The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-17
THE STRIKE FINISH
MINERS IN EXECUTIVE MEETING
ACCEPT PROPOSITION.
CONVENTION HELD MONDAY.
AND AT THIS MEETING ALL DE-
TAILS WILL BE SETTLED.

aiming of Coal VIII be Resumed
Rafore the End of Next Week, At
tor n suspension of More Than
five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MitcheIPs
settlement Gives General Satisfac-
Roard THAT Ordered Strike APP
proves Arbitration Convention.
wiIkesbarre. Pa, Oct. 16.-The ex-
ecutive board of three anthracite dis
tricts of the United Mine Workers of
America, in joint session to-day, unan-
;mously decided to recommend to a
delegate convention of striking miners,
the acceptance of the arbitration prop
osition submitted by the President of
the United States, and it is reason
ahlv certain that the advance will be
followed and the great struggle brought
10 a close. The convention will be
convened in this city Monday morn
ing. and it is the hope and the belief
of the officers of the union that the
mining of coal will be resumed before
the close of next week after sus-
nension of more than five months The
citizens of the entire region are much
elated that the strike is almost over,
because business in the coal fields
has been practically paralyzed
since the strike began.
From the time the news was receiv-
ed late last night until about 10 o'clock
this morning there was some doubt
as to how the miners would receive
the modified plan. President Mitchell
was asked to make some expression on
the proposition, but he steadfastly re-
fused He was pressed by the CORE
spondents for a statement, and finally,
at 10 o'clock, he cleared up the situa-
ton by issuing the following:
"Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 16.-Appre-
dating the anxiety and impatience or
the public and the mine workers for
some authoritative statement from this
office, 1 issue this bulletin to say that
l was unalterably opposed to the ac-
ceptance of, or acquiescence in the form
of settlement proposed by the coal OPP
orators, because it restricted the Pres
ident of the United States in making
selection of the men who were to de-
termire the questions involved in the
coal strike. These restrictions having
been removed and representation given
to organized labor as well as to organ
lied capital / am now prepared to give
my personal approval to a settlement
of the issues involved in this strike by
the commission selected by the Presi-
dent, and shall recommend to the exec
utiVe officers Of Districts l, and 8,
in their meeting to-day that an imme-
date call be issued for a convention
whose authorization is necessary to de-
clare the strike at an end.
In the meantime l trust that the
people of our country will be as pa
tent as possible, as we are moving as
rapidly as the interests of our people
will permit. (Signed)
John Mitchell
president United Mine Workers of
America
When this was read to the arriving
district leaders and groups of miners
who came to headquarters to learn the
news, general satisfaction was eX-
pressed that Mr. Mitchell was willing
TO accept the modified plan, and from
mat time on there was no doubt that
the strike would be brought to a
speedy close. 1t was not until 2 o'clock
mat the thirty seven members of the
thfee district boards were called into
SESSION which lasted two hours and
hlteen minutes. There was some on
against certain features of the plan,
put after a full discussion of the OBJ
Jectlohable parts, unanimous vote
was taken 70 recommend to the con-
NeHuon the acceptance of the propo-
SitIoH' AS the conference was held be-
AIhd closed doors and a bond of Sc
10y was placed on every man pres
eas' the specific objections were not
olllcIally announced. These are the
same executive boards which on Nav
o. iast' ordered the strike to begin.
MHIcn action was approved, in the face
u MT. MitchelPs opposition by the
IdzIeton convention a few days later
II Is expected that some objections will
". W. raised on the floor of the conven-
tS oi' Out the officers are confident that
me opposition will disappear when
resident Mitchell explains all the
the delegates - postum ~
~ the plans of the strike leaders are
not ulsarranged, a general RESUMPTION
NJ nj INNING will take place about next
tHtnursoay 1t is expected the conven-
e uIn VIII last two days, and that there
ts XII De an interval of one day from
Inc time the convention adiourns until
ne IlIne set for the men to go back
ha ~ mines. If the convention should
AZ AZ IN session on Wednesday, it is prob
- resumption would not take place
untH Friday. There will NOT he
emough work at first for all the strik-
ts' as 1t is the intention of the COM
pJheS not to dismiss non-union men.
s %nG nave stood by them during the
~ ~ IKE The organization will take care
IND work ma oie 70
AL, Inc coal companies anticipating the
ssmuing of the strike next week are
s SuslIy engaged in preparing for re-
ccoomIpuon. Tens of thousands of coal
,r Is are in the regions ready for load
r and extra efforts will be made in
r~otlng them to the large distributing
,s snlers once mining is resumed It
M SCmated that more than 200 of the
N, collieries will be in operation by
G end of next week. and will pro-
No. enough coal to relieve the situa-
~ An authority in coal mining said
NJ nay the coal companies. as a result
beb me strike, are thirty millions of tons
thauere is considerable talk heard that
Pin ,wlthdrawal of the troops will be-
cors IN day or two, but this cannot be
Pes dent Mitchell has notified
ne gent Roosevelt of the action of
hot enree executive boards. He will
siVe out the text of the message.
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