The Washington times., 1902-10-21

shall regret that, desire to say that no
battle was ever fought. no victory was
ever won. that Gid not carry with Ii some
victims. Lives have been lost to gain the
most brilliant victories that were ever
won in the world.
An Appeal to Sentiment.
"If it appeals to your judgment to ac-
| oept the recommendations of your OF
| ficers. If you decide to defer to the judg~
ment of the President of your country;
| If you wish to be guided by the advice OF
your friends all over the lanl and dc 3.
Tide 10 return to work. the United Mine
Workers of America will protect the
man who happens to be left out Of his
job.
In our pledge to the President of the
United States, in which We notified hin
that We would recommend to you re :
sumption of work. we said to him thai
we should recommend a return of GU
people 10 their old jobs, and If the coal
| companies fail to give our men their oil
places. il they fail to treat them reason
ably, we shall carry the question TO the
the tribunal named by the President AM
entitled to the work as left when We
went on strike.
Now gentlemen. those are my views
have no assurance that If you return to
work on Wednesday. all Of you Will be
given back your old places. 1 do believr.
H. Iat ha
gradually displace the men who have
your jobs and give you your cid places
again.
81 dare say that hundreds of men wko
were brought here from the cities anG
from the farms to take your places will
r,turn to the cities and farms when you
20 back. l have nc doubt at all that be-
tore two or three weeks roll by thee
will re no question about the reinstate-
nent of the men.
May Not All Get Places.
However, remember this, that when
your votes are cast / want you to cast
them with the full knowledge that some
of you may not get your old places back
Il dare say the companies are as
anxious to have competent engineers,
firemen, pumpmen, and inspectors as you
are to fill those places. and you know
that the men they brought here to take
your places are not competent. You
all know that the men they brought herr
to take your places are not competent
to run the hosting engines; that the
firemen they have brought here have not
been successful, and while the COM
panies will not go out before the pub
lie and say they will sacrifice the men
who stood by them.' as they call 1t. thef
will in most cases be glad TO have their
old and competent workmen back
Applause for Mr.. Mitchell.
Applause followed this. There were al
once a dozen delegates on their feet
and several enthusiastically indorsed
what President Mitchell had said. They
called upon those who objected to stand
up for the union. Some offered to sac
rifice their jobs.
III any man does not get work, cried
q fireman. ''he can have my job-he'll
not find 1t bonanza"
One moved that the proposition of the
operators be accepted
Up stood Mr.. Mitchell.
We have not adopted their PROPOSE
tion as they made it. and the PROPOSE
tion would never with my consent. have
been adopted as they made IL, he said |
When the coal companies thought Il
practically name the arbitrators we oh |
jected, and secured Il modification OF
their proposal. That modification
enabled the President to select men out
side of the classes suggested by the op-
orators. Organized labor is represented |
on the commission.
II do not, however. assume that
either the capitalists or the trades union
lists who are ON the commission will |