New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-20
WORK FOR ALL STRIKERS
OPPOSITION To ARBITRATION FADES
AS THIS is LEARNED.
REPORTS OF THE COMPANIES SHOW THAT
THEY REQUIRE ALL THE MEN
THEY CAN GET.
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THEY REQUIRE ALL THE MEN
THEY CAN GET
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Wnkesbarre Penn, Oct. l9.-Half the mine
workers delegates who tomorrow 10 meet
in convention TO decide IL the strike shall end
reached here tonight, and the others are ex-
pected before noon tomorrow. The conVen-
ton VIII probably last until Tuesday. despite
the efforts 10 rush il through and get back 70
work as quickly possible. II is thought TO-
night from the attitude OF the delegates that
there will be no objection Of consequences 10 the
recommendation Of President Mitchell that ar
bitration be accepted and work resumed at
once. He finished tonight the speech which he
viii make before the convention. In II he re-
views the strike, tells of the plans Of settle
ment and explains carefully what President
Roosevelt proposes shall be done and how the
arbitration commission Will act. He ends with
a recommendation that the arbitration plan be
approved and that the strikers return 10 work
soon possible
Most Of the delegates arrived here without in
structions from their locals 10 how they
should vote. They explain this by saying that
their locals not fully aware Of the settle
ment plans and did not wait TO give instruction
without hearing officially from President Mitch
ell Others who are instructed TO follow
the advice OF Mr. Mitchell. The opposition
which was apparent at the meeting of the dis
trict board members Thursday is evidently
dwindling. Not much of it was heard among
the delegates tonight and the leaders now he
lieve that the only delay in adopting President
Mitchelrs recommendation will be in the desire
of n number Of the delegates TO discuss various
points.
In a body of seven hundred there are always
a certain few who want to talk and these law
all ad ny he her
gates. must have their say before the vote is
taken The majority i'm favor Of ending the
strike is expected 10 be so large that the vote
win he practically unanimous. In any case, the
decision viii be made unanimous. and so an
nounced 20 the public. The newspaper men
have asked that the convention be opened to
them I'm the interests Of the public, who desire
IN 20 know the details Of a question in which they
VI are SO much interested. This will be decided at
the organization meeting tomorrow.
DELEGATES CONGRATULATE MITCHELL.
The delegates who arrived to-day congEatu-
lated Mr. Mitchell heartily upon his success.
Tonight the district secretaries are receiving
the credentials Of the delegates in an effort 10
hurry the convention along and avoid the de
laws which red tape causes. Tomorrow morn
sng when the convention assemblies the work OF
The usual morning session viii be half finished
afternoon and then only the discussion and vot-
ing viii De left for the convention.
one of the leaders said tonight: You may
take n FOR granted that the strike is over and
that the men viii return TO work within a week
Whatever talk you hear about opposition is
largely based not on opposition but the de-
sire to be instructed. The delegates who say
they do not know how they viii vote certainly
DO not because they have first 10 ascertain the
plan Of settlement But after Mr.. Mitchell
plains Il ! do not believe there viii be any fur
rher opposition"
Much Of the opposition Of the strikers has
been overcome by their knowledge that there
viii be work for ali of them. II was at first
supposed that several thousand of them would
not he able TO get their places in the mines
again. and that the union would have TO sup
port them, but now it is apparent that all viii
return. At the end of a month the companies
viii have 90 per cent of their collieries working
employing l350eD men. OF this number II 900
VIII he the non-union men who are now at work
The remaining llso00 will be strikers Ac-
cording 70 the strikers figures there are not
this many OF them in the region some AZ 900
having gone TO the soft coal districts and sew
eral thousand Of the men now working being
men who went on strike and then returned 10
work
ALL STRIKERS WILL GET WORK
II is the intention OF the operators. while NOT
oisplacing any non-union men, 10 take hack ss
many men as they can find places for in ordar
10 get out as much coal possible So througb
the winter, despite the number of strikers who
will return from the soft coal regions there Is
not expected 10 be at any time too MANY work
ers for the mines In the spring when the SIM
ply overtakes the demand, a number win he
laid on Then il viii rest with the onerators
whether those suspended shall be union or m
non-union men, Then is the time the greatest
friction is expected.
reports or the companies show thar they win
require all the men they get. The Delawara
ana Hudson has now 100 men al work ana IN
i'rty-eight hours after the resumption is or
cred VIII have work for between six and eight
iousand, while at the end OF two weeks the
II force OF 1850 men will be at work This
he normal force, and more may be required
The Philadelphia ana Reading has now . 500
IN al work. 300 OF whom We're employed be-
ore the strike. Within forty eight hours thir-
1.-Two coIleries. employing 1900 men, can be
opened, and within two weeks work can be
given 10 1000 men, the normal force About
three Thousand or the strikers OF this company
VIII have 10 ind work elsewhere as several OF
The coliieries VIII not be reopened for some time
II at al, and the normal force will be SUFFICIENT
10 operate the coleries which do work
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western AT
present employs Io5o men, and in forty-eight