New-York tribune., 1902-10-18
WILL FOLLOW MITCHELL.
OPPOSITION TO ARBITRATION PLAN De
vELoPING, HOWEVER.
MINERS WANT PLACES PROVIDED FOR ALL
WHO ARE OUT-RUsHING PREPARA-
TIONs TO START COLLIERIES.
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GBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l
WHkesbarre Penn. oct. 17.-Throughout the
coal region tonight delegates are being elected
to the mine workers convention at the NesDitt
Theatre this city on Monday. There will be
seven hundred delegates. most of whom, accord
ing TO the reports received far. will vote
President Mitchell directs. He explained his
Iostion clearly I'm his message TO the President
last night in which he said: Il shall recon-
mend that all men now strike return 10 the
positions and working places formerly occupied
10y them"
That there will he opposition, however. is
growing more apparent every hour. The strik-
ers are realizing that there is a strong chance
that all of them will not return to work. They
are 10 take the places the operators give them.
and not go back to their former places. The
operators are decided about that point. They
say: There will be no discrimination; We will
employ union and non-union men alike. The
non-union men who have remained faithful to
ms during the strike will retain the places they
nov have. and will not be displaced. despite the
assertion of President Mitchell. The strikers
will be taken back as We need them. 1t will
take a month to resume work at 30 per cent Of
the mines and It will be that time before we
know how many men we need
President Mitchell was asked il the fact that
many Of the strikers would not get work was
not likely 10 cause trouble He said: Il have
nothing further 10 say than is contained in my
statement issued yesterday"
President Fahey of District No. said, Il
pass 1t all up to the convention"
President Duffy of District No said. Il have
nothing at all to say.
one official declared: There will be trouble,
and trouble I'm great big chunks. However, the
do q
get work will be cared for"
ENGINEERS CHIEF SUFFERERS.
The chief sufferers will be among the engi-
neers. firemen and pumpmen. There are about
seven thousand of these men, and in their places
are now about four thousand non-unionists' who
will be retained. OF other non-union workers
there are some fourteen thousand. The great
ma jority OF these the operators believe, will re-
main at their work. They have been assured OF
ample protection and consideration.
state Secretary Mullahy, OF the Stationary
Firemen. said: II believe the commission will
grant the iremen and engineers an eight hour
day In that event an extra shift would be re-
ouired and this would give employment to all
men who might be idle. AS it is, some of our
strikers have obtained better positions and will
not return 10 work at the mines"
The stationary firemen of the anthracite re-
decision OF the United Mine Workers conven-
ton on Monday. The executive board issued q
statement expressing its appreciation Of Pres-
dent Roosevelt's good offices in ending the
strike. President Barrett and Secretary Mul-
lahy were appointed to present the fremen's
grievances to the arbitration commission.
The protest OF the delegates viii be on the
ground that the condition Of accepting the arbi-
tration proposition should be that work be given
20 all the men. Whether President Mitchell
will be able 10 give them the assurance neces-
sary to allay their fears is not yet known.
II he cannot a serious effort to prevent the re-
sumption Of work is expected.
After work is resumed the position Of the
strikers toward the non union men is the cause
Of much speculation. Considerable friction is
expected. Tonight A Third Brigade officer, who
is in touch with the entire region. said he he
lieved that there would be more trouble after
the resumption Of work than before. and that
the troops would be kept in the region for some
time
To-day preparations were rushed for clearing
up the mines and getting coal cars TO the sid
'ngs in readiness to be fllcd and shipped. There
are more OF these cars in the region now than
ever before in the history OF coal mining. II is
estimated that there are enough 10 carry five
million tons 10 market. How long Il viii take 20
mine such an amount IS making operators and
men curious The estimated time is six weeks
after the resumption OF work.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS A DAY
BY OCTOBER p.
II work starts next Thursday there VIII be at
work mining coal 10y October p some sixty
thousand strikers. producing about one hundred
thousand tons Of newly cut coal every day. In |
addition the washery coal now being produced
and the Washeries which win then be started /
will add fifty thousand tons to the output. civ /
ing daily total production Of 10000 Ry No /
vember l it Is estimated that one hundred thou |
sand strikers and the non union men VIII he |
producing coal at the rate. washery and mine |
OF TWO hundred thousand tons a day and then /
the amount viii be gradually increased
There further violence to-day. big in |
fernal machine was discovered under the house !
Of a non-union worker at Grassy Island near
Olyphant- II contained ten sticks OF dynamite |
and a fuse which was half burned OFF. The |
house would have been destroyed had the ex
ploslon occurred. Company +. 18th Regiment
went 10 the scene. and after investigation
arrested hVe men, who confined i'm the !
guard house of the regiment pending a bearint.
The house Of the foreman Of the Anch0r
washery at Furnace HuI was blown nm h,.
dynamite last night No one was Injured ~ +
the house was badly damaged. Other than tbaea
cases, there was no violence Of moment Tn, !
troops were on guard al the collieries as us,,aI
but there was no interference with non-WntGr''
men. N u'iioh
COAL ARRIVING AT HOBOKEN
DOMESTIC SIZES SOLD AT STATEN 1s1.AN,n