The sun., 1902-10-16
MI1(HELL CALLS A CONFEREN(E.
summons the strike Leaders To Meet Hin,
To-day 10 Settle on Resumink Work,

To-day TO Settle on Resumins Work.
! "ILkEs-BAREE. Pa. Oct. 10, ? A. NJ
President Mitchell arrived here at lp
O'Clock this morning. He was met bv
Secretary Wilson and the district preei-
dents and congratulations were showered
| upon him. He said:
| Cor tulations must be deferred until
| have seen the Official statement from the
President
| Is the strike ended?' he was asked
The matter will be referred 10 the Execu-
tive Board in the morning. he said
| will the men be ordered back to work
i.iinediatey?"
! The conference at 10 O clock in the morn
ing will decide that" he said
Mr. Mitchell. while elated by the news,
said he would make no statement tonight.
He would not give the details Of his con-
ference with the President and would not
state what proposition hs made at the
White House.
| Work will he resumed by the mine workers
on Monday next according to Mr.. Mitchells
! present plans. He believes q conventio,
OF the mine workers can be convened on
Friday or Saturday to vote on the arbitra.
tion proposition.
! The conventions Of the United Mine
Workers never amount 10 anything more
than prearranged ratification meeting. II
President Mitchell suggests to he metnbers
OF the Executive Board that they should
accept the proposition to-day 20 end VI"
strike on the present terms the board ma
az once order the miners back 10 work
| Mitchell called the Board together by tele
phone from Washington By 10 clock to -day
thirty-seven members invited TO the con
ference will be present. They comprise
eleven Executive Board members from dis
trcts l and Q. ten from dist rict 7. and one
national board member from each with
! President Mitchell and Secretary W
Wilson.
The three district presidents and Wilson
are at headquarters tonight. and have been
| informed Of the result OF President Mtohelrs
two conferences with the President.
II is known that President Mitchell oh.
jected to four specifications in the operators
plans
That, defining the men to compose the
| commission.
| That, implying that the grievances should
be presented TO the board by committees Of
the employees of each company and not by
| the union
That. declaring the commission should
| fix the date when its findings shall take effect
That. expressing that the finding shall be
| in force for three years
II there werc other minor objections
| they are not known.
The first specification the strikers deem
unfair and dictation, not arbitrati ion the
| second ignores the union and would cause
interminable hearings the third they desire
amended TO provide the finding shall he
| effective from the day the strikers return
| to work; and the fourth. they desire left TO
| the discretion Of the commission.
CONFERENCE CALLED HASTILY
1t is understood that President Mitchell
presented these objections to President
Roosevelt in the first period Of the con-
ference, and that in the interval between
the first and second conference the oper-
ators were notified Of the unions attitude
At the second conference President Mitchell
received the reply Of the operators
MITCHELL LEFT HuRRIEpLY.
The departure of President Mitchell this
morning was made secretly. He did moi
receive the message from President Roose.
welt until after midnight, and thenit was not
said that he would go away before morning
but after a conference with the district
presidents he decided to change his plans
to call OF the conference with the district
presidents to-day and to 60 TO Washington
He left at 3 O'Clock.
Secretary Wilson arrived during the
afternoon, and with three district presi-
dents and Mother Jones went into con.
ference. They remained in the headquar-
ters Office all the afternoon hearing the
directions Of President Mitchell and this
evening were busy making arrangements
for the conference tomorrow. They will not
talk about the conditions. having been in
structed by President Mitchell to say
nothing.
MEN WANT TO Oct BACH TO WORK.
TAMAovA. Pa. Oct. iS--The rank and
file Of the striking miners in this distric,
want to get back to work and they
are not particular as to what terms are
agreed upon II the question as to whether
he strike shall be continued or declared
of at once were TO be submitted to a votr
tomorrow there Is little doubt that rs p,r
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