The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-10
STRIKE ORDERED Delegates of the Miners Di- rect That All the Men
 Quit Work on Mon-
 day Next. ONE PROVISION ATTACHED
THE PERMANENCT
 OF THE STRIKE.

Left to the Decision oT Convention o
 Delegates of all tho Local Organism
 tions to be Held in Haxleton Nex,
 Proposition of tho Miners to Submit
 Their Differences to Arbitration
 Statement of tho Distriot President,
 to tho Mon.
 Scranton, Pa, May 9-A general
 strike of the miners of the anthracite
 region has been ordered for next Mon-
 day, but the order has reserve qualifi-
 cation attached to it. The question as
 to whether the strike Is to be made per-
 manent is left to the decision of con- ! vention of delegates of all the local or ganizations of the mine workers to be
 held at Hazleton next Wednesday,. The miners executive committee of
 the three districts met this morning
 and had three-hour session. At its 
 conclusion President Mitchell gave out the following statement; Replies to our proposition to submit the entire question in dispute to an i'm partial board of arbitration have been received from President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading, Chairman Thomas, of the Erie railroad, President Truesdale, of the Lackawanna, and President Olphant, of the Delaware us in the adjustment of the difficulties between us by the methods we pro- pose.
 "The executive committees are now considering the chances of success or possible defeat should a strike be in augurated A decisive vote on the ques- tion will be taken this afternoon
 At 4:30 o'clock the committee met again and remained in session until 7:30 o'clock When the session concluded President Mitchell prepared state- ment, and, assembling the newspaper men, read to them as follows from a typewriter paper:
 "The the Anthracite Mine Workers of
 Pennsylvania
 "Gentlemen-The executive commit tees of the anthracite mine workers, who were delegated by the Shamokin convention to represent you in the ne gotiations with the railroad presidents and mine operators for the purpose of obtaining increased wages, shorter hours and better conditions of employ ment, has exhausted all peaceable con eiliatory and honorable means at their command and have failed to secure any of tangible nature, and while, under the resolutions adopted by the Shamokin convention, authority was vested in the executive committees should they fail in the negotiations, to a strike at whatever time, in their judgment, held out the greatest promise of success, the committees, af- ter three days serious deliberation, feel that in justice to the anthracite mine workers and those dependent upon them, before a general strike is inau the question should be further 1 considered by delegate convention in l which representatives from the various local unions shall be fully instructed by i their constituents and prepared to vote | In favor of or in opposition to a com | plete cessation of work.
 Tn the meantime all persons employ sd in or around the colleries, strippings. | and breakers are instructed | 70 temporarily abstain from working, l with Monday May 12 and | ontinuing thereafter until final de- ,ision is reached by delegate conven- ion which will convene on Wednesday | morning, May IA, at Hazleton
 "The basis of representation in this shall be one vote for each OO members and one vote for each ad- litional 100 members, or majority frac- ion thereof
 "'The executive committees reoom- nend that special meetings of all local lnions be held on Monday afternoon, Hay 12, for the purpose of selecting del gates and considering the question in- 'olved, and 1t is especially recommend d that specific instructions be given to delegates as to how they shall vote on l he proposition to insugurate a strike IT continue work under present condi- ions.
 "The instructions for all men to sus- 'end work on Monday does not include remen engineers, pump men and oth- r labor necessary to preserve the prop rites of the operators
 The order is signed by all the dis rict presidents and secretaries.
 There is not particle of question but hat the miners will religiously obey he order, and that on Monday next not 0 much as shovelful of coal will be lined in the Lackawanna valley.
 While the committee meeting was on ] his afternoon President Mitchell was ummoned to answer a long distance | elephone message. He was gone for alf an hour.
 Reports had 1t that he was in com i HIT tr,saf fNta L. I