Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-20

capital we demand and shall assert the
same privileges for those who toll. Be-
tween the combination of capital on one
hand and organization of labor on the
other, there should be and need be no
irreconcilable conflict; each is a factor
in the economic development of our
civilization, and application in business
judgment and plain common sense by
each would enable them to work IL
harmony. While the interests of labor
and capital are not by any means iden-
teal, they are, nevertheless, recipro-
cal; each is dependent upon the other,
and under our form Of government one
can not prosper without the other.
Abraham Lincoln truly said that capi-
tai is the fruit Of labor and could not
exist if labor had not first existed. La
Dor, therefore, deserves the first consid-
Grafton. That this fundamental princi-
pie will be recognized by the presidents
of the United States I have no reason
to doubt. The grave question which
you have been called upon TO consider
today demands and must receive your
careful thought. Personally have pre-
ferred an adjustment of the difficulties
existing in the anthracite field by con-
ference with the anthracite mine own
ers and without Intervention of agen-
cies not directly involved, but recog-
ourselves and the operators have be-
come so strained as to render direct ne
gotiation at this time impossible. If
the consequences of this strike affected
only the interests of the operators and
mine workers, there would be less rea-
son for Intervention Of a third party.
but the fact that coal famine was up
on the people of the eastern and sea-
board states, and threatened to become
a national calamity. justifies the action
Of the chief executive of our nation in
his earnest effort to bring about an
early resumption Of mining.
"Ishe proposition submitted for our
consideration may have Objectionable
features and in its detail may not meet
with unanimous approval of our people.
but it is immeasurably better as now
presented than when originally offered
by the representatives of the coal COR
porations. am firm in my conviction
that prompt acceptance of this propos-
al will secure to the anthracite mine
workers and those dependent upon
them a greater measure of justice than
they could attain by continuing the
conflict. believe that prompt accept
ance of this proposition will secure to
the mine owners a greater degree of
Justice than they have enjoyed in the
past.
'The people Of our country await
with anxious expectancy the result of
your action today. The eyes of the ma
ton are centered upon you, and friends
and foes alike demand submission of
the issues involved in this strike to the
tribunal nominated by the president of
the United States. That there are dis
cordant elements in this convention;
that there are dissatisfied ones at home,
I am fully aware, but gentlemen, with
all the earnestness of which am pos
sessed, I urge you to give your approv-
al to the action of your executive OFF,
GERS who have recommended accept
ance of the proposition that the strike
he declared off, and all the men are
then to return to work in the positions
and working places occupied by them
nrior to the Inauguration Of the strike,
and that all questions at issue be sub
mitted for adjustment to a tribunal Sc
lected by the president of the United
States"
Mitchell began to speak at 2:4O. He
was given an extremely cordial re-
cention. The delegates arose and
him for several minuets. AT
the conclusion of the speech it was
moved that resolutions declaring Off
the strike be adopted. This was met
with opposition from the engineers who
struck in sympathy with the miners,
who said they did not oppose MitchelPs
recommendations, but wanted very
careful consideration. A warm de-
bate followed, the first note of objection
to immediate adoption of the resolution
to declare off the strike. A motion
to declare the strike off without further
debate was killed by an almost unani-
NOUS vote. A motion was then CAR
ried to exclude from the hall news
paper men. Before the debate began
a motion was carried to have the Gre
dentials of all delegates in the hall
examined. This meant considerable
delay.
In his address President John Fin
nerty, said:
"The meeting today was to express
the sentiments ol lIle american IRISH
on the Irish question and to welcome
Ireland's chief and his fellow dele
gates. A year has not yet elapsed
since the United Irish League of Amer
lea. was temporarily organized. In
spite of the senselcss opposition in
some quarters and unmanly arathy in
others, it has, increased and multiplied
thruout the American continent, and
has furnished true men in Ireland with
q respectable amount of the sinews OF
war to carry on in a manly manner the
roble struggle for Ireiands liberty.
rSG genIolainaJethe- slr sh sh s:hdlu
The Protestants of the north and
Catholics of the south have joined
hands for salvation of their country,
which presages a long day of glory and
prosperity.
Afternoon Session.
The convention reassembled at 2:10.
Mitchell and Wilson were elected per-
manent president and secretary re-
spectively.