Evening journal., 1902-10-21
MINERSlIEND
STRIKE TODAY
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once the strike would haze been OF
and the conventions work done. but
those IN opposition would not have il
that way. They wanted. and did de-
bate the matter until the ndjourn.
ment. after o'clock A Panther
Creek engineer was the first TO take
the floor in opposition TO accepting
the plan until he and his colleagues
had some assurance that they wcall
be reinstated in their old positions.
A dozen speeches were made for
and against the question OF some spe.
cific action for assurance Chat. The men
would get back their places Il they
returned to work. II was argued by
one delegate that the calling out OF
the engineers fremen and pumpmen
was a mistake, but as good union mon
they obeyed. Hc wanted the union to
stand by these men now, and rot turn
its back on then. Another deleglte
from tho southern district declared
that tho organization should not send
the men back to work until all Of them
we're assured work III we are goiag
to die" he declared, "lct as All die to-
gether." AT this point q delegate ay1se
and asked President Mitchell 20 ex-
press his views on the subject He
Immediately responded and made one
Of the most important addresses he
has been called on to make during the
past FIVE months. He spoke as fol
lows:
VIII Protect Men Out Of Work.
"Gentlemen OF the Convention--I de-
sire TO inform you that the president
Of your organization has done all he
can to learn the attitude of the com
paines toward the men WHO are now on
strike Now let o. emphasize this
point That the poorest boy that work
ed in a breaker is ae dear to MS as
the man who ran the best engine: that
while we shall try with oil the power
we have to get every man that struck
back to his old job. we viii make spe
cial efforts for none, and show special
favors to none. We want The engi-
nocrs and the hromen. and the pump
men, and tho Inspectors, and- the
I bossc7 10 go back. but wa don't want
them to so back enc bit more than we
want the little breaker roys to 20
back. But. gentlemen. it may be true
that some win be sacrificed. end. muca
as we shall regret that, ] desire TO say
thct no battle was ever fought no VIC
tory was ever won. that did not carry
with IL some victims. Lives have been
| lost to gain tie mort brilliant victor
les that were ever won in the world
If It appeals to youg judgment to ac.
cept the recommendations of your Off
GERS, if you decide 10 defer to the
! judgment of the president of your
country. if you wish to be guidei by
the advice of your friends all over the
land and decide TO return 70 work, tho
United Mine Workers of America viii
protect the man who happens TO be
left out of his job.
However. remember this. that when
your votes are cast l want you to cast
them with the full knowledge that
some of you may not get your old
places back. dare say the companies
are as anxious to have competent en-
| gineers, fremen. pumpmen and inspec-
tors as you are to fill those places;
and YOU know that the men they
brought here to take your places are
not competent You all know that
the men they brought here TO take
your places are not competent TO run
the hosting engines: that the fremen
they have brought here have not been
| successful; and while the companies
will not go out before the public and
say they viii sacrifice the men who
stood by them, as they call IL, they
will in most cases be glad to have their
old and competent workmen back"
A committee on resolutions was then
appointed. and at SIS o'clock the con
vention adjourned until today.
The resolutions committee met last
night and outlined a set of resolutions
to be presented TO the convention
They recommended the acceptance
of the arbitration plan. that ell griev
ances be submitted to the commission
appointed by President Roosevelti
that all men who shall not find imme
diate employment shall be taken care
of by the union until they get posi-
tions. and that organized labor
throughout the world and other or
ganizations and individuals be thank
ed for the assistance given the Mine