The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-21
Mitchell's Second Speech.

'S SS." SPeSeA'
Gentlemen of the conventions: ] desire
to inform you that the president of your
organization has done all he can to learn
the attitude of the companies towards the
men who are now on strike. As YOU
know. the companies refuse direct nego-
| tiations with us. Through Intermediates.
we have received assurance that the COM
panies are going to meet the issues fair
ly--that they are not disposed to black
list the men: .hat they do not propose t."
be vindictive: that. as far a possible.
men are to he returned to their old
places. 1t may take some time before
that can he brought about. and it may b.
that some few men will not he restored
to their former positions at all When
YOU vote on this proposition: You must
do it with as fun knowledge" OF the Situa-
zion as | can give YOU.
Now. let me- emphasize this point
That the poorest boy that worked in Il
breaker Il as dear to ri> as the man who
ran the best engine; that while We shall
try, with all the power We have. to get
every man that struck back to his old
job. We will make special efforts for
none. and show special favors to none.
We want the engineers and the firemen
and the pumpmen. and the inspectors.
and the bosses to go back. but we don't
want them to go back one bit more than
we want the little breaker boys to go
back. There was no single class Of work
men who went out on sympathetic
strike. Every man who struck struck
for wages he struck FOR exactly the
same things the miners and the mine
laborers struck for As far as it is with
In the power of the union, We shall afford
protection to every man, union or non
union. who came out ON strike with us.
But, gentlemen. II may be true that some
will he sacrificed. and, much as we shall
n.ir tn Z tlnt hl.ii 10
was ever fought, no victory WAS ever
won, that did not carry with II some vie
Tins. Lives have been lost to cain the
most brilliant victories that We're ever
won in the world lf II appeals to your
Judgment to accept The recommendations
OF Your officers. if YOU decide Ia defer 10
the Judgment Of the president Of your
country, II You wish 10 ne guided by the
advice of your friends All over the land
aud decide TO return 10 work the United
Mine workers or America VIII protect
me man VINO happens l" ne ''lt out OF
MS Jon. IN our pledse 10 Tue PieSlueht OF
the nited states IN which W" hotihed
MN 'hat we "o"i" r''"i''henu 10 you
resumption OF WORK we sa'u 10 nm
'hal we Sho"iu rf'oini'c"u return ol
our peop'e 10 tii', VI" lopH' an" u 'n"
coal COMPANIES lai' 10 give our men thelr
"lo P'aceS u t''eS iai. " tI'"' ''''in i re-"
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7 have no assurance that if you return 10
work on WEDNESDAY al, OF you VIII De
i,o ma.' n"uno nn no", "" ~, ao,,, o;n w. &C.
viii, gradually dsnlacc The men who hnve
YOUR Jobs and give you Your old places
again. | dare say that hundreds of the
men who We're brought here from the
cities and from the farms to tax" your
placeS WIN re,,nn I" ,ile c'''eS ana larh's
49,, 90" 50 ,. na ,,,r.s ,,U """u' % az ~,
by there win be no question about HE re-
instatement of the men. However re
this, that when your votes are
cast | want YOU TO cast them with tbe
f,l l.nnui.1on that SOM. ,r ,,o,, ,,>,,, -. |