The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-14

members are employed upon OtneT ana
competing roads. Il would be as logical
TO refuse recognition OF the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers. Firemen.
Conductors. OF Brakemen. because ma
jority Of the membership Of these or
CARNATIONS is not employed directly by
the anthracite -oal-carrying railroads.
as il is 20 refuse 20 make an agreement
with the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea, because a part Of its membership Is
employed in the bitumlnous fields.
Wants Trade Agreement.
We make this demand because We
know that permanent peace and friendly
relations can be best maintained through
a trade agreement with the organization
which our people have elected 10 join.
Fully 90 per cent Of the employees OF the
anthracite coal mines are members Of il
from choice. they desire 20 retain their
membership in il. Ii was the United
Mine Workers Of America that conferred
with the President OF the United States
in relation to the submission of the is
sues involved in the coal strike TO this
commission, f. was the United Mine
Workers OF America that was requested
by the President to end the strike; II
was the United Mine Workers Of Ameri-
ca that declared the strike at an end:
il was the United Mine Workers OF
America that sent the men back 20 work
and il is the United Mine Workers Of
America that is pledged TO accept the
award Of this commission
Recognition Denied.
Failure 10 recognize that organ
ization was the cause Of many OF the
local strikes against which operators
and mine workers jointly complained
There have been many local strikes dur
ing the past -ear. tho fault Of which
rests upon the operators and miners
alike. The miners. failing to secure
redress for their wrongs. the companies
having refused 20 treat with their rep
resentatives, had no choice but to sub
nit 10 injustice or inaugurate a strike.
Recognition Of the union does not
mean dictation or Interference by men
not employed by the companies; il sim
ply means that officers selected by the
mine workers shall exercise supervision
over the organization, and shall counsel
with the nine workers as TO how their
trade affairs shall be conducted. The
miners have as much right 10 select
spokesman 20 act for them. 20 present
their grievances, to manage their af-
fairs as have the stockholders OF any
one Of she anthracite coal companies TO
elect officers &c. perform like functions. d"
Pleads for Children.
President Mitchell concluded with a
plea Tor the children. He said:
Our little boys should not be forced
into the mines and breakers so early in
life; our little girls should not be COM
PEELED TO work in the mills and fac
tories at an age when they should be
in school Those children are the fu-
ture citizens Of our nation: their par
ents should be enabled 70 earn wages
sufficiently high to give them at least
a cOmmon-school education. so as TO
equip them 70 bear the grave responsi-
billues which viii ultimately devolve
upon chem
THE wealth and the future OF the na-
tion are not 10 be measured by its pal
aces and miIlionaires. but rather by the
enlightened contentment and prosperity
Of its millions OF citizens who constitute
the bone and sinew OF our land"