The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-21

on strike with ;Is. But, gentlemen il may
be true that some will he sacrificed and,
much as wee shall regret that, desire To
say that no battle war ever fought. no
victory WIS ever won that did not carry
with il some victims. Lives have been lost
to gain the most brilliant victories that
were ever won in the world.
IF il appeals TO your Judgment to accept
the recommendations of your officers.
il you decide 10 defer 10 the judgment
Of the President of your country, IL you
wish TO be guided by the advice Of your
friends all over the land and decide 70
return TO work, tho United Mine Workers
OF America will protect the man who hap
pens 20 be left out Of his job. In our pledge
10 the President o. the United States. in
which We notified him that would re-
commend to you a resumption of work. We
said To him that we would recommend a
return Of our people 10 their old Jobs. and
ii the coal companies fail to give our men
their old places. II they fail Ia treat them
reasonably. we shall carry the ques, lon 10
the tribunal named by the President. and
ask that tribunal 70 decide that we are
entitled 70 the work we left when re went
on strike
Now, gen'1anen. those are my views
] have 10 ASSURANCE that il you return 10
work on "Wednesday all Of you will be given
back yOnr Old places. ! do believe. how.
ever. that The coal companies will gradually
displacN he men who have your Jobs and
give YOU your old places again. dare say
that hundreds Of the men who were brought
here from the cities ard from the farms
10 take your places will return 10 The cite,
and farms when YOU 60 back. ! have no
doubt az all that before two or three weeks
have rolled by there will he no question
about the reinstatement 81 the men
However, remember this. that when
your votes are cast wan Won 20 cast them
with the full knowledge that some of Won
NAV not ge' your old places back dare
say the companies are as anxious 70 have
competent engineers. fromeu. pumpmen
and inspectors, As you are. 70 fill those
places. and Won know that tho men they
brought here 10 take your places are no,
competent. You ali know that the men they
brought here 10 take your PLACES are NOT
competent TO run the hosting engines, that
the firemen they have brought here have
not been successful. and while the COM
panies will not 60 OUT before the public
ard say they will sacrifice the men who
stood by Them a. they call il. they will in
most cases be glad 10 have their old and
competent workmen back
Applause followed this There we're q,
once a dozen delegates on their feet. and
several enthusiastically indor.ed wha,
President Mitchell had said. They called
upon those who Objected IN stand I'D for
the union Some offered 70 sacrifice their
Jobs.
If any man does not ge' work cried a
fireman, he can have my Job He'll no,
find II a bonanza
One moved that 'the proposition Of the
operators be accepted
Up stood Mr. Mitchell,
we have not adopted their proposition
as they made t.. and the proposition would
never. with nv consent. have been adopted
So they made il 3D." he said when the Goa
companies thought 70 practically name
the arbitrators We objected and secured n
modification of their proposal That modi-
fication enabled the presden, 70 selec- men
outside Of rho classes suggested b. tho
operators Organized labor l. represented
on the commission | do NOT, however
assume that either tho capitalists or the
trade unionists who are on The commission
will permit their special interests 10 in.
fuence their Judgment in making Their
decision, but organized labor i on that
commission. and /, is there because tho
President Of the United States wanted n
there and because We would not agree to
the proposition unless il was there
FRAIsE roR MITCHELL
More discussion followed Men made
speeches ten and fifteen minutes long.
The orators cropped up, and even the rr-
marks Of the others did not eauelch them
One started with ~, years ago" and there
was al onca protest against history, h,I,
President Mitchell sustained him and the
man made good speech, A score followed
President Mitchell sat with both arms on
the table scanning some papers. The OBJ
jectors grew fewer and more men stood
up to approve the course Of President
Mitchell Some spoke Of him In laudatorv
terms and the gavel hung warningly in the
air. He did not like the praise He frownel
upon II, but 1t came, neverthe less, and there
was much Of it. The delegates who were
with him were proud of him. 1t was wi, h
somewhat Of relief that he heard delegate
move that the debate 10 closed But i'm
mediately another one arose and, shaking
warning finger. cried:
We will have no gag law here"
Motion not entertained" said Mitchell
There were more speakers and still the
same cry, Work for all or continue the
strike"
There we're more speakers and still the
same cries, Work for all or continue tho
| strike" on one side. and End the strike
| 1t those of us who do get work at the
mines get 1t elsewhere" on the other.
Only once more did President Mitchell
get up. He explained that tho tribunal
chosen by tho President would act fairly,
| That he had managed TO get three men
upon it changed from the original three
recommended by the operators, that or
| gained labor was represented.
1 Neither the operators nor the trade
unionist on the commission will perml,
their special interests to govern them ir
their consideration Of the questions AZ issue,
| he said.
PEOPLES RIGHT 10 HAVE COAL.
4 delegate upheld the ending of the strike
| from a new point of view. We are not The