Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-20
Convention Of Strikers in SeS-
sion at Pit!sburg.
ARBITRATION TO SETTLE STRIKE
Miners In Good AumoT and Contest
........ s. Nearly at the End.
GLASS FACTORY BURNED At PITTSBURG

wilkesbarre. Pa. Oct. 2O.-About 700
delegates of the United Mine Workers
of America from the hard coal mining
district of Pennsylvania met in the
|Nesbit theater today to act on the pro-
posal to settle the long strike by arbi
tration. The convention was called by
President Mitchell under the rules of
the union to vote on the plan which
he laid before it and later explained
| fully in lengthy address. Previous
Ito assembling the convention there
were busy scenes at strike headquar
miners have been directed since the
strike was called-125 days ago. Be
| fore 8 o'clock the miner delegates, the
majority of them having arrived on
the early morning trains, began to
gather there. President Mitchell was
the center of interest and until he
left for the convention hall was always
surrounded by his lieutenants and
others. The final details for the meet
ing were arranged in his Office this
morning. The delegates were in the
best of humor as they loitered about
the hotel lobby. The feeling of the men
was evinced in a brief conversation
overheard when the delegates from
distant points met. Said one:
well, what do you think of the sit
uation now?"
"oh, we are here to finish it and
guess we will"
Every delegate whose opinion was
sought felt that the convention would
do whatever their national leader ad-
vised. There was general cheerfulness
In the faces of the men which was re-
fiected in the demeanor of the citizens
of this prosperous city, and in which
nearly $4,000 of the miners live and
even the fine clear weather seemed to
suggest peace and arbitration.
Among the late arrivals at conven.
tion hall was the national secretary
treasurer, w. B. Wilson, elected to be
secretary of the convention with the
secretaries of the three districts He
was of the opinion that the conven-
tion would end tomorrow and that the
men would return to work on Thurs
day. He said the outlook for accept
ance was bright, but that there were
intimations among the assembling del
egates that there were objections on
the part of some to calling off the
strike until positive assurance is had
that all the men will get back the posi-
| tions they occupied before the strike
began. Although the time set for the
meeting of the convention was 10
o'clock the doors of the thearer were
not thrown open until the clock struck
that hour. 1t did not take the assem-
| bled delegates long to fill the place.
| After a selection by the orchestra, Dis
| trict President Nichols called the con-
We ntion to order at 1872 and ordered
the call for the convention to be read.
This was done. AS is customary in
conventions of the mine workers, the
district secretaries acted as the com
mittee on credentials. These secre-
taries had already completed their
work, and when called upon by Chair
man Nichols after the convention call
had been read, the reports were made.
While these reports were being pre-
sented report was received that Pres
ident Mitchell would not come to the
hall from strike headquarters until
after the convention had permanently
organized.
1t was 11:15 o'clock when the read
ing OF reports was concluded, and as
the business of the convention cannot
go on until the committee on creden.
this makes a full report, a motion
was made to adjourn until p. m, and
before the motion was put it was sug-
gested the delegates be entertained by
songs. This was adopted and for
brief time the big convention was
turned into a social meeting. At Hap
the convention adjourned until 2
o'clock this afternoon.
During the recess an expression on
the outlook was sought from Mitchell.
He shook his head and said:
Il have nothing to say at this time.
The outlook, in fact, the whole situa-
tion, is in the hands of the delegates.
They ordered the strike and they must
decide what course to pursue"
While President Mitchell is extreme
ly non-committal in all he says there
is not the slightest doubt in the minds
of those at strike headquarters that he
has any fear that the program he has
in mind will go through. A leading