The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-29
NUOT CONTROL FHB MINERS
The Union TO First Prove lis Title
TO Recognition.

Conditions Said to Have Been Laid
Down to President Mitchell by the
Operators - Necessity of Avoiding
Petty Strikes Insisted Upon.
NILKESBARRE. Pa. March 2S.-
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 whether
there snail be a strike of the anthracite
miners or not.
Il is understood on good authority
that the committee will recommend that
work be continued on a promise of the
operators to recognize the union on the
1st of next January, providing certain
conditions are fulfilled. These, it 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
ard caused them great loss.
There is a well substantiated state
nrnt 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 il had not shown that it could
control its men. and evidenced the
many small and unauthorized strikes TO
prove this.
They offered. 1t is said, to give the
union the opportunity to prove that it
could control its men, and promised,
after this was shown, to accord recog-
nition to the union and meet the officials
in Joint conference for the purpose, of
adjusting the wage scale and settling
other difficulties. The offer, according
to the report. is that il 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-
cepted 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
small strikes have hurt the standing Of
The union and they think that with rec
ognition in prospect they would be able
10 control the men and adjust the dii-
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
here to confer with ]. 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 1f3, coo an
thIacite miners in northeastern Penn
sylVauia win not, in my opinion, take
place. Thanks to the matchless genius
and diplomacy OF President John Mitch
eli and TO the friendly offices and all
powerful influence of ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, 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 sir. Morgan yesterday. it is sufii-
ciout -. say that it was satisfactory to
at least. win always be regarded as =
historic bend between capital and labor.
which we hope Will never be broken.
Ey long dream has at last been realized
IL the mastering of intellect over force.
a. represented by selfish policy In en-
pl0yer and resort to war on enlploye.
Time has worked wonders in the labor
world, and brought about happy con-
diticn of things impossible six months
agr- Then John Mitchell and the
United Mine Workers We're practically
strangers in northeastern Pennsylvania
aad Now York; today the name Of John
Mitchell is Synonymous in Wall Street
and coal offices of New York with con-
servatism. craftsmanship, and safe
leadership.
The United Mine Workers Of Ameri-
c. are 4 recognized body. Thei- pm.
sentatiVes. President 20 1ru the
district "f'ie- a- -aa. and ao. fe-raJ
l-au .- sl- r.-ra-
-Har tss-. a auhd.ure ia
---sr rrearlz1. has asa. .stals5-
l.ata' -s.ra llIat a-a.laeilr sult "a
r.u. -tl7r- tna seyerai udivlaoa. - .-
,ef.e7ls1t operators thar the -7or.
alfl petr-7.lsIn 'shleii- sate fssl1e
7. ,si 7F aIa4D'-i. ala .an.- r-.
also -, the value
or Jointly conferring in
t.".t Of peace TO prevent war. The les
son has been taught without cost. Let
us hope that ii has been learned. If so
it is weli for all concerned"
4 tadetship for Young Titus.
NINToN. Iowa, March 2s.-PrcsiIept