The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-21
MINERS DELEGATES
ARE In CONVENTION
Continued from First Page.

borers struck for. AS far as Il is within
the power of the union we shall afford
protection TO everw man, union and non
union, who went out on strike with Us.
But, gentlemen, II may be true that
some will be sacrificed, and, much as we
shall regret that, / desire 70 say that no
battle was ever fought. no victory was
ever one. that did not carry with IL some
victims Lives have been lost TO gain
the most brilliant victories that were
ever won in the world II K appeals 10
your Judgment TO accept the recommen-
dations Of your officers II you decide
10 defer to the judgment Of the presi-
dent Of your country, II you wish 20 b
guided by the advice OF your friends all
over the land. and decide TO return 10
work the United Minevorkers Of Amer
ica will protect the man who happens 20
be left out Of his Job In our pledge 70
the president Of the United States in
which We notified him that We would rec
ommend to you a resumption Of work.
we said 70 him that We should recon-
mend return OF our people 10 their old
positions. and n the coal companies fan
to give our men their old places. II they
fail te treat them reasonably. we shall
carry the question TO the tribunal named
BY the president and that tribunal 70
decide that we are entitled 20 the work
we left when We went on strike
Only Logical Assurance.
Now. gentlemen. these are my views.
I have 10 assurance that Il you return
TO work on Wednesday ali of you VII be
given back your old places. I DO believe.
however that the coal companies VIII
gradually displsce the men who have
your jobs and give you your old places
again. Ieare say hundreds of TIE men
who sT--e brought here frcm the farms
10 tack your places viii return 70 the
farms when you 70 back J have 20
doubt al ali that before two Or three
weeks have rolled BY there vii Be 10
question about the reinstatement q the
men. However. renennr this. that when
your votes are cast I want you 70 cast
them with The fuil knowle6Ee that rorEs
of you may rot get yosr Old places back
I dare say the companies are as anz-
ious 10 haze competent c-Ei-eers. are
-ne-. puup men aud inspectors as you
are q fil the places. and VOC knoE that
the rnen they brought here - take year
places are not competent 70 rza the hoist
ing engines that the 1Te1ssB they have
brought mere have no. hee7 su-cessfli.
ard while th- companies wih not 20 esst
before the public and saT they Tii 'Hsc-
Ffdcs the men who stoce ~ them. -
Trey call il. they zlIi r. uosr cases bs
Z
sorkuen back
Ks remarks were greeted Eith sp-
s1sfsse Another dsi-~ate zzsfe speech
against sndtnE he strike Etthorit def
rfte assurance Ct relnstaferufrt azt Er
asifrheI vas aEain called urrr fcr az er-
-l-aztsnu = - sfatas e fns s-sitrztisa
pan ~ f. nor ssanes II res9onss %
this request - ssa
Hit1helFs Third speseh.
we have rct adopted fae3r pestt,on
ss th.y made T. arr tie DroVoElflea
Tcus1 never. With ~ co-se1t. have oeen
atcrtec "a trey rafe = Hh>z re cal
companies souEht u practically nzrze fas
arnltr.:o-~. ~e o5i~cfed ard ssrur~f
rrodsncst ticn q thetr rTopDsst Thaf
--o5fecaT5oz snzsset the pree15e-s - ~
lez< ruez cEssste q the ctssssE s. rZFsEs-
BY the OPERATOR C'rrs-ired iao1E =
-e-reser:fd on she ce-zssEso7- a.
-ot- hozeFsr. assure that sisE~- fh~
capitalists cr the t-z4< rrlezisfs wvs are
cn ths co-zsszsoz viil permit fhe.r sper-
al interests "a f-eGezce tastr sa1rrzeuf
II making their decision. 1-s uzEsr-zee
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