The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-19
MITCHELL sure OF WINNING.
.ROTT 80 PER CENT. OF MINERS
WILL UPHOLD HIM.
Tue Delegates From the Southern Part
of the Goal Field Are Opposed Ia An.
plan Of Arbitration That VIII Allow
the Non.l MON Men TO Remain at Work

.a.o been instructed 10 follow the advice
# President Mitchell. This H. tantamcunt
go resumption Of work within n week
md the acceptance Of President Rocse-
,alts arbitration commiss ion for the adj
u-rmcn' of the questions at isslie
Suns opposition L. expected from the
Ha1I"'on district and little or none from
IN" wyoming district. On the whole it
r- 49, m ed that so per cent 81 the strikers
u,rt be- nedged TO vote in favor o. Presi-
don't MItchell's plan. Leaders Of the
strikers are trying to overcome any in
rru'iot among the delegates To q,iibble
over 'ho terms
Much depends upon whether President
Mitchell can explain TO the strikers hat they
viii in the end get their places back and that
until they do the union will care for them
No' more than 80 per cent. Of them can Ie-
turn to work at once. and some will not
get back for month, while, so far as the
operators can see. there are some for whom
there will he no places, On this ground
there will be the most complaint.
President Nichols said to-day Of the
treatment of non-unon men:
4 do not see that We are called upon
- ask our men TO take those fellows to
their hcarts and treat them ar they would
dear friend. In 1900 | advised that the
non-unionists be treated In friendly man
ner with a view Of winning them over. l
do not propose TO do it again. | am of the
opinion they are not worth winning to our
side I don't think we want them"
SCRANTON Pa, Oct. is.--All Of the locals
IN the Scranton district that did not elect
delegates 10 the Wilkes Barre convention
yesterday completed the task to-day.
careful inquiry throughout District No. l
shows that a great majority of them will
stand BY President Mitchell. The pub
lished declaration OF President Mitchell
that he is satisfied with the terms of settle
meut has greatly simplifcd the situation
here.
District President Nichols stated to a
reporter to-day that the proposition which
the miners will be asked 10 accept does
not come from the coal operators but from
President Roosevelt. II is known that
President Roosevelt's proposition differs
from that Of the operators, but in what
respect cannot be learned
An old miner to-day expressed the senti-
ment OF his fellow unionists when he said:
"lt il certain that the miners will stand
by Mitchell We owe too much to our
leader to say we will oppose John Mitchell
now just when he is about to win what |
believe will be our greatest victory
That the strike leaders do not entertain
the slightest doubt that the proposition
will be accepted is evident by the fact that
this morning Secretary Dempsey Of Dis
'rict No. sent word TO the officers of the
locals in this district notifying them not
20 give out any more aid until they receive
further notice from headquarters.
10 DEMAND DISCHARGE OF NoN-USIoN MEN
TAMAoUA, Pa. Oct. is--All the locals
Of the nile workers in the southern part
Of the anthracite coal region will send their
delegates to the Wilkes Barre convention
without instructions. II is learned that the
delegation will vote solidly not TO return
10 work unless the operators pledge them
selves to give every man his old place back
TO the exclusion Of non-union men now
at work
To-day leaders from the upper region
came 70 this district with the purpose in
View Of influencing the delegates 10 vote 10
~ustain Mitchell and u favor an immediate
resumption Of work. pending the finding
81 the commission appointed by President
Roosevelt They met with very little
CucCura cement.
The purpose of President Mitchell is
oa.d 20 have The convention unanimously
vote 20 uphold him and to follow out his
wishes, II he succ ed, in this he believes
that IT will he possible to hold the union
20 he difficult one,
The men in the southern part Of the
'"glon voted against a strike in the Shamo-
Yin convention They said they had no
specific grievance. The delegates from
tn upper region. I'D BY President Nichols
" District No. I. held that il was the duty
e The mon IN tho lower region TO SlaEd by
hon a, d promised that il a strike was
declared they would not return to work
under any consideration until the ON
ployncs Of the Philadelphia and Reading
company, The L@high Coal ard Navigate ion
'omranv AID other companies operating
" >chuyiki|, Northumberland, Columbia
aHd Luz"rnc counties had got an increase
ID wag-,
Irl- pledge III" men in the lower part of
10 region say, mas be"n violated and they
ere determined to ether force action that
NNi lnS'!rc for them reinstatement, or else
desert tine union. Under he circumstances
i predicted that Mondays convention
VII b. stormy. However, there is no
Doubt that Mitchell will be sust aimed az
'N" upper region men control "A ma jority of
'n" votes IA jn" convention.
u Wa learned to-day hat the Philaic-
pul amt Reading Coal aud Iron Company
.'t" az last 200 men in tnolr employ VINO
,Id not y prt ~ he mines prior to the OPEN
'ug o' tic = rke. The company officials say
',al under Eo circumstances will they dis
'iA'Ee h"h-unlon inca TO make room for
.n.pu lea
NHaNokIN. Pa oct. ls--A delegation of
ured Nine Workers representing twenty
I've locals lsft here this evening for Wilkes
Monday The delegation Is equally di-
wed a. T." The proposition Of going To
work.
Prc-drut John Fahy of Dist riot No. 0.
I"'Hrr" from Wiike.- Barre to-day. He
avs tine convention will indors, the course
nfpl"d on 10y Mitchell and the officials of
,h" ~ 80 districts. Hundreds Of miners are
h''"rIy OPPOSED To going into the mines
",,, tley kno" what they are to he paid,
Mos oi tho mines are in first-class con-
more Or 'a7 IL &C. 4 ,oded condition
NPLHANppAH, Pa. Oct. -. About two
.lIrde Of m" ioCalunions of Shenandoah
ara helshborl God instructed their dele
- o. 10 the " likes Barre convention TO
OF" arai u calling the strike OF rrlos
'."rF man who RESPONDED to the call to
tue. whether bcloLging to tho uap.. o.
l"', j. assured of getting his place back
w." OF he strike leaders said tonight that
NIl"fity Of all tho delegates elected to
.'" convention are likely to insist on this.
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