The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-21


The strike leader spoke as follows:
"Eentiemcn Of the convention: desire
70 Inform you that the president OF your
Organization has done all he can TO learn
the attitude OF the companies toward the
men who are now on strike. AS you know.
the companies refuse direct negotiations
With US. Through Intermediates we have
received assurances that the companies arc
going TO meet the issues fairly; that they
are not disposed to blacklist tho men; that
they do not propose 60 be vindictive; that.
as far M possible. men are to be returned,
Go their old places. II may take some tlmo
before that eau be brought about, and 1t
may be that some few men will not DO
restored to thclr former positions at all.
When you vote on this proposition, yen
must do It with MS full knowledge OF the
situation as can give YOU
NO DISCRIMINATION no BE USED.
Now let me emphasize this point: The
poorest boy that worked IN breaker Is as
dear 60 us as the man who ran the best en-
CINE, that while we shall try With all the
power we have Go get every man that
struck back to his old job. we viii make
Snecal Efforts for mono and show special
fayorS to mono. We want the engineers, and
the hrcmen, ana the pumpron, and the
inspectors, and the bosses 60 so back, but
We don't want them to 20 back one bit
more than we want the little breaker boys
TO so back. There was no single class Of
men who went out gu sympathetlc strife.
hEer3 MAN MhD SttHyh s,rneA ioI was ~
niuels and the mine lahorcrs struck for
As far as II is Within the power Of tha
nn'oh we she'll ahord protsetlon to every
str1t, MIN M ir,t centIeman IL mny ia
true that some viii bo sacrificed, and much
as We shall regret that. ! desire Co say
that No brittle Nns ever fought no victory
was ever won that did not carry with II
some victims Lives have been lost 20 gain
the most brilliant Victories that were ever
won IN the world III Il appeas to Nour
Judgment tn accept the Recommendations
of Your oficcra. II Won decide to defer TO
the Judgment Of the president OF your
country if Won wish to be HuIded by tho
advice Of Your friends all over le land and
dccidc 70 return tn work the United Mine
Workers az America Will prOtept tho man
Vim benpcns 10 he lon o,t ~ Ma nh In
our pledge 10 the preEdent Of the United
states IN which we notified him that we
work yvr snid ia him TINT we should recon-
mepJ a return OF our people 10 their old
TONS ana N thc coal cornnanies fall to give
our men their old places " they fail to
trsat tbnu, rroqonnblv we ahnu carry the
question 10 the tribunal named by the
nrcsident and nsk that tribunal To decide
hat a
Whom we went on strike
wORK FOR NEARLY All, MEN
.,.. 49,, 49,. ~. 49,. ,ta,r.
now pehtlehch- NhusV We uF Nih"~
have no assurance that " you return tn
work on Wednesday all OF you viii he
given oaek your oiu piaces 40 oeiieys;
however that ine VOW Vuu,l'' MS. W..
gruuuaiS oisp'aoe Wv wv WV "a
JOBS anu give YOU YOU, o,u piaVes "Nni'',
uars SnN tnAt uunuleps 81 tne ues
Wno were niouEno ',J leu Nh, sIg rntvSn ~
mo cities md farms when Won 90 back.
/ have no double nt all that before two
or three weeks ron Dy there MI pc no
Question hpopl ing reinntaiT ~, on h MY
men however itmelner tulN lnot WhVn
your votes are Gust W.ht YOU 70 Vhst
them Win Tue lnl hnoMig XII tn IN i,',t
OF You my ,nt NV AouVl gu p,isVs n .Ie,
care say tue cp'HDAlve nv ~ nNNl',nS
70 nave competenl ehWltpsS1IIh, utt f'
ana INSPECTORS W YOU MY W ~ fut pl1tses,
ana you knoW slie niun lnNp ,,,sfsnt
20 take Your piaceS hIe n'i cVpiipettv ~.
on 2il Know lne snen NY ,,,rn,on, ~
run ne hoistlng engines' that the hremen
ibey nave nr9uGht hlyc nor oeem success.
rul, ana. whte TUG soupai'es VII uot ~ ~
ont before the nnDny ana sly ruvy W.,
t asg'' esi H. The ey VIII IN most Gases.
be glad 10 have their old comneteht work
men hack 49,.
Another delegate made sneech 0gainst
ending the strike without definite assur.
aucd OF reinstatement, ana Mr. Altchehl
~ the status OF the arbitration nlpn. as it
now stands In resnonee 90 this requesE
he said:
ORGANIZED LABOR REPRESENTED. 4
,,,,, 49, 80 .,t.,,ad .r,. ,,,.a,,,st.,,,,
We navy IVY a"ops'u tusi' p,'pu'.s'ss,
as they mnde II. ana the proposition would
never with my consent been adopted as
,hev n,,ac 4, When tho conl commands
49, '','u =. ,',,. -. - .s,',...t,s,,,
thought 10 practically name the hFpltratoisl
we objected and secured modification Of
their ,ro,,osat frhnt modification enabled
'.''A ''l, IN,
the president 10 eiect ues oulsIue OK ths
clnsses suggested ~ tue 9perators' VT
ganized labor Is represented on the COM
mission. do not. however. assume that
either the CAPITALISTS or tue trade unionists
who are on tho commission WIZ permit
their special interests TO Influence, them
In making their decisions but organized
labor Is ON that commission aud Y II there
because tho president Of the United States
wanted II there and because we would
not agree to the proposition unless II was
there"
Then the delegates took Up the debate.
to the union 10 do justice TO them, An
ter In tbe hands az PresldcpA- Rooseveit's