The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
FOffy-TWO Hundred Men VIII Start to Work by Ffi-
 day Morning
TERMS SATISFACTORY
 BUT NOT MADE PUBLIC
Miners and Company's Officials Say That Settlement Is Largely Due to Good Offices of Rufus
 N. Rhodes.

The strike of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's coal miners has been declared off and the forty-two or forty three hundred men who have been idle will return to work not later than tomorrow.
 The strike began with the men at West Pratt on September %, when about 400 men quit work. A few days later 300 men at No. Pratt slope went out and on Oc- tober the executive board of the United Mine Workers of the Alabama district called out all the miners employed by the Tennessee company. Those fin the Pratt division quit on October and those in the Blue Creek and Blocton divisions and at the Gamble mine in Walker county quit on October G.
 The trouble grew out of the Tennessee companys refusal to deduct assessments of S1 week for the benefit of the relief fund of the anthracite strikers except on signed orders from the men,
 Official Action.
 meeting of the executive board was held at United Mine Workers headquar- ters in the Chalifoux building yesterday at Il o'clock for the purpose of consid- ering the matter of settlement Dis trict President Ed Flynn presided. Rufus N. Rhodes, who was present by invita- tion, addressed the board in executive session. Reporters had been invited to walt in the ante-room, ready to hear the result. Shortly before noon MT. Rhodes gave out the following:
 T am authorized by the executive board of District No. 20. United Mine Workers of America, to make the state ment that the strike has been declared off, taking effect at F o'clock midnight Wednesday, October 15.
 ''The terms and conditions are conf. dential, but I want to state, as one not interested on one side of the other, thai the settlement is entirely satisfactory and Honorable to all parties concerned The men will probably go back to worl Friday morning"
 | After the board adjourned William R Farley, member of the national execu. tive board of the United Mine Workers of America, and MT. Flynn said 1t gave them pleasure to confirm the statement llldl MT. IHOueS Hdu Duduc.
 Resolutions Adopted.
 Secretary Clemo handed to representa- tives of the press copies of the following resolutions which had been adopted by the board:
 Whereas, The executive board of the United Mine Workers of America, Dis trict No. 20, Alabama, recently ordered a suspension of work at the coal mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for reasons deemed Just ana sufficient by the board and.
 Whereas, The Birmingham News, a daily newspaper published in Birmlng- ham, saw fit. in the exercise or its right of free speech, to condemn our action on the ground that it was not justffable, thus causing many members of our or ganization and many laboring men to draw the conclusion that said Birming- ham News was inclined to be unfriend1y to the interests of organized labor; and,
 Whereas, The controversy between the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America. District No. 20. Alabama, and the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company has been amicably settled, largely if not wholly through the efforts of MT. Rufus N. Rhodes, editor of the Birmingham News, who as a pub lic-spirited citizen and a friend of all in- terests which look to the welfare of this district voluntarily and patiently gave his valuable time, wise counsel ana unremit- ting labor to bringing about a satisfac- tory and honorable adjustment of the differences which led to the suspension; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, That we, the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America, District No. 20 Alabama, on behalf of our organization, hereby tender to MT. Rhodes our most sincere thanks for his efforts, which have resulted in the settle ment above referred to.
 Resolved further, That we recognize in MT. Rhodes and his valued newspaper, the Birmingham News, fearless and ar dent friend of justice and right and a strong champion of the best interests of the Birmingham district.
 Resolved further, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mir. Rhodes and to the press of Birmingham.
 The companys Statement.
 Early in the afternoon Charles Mc- Crery, vice-president and general man ager and Walker Percy, general counsel of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. gave out this statement:
 ''The very satisfactory settlement of the trouble between the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and the Ala bama miners, averting what promised to be a protracted and bitter strike, costly