The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-10-23

win be no employment for many work
men for some months. Now that the
strike is over, the volume of relief
money will decrease and the local
unions will be compelled to call upon
the national organizations for as
sistance when the money now in hand
runs out. With the close of the great
conflict will also end in a few days,
probably with the passing of this week,
the assessment now being levied on all
bituminous mine workers affiliated
with the union. The officials who care
to talk of the situation feel confident
that the national body will come to
the assistance and help all those who
stood out during the suspension.
To Begin Work at Once.
Hundreds of men, needed to repair
the mines and otherwise place them
in condition for operation, will be at
work this morning, the convention hav-
ing decided that this was imperative
in order to get the men at work quick
ly and satisfy the country's demand
for coal. All the locals will holdmeet-
ings to-day, at which instructions will
be given the members regarding their
applica ton for work. The proceedings
in the convention indicate that there
will be some friction in some of the
local organizations over many little
questions which will come up in con-
nection with the men returning,tn the,
mines.
Mitchell Pleased.
President Mitchell received many
congratulatory telegramsfrom all over
the country after the news spread that
the strike was ended. On his return
to headquarters he was asked for an
expression of his views on the action
of the convention and in reply he said:
81 am we'll pleased with the action of
the anthracite mine workers in decid-
mated in the strike to the commission
selected by the presidentof the United
States. The strike itself has demon
strated the power and dignity of labor.
Conservative, intelligent trade union
ism has received an impetus the effect
of which cannot be measured. ear
nestly hope and firmly believe that both
labor and capital have learned lessons
from the miners strike which will en-
able them to adopt peaceful, humane
and business methods of adjusting
wage differences in the future"
oniciany Announced.
After Mr.. Mitchell had notified Presi-
dent Roosevelt of the action of the
convention and had received reply to
the effect that the commission would
meet in Washington on Friday he sent
out the official announcementthrou
the press TO the strikers that the strike
was off. 1t was addressed to all min
ers and mine workers in the anthra-
cite region and was as follows:
You are hereby officially notified
that it was unanimously decided to-day
by the delegates attending the special
convention that all mine workers
should report for work Thursday
morning, October 23, and that the is
sues which eliminated in the strike
should be referred for adjustment to
the commission appointed by the presi-
dent of the United States.
"We are authorized by the executive
officers of districts l, 7and otto caution
all those who resume work to exercise
more than usual care in order that ac-
cidentsto life and limbs may be avert
ed. Owing to the condition of the
mines after an idleness of five months
there will be great danger when work
is resumed. We are prompted to offer
this advice by the fact at the close of
the strike two years ago many more
accidents and deaths occurred than
take place when the mines are operat-
ing regularly,
JOHN MITCHELL,
President United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea.
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