Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-10-24
Proposition of Submitting Griev.
ances to Commission, Appointed
by President, Agreed To.
President Mitchell Authorized to
Represent Miners at All Hear
ings of Commission.
It liz Expected That the Findings of
the Arbitration Board Will be An
nounced Within One Month.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 22.-The mine
workers convention Tuesday accept
ed by unanimous vote the arbitration
proposal, declared the strike off and
agreed to return to work on Thursday
morning next. Great cheering fol-
lowed the action of the convention.
Following are the resolutions adopt
ed:
eve, the committee on resolutions,
beg leave to recommend that the. fol-
lowing communication be adopted and
forwarded to Theodore Roosevelt, pres
ident of the United States of America.
"Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 21, 1902
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Washington,
ID. C.-Dear Sir: We, the representa-
tives of the employees of the various
coal companies engaged in operating
mines in the anthracite coal fields of
Pennsylvania, in convention assem-
bled, having under consideration your
telegram of October Is, 1902, addressed
to John Mitchell, president of the
which reads as follows:
i have appointed commissioners
Brig. Gen. John Fl. Wilson, Z. w. Park
.er, Judge George Gray, Z. z. Clark,
Thomas H. Watkins, Bishop ]. L. Spald
sng, with Carroll d. Wright as record
er. These names are accepted by the
operators, and ! now earnestly ask and
urge that the miners likewise accept
this commission. 1t is matter of
vital concern to all our people, and es-
pecially to those in our great cities,
who are least we'll off, that the mining
of coal should be resumed without a
moments unnecessary delay
1--WE have decided to accept the
proposition therein embodied, and sub
INIT all questions at issue between the
operators and mine workers OF the an
thracite coal region for adjustment to
the commission which you have named.
SIN pursuance of that decision, we
shall report for work on Thursday
morning, October %, in the positions
and working places occupied by us
prior to the Inauguration of the strike.
1--WE have authorized John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, with such assistants as he
may select, to represent us in all hear
dngs before the committee
&signed) John Mitchell, Chairman of
Convention.
"W. B. Wilson, Secretary of Conven-
/ ton"
Debate on Reinstntement.
The delegates were promp. in get
ting down to work Tuesday morning.
AS soon as President Mitchell arrived
in the hall at 1905 a. m. he called the
delegates to order. The committee on
resolutions was called on for its re-
port, but it was not ready to respond.
The debate on reinstatement of all
men in their former positions was inn
mediately resumed. The question be-
fore the convention was a motion to
accept the recommendation of the of
ficers to call off the strike and submit
all questionsat issue to the arbitration
commission. The discussion continued
nntil the report of the resolutions com
mittee was made, when the debate was
Immediately resumed. One delegate
strenuously objected to the adoption
of the resolutions, because no pro-
vision is made in them for the men who
may fail to get work. The other side
of the question was taken up by del
egate from the Panther Creek valley.
He said:
Let us go back; we will all get work
in the end"
There We're cries for the previous
question, but President Mitchell
stopped this by announcing that every
man should be given chance to speak,
and that he would not entertain mo-
ton to vote SO long as there was one
delegate in the hall who wanted to be
heard.
WiIson Makes Strong Speech.
National Secretary-Treasurer w. B.
Wilson was recognized by the chair.
He made strong speech for the ac-
ceptance of the proposition. He said
the miners were always willing to ar
bitrate. and now that the coal com
pany officials have agreed the miners
are bound to agree. To those men
who feared that they might not get
back their positions he put the ques-
tion how they knew they would not be
taken back. He said they were only
anticipating it. He felt sure that no
competent man need fear the result.
He closed by paying tribute to all
those who have helped the miners.
Commission to Meet Mt Once.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Oct 22.-President
Mitchell announced that he had re-
ceived telegram from Presiden,
Roosevelt that he would call meeting
Of the commission Immediately after
the favorable action of the committee.
President Mitchell said he had rea-
son to believe that the findings of the
commission would be announced with
in one month after the close of the
convention.
Faces of Miners Brighten Up.
Hundreds of miners who were not
delegates filled the sidewalks and
streets near the entrance to the Mes
bitt theater, where the convention has
met, and the news quickly spread
among the men, and the faces of men
who had suffered hardships since last
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