Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-21
MINERS VOTE TO GO TO WORK.
The Convention at Wkesbare Finished Its Business Quickly To-
 day and Then Adjourned
THREE- CHEERS WERE GNEN FoR PRESIDENT JOHN MITCHELL

Hhe Committee on Resolutions Pre-
 pared an Address Which Was Sent
 to President Roosevelt-Miners Ex-
 pect President to Call Arbitration Committee Together at Once
 Work Will Be Resumed Immediate
 ly Pending the Report of the Com
 mittee, Which, It Is Expected, Will
 Be Ready Within Month.
 Wilkesbarre, Oct 21.-By a unani- nous ViVe Voce vote the convention of the United Mine Workers accepted President Roosevelt's arbitration plan shortly before noon to-day. The reso- 1ution as adopted carries with it a declaration that the strike is oft and provides for an immediate resumption of work in the coal mines throughout the anthracite regions. President Mitchell told the convention that Pres, ident Roosevelt had promised him that he would call a meeting of the arbitra- tion commission immediately after the conventions acceptance of his proposi- ton and MT Mitchell gave it as his opinion to the delegates that the find ings of the arbitration commission would be announced within a month. The Mine Workers convention then came to an end with three cheers for John Mitchell.
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct 21.-With the prospect that President RooseveIt's pro- posal to arbitrate would be accepted by a good majority, the convention of United Mine Workers resumed its work to-day in the Nesbitt theater. While final vote of the delegates on the motion before them at adjournment yesterday-the acceptance of the settle ment proposal embodied in President Mitchell's speech-may possibly be reached early in the afternoon, it is believed that the delegates of the steam men who are opposing any resumption of work unless they get their places back at once with the rest of the strikers have not had their full say and may delay the final vote Nor have the leaders, except Mir Mitchell, spoken to any extent. For this reason the entire first session to-day may be devoted to speeches, in which the final polling of the delegates will proceed during the latter part of the after noon.
 A formal announcement to the pubic. prepared last night by the resolutions committee, which included MT Mitchell and other high officers of the nina workers, awaits the result of the yot- ing on President RooseveIt's proposal. There is almost no doubt that this an- nouncement anticipates settlement of the strike and that among other things 1t will thank the public for it's aid in the struggle.
 It was evident when the delegates assembled to-day that they were in a most hopeful mood. Some said tha+ the arbitration commission would ba even of more benefit to future genera lions in the coal fields than inc nras- ent; and anyhow 1t would Dut before me public the whole situation in detail as between the miners and operators. in fair and thorough way.
 In reading the local papers the min CTS were confronted with the adyer- tlsements or merchants announcing that the strike was settled.
 The opposition of the steam men is nel5neF Denttled nor exaggerated by Nir NiIcheh. He simply maintains that this element of dissatisfaction will Ia settled satisfactorily A delegate said to-day that when it comes fo vofino against the earnest recommendation of the leaders few if any engineers will vote against the arbitration proposi- ton, though they may not vote at all An of1cial of the mine workers supple mented this statement by saying:
 es, and after the big majority for ending the strike has been recorded. me vote will be made unanimous though only majority vote is need The committee on resolutions held final meeting before the convention assembled at which the resolutions to be presented to the convention were revised and finally passed upon. They will not be given out until formally presented to the delegates.
 There was 8 good deal said among the assembling delegates about tbe date for returning to work Thurs day seems to be the day most talked of for resumption, though there are delegates who want to start in to- morrow morning. This, however, is deemed impracticable because it would cause considerable confusion.
 The delegates were prompt in get ting down to work. As soon as Pres ident Mitchell arrived in the hall at 10:05 q. m.i he called the convention to order. The committee on resolu- tions was called on for it's report. but was not ready to respond.
 The debate on reinstatement of all men in their former positions was immediately resumed The question before the convention was a motion 10 accept the recommendations of the officers to call off the strike and sub- nit all questions at issue to the arbi- tration commission. A delegate from the HazIeton region asked how the in- di7idual operators stood on the arbi- tfation plan. He called attention to the fact that the arbitration offer made by tfe railroad operators did not contain tue name of John Narklo, or the name of any otller individual con- eezn. Tn reply Mfr Mitchell said that zzlZs no individual operators had si&7za<1 {5ze plan. He did not understand 4xSxs & z4s zs-zxs sses zz*zz sa xzs <z* 5z