Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-17
Will Be- PERMANENT
John Mitchell Expresses Belief
That Anthracite Settlement
Will Be Permanent
HIS REPLY TO ROOSEVELT
Local Miners Lodges Today Eiec6ns
Delegates to the Convention Called
for Monday-Almost Unanimous for
Acceptance of the Plan Of Areitra-
tion Proposed by the President.

SIon Proposed oy tne pEeS'oe"s
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE response
Of John Mitchell 10 President Roose-
vets notification that he had appointed
4 commission was made public today
Il informs the PRESIDENT of the acton
Of the executives OF the district boards
In calling a convention and agreeing TO
recommend unanimously, a resumption
,.f work and submission of the differ
ences between the operators and mine
workers to the commission. 1t especial
" expresses confidence that the con-
ven.lon will agree to the arbitration OF
the "eminent and impartial men" chos-
er ~ the president and expresses graft
tude to the president lor his patriotic
Efforts to bring about an honorable
settlement of the strike. The reply goes
at length into the grievances of the
miners and concludes With an express
sion that irom this arbitration will
come complete and satisfactory and
permanent solution OF the troubles
which have vexed the anthracite field
from time 1mmemorial."
Mitchell, speaking OF the efforts to
settle the strike, says:
sIt will be remembered that we pro-
posed Oct. to place the whole matter
in your hands and accept the verdict of
q tribunal of your own selection, and 1t
will also be remembered the company
managers at that time refused to ac-
5cept arbitrament Of the president Of the
United States and preferred that Of To-
cal common pleas judges. We pro-
posed to leave everything to you, with
out condition or reservation, having the
utmost faith in your impartiality and
Rood Judgment. In their refusal to ac-
cept your arbitration the operators
sought to hold you in part accountable
for the very conditions which you are
trying to remedy and to instruct as to
your duty concerning them. Eight days
later they again appeared before you.
dropping the common pleas judge and
pfaI ps;ng TO abide by the verdict OF q
tribunal appointed by you. but at
tempting to describe within a fixed and
narrow limit the character and voca-
ton Of the men you We're to name. To
this proposition as the operators made
it we were unalterably opposed. But
now that you have yourself removed
the objections by broadening and
Strengthening the conditions we feel
confident our convention will declare
its willingness to have all questions be-
tween the employing companies and 30
per cent of their employees. members OF
our organization, determined by emil
nent and impartial men, chosen
by you. We feel grateful to
you for the patriotic efforts
which you have made to bring about
an honorable settlement of the strike
efforts which you continued despite the
remarkable spirit and conduct which
you at first met with in the company
managers. We were in position tc
sympathize with you inasmuch as we
have long been forced to endure the
arrogant insults and false witness
from the same source. Our gratitude
IS due to you, to the American people
and the press who have supported you
and us In the long struggle which We
hope now Is about to close. II our
proffer of arbitration or impartial In
yeetigatiOn had been accepted six
months ago instead Of now there need
have been no strike. We have been as
eager to respond to the peoples de-
mand for coal and during the strike we
have more than once offered arbitra-
ton, but have invariably been met with
the reply that we will not permit out
siders to dictate to us in the manage
ment of our affairs. We have nothing
to arbitrate.
The managers of the companies have
been compelled by you and thorough
ly aroused public conscience to re-
cede from this position and we appea,
to them, first, to cooperate with us
In an effort to establish better rela
tons between employers and employe
for the advantage of both. We for
give them their arrogant refusal to deal
with JUS at this hour when they are
forced to acknowledge they were unable
to operate their mines without our con-
sent and cooperation. We hold out tho
right hand of fellowship and
ask them to join with us.
IN securing amicab,c relations aud
Wholesome conditions in this region we
forgive tnenI even the faIse accusations
which they have made against us. The
pretenEe OF the operators that they were
unable to produce coal because of in
timidatlon That kept from work men
who were willing to work has been
proven false by the i:lct taat The pro-
lection which they demanded had de-
creased rather than increased the num-
her of Hieli mining coal. A hundred
Thousand lloops ooulo not have enabled
AtLe opera tors 10 start their mines, foi
the 81 lple reason that the men who
worked them are members OF the United
Nine Workers. nlen who were deter
mined to stand to tie last for theil
rights to organize and thru .heir Or
ranlzation 10 demand better wages anC
improved conditions OF employment
A recognition OF oar strength was
forced upon the operators by the stern
4 est necessity. We expect to arbitrate
not IN any narrow spirit, but because
'se baiieve 1t marks /, forward stel
towards a new era. Upon the founda-
tiQn laid thruout the War we a1e read,
to Join with them in building for bette,
conditions and long HnC lasting peace
To Follow Mitcheil's Advice.
Mt. Carmel, Pa, Oct. 17.-Twenty
miners, locals. today chose delegates
to the Wilkesbarre convention. In