Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-21
The Miners Vote to Arbitrate
Differences.
R00SEVElT'S PROPOSAL ACCEPTED
Work VIII Resume in Pennsylvania
Anthracite Mines on Thursday.
DECIDED VICTORY FOR UNION LABOR.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Oct. 21.--With the
prospect that President Roosevelt's
proposal to arbitrate would be accept
ed by good majority in the conven-
tion of United Mine Workers resumed
its work today in the Nesbitt theater.
While a final vote of the delegates
on the motion before them at adjourn
ment yesterday, the acceptance of the
settlement proposition embodied in
President Mitchell's speech, may pos
sibly be reached early in the after
noon, it is believed that the delegates
of steam men who are opposing the re-
sumption of work unless they get their
places back at once with the rest of
the strikers, have not had their full
say and may delay a final vote The
opposition of the steam men is neither
belittled or exaggerated by President
Mitchell. He simply maintains that
this element of dissatisfaction will be
settled satisfactorily.
The delegates were prompt in get
ting down to work. Soon as President
Mitchell arrived in the hall at 1905
he called for order. The committee on
resolutions was called on. but it was
not ready to report. The debate on re-
instatement of all the men in their
former positions was Immediately re-
sumed. The question before the con-
vention was a motion to accept the
recommendations of the officers to call
off the strike and submit all questions
at issue to the arbitration commission.
AT 1910 the committee on resolu-
tions arrived. and made its report i'm
mediateiy. 1t recommended that a
communication be sent to President
Roosevelt informing him that the con-
vention accepted the arbitration pro-
posal. President Mitchell Is author
lied to act as the miners representa-
tive before the commission Work is
to be resumed on Thursday next.
The debate on reinstatement was
Immediately resumed. One delegate
strenuously objected to the adoption
of the resolutions because no provision
is made in them for the men who may
fail to get work. The other side of
the question was taken up by a dele
gate from the Panther Creek valley.
He said;
Let us go back; we will all get
work in the end"
The delegates in brief speeches took
up both sides of The question with
great earnestnes-. Those opposed to
the proposition wanted specific assur.
ances that they would be taken care
Of During the debate three speeches
were made in foreign languages-Slav-
.onic, Polish and Lithunian. The three
foreign speaking delegates favored the
acceptance of the proposition.
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee is as follows:
I'VE, the committee on resolutions,
beg to recommend that the following
communication be adopted ard for
warded to Theodore Roosevelt, presi-
dent of the United States of America:
"Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 2l.-Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, ID.
'C.-Dear Sir: We, the representa-
tives OF the employees of the various
coal companies engaged in operating
Pennsylvania, in convention assem-
bled, having under consideration your
telegram of October Is, 1902, ad-
dressed to John Mitchell. president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
have decided to accept the proposition
therein embodied and to submit all
questions at issue between operators
and mine workers in the anthracite
coal region for adjustment to the
commission which you have named.
In pursuance of that decision we shall
report for work on Thursday morning.
October 23, in positions and working
places occupied by us prior to the in
auguration of the strike. We have au-
thorized John Mitchell, president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
with such assistants as he may select
TO represent us in all hearings before
the commission. (Signed)
JOHN MITCHELL.
Chairman of Convention.
w. B. WILSON, Secretary of Con
yention."
President Mitchell announced that
he had received a telegram from Presi.
dent Roosevelt that he would call a
meeting OF the commission immediate
ly after favorable action Of the con-
Vention. President Mitchell said that