The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED FOR PEACE
ACCEPT ARBITRATION.
All Objections Overcome and the
Mine Workers Convention Voted
to Go to Work.

With a shout that fairly shook the
convention building the representa-.
tives of the $4,000 mine workers
who have been on strike since last
May officially declared Oft at neon at
Willtesbarre the greatest contest ever
waged between capital and labor, and
placed all the questions involved In
the struggle in the hands of the arbi-
tration commission appointed by the
President of tho United States. While
the large army OF mine workers and
their families. numbering approx
matcly n half million persons. are
grateful that work is to be resumed.
the strikers have still to learn what
their reward will be. President Roosc-
welt has taken prompt action in call
ing the arbitrators together for their
lirst meeting on Friday, the miners
hope they will know by Thanksgiving
day what practical gain they hayo
made. The vote TO resume coal min.
ing was unanimous one, and was
reached only after a warm debate.
The principal objection to accepting
the arbitration proposition was that
no provision was contained In the
scheme to take care Of those men
who would fail to get back their old
positions or would be unable to get
any work at all The engineers and
pumpmen get better pay than other
classes of mine workers, and they did
not wish to run the risk of losing alto
gether their old places and be COM
PEELED to dig coal for a living. This
question came up and was argued
right up to the time the vote was
taken. No one had a definite plan TO
offer to overcome the objection, and
the report of the committee on reso-
lutiOns recommending that the strike
be declared off and that all issues be
placed in the hands OF the arbitra'
tion commission for decision was
adopted without the question being set
tied. A few moments before adjourn
ment, however, partial solution was
reached when delegate in the far
thest corner of the hall moved that
the problem be placed in the hands OF
the three executive boards for solu
tion, and his suggestion was adopted
After Mr.. Mitchell had notified Presi
dent Roosevelt of the action of the
convention he sent out the official
announcement that the strike
was OF. 1t was as follows
You are hereby officially notified
that It was unanimously decided
| Tuesday by the delegates attending
the special convention that all mine
workers should report for worl
Thursday morning. October %, anC
! that the issues which eliminated ir
the strike should be referred for al
| justment to the commission appointed
! by the President of the United States
We are authorized by the executive OF
| ficers of districts Nos. !, Z and tC
caution all these who resume work tC
/ exercise more than usual care In or
! der that accidents to life and limi
! may be avoided. Owing to the condi
! ton of the mines after an idleness o.
! five months there will be great danger
when work is resumed. We arc
prompted to offer this advice by thu
1 fact that at the close of the strike
two years ago many more accidents
and deaths occurred than take place
| when the mines are operating regu
! larly. Headquarters here will be KEEP
( open at Wllkesbarre until after TN
/ award of the arbitration commission
is announced President Roosevel
soon as notified Of the action OF tn
convention Immediately issued cal
for the commission to meet Friday
| October "a. at Washington.