The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-17

Status of MT. WrASht-auestt0n as 10 Whether He Has a Right to Vote General Resumption of Work Likely Next Thursday or Friday at the Latest Coal Companies Preparing for the start-withdrawal of the Troops.
 Wnkesbarre, Oct. 16.-President Mitchell tonight issued the following call for a miners convention to ratify his acceptance of the plan for set clement of the anthracite miners strike;
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 16 To the Officers and Members of all Lo-
 cal Unions in Districts 1, and g:
 Gentlemen-At meeting of the eX- ecutive boards of districts 1, and it was unanimously agreed to issue a call for delegate convention and recom- mend to that convention that all mine workers now on strike return to their former positions and working places and submit to the commission appoint ed by the president of the United States all questions at issue between the oper- ators and mine workers of the anthra- cite coal fields.
 In pursuance whereof you are hereby notified that a convention will be held in the city of Wilkesbarre, Pa., begin ming at 10 a. m. Monday, October 20.
 The purpose of the convention will be to act on the proposition submitted by the president of the United States.
 Local unions will hold meetings not later than Friday night and name dele gates to attend the convention. The basis of representation will be one vote for each one hundred members or less and an additional vote for each addi- tional one hundred members or major ity fraction thereof. The president and secretary of each local union will fill out one credential and one duplicate ere dential for each delegate elected. The duplicate credential should be given to the delegate elected and the original should be placed in the hands of dis trict board members not later than Sat urday night. The district board mem- bers are instructed to have all creden- tials in the hands of the credential conn- mittee Sunday afternoon.
 It is recommended that delegates be given full power and authority to act in behalf of their local union.
 Respectfully submitted on behalf of the executive board of districts 1, and John Mitchell, president U. M. W. of A.
 W. B. Wilson, secretary.
 It is the hope and belief of the off, cers of the union that the mining of coal will be resumed before the close of next week after a suspension 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 received late last night until about 10 o'clock this morning there was some doubt as to how the miners would receive the mod flied plan.
 IL was not until after ? D. m. that thu thirty-seven members of the three dis trict boards were called into session which lasted two hours and fifteen min utes. There was some opposition mani fested in the meeting against certain features of the plan, but after ful discussion of the objectionable parts unanimous vote was taken to recon mend to the convention the acceptanc of the proposition. AS the conferenc was held behind closed doors and bond of secrecy was placed on ever, man present the specific objections wer not officially announced. These or the same executive boards which, o May 8 last, ordered the strike to begir which action was approved in the fac of MT. Mitchelrs opposition by tn FIazleton convention a few days latel It is expected that some objection wi be raised on the floor of the convention but the officers are confident that tn opposition will disappear when MI Mitchell explains all the features of tn modified proposition to the delegates.
 A question was raised to-day as whether Commissioner Wright, who wi be the recorder of the commission, sha have the right to vote in case the si other members of the board are equall divided on any question in connectio with a settlement. MT. Mitchell whe asked did not appear to be sure that h had not, and other officials of tn union were also uncertain of M Wrights status. The matter of tn term of years that the agreement sha be in force was also a source of muc inquiry. The union was strongly oppo: ed to the operators fixing the term ( years. One district president said tn feature had been left to the discretio of the commission as suggested in M Mitchells proposition, while other of cials said they knew nothing about i President Mitchell for some reason ,di not care to discuss any feature of tf arbitration while the matter was sti in the hands of the miners.
 If the plans of the strike leaders al
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