The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-10-24
EXECUTIVE BOARDS UNANIMOUS.
~ FAVOR ITS ACCEPT
ANcE.
WILL Be AT WORK THURSDAY
COAL COMPANIES PREPARiNGFoR
EXTRA EFFORTS TO MOVE
COAL.


unanimously decided to recommend to
delegate convention of striking
miners the acceptance of the arbitra-
ton proposition submitted by the pres
ident of the United States, and it is
reasonably certain that the advice
will be followed and the great struggle
brought to a close. The convention
| will be convened in this city Monday
morning, and it is the hope and be-
lief of the officers of the union that the
mining of coal will be resumed before
the close of next week after suspen-
sion of more than five months. The
citizens of the entire region are much
elated that the strife is almost over,
because business in the coal fields has
been practically paralyzed since the
strike began.
From the time the news was re-
ceived late Wednesday night until
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
there was some doubt as to how the
miners would receive the modified
plan. President Mitchell cleared I'D
the situation by issuing the following
bulletin:
Accepted by Mitchell.
Approaching the anxiety and impa-
thence of the public and the mine
workers for some authoritative state
ment from this Office, issue this bull
letin to say that was unalterably op-
posed to the acceptance of or acquies-
cence in the form of settlement pro-
posed by the coal operators, because it
restricted the president of the United
States in making selection of the men
who were to determine the questions
involved in the coal strike.
These restrictions having been re-
| moved and representation given to or.
| ganized labor as we'll as to organized
! capital, lam now prepared to give my
personal approval to a settlement of
the issues involved in this strike by
the commission selected by the pres
ident, and shall recommend to the ex-
ecutive officers of Districts /, and 9,
| in their meeting to-day, that an imme.
date call be issued for a convention,
whose authorization is necessary to
declare the strike at an end.
I'm the meantime, trust that the
people of our country will be as pa
tient as possible, as we are moving I
rapidly as the interests of our people
will permit" ri.
Will Be at Work Next Week.
When this was read to the arriving
district leaders and groups of miners
who came to headquarters to learn the
news, general satisfaction was ex-
pressed that Mr.. Mitchell was willing
to accept the modified plan, and from
/ iYon m, ~ 4
the strike would be brought to
speedy close.
| If the plans of the strike leaders are
not disarranged a general resumption
of mining will take place about next
Thursday There will not be enough
work at first for all the strikers, as it
is the intention of the companies not
to dismiss non-union men who have
stood by them during the strife. The
organization will take care of such 9TH
er men as are unable to find work. It
is estimated that all will not find work
until two or three months have
elapsed. This is due to the conditions
of the mines. Some of them are wholly
or partially flooded and others need
repairing.
Coal companies, anticipating the
ending of the strike next week, are
busily engaged in preparing for re
sumption. Tens of thousands of coal
cars are in the region ready for load
ing, and extra efforts will be made in
moving them to. the large distributing
centers once mining is resumed. 1t is
estimated that more than 200 of the
$50 collieries will be in operation by
the end of next week, and will produce
enough coal to relieve the situation.
An authority in coal mining said
yesterday that the coal companies, as
a result of the strike, are 30,0OO,OOO
tons behind. 81