The sun., 1902-10-17

Ner, O,is and Fear Trouble Operators
Insis, That They WIN Re cared For.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, Oct. l6.-At o clock
this evening President Mitchell Of the Mine
Workers issued this call for a miners CON
vention in this city on Monday next
WiLkEs- -BAnRr. Pa. oct rs, iso?
Toh' Ohc'rs0nd M,mbors0t Al Loool Up'oD'
IN DistriCts one, .>'r,u ard Nine:
GENILEMEN: At a meeting of the Executive
Board of Districts One. Seven and Nine II
WAS unanimously agreed to issue a call for
u delegate convention and recommend 10
that convention that all mine workers nov
OH strike rcturn to their former positions
and worSing places and submit to the COM
mission appointed 10y the President Of tn"
United States all questions at issue between
the operators and mine WORKERS oi tho snthra-
cite coal fields
In pursuance whereof you are hereby
not fled that a convention will be- held In
the city OF Wilkes-Barre. Pa. beginning
at 10 4. NJ Monday. Oct. -
The purpose of the convention will he io
act upon the proposition submitted 10y tn"
President OF the United States
Local unions will hold meetings not is40
than Friday night and elec, delegates 10
attend said convention. The basis OF repre-
sent will be- one vote for each 10, meu-
bers or less and an additional vote for each
additional i0l members or majority fraction
thereof. The president and secretary a.
each local union will MI out one credentia
and one duplicate credential for each dele
gate elected. The duplicate credential
should be given to the delegate elected and
the original should be placed in the hands OF
the district board members not later than
sunday night. The district board members
are instructed to have all credentials 10 tho
hands of the Credentisl Committee on Sunday
afternoon II is recommended that dele
gates be given full power and authority to
act in the behalf OF their local unions.
The name OF the hall in which the CON
vention will be held will he announced later
Hotel accommodations are being arranged
and will he announced to delegates upon
their arrival
Respectfully submitted on behalf OF the
Executive Board OF Districts I. I and o
JoHS MITCHELL. President L NJ. W Of A.
". X. WILSON. Secretary, L. NJ. W. OF A
GEoRGE HARTLEY, Secretary Of Meeting.
OPPOSITION AT THE MEETING.
There was opposition at the district
board members meeting to-day to ac-
cepting the proposition of arbitration and
resuming work. There will be opposition
at the convention OF the Mine Workers
delegates on Monday in this city, but the
officers are confident that it will be over
ruled then, as il was to-day, and that work
will be resumed by Thursday next.
The objection to the plan Is that President
Roosevelt was restricted in the selection
Of tho Arbitration Commission; that it is
not certain the strikers will all get work.
and that II In not specified they will get
their former places. Other complaints are
on minor matters.
Secretary Wilson said to night. however:
There will be little or no debate and
expect a vote will be taken to resume work
as early as possible; probably on Thursday
The convention to-day recommended 30
vote for returning to their former places
and to submit to the commission all the
questions at issue.
NO NoS-UNIoN MEN TO BE DISCHARGED
The operators, speaking upon one i'm
portant clause Of this recommendation
to-day. declared that the non-union men
now working. some 1900, will be retained
in their present places and that none will
be discharged TO make way for the strikers
who are TO be taken back individually and
assigned to work according TO their
capacity
A district leader tonight, being asked
what would happen il the men did not get
their old places. said:
THE union will not desert any OF its
members"
THE operators will not oust the non
union men," he was told.
What will tine strikers do whose places
are filled?" he was asked
We'll order them back to work and then
see what happens" he said
1t is evident that there will be trouble
on this score and that, endeavor as he will
to hold the men in line, President Mitchell
is liable to be blamed for failure 0 got such
an understanding before giving in that the
men shall be assured OF their old places
As it is, the men, realizing that they are
giving up the strike on the chance OF getting
work. are in no ctorious mood
MITcHELL's PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
President Mitchell realized this morning
tnat there was opposition against accept
ing the proposition on arbitration and In
order To set at rights his standing in the
matter he issued this notice;
Appreciatng the anxiety and impsti~nce
Of the public and the mine workers for some
authoritative statement from this Office |
issue this bulletin to say tha, ! was unalter-
ably opposed TO the acceptance Of or ac-
auiescence in the form OF settlement proposed
by the coal operators, because II restricted
the President OF the United States In max.
Ing selection OF the men who were 10 deter
mine the questions involved in the coal strike
Those restrictions having been removed and
representati given to organized labor as
well as to organized capital. | am now pre-.
pared to give my personal approval OF
settlement OF the issues involved in this
strike by the pOmmiS sion -elp1tpd hy th..