The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
WILL BEGIN WORK THURSDAY
President Roosevelt Notified and
Calls Commission to Meet at
Washington Friday.

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work on Thursday morning next. The
resolution was adopted at 11:55 to-
day and the strike is thus declared
off. The vote was unanimous. 1t
was decided that all men needed to
place the mines in condition can re-
turn to work at once. Convention ad-
journed sine die.
Great cheers greeted the
ment of the result. The resolution as
adopted carried with it a declaration
that the strike is off and provided for
an immediate resumption of work in
the coal mines throughout the an
thracite region.
President Mitchell told the CONVEX
ton that President Roosevelt had in
formed him that he would call a meet
ing of the arbitration commission i'm
mediately after the conventions ac-
| ceptance CT the proposition, and Mr..
Mitchell gave it as his opinion that
the finding of the arbitrators would
be announced within a month.
The end of the convention and Of
the great strike which has lasted five
months suddenly appeared close at
hand. President Mitchell, after the
convention had given itself over to
heated debate for an hour and a half
arose and calmly told the delegates
that it must be apparent to all of
them that there was no doubt what
ever that the presidents proposal
would be adopted.
There had been a renewal OF the
serious opposition of the steam men
and heated words had passed between
delegates. Explanations of the presl
dents proposal had been made in foul
languages. There seemed to- be more
opposition than ever to settlement
when suddenly there was a break II
the clouds when a motor
was made by a delegate
down in the front near thu
presiding officer. In a clear voice tn
strike leader called for a vote On the
all-important question and Instant!
there was a "a of ayes.
Will Go to Work at Once.
The next instant messengers were
flying in all directions from the con
vention hall to give the news to tn
world through the newspapers. Al
ter the strike had been declared OF
there was some routine business in
Guiding the usual vote of thanks, ann(
then shortly before 1 o'clock the cen
vention adjourned sine die.
The motion to resume at once mean
that the pumpmen will go to work to
morrow and the mining of coal will b.
started at Z a. m. Thursday.
1T was evident when the delegate
assembled today that they were mos
hopeful. Some said that the arbitra
ton commission would be of eve
more benefit to future generations Il
the fields than the present, and any
how it would put before the public tn
whole situation in detail as between
the miners and operators, in a tal
, and thorough way.
| The Committees Report.
At 1O:4o the committee IN resolr
5 tions arrived, The committee mad
it's report Immediately. 1t was as TO
lows:
We. the committee on resolutions
l beg to recommend that the followin
t communication be adopted and TO
: warded to Theodore Roosevelt, pres
dent of the United States of America
"Wilkesbarre, Pa. Oct. 21, 1902
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, WashlnI
t ton, D. C.-Dear Sir: We, the rel
resentatives of the employees OF tn
t various coal companies engaged ]
operating mines in the %anthracl'
/ coal fields of Pennsylvania, in CO
e vention assembled, having under co
sideration your telegram of Octobf
e IL. 1902. addressed to John Mitchell
b president of the United Mine Wor
ers of America, which reads as &c
lows: 4 have appointed as comm
sioners, Brigadier General John ]
Wilson, E. w. Parker, Judge Geors
!. Gray, E. C. Clark, Thomas II. wa
e kins, Bishop J. L. Spalding, with "a
IS roll D. Wright as recorder. The
r names are accepted by the operate
le and l now earnestly ask and ur'
O. that the miners likewise accept Tn
commission. It is a matter OF VII
lc concern to all our people n
pecially to those in our great clue
who are least we'll off, that the mi
ing of coal should be resumed VIII
: out a moments unnecessary dela
g "We have decided to accept t
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