Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-21

dent Mltchella arbitration plan Snort |
ly before noon today Great cheers |
greeted the announcement Of the re- |
suit The resolution as adopted car
ried with it declaration that the
strike is Oft and provides for an Inn
mediate resumption Of work in the
coal mines throughout the anthracite |
region.
President Mitchell told the c0nyen-
ton that President Roosevelt had in
formed himthat he would call meeting
Of the arbitration commission mmedi-
ately after the conventions acceptance
Of the proposition and Mr.. Mitchell
gave It as his opinion that the finding
Of the arbtrators would be announced
within a month.
END CLOSE AT HAND.
The end of the convention and Of the
great strike which has lasted Ave
months, suddenly appeared close at
hand President Mitchell, after the
convention had given itself over to
heated debate for on hour and half
arose and calmly told the delegates
that il must be apparent to all Of them
that there was no doubt whatever that
the presidents proposal would be
adopted. There had been a renewal Of
the serious opposition to the steam
men and heated words had passed be-
tween delegates. Explanations of the
presidents proposal had been made in
four languages, There seemed TO be
more opposition than ever TO settlement
when suddenly there was break in
the clouds when motion was put by
a delegate down In front near the pre-
siding officer. In a clear voice the
strike leader called for vote on the
all important question and instantly
there was roar Of ayes The next
instant messengers were flying in all
directions from the convention hall TO
give the news TO the world through the
newspapers. After the strike had been
| declared off there was some routine
| business including the usual votes Of
thanks, and then shortly before
o'clock the convention adjourned sine
| die. The motion to resume at once
means that the pump men will 80 to
work tomorrow and the mining Of coal
will be started at a. m, Thursday
The committee on resolutions held
a final meeting before the convention
assembled, at which the resolutions to
be presented were revised and finally
passd upon,
DELEGATES GET TO WORK.
The delegates were prompt in get
ting down to work AS Soon as Presi-
dent Mitchell arrived in the han at
lO;Qi a. m, he called the deegates to
order The committee on resolutions
was called on but il was not ready to
report.
The debate on reinstatement OF all
men in their former positions was I'M
mediately resumed. The questions
before the convention was q
motion 10 accept the recommendations
Of the officers 10 call of the strike and
submit all questions at issue TO the ar
bitrauon commission A delegate from
the HazletOn region asked how the in
diyidual operators stood on the arbi-
tratlon plan He called attention 10 The
fact that the arbitration made by the
railroad operators did not contain the
name Of John Markle or the name OF
any other individual concern. In reply
Alr. Mitchell said that while no ind-
vldual operators had signed the plan he
did not understand that they were
against It.
A delegate from Wilkesbarre said the
superintendent OF the Kingston Coal
company had promised TO give work 20
all men who applied, This brought out
considerable applause, An imprisoned
speech by another delegate from the
Wyoming Valley followed. He asked
the men 70 stop talking about all gel
ting back 10 work He hoped the con-
yention would take a vote by noon and
end the strike In all Nictoriaus wars
men have fallen and there would be
some TO fan in this one.
At 1910 the committee on resolutions
arrived The committee made us re-
port Immediately 1t was as follows
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE RE-
PORT
eve. the committee on resolutions,
beg TO recommend that the Following
communication be adopted and for
warded TO Theodore Roosevelt, presi-
dent of the United States Of America;
Wnkesbarre, Pa, oct. 81 1902.
"'Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Washing
ton, u. c.
"'Dear Slr-We, the Representatives
OF the employees OF the various coal
companles enga ged IN operating mines
I'm the anthracite coal fields of Penn
sylyania. I'm convention assembled, hay-
Ing under consideration your telegram
of oct l5 1902 addresses 20 John
Mitchell. president Of the United NIne
WORKERS OF America, which reads as
follows:
- have appointed as commissioners
Rrir Gen. John ". Wilson, +, W. Park
or Judge George Gray. +. +. CLARK,
Thomas H. Watkins, Bishop J. 1.
gpalding. with Carroll D. Wright as
recorder. These names are accepted by
the operators and ! now earnestly ask
and urge that the miners likewise ac-
cent this commission. II is a matter Of
vital concern 60 all our people ana ess
pecially to those IN our great cities, who
are least we'll on. that the mining OF
coal should be resumed without mo-
uent's unnecessary delay
I'VE have decided 70 accept the prop
osItion therein embodied and submit OIL
ouestlopq al Issue between the opra-
tors and mine workers Of the anthracite
coal region for adjustment TO the cOm-
mission which YOU have named
On pursuance Of that decision, we
shall report for work on Thursday
morning. oct. g. IN the positions aud
working places occupied by us prior 20
the inauguration OF the strike.
we have authorized John Mitchell,