Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-10-21
STRIKE IS
DECLARED OFF
BY a Unanimous Vote the Striking Goal Miners
Decided TO Return TO Work
Thursday.
HOT DEBATE THIS MORNING
An official Ratification Was Sent to President Roose
w|t Who TeIegraphsd Mitchell He Would Call a
Meeting Of the Commission as Soon as
Favorable Action Was Takel

| WI kesbarre, Pa, Oct. I.-With til
prospect that President Roosevelt
proposal to arbitrate would be accepte
by a good majority the convention {
United Mine Workers resumed it's Wor
today in the Nesbit theater. While
final vote of the delegates on the mo
tion before them at adjournment yes
terday, the acceptance of the settle
ment proposition embodied in Presiden
Mitchell's speech, may possibly b
! reached early, it is believed that tn
| delegates of the steam men who ar
| opposing the resumption of work un
| less they get their places back at one
with the rest of the strikers, have no
| had their full say and may delay
final vote. The opposition of the steam
men is neither belittled or exaggerated
| by Mitchell, He simply maintains tina
| This element of dissatisfaction will b'
settled satisfactorily.
The delegates were prompt in getting
| down to work. AS soon as President
Mitchell arrived in the hall at 1905 a
| m. he called for order. The committee
on resolutions was called on but it was
not ready to report. The debate on the
reinstatement of all men in their for
mer positions was Immediately re-
sumed. The question before the con-
vention was a motion to accept the
recommendations Of the officers to call
off the strike and submit all questions
at issue to the arbitration commission.
At 10:40 the committee on resolutions
arrived. 1t made it's report Immediate
ly. 1t recommended that a communi-
cation be sent to President Roosevelt
informing him that the convention had
President Mitchell is authorized to act
as the miners representative before
the commission. Work is to be re-
sumed Thursday next. The debate on
mer positions was Immediately re-
sumed. One delegate strenuously OBJ
jected to the adoption of the resolu-
tions because no provision is made in
them for the men who may fail to get
work. The other side of the question
was taken up by delegate from the
Panther Greek Valley. He said: Let
us go back, we will all get work in the
end"
The delegates in brief speeches took
UP both sides of the question with great
earnestness Those opposed to the pro-
position wanted specific assurances
that they would be taken care of. Dur
ing the debate three speeches We're
made in foreign languages-Slavonic
Polish and Lithunian. The three for
eign speaking delegates favored the ac-
ceptance of the proposition.
By an unanimous viva voce vote, the
convention accepted President Roose-
velt's arbitration plan shortly before
noon today. Great cheers greeted the
announcement Of the result. The res
olution as adopted carried with it a
declaration that the strike is off and
provides for an immediate resumption
of work in the coal mines throughout
the anthracite region. The end of the
convention and of the great strike,
which has lasted five months, suddenly
appeared close at hand. Mr.. Mitchell,
after the convention had given itself
over to heated debate for an hour
and half, arose and calmly told the
delegates that II must be apparent to
all of them that there was no doubt
whatever that the presidents proposal
would be adopted.
There had been a renewal of serious
opposition by the steam men and heat
ed words had passed between the dele
gates. There seemed to be more op-
position than ever to the settlement
when suddenly there was break in
the clouds when a motion was put by
a delegate down in front, near the
presiding officers. In a clear voice the
strike leader called for a vote on the
all important question and instantly
there was roar Of ayes. The next in
stant messengers were flying in all di-
rections from the convention to give
the news to the world. After the strike
had been declared off, there was some
routine business including the usual
votes of thanks and then shortly be-
fore o'clock the convention adjourned
means that the pump men will go to
work tomorrow and that the mining of
coal will be started at a. m. Thurs
day.
The report of the resolutions commit
tee is as follows: We, the committee on
resolutions, beg to recommend that the
and forwarded to Theodore Roosevelt,
president of the United States of AM
erica
"Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 21.-Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, D. c. i
Sir: We, the representatives of the
employees of the various coal companies
engaged in operating mines in the an
thracite coal fields of Pennsylvania, in |
assembled, having under
your telegram of October
l5, 1902, addressed to John Mitchell, |
president of the United Mine Workers
Of America, have decided to accept the |
therein embodied, and SUBJ
NIT all questions at issue between the
operators and mine workers Of the an
thracite coal region for adjustment be-