Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-15
They VIII Decide According
to Advice of President
Mitchell.
BELIEVED he WILL OPPOSE
Agreeing to the Proposal CT the op-
erators-ci.Tcrcno Ct Opinion
Amorg Miners s3 to the offer.
Mitchell Premises to Make a
Statement Later On.

Wilkesbarre, Oct. 15.-From a.
thorough canvass OF the situation as
1t existed last night, there was every
indication for believing that the new
arbitration plan proposed by the pres
idents Of the coal carrying railroads
for ending the miners strike will not
be accepted in the present FORM
There is division of opinion among
the strikers, but there is no doubt
that majority feel that the offer to
have the president of the United
States select the arbitration commits
sion along the lines suggested by the
operators is not fair and that it un-
duly limits the president in making
up the board. The miners, it is safe
to say, will abide in the advice Of
their national president, in whose
judgment they have the utmost con.
fideIce, He declines to say how he
personally looks upon the proposition,
but last night gave to the press the
following statement:
Mitchell Promises Statement Later.
81 fully appreciate with what anx-
iety the people of our country are
awaiting the end Of the coal strike.
The coal operators have not adj
dressed the miners union or it's Off
GERS in making their public statement
IL is, therefore, impossible for me to
state the attitude of the miners at
this time. | am now, as | have al
ways been, deeply solicituos for the
interests CT tneI public and the well
fare Of the mine workers who have
been on strike for the past five
months. A formal statement defin-
ing our positions and intentions will
be issued just as soon as we are ia
possession of the full meaning of the
proposition of the operators"
President Mitchells attention was
called to the fact that most Of the
information from Washington indicat-
| ed that the proposition would be az
cepted and that the strike was near
an end, but he stoutly maintained
that neither his officers nor the rank
and file Of the men had done any.
thing to cause such an impression
to go out.
The district presidents also main.
tanned silence a to their personal
opinion on the proposition, excepting
President Fahy. who, who, after he
arrived from Boston yesterday, gave
an inkling as to how he viewed the
new turn Of affairs. In reply to a
query he said
The strike cannot be settled with
out the consent OF the men. We are
not dealing in goId bricks of any
kind; and you can make any deduc.
tons from that you want"
Says Men viii Have to Decide II.
There will be a conference today
between Mr.. Mitchell, the three dis.
trict presidents and Secretary-Treas
urer Wilson, WHO will arrive here TO-
day. 1t is fully expected that the
sentiment Of all the strikers will be
known today and that action will be |
taken accordingly. There is talk Of
a convention being called. but there |
IS nothing definite on which to base
1t. When Mr.. Mitchell was asked if |
he and the district officers had power
10 eld the strike he said that 1t is !
a rule Of the organization that no
settlement can be made by the of |
GERS Ct the union without the consent |
OF a delegate convention 1t is prcc |
tically certain that Mr.. Mitchelrs al |
vice viii BE followed in the confer /
ence- While ne mas not said a word |
as to what he will do, it is freely pre-
dictei by those who understand the
situation he will advise a refusal of /
the proposition
Difference & Opinion Among Strikers
The rank ana file Of the miners
view the rev proposal in different I
lights and make TIE arguments &C
cording 10 their views Those who
IRE opposed to accepting the new or
fer lock upon the operators latest
move IS a counter proposition to Mr.
Mftcaell's offer to arbitrate. made in
the temporary White House at Wash
ington. They compare the two offers
and pick what they allege to be MANY
flaws. Fheir greatest objection to