The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
Resolution Asking Operators to
Employ All Men Now Out.
TO RETURN TO WORK MONDAY
The Decision of the National Organ'za-
ton Was Largely Due to the Vio-
lence and Brigandage Shown
by the Strikers, ard Came
as a Grea; Surprise.
New River District,
te,o,,,, nisnntch to The Times

KEYSTONE, w, VA, September AT
ter spending over TWO hundred and h1'y
,ho,.sand dollars on the strike in the
Flat Top coal field, the United Mine work
srs of America to-day called the strike on.
4 message from the national organiza-
tinn called together al this place To-Day
delegates from all the local organizations
numbering forty. The meeting lasted over
two hours, during which time number OF
sneeches were made and twelve ballots
taken The final decision was reached
late in the afternoon by unanimous
vote to discontinue the strike
a resolution was drafted and adopted
asking the operators to give employment
to all the men now out. This paper VIII
bo presented TO the managers OF the 1orty-
odd mines in tbs field on saturday, ana II
they grant the request the men VIII an
return to work on Monday morning next.
VIOLENCE THE CAUSE.
The recent killings on Crane and Sim
mons Creeks and the setting affre on
Monday night of the Baby mine of the
Pncahontas Galleries Company, all OF
which was attributed to striking miners,
ts said TO be the cause Of the union
action to-day, the union, It Is stated, be
Ing opposed to lawlcssness Of all KINDS.
The decision OF the national oTganiza-
tion 10 discontinue aid to the men in this
field came like q thunderbolt from q clear
sky, and when the local managers ac-
culesced and rendered their decision,
more than one tear was shed over the
situation.
WEST FORK. VA, September G.-Ali
tents provisions and other supplies now
in this field will be sent TO the New
River District where the strike will be
con 4nued Indefinitely.
HISTORY OF THE STRIKE.
The strike was declared on june 18th
and two days later over ten thousand
men left their work. leaving every mine
pracucaiIy idle for a week or more. The
men were all hilarious over the situation
and It seemed as if they would win out,
but from that time on the gradual dis
}ntegration of their ranks pointed to
their final defeat.
Conmlsares were established all over
the field and provisions given away free
iy hut many or the men became dissat-
.stied and returned to work This OF
course weakened the strength of the
union from day to day, and to-day there
are less than fifteen hundred men out
The operators have been very lenient to
union men and have put them to work
as fast as they would apply for their
old positions and the resolution drafted
to-day asking them to give employment
TO those stiI out will doubtless be grant
ed and It is thought that the early part
of next week will witness a fuli resump
sion of work throughout the Elkhorn
valley.
LOSS OF. A MILLION
1t is conceded that the operators have
lost over q million dollars, bat Vet they
appear 10 have no anmosity toward the
union simply thinking that they have
been wrongfuIy treated and WILL no
doubt, concode to the union the simple
request to put the strikers to work at
the old scale.
business mon throughout the region
arc all happy over the situation and a
general 1oINrcation reigns over the en-
tire valley tonight.