The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-13
ATTEMPT TO END STRIKE.
CONTINUED from page one.l

AS their victory. the mine workers will
have. IL IL believed. Governor Stone's 8
promise 10 call special session OF the
Legislature TO consider a compulsory ar
bitration law. For their laurels, the oper-
ators will have the fact that they have
not receded from their fixed position.
Should the strike continue to a weary
end, IL Ia pointed out, men would grad
ually return TO work, the output would
again meet the demand and the power of
the union would be shattered.
IL is believed here that the conference
was the first step In a carefully defined
plan TO end the strike. II is expected that
a convention OF strikers will be informed
that Governor Stone has promised, In
the event of the miners returning to work
TO call q special session.
President Mitchell can put the ques-
ton. You can now either return to work
and allow the Legislators OF the state to
work In your behalf or you can continue
the strike"
REALIZES FORCES HAVE FAILED.
President Mitchell now realizes, 1t is be-
lieved, that all the possible political and
other forces have been brought TO bear
upon the operators without result, and
that there face him two alternatives-a
legislative loophole through which the
union can withdraw and end the strike
without discredit or long, bitter
struggle. which all indications now point
to his losing.
fact President Mitchell alone was in
yited TO meet the governor, he asked
Presidents Nichols. Fahey and Duffy to
be present. This was done not only to
expedite matters. but TO protect Mitchell
from the cry. which may be made In the
event of the strike ending after the con
ference, that he hadH been influenced.
al Gra ba
ness Of the men that In the last couple OF
days. In the effort to tone them up, the
district leaders have been having locals
passing resolutions reaffirming their al
.legiance to President Mitchell and de-
clarins their intention to remain out until
the concessions are granted.
These have been so numerous that II
indicates concerted efforts of the dis
trict leaders to inject a note OF steadi-
ness.
STRIKERS ARE RESTLESS.
In the Wyoming and Lackawanna dis
tricts, where the efforts to resume work
have bee nmade. there are now 20 collier
les and 26 washieries going. and the out
put is about 22, coo tons a day. The men
have been held In line by the settlement
rumors. and their organizers and officers
have passed them the word around to
wait until Sept. 10; that there will be
something doing on that day, and they
have waited. III the day comes with no
plan OF settlement or prospect Of an ami
cable ending Of the strike IL is expect
ed to result In a large number Of men
returning to work.
The belief In the efficacy OF the legis-
lative action Is strong. and 1t was further
strengthened today by meeting here Of
the legislative committee of the railway
employees OF Pennsylvania with President
Mitchell.
William wilhelm. OF Pottsville, who saw
the governor as a member of the Peoples
alliance committee, said today:
II have not the least doubt that follow
ing the conference with President Mitch
ell Governor Stone will call a special ses
sion OF the legislature.
This special session could be convened
early I'm October. and while IL could not
obtain concessions for the men and COM
pulsory arbitration law. however. consti-
tutional could be fought OF by the cor
porations for some time the fact that the
United Mine Workers, even though gain
ing no direct concessions. compelled the
Legislature 10 meet and pass compulsory
arbitration law. would be big feather I'm
the cap OF President Mitchell and a VIC
tory FOR unionism the country over.