Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-17
scENEs on STRIKE.

Mr.. Mitchell yesterday evening at 6
o clock issued call for delegate con-
vention in order that the closing scenes
in connection with the late strike can be
enacted. The following is the call which
is directed to the officers and members of
all local unions in districts l, and 8:
"At meeting of the executive board
of districts /, and 3, it was unanimous
" agreed to issue call for delegate
convention and recommend to that con-
yention that all mine workers now on
strike return to their former positions
and working places and sub
NIT to the commission appointed by
the President of the United States all
questions at issue between the operators
and mine workers of the anthracite coal
fields. In pursuance whereof you are
hereby notified thata convention will be
held in the city of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
beginning at 10 a. M, Monday, October
20. The purpose of the convention will
be to act upon the proposition submitted
by the President of the United States.
Local unions will hold meetings not
later than Friday night, and elect dele
gates to attend said convention. The
basis of representation will be one vote
for each 100 members or less, and an
additional vote for each additional 100
members or majority fraction there
of. The president and secre-
tary of each local union will
fill out one credential and one duplicate
credential for each delegate elected.
The duplicate crcdential should be given
to the delegate elected and the original
should be placed in the hands of the
district board members not later than
Saturday night. The district board
members are instructed to have all
credentials in the hands of the credential
committees Sunday afternoon. 1t is rec
commended that delegater be given full
power and authority to act in behalf of
their local unions. The name of the
hall in which the convention will be held
will be announced later. Hotel accom-
modations are being arranged, and will
be announced to delegates upon their
arrival.
State Mine Inspector James E.
Roderick said yesterday morning that
if the strike is declared off on Monday
80 per cent of the mines can be working
by Thursday, the production being
about 400, 900 tons. BY the end of the
week 20 per cent of them can be running
and at the end of the second week 80 per
cent. By November only about 5 per
cent of the collieries will be idle and it
is not expected that, owing to the need
ofmen at that time and the rush to get
coal to the market, there will be any
attempt made to get these in working
order for some time. Yesterday NOM
ing preparations were being rushed for
the resumption of work. The strikers,
believing that all is now over except the
official order to resume, are getting their
tools ready; the railroads are hurrying
coal cars to the mines. and the companies
are clearing up the collieries which have
not been started with as many men as
they can obtain. Non-union workers
who have been faithful 10 the companies
throughout the strike are being assured
by the officials of the companies
that they will be protected. Anum-
Der of superintendent we're seen
Yesterday and it was said by each that
while they expected much trouble,
every man who has been faithful will
retain his place. The non-union en-
gineers, fremen, and pumpmen will be
retained in full number, and as they
comprise two-thirds of the normal work
ing force, some 4, 500 of the engineers,
firemen, and pumpmen who went on
strike will be out Of work unless they
get other work. This means that the
operators consider that the strike settle
ment is in no sense a submission. As
to how they hope to protect the non
union men about the collieries and the
houses, they do not say, but in cases
where they find union men interfering
with the non-unionists discharge will
follow. One operator said ''There
is no telling how long it will continue,
but for some time after the men are
back at work there is certain to be |
trouble. The union men will try to get !
the Others out Of the good places, and
there may be some effort TO avoid work
ing with them. Each man who re-
turns to work, however, must come
back as an individual, and will be as
signed work according to his capacity. |
No discrimination will be made between
union and non-union men on our side,
and we will not permit any on the other
side"
THREW Mrs. NATION OUT.-Mrs. Carrie !
Nation arrived in Austin, Texas, yesterday
and in attempting to take charge of a saloon |
at Fifth street and Conofess avenue. she was
thrown in tie gutter. Alderman "Bil"
payis. Proprietor of the place, was present
anG the reformer Immediately turned her at.
tention to him. But before she had proceed
ed far in her denunciaton of saloonmen and
their occupation. Alderman Davis asked Mrs.
Nation who she was and commanded her to
leave the place | am Carrie Nation, SIR"
'he said, and Was never known to leave q
'aloon until got good and ready" 81 am
iorry, Carrie, replied the proprietor, 'but il
makes no difference who you are; one of us
Ias got to go out" MIR. Davis stepped from
,ehind the bar, and upon Mrs Nations see
md refusal to yacate he caught her by the
'ack OF the neck and one arm and threw her