Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-30
COALSTRIKEIS IS OFF
Miners in Convention Vote to
Return to Work.
Arbitration Commission Begins Ets
Labors-Judge Gray Chosen Chair
mnn-Non-Union Wen Leaving
Anthracite District - Mines
Found In Bad Condition.


Wilkesbarre, Oct. 22.-With shout
that fairly shook the convention
building, the representatives. of the
$4,000 mine workers who have been
on strike since last May, officially de-
clared off, at noon Tuesday, the great
est contest ever waged between capi-
tai and labor, and placed all the ques-
tiOns involved in the struggle into
the hands of the arbitration commit
tee appointed by the president of the
United States.
After Mr.. Mitchell had notified
President Roosevelt of the action OF
the convention and had received a re-
ply to the effect that the commission
would meet in Washington on Friday,
he sent out the official announcement
through the press to the strikers that
the strike was off.
President Mitchell will act as the
attorney for the men at all sessions
of the commission and will have with
him several assistants. Headquarters
here will be kept open until after
the award of the arbitration commits
sion is announced.
After the miners had called the
strike off they unanimously adopted
resolutions thanking all national.
state and municipal governments,
all organizations and individuals
throughout the world, for assistance
rendered the miners during their
great struggle.
1t is understood that few NEE tings
of the commission will be held in
Washington. After the work of the
ba hao,, ,,,,nrn1 ,,+ 81, 4,
first step will be to take the testi-
mony OF the miners. who may be re-
garded as plaintiffs in the case.
1t is probable that the first sessions
of the commission at which TESTIMONY
will be taken will be held IN Wilkes
barre.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 24.-The re-
sumption of mining throughout the
anthracite region was not aS general
yesterday as was expected. Unlocked
for difficulties were encountered in
the shape of water and accumula ted
gas, and dangerous roofs which
threatened to fall and cntomb the
workers we're also discovered in many
of the cOllierieS. The mine superin-
tendents would take no chances and
the mining of coal was put off until
| all parts of the underground work
| ings can be made safe. This will take
a few days yet and in some cases it
/ will take weeks before some of the
mines can bc put in full operation.
| IN quite a few of the collieries the
machinery and everything else con
nected with the hoisting of coal act
| ed badly and it was found necessary
to close down after steam had been
raised and the miners were ready to
| go to work. From reports received
! from the entire anthracite region, the
| number of mines in operation is given
as a little less than two-thirds of the
! total number, but the output of coal
was less than half the normal.
As was to be expected there was
more or less dissatisfaction among
the old employees over the reopening
! of the mines. Where it was decided
not to resume work for a few days
| the men took it that the coal com
| panies did not want their services and
many complaints reached President
! Mitchclhs headquarters. But as the
! day wore on and the true situation