Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-17
CONVENTION
ON MONDAY
United Mine W Workers Will
Approve Proposition.
Delegates From All Local
Unions in the Three An
thracite Districts Notified
to Meet at WiIkesbarre.

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"To the officers and members OF all
local unions In Districts 1, and Q,
United Mine Workers of America:
"Gentlemen.-
"At a meeting OF the executive boards
OF Districts /, 7 and it was unanimous
ly agreed to Issue call for a delegate
convention, and recon m end to that con-
vention that all mine workers now on
strike return to their former positions
and working places and submit to the
commission appointed by the president
of the United States all questions at
issue between the operators and the
mine workers OF the anthracite coal
fields.
"In pursuance thereof you are here
by notified that convention will be
held in the city OF Wilkesbarre be.
ginning at 10 a. m, Monday, October 20.
The purpose of the convention will be
to act upon the proposition submitted
by the president OF the United States.
Local unions will hold meetings not
later than Friday night to elect dele
gates to attend such convention.
The basis OF representation will be
one vote to each 100 members or less,
and an additional vote for each addi-
tional 100 members or a majority frac-
tion thereof. The president and secre-
tary of each local will fill out one cre-
dental and one duplicate for each dele.
gate elected. The duplicate credenti
shall be given to the delegate elected
and the original shall be placed in the
hands OF the district board members,
not later than Saturday night. The
district board members are requested to
have all credentials In the hands of the
credential committee Sunday afternoon.
sit is recommended that delegates
be given full power and authority to
act in behalf OF the local union.
The name of the hall In which conven
tion will be held will be announced later.
Hotel accommodations are being arrang-
ed and will be announced to delegates
on arrival.
"Respe ectfullly submitted on behalf OF
the executive board"
John Mitchell, National President.
w. b. Wilson, National Secretary.
WILL APPROVE PROPOSITION.
The convention, 1t is expected, will
act favoraby upon the recommends
tions Of the joint executive boards of
Districts l, Z and 8, as the mine workers
have full con nfdencs In the commission
ers named yesterday by President
Roosevelt The com missoners are as
follows:
Brigadier General John M. Wilson,
U. s. A, retired Gate chief Of engineers),
Washington, D. G.
E. w. Parker, Washington, d. c.,
chief statistician Of the coal division OF
the United States Geological Survey
and the editor Of the Engineering and
Mining Journal Of New York.
Hon. George Gray, Wilmington, DEL,
judge of a United States court.
L. S' N'"iho, Oeudi pdpius, loWd,
grand chief of the Order OF Railway
Conductors.
Thomas II. Watkins, Scranton, Pa.
Bishop John L. Spaulding, Peoria, III.
Hon. Carroll d. Wright, United States
commissioner of labor, will serve as re-
corder OF the commission.
While oall Appearances the president
has selected commission in accordance
with the definitions OF the operators,
with the addition OF Bishop Spading to
the number of men they asked for, he
has really selected board of arbitrators
to whom no one could advance the
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