Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
WILL NOT SUBMIT
Telegrams Are Being Received
 by President Mitchell.
STRIKERS WILL REMAIN FIRM

Unless Ordered to Work by John Mitchell They Will Not Return-All the Soldiers in the United States Could Not Change This Decision Markel, President of Anthracite Coal Roads, Received Important Request To-Day to Attend Confer ence To-Morrow.
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct S.-National President Mitchell of the miners un- ion and the three anthracite dlstrlcI presidents returned to this city rom Buffalo early this morning. The chleL of the miners had nothing to say re- garding yesterdays trip and also de- cIined to discuss President Rooseyelts proposition for ending the strike. He will not even indicate when he Will give his answer to the president, put it is not probable he will do so until after he has received the reports or all the local unions which will meet to-day in accordance with his instruc- tions and take action on the question of whether their members desire to remain on strike.
 Several of the locals met yesterday and last night. All of them voted ot stay out and it is predicted that when the complete returns are in 1t will be found that the vote to continue the strike will be nearly unanimous.
 Under instructions from MT Mitch ell the result of the meetings, which were called for 2 o'clock this after noon, must be telegraphed to head quarters immediately after the ad- journment of the gatherings.
 When Mir Mitchell was asked to-day if he thought any men would return to work after the entire national guard of the state had been placed on duty in the coal belt, he said:
 ssThe best answer to that question will be the action of the local. unions today"
 At Il a. m to-day President Mitchell made the following statement to the Associated Press:
 up to this hour at least thirty tele- graphic reports have been received from local unions giving the action ta- ken by them last night and this morn ing. These reports are substantially as follows: The mine workers re- solved not to return to work until the demands as formulated at the Shamo- kin convention are granted or until the strike is called off by convention of the mine workers or President Mitchell, and if all the troops in the United States were brought here they could not force the men back to work. The reports are still coming in rapidly and among them there is not one dis senting voice. The vote in all the To- calls so far heard from was unani- nous. There are more than three Hundred locals and all will have been heard from by tonight. Some of the unions were compelled to meet last night or early this morning so as not to interfere with school children, many school houses being the meeting places of the organizations z
 WklResbarre. Oct S.--President Mitch ell sh2s written his reply to President Roosevelt, but declines to state what the nature of the reply is. The letter was dictated before noon and is now on the way to Washington.
 New York, Oct S.-John Markel president of the anthracite coal roads, received to-day the following tele- gram from the committee of the man. ufacturers' association which yester- day met Mir Mitchell of the miners union:
 Albany, Oct 8, 19O2.-Our committee of conference desires to meet you to- morrow at Philadelphia. This is very urgent.