New-York tribune., 1902-10-18

Of voIr own seiection II viii also be RENE
io accent tbo 9rt,tramenf Of the President o. me te
United States and prfeIreb Iis, - leave everything
you without condition or ressi good iudg-
meut.
OPERATORS ATTITUDE DEAouNoED'
In their refusal to accept yogT ar9'raIng1' ans as
oPsr3t99Ts soI%fn' % very conditions which you were
trying 10 remedy and TO lnsuuc' 49, s later they
again appeared before you dr2Psihtm 81 M The yerdlct
Pleas judges and PROPOSING 10 @ I'm, stYempting TO
of a tribunal appointed by YOU, n"t It,ir ~, char
frescribe within fixed and narrow hthlla - -.
To this proposition. as the operators mace H. VIC
FiTstmBecause our respect for you as a man and
our ideas as 10 what Is due 10 the hgiiss az 10
office demanded that should rot be a ,a jtS;rtv ~
a request of you 10 accept this great Tesfrir
accompanied by detailed ahd ltp, & b@nid meet it
tions 10 the manner IN when You 5si, Tropo-
Second-I}ecause careful analysis o. uleAl "a ~ ne
public that the restrictions were too narrow %
enable you 20 secure under them a VEL
But now that You have yourself removed the5e tss
sommiSson We feel confident that our convention
Nf declare IT'S Willingness to nave "a aii ~ b rer
cent OF their employees who are members OF oui 5 o
ganization determined by the board OF eiiiAiie"' '
impartial men chosen by you
GRATEFUL To THE president
We feel grateful TO you. Mr President for me me
patriotic efforts which you haSe mace mac 20 efys.-ts
which you continued, despite the TeIr'akap%Ie ne IpIn
a9 Sa9 conduct TcR ~ you eTe re m bositon TO synpa
ihze with YOU, inasmuch as we had long ben ben
from the same source. our gratitude is que 20
you and TO the American people and 'hs press eS,se
which We hope is now about 10 close Duri!ls 5 a5
impugned and our characters maiciously assalleG
have refrained from saying any Nord OF i5Iia9
any which would tend 70 render rec9le =,
zion difficult. but n becomes q GUY - 70
defend ourselves against the ISLANDERS MhlSh hS Ne
been heaped upon us and 10 proc,dlm 10. nj
have from the first favored practically the me'h'o
which is now employed to break me oeaoioGA sst
II prOffer Of arbitration or tmpsrla tnes5 mesa
81 now there need have been no strike. We have
been eager, Mr President to resP%SnI % rorress ~ @
the strike have more than once oieIeg stP ,p
ye % 2 VIII not Kermit outsiders 10 dictate TO
as in the management OF our aralrs' We nav
Now that the managers Of the companies have nave
s Deeh coiIglie1 ~ you N from ms position
are proud that the hrmness and the herol, tbir
rights ana OF vital American principle nave "'H
The poor, underpaid mine workers Of these Goa; coai
regions, who toll hard from carry IhoIiI1lS otaS nv,
organized labor in this and other lands nav nav
"a Ic and social dtT We exGlt over this tribute
the dignity of labor. because il IS the ul1inl4
However. oxul; over our opponents we appeal ALTO 10
Rem 10 now Sb as t9re T9 eaHe Snd irf f coPate with
an effort 10 establish better relations between en-
ployer and employe for the advantage oi Do'h'
WILLING TO FORGIVE" THEM
We forgive them their arrogant refusal 10 deal
with US and in this hour when they are forced 70
acknowledge their inability TO operate their mines
without our consent and cooperation we hold out out
the right hand OF friendship anG ask them to & }9iH
with Us in securing amicable relations ana tbeT,
even the false accusations which they have maze maze
rioters and anaTchists and our organization they
denounced awess and IIresgonslDe, were my ,1r
true and without foGPda9n N M fa oTkere Of
tat SN,ig o ,rosi7,t sour1 has constantly
urged upon its membership the imperative , heea 9I
respecting the law that every man who commits n
deed of violence IS an enemy 10 our eause mas mas
heen our @ wi l, 5Sleca tbere have been
fcw crimes and a number Of misdene$noTs cSafee
make the unqusiihed declaration that the imported
guardians of law and order the eompaniSs o5
murders during this strike than can be charged 10
the & gre2t army my 9 5 sn "@ Ne have Tepeatediy and
in language NOT s1sespne Of 81 S on tbe psrt Of
those strike, and we challenge the coai SoInr ti
panes TO point 20 one public gtteranee on M thelF dr
sio,c,,oe ~ co,,a,,t. go Their hired guards
We declare that !, was unfair and unmanly Tor
the coal road operators 10 insult us while We were
responsibility for acts Of laNessness during the
strike, u would he just as logical 70 chaIge The
army murdcrers. torturers and robbers because
lnti the millennium there will be crimes in every
community ana human nature Is ,5,, Ih9 saie-iio i
dependent upon Us IN the coal fields as II rs every
The PTetsnoe Of hs operators at they & were una una,
proven false by the fact that the protection which
rhe number OF men mining coal. hundred thou
sand troops could not have enabled the operators 20
start their mines for the simple reason that the
who work them members Of the United
mined TO stand 10 the last Tor their right TO organ
ize and through their organization Ia demand
better wages and improved conditions Of employ
snent; Deprivation misrepresentation and troops
last
nothing 10 do with the United Mine Workers OF
America but they have found il necessary 10 recog
the the United Mine Workers
America through you, Mr.. President, and 10 seek
terms OF peace which viii enable Them 10 resume
recognition % our strength thus forced upon the
operators by stern necessity exult over-not in
any marrow spirit. hut because we believe il marks
forward step to new era, Cpon The foundations
building FOR better conditions and long and lasting
peace.
OBJECTS OF THE MINERS UNION.
The United Mine Workers OF America since fts
organization II the anthracite hed has constantly
First-Fair wages and just conditions OF labor.
conditions Just 10 both operators aid miners We
have never made demands beyond The ability OF
tho industry pay on basis OF equitable division
of profits between labor and capita
Second -Arnicahle relations OetVe Veen employers
Fanizaton, and their Organization aiding thl com
panies IN maintaining ois"auline adjusting an
saificuties by cOncihatory methods averting local
strikes ana iocSouts and securing stable ana rat
isfsctory eonalIons i, 20 the ne l]naGstry. ]
we have proposed here has secured just such ral3-
the country. Organization, Ike an indvIdusl mus
stand upon what It has done and the life il has
record and character. In the soft coal nelds We
with them We adjust dferenees. Ne eis & an9
agreements. together preserve discipline settls
trade We have asked the anthraciIe oerato "a one
30 inquire Of The coal operators how well they are
whether not We keep agreements and render
ssstistaeJory, service Ter wages PAID 10 our mem
other what is the character OF our Organization
Many soft coal operators have publicly declared
shat they would dispense with our co-orers-