike Of the anthracite
miners or not
Il is understood on good authority
that the committee viii recommend that
work be continued on a promise OF the
operators to recognize the union on the
Tst Of next January. providing certain
conditions are fulfilled. These, ii is un-
derstood. are that the union will prevent
a repetition of the numerous petty
strikes which have bothered the opera
tors ever since the union was formed
and caused them great less.
There is a well substantiated state
m1nt made that a representative of the
coal companies met President Mitchell
in New York and told him the operators
would not recognize the union now. be
cause it had not shown that il could
control its men. and evidenced the
many small and unauthorized strikes 10
prove this.
They offered. It is said, to give the
union the opportunity 10 prove that it
could control its men, and promised,
after this was shown. to accord recog-
milton to the union and meet the officials
in a joint conference for the purpose OF
adjusting the wage scale and settling
other difficulties. The offer. according
To the report, is that if the union proves
its prestige by the first of next year the
recognition desired will be granted.
IN view of the present conditions it Is
believed such an offer would be ac-
copled readily by the committee, as
there is now no demand for any in
crease in wages, and the recognition is
what IS most wanted. The union Off
cials recognize the fact that the many
smsl. strikes have hurt the standing Cf
tho union. and they think that with rec
cgnition in prospect they would be able
L. control the men and adjust the dill
fercnces which have led to the small
strikes.
The business men in the region are
highly elated over the prospect of a
strike being avoided.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-Rev. Ed
ward :. Phillips, Of Hazleton, who came
here 10 confer with J. Pierpont Morgan
il an effort to prevent the threatened
strike Of the miners in the anthracite
regions Of the Keystone State issued the
following statement today:
The threatened strike of 143. coo an
thiacite miners in northeastern Penn
sylvauia viii not in my opinion, take
place. Thanks to the matchless genius
and diplomacy OF President John Mitch-
ell and To the friendly Offices and all
powerful influence Of J. Pierpont Nor
Gar, basis for future harmony be-
tween operators and miners has been
reached without the Yeast friction TO
mar tie beautiful horizon of peace.
of my committee, and our meeting
with 5Ir. Morgan yesterday. il is sufi-
hisn, us and 10 the public; and 10 US.
al least. win always be regarded as =
historic bend between capital and labor
which We hope viii never be broken.
~ long dream has at last been realized
H. the mastering Of intellect over force.
a. represented by selfish policy in en-
ployer and resort TO war on enlplOye
Time has worked wonders in the labor
world, and brought about q happy con-
diticn Of things impossible six months
agc. Then John Mitchell and the
United Mine Workers We're practically
strangers in northeastern Pennsylvania
and NV York; today the name Of John
Mitchell IS Synonymous in Wall Street
and coal offices Of New York with con
seryatsm, craftsmanship, and safe
leadership
The United Mine Workers # Aneri-
G. are q recognized body. Thef-
sentatiyes. Presideus .a.
district -"
aa.n.r 3D.
boon .-t..A.
lat
saFsaa aa.sa
operators tE
@ s..y the value
vI Jointly conferring in
-.nsr of peace TO prevent war. The les
son mas been taught without cost. Let
liz hope that it has been learned. IF 50
j. IS Weii for ali concerned"
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