Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-15
They VIII Decide According
to Advice of President
Mitchell.
BELIEVED he WILL OPPOSE
Agreeing to the Proposal cf the op-
erators-EiI:crcnoe cf c2inion
Amorg Miners s3 to the Offer.
Mitchell Premises to Make a
Statement Later On.
Agreeing to the Proposal CT the op'

Wilkesbarre, Oct 15.-FTom
thorough canvass OF the situation as
| it existed last night, there was every
indication for believing that the new
arbitration plan proposed by the pres
| idents Of the coal carrying railroads
| for ending the miners strike will not
be accepted in the present form.
There Is division Of opinion among
the strikers, but there is no doubt
that a majority feel that the offer to
have the president of e. the United
| States select the arbitration commits
sion along the lines suggested by the
| operators is not fair and that it un-
duly limits the president in making
up the board. The miners, 1t is safe
to say, will abide in the advice, Of
| their national president, in whose
| judgment they have the utmost con-
| fideIce, He declines to say how he
| personally looks upon the proposition,
but last night gave to the press the
following statement:
Mitchell Promises Statement Later.
81, fully appreciate with what anx-
| iety the people of Our country are
awaiting the end Of the coal strike.
| The coal operators have not ad-
dressed the miners union or its Off
GERS in making their public statement.
| IL is, therefore, impossible for ME to
state the attitude Of the miners at
| this time. I am now, as l have al
ways been, deeply solicituos for the
interests CT tneC public and the well
| fare of the mine workers who have
been on strike for the past five
| months. A formal statement defin-
| ing our positions and intentions will
| be issued just as soon as We are in
possession of the full meaning Of the
proposition Of the operators"
President Mitchell's attention was
called to the fact that most Of the
information from Washington indicat
I ed that the proposition would be az.
cepted and that the strike was near
an end, but he stoutly maintained
that neither his officers nor the rank
and file Of the men had done any.
thing to cause such an impression
to go out.
The district presidents also main.
tained silence a to their personal
opinion on the proposition, excepting
President Fahy, who, who, after he
arrived from Boston yesterday, gave
an inkling as to how he viewed the
! new turn CT affairs. In reply to
query he said:
The strike cannot be settled with
out the consent OF the men. We are
not dealing in gold bricks of any
| kind; and you can make any deduc.
tions from that you want"
Says Men Will Have to Decide It.
There will be a conference today
! between Mr.. Mitchell, the three dis.
| trict presidents and Secretary-Treas.
urer Wilson, WHO will arrive here TO-
day. 1t is fully expected that the
sentiment CT all the strikers will be
known today and that action will be
taken accordingly. There Is talk CfI
, convention being called, but there
| is nothing definite on which to base
it. When Mr.. Mitchell was asked IL
he and the district officers had power
to end the strike he said that it is
rule Of the organization that no
settlement can be made by the Off
cers CT the uniCn without the consent
Of delegate convention. 1t is prcc
tically certain that Mr.. Mitchell's ad
vice will Se followed in the confer.
ence. While ne mas not said a word
as to what he will do, it is freely pre-
dictel By those who understand the
situation he will advise a refusal OF
the propo-iticn.
Difference e Opinion Among Strikers
The rank ana file of the miners
view the rev proposal in different
lights and make tie arguments &C
co-dirg to their views. Those who
ITe opposed to accepting the new OF !
fer lock upon the operators latest
move IS counter proposition to Mr. !
MitcAells offer to arbi;rate, made in /
the temporary White House at Wash |
ington- They compare the two Offers
and pick what they allege to be many
flaws. Fheir greatest objection To