The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-21
PRES. MITt HELL's ADDRESS.
Recommends to the Convention That
 Strike De Declared or

Wlkesbarre, Oct 2O.-Following is the text of the address of President Mitchell to the miners convention urg- ing the acceptance of the presidents plan of arbitration to settle the differ ence between the anthracite workers and operators:
 Gentlemen: In opening this convention for the transaction of business. l take pleasure in extending warm greeting and welcome to the accredited representatives of the 150.000 men and boys whose heroic struggle for living wages and American conditions of employment has won the ad- miration of the whole civilized world. Lam guage is inadequate to express the sense of pride l feel in you and those you repre- sent. Your noble defence of the principles of unionism cndears you to every man and every woman in our land who works for livelihood. When the history of the strug gle of toilers shall be written, it's pages will record no event more important, no princi- pie more ably defended, no battle more Dravely fought than the contest which l earnestly hope is now about to be happily ended.
 It is not my purpose to review the prog reSS of the strike or even to ennmcratr c important events which have now passed into history. Imprinted indelibly upon the hearts of our people are the memories of the sufrerings and hardships which have been and are being endured. For five long months the eyes of the nation have been centered upon your actions. and it is a pleasure to say that the great heart of the American people throbbed in sympathy
 with you. It is, of course, source of deep regret that the millions of undprpaid work men in our great cities should be the most acute sufferers by reason of this contest
 between ourselves and our employers. But, strange as 1t may appear. hundreds upon hundreds of those who suffered most from lack of fuel sent words of commendation and encouragement to us. and in many in- stances declared that they would endure any privation in order that the miners and their families might secure a sufficient
 wage to enable them to enjoy little hap piness and sunshine instead of the glohan and sadness which has been their lot for
 our fellOwworkers in this and other lands, the debt of gratitude we owe generous
 public and a friendly press, who have sup ported and sustained us during this mem Orahle strike, can never be adequately rc paid.
 For our opponents we entertain no feel ing of malice While they have maligned our characters, impugned our motives, and sought the victory by methods which we should scOrn to use, yet on this day when we have secured an avenue of redress; on this day when the realization Ot our hopes and ambitions seems near. when the pros
 pect of q brighter and happier future seems assured, we should hold out to them the
 hand of friendship. and ask them to join
 Us in providing for such business relations as shall for all time establish peace and tranquility In the coal fields.
 The day is past when great organizations of capital can maintain the false position that their employees shall be denied the right to organize into compact bodies, and speak through the organization of which they are members. We recognize the right of capital to consolidate, to federate, and to speak and act through it's organization but in according these rights and privi leges to capital, we demand and shall assert