Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-17
FOR DELEGATE
CONVENTION.
oHcI,I Call Issued for One to Meet
Next Monday
RAsls OF REPRESENTATION
yo,, for Each Hundred Members
q, Les. Recommended That "e'o'
uate, he Given Fun Power

vak,starre Pa, oct ls'-Foliowins
I. ,be Official call for the delegate con
tito, NJ the anthracite district oil 'he
I,n,tsd Mine Workers Of America 10
be held here next Monday;
ora tbe onlcers and Members OF All
rocoI Unions in Districts Nos. l. z ana
o.-Gentlemen: At meeting OF the e<-
.op,lye boards Of districts J. ana y II
was unanimously agreed to issue a call
,or a delegate convention and recon-
.ao,a IN that convention that all mine
workers now on strike return to their
former positions and working places
nd submit 10 the commission appoint
al by the president Of the United states
all questions at Issue between the OPP
sro,ors and mlneworkers Of the anthra-
cite coal fields ,,a,.h,,
~ I'm pursuance whereof you are hereby
noti0ad that a convention VIII be held
~ he CITY of WilResbarre, Pa, begin
zinc at 10 u, m, Monday, Oct. ".
iiirbo rurpose Of the convention VIII
=, 80 o., on the proposition submitted
~, ,Se nresdent Of the United States.
" 81 fS ccdl unlons VIII hold meetings not
lstar than Friday night ana elect dele
oates 10 attend said convention.
,Tbe basis OF representation VIII De
ana vote for each 100 votes or less ana
an additional vote for each additional
SunSred members or majority fraction
tSereof The president and secretary
~ Zach local union will I'll out one Gre
Ssntal and one duplicate credentlal for
escb delegate elected The duplicate
c,sdaptial should be given 20 the dele
Gotta elected and the original should be
,tocad m the hands of district board
roombers not later than Saturday night.
Tho district members are instr ted TO
bovo all credentials in the hands or
ne credential committee Sunday after
noon ,-.., !,
given full power and authority TO ACT
n behalf of their local union
oTbe name OF the hall in which the
convention viii be held will be an
nolnced later Hotel accommodations
are being arranged, and VIII be an
nounced TO delegates upon their arrival.
Respectfully submitted on behalf Of
The executive boards Of districts /, and
q"
WILL RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. oct 1.-THE exec
mive boards Of the three anthracite
districts Of the United Mine Workers
OF America I'm joint session today unan-
imously decided to recommend to a
delegate convention of striking miners
he acceptance Of the arbitration prop
odton submitted by the president Of
The United States and It Is reasonably
certain that the advice will be fol-
loved and the great struggle brought
10 close.
The convention will assemble in this
city Monday morning and II Is the hope
and the belief Of the officers of the
union that the mining of coal will be
resumed before the close Of next week,
after a suspension Of more than five
months The citizens Of the entire re-
gion are much elated that the strike Is
almost over. because business IN the
coal fields has been practically para
yled since the strike began,
Il was not until o'clock that the
Nmembers Of the three district boards
We're called into session. which lasted
two hours and 10 minutes. Some OPP
position was manifested in the meeting
against certain features OF the plan,
but, after full discussion OF the obiec-
tonsble parts, a unanimous vote was
taken to recommend to the convention
he acceptance Of the proposition. As
The conference was held behind closed
doors and bond Of secrecy was placed
On every man present, the specific OBJ
!ections We're not officially announced
These are the same executive boards
which on May 8 last ordered the strike
70 begin, which action was approved |
In the face OF Mr.. MItchelis opposition
BY The Hazleton convention a few days |
later II Is expected that some obJec-
tons will be raised on the floor Of the
convention but the officers are conf
dent that the opposition will disappear |
when President Mitchell explains all the |
features Of the modified proposition to |
The delegates.
A question was raised today as to |
Whether Commissioner Wright. who |
VIII be recorder Of the commission, |
snall have the right to vote in case the |
oIher six members Of the board are |
equally divided on any question in con-
heclion with a settlement Mr. Mitch
ELL when asked, appeared to be sure
!na' he mad not, and other officials Of |
we union were uncertain OF Mr.. |
Nrghts status
=, me matter Of the term OF years that
ae agreement shall be in force was
sHp source Of much inquiry. The
, ulloh was trongly opposed TO the OPP
sNa'gls iixing the term of years. one
u'ulet president said this feature had