Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-09-11
RETURN TO WORK.
Strike of West Virginia Miners
Practically Ended.
Some Concessions Granted A the
Old Wen to be Taken Backbone
syIvania's Governor May Cali
Session OF Legislature to
Act on the Strike.

Huntington, w. Va, Sept. st is
now believed that the coal strike in
West Virginia is practically at an
end. At a mass meeting of miners
from all the coal fields along the Nor
folk g. Western railroad here Thurs
day it was almost unanimously agreed
to end the strike, providing the opera
tors will take back all the old miners,
and the latter have sgnifed their in
tention of doing this. The miners
have agreed to return to work next
Monday.
lit is reported that President John
Mitchell, of the United Mine Work.
ers, advised the strikers to return to
work, as he realized that winter is
near at hand and the miners in this
field could not hold out much longer,
as almost every one is dependent up
on the union for food and clothing.
1t is thought the strikers in the New
River and Kanawha fields will soon
follow the action of the strikers on
the Norfolk & &Western. The Poca-
hontas miners are still out.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 5.-President
Mitchell last evening confirmed the
press dispatch stating that the strike
of miners in the Pocahontas region
had been declared off. He said the
strikers were granted some conces-
sions, but he could not say just at,
present just what they were.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept 5.-The conven-
tion of the Peoples Alliance called
for the purpose of putting some plan
in operation for the settlement of the
anthracite miners strike opened
Thursday with about Is delegates in
attendance, representing Is different
coal region towns.
A committee consisting of one MEM
Der from each alliance represented
was appointed to confer as to the
best method to be adopted by the
convention for bringing about, if pos
sible, termination of the struggle.
The committee appointed to draw
up plan for terminating the strike
reported unanimously in favor of d
special session of the state legisla-
ture to enact the following legisla-
ton:
Compulsory arbitration; that pres
ent legislation be revised so that the
state may have more power over for
eign corporations doing business
within its borders; the passage of a.
law making it Illegal for any person
under 81 years of age to be employed
more than eight hours day, and that
those articles of the state constitu-
tion which relate to the control vest
ed in the Legislature over the char
ters of corporations, and giving the
legislature power to annul, revoke or
alter these charters if the public in
terests are endangered by violation
of the constitution and forbidding
common carriers from being interest
ed in the production of any industry,
be made effective.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 5.-Gov.
Stone was waited upon yesterday by
a committee from the state legisla-
tive board of railroad employees Of
Pennsylvania and requested to take
immediate steps to bring a settle
ment of the strike in the anthracite
coal regions, and if necessary call an
extra session of the Legislature for
the enactment of a compulsory arbi-
tration law.
Gov. Stone replied that if, by calling
a special session of the legislature,
a law could be passed that would he
constitutional and would settle this
strike and prevent others, he would
not hesitate to call a special session.
Gov. Stone also said he regarded the
strike as of sufficient public interest
to Justify an extra session of the
legislature if it would solve the diff
ffculty, but he would not call a spe-
cial session i'm the interest of specu-
lation, or for political effect, if no
satisfactory law could be passed or
good come out Of it.