The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-21
TO the tribunal selected by the President Of

beVeral mon were on tieiI IeSt' CcNeaoi
motions were put improperly. and the
Chair did not allow them. Men got up here
and there 70 say few words protesting
against resumption without the assurance
Of work for ALL Others asked for the indorse-
ment Of Presiden, Mitchell's address Sew
eral heated sentences we're spoken. Two or
three minor motions were put and voted
upon, and then the delegates realized that
the hall w6s crowded with visitors that
they could not distinguish delegates from
spectators. thar no clear vote could DO
taken.
-Markle and Baer might be here voting
against us. one cried. After some dis
cussion il was decided 10 put out all who
were not delegates This took some time.
The newspaper men remained. In body
they Rad asked tho CONVENTION for ths;
privilege so IA to got correct reports. Some
Of the delegates objected 10 the reporters.
One In stirring words. declared thu lows
papers had boon the bes. friends Of the
strikers. that the country AT large wanted
10 know what the strikers were doing and
that II was duty they owed the Ameri-
can people To allow the newspaper men
TO remain.
put en- out they'll know in three min
utes af'e- the convention what was done"
The great objection is that our names
will lie mentioned" one complained. and
if the operators see what we have said
they migh; not take some of Us back.
President Mitchell asked the newspaper
men II they would suppress the names,
They agreed. Then the delegates spoke
freely
WHAT ABOUT RS CRIED Az ENGISEER
One Of IN" first 20 protest against tn"
settlement plan was an engineer.
What about us?" he asked A lot
Of MS will no. get our PLACES back. am
young For myself I care nothing, but
many Of the engineers are old men. They
cannot get other work TO do. They have
been with The companies twenty and thirty
years and are TOO old 10 star afresh. What
is the union 70 do with 'hem?-
A delegate from thu same district de-
clared
Il have positive information tha. large
number Of thes. mon will not ger their
places back. And there are also the fire
bosses and others Of their kind. who. like
men, came ou- with us. although they
work strikers had done and had 70 give.
UP their iohs in consequence We shoIld
not 60 back 10 work until assured that
all Of rhesa men will ger their places hack
An old grav-hared man got up and with
impressive voice said
The ewes of the entire country are on
Ne A victory for us means much 70 the
labor organizations of tho country. hu-
what becomes Of VIZ if We do not got all our
strikers hack 70 work? Nha- will the
other labor organizations say 81 us II We
desert the men who have aided Us? /
tell YOU We cannot leave these men bv the
wayside II We 60 back 10 work they
hav. to also l. is our duty
Il represent the Dodge local az the
Delaware. Lackavanna and Western Com
pany." said one. In that mine th-rc are
~ workers Eigh'v-'wo chambers are
working with miners and lahorers Now
these men are not going 10 he discharged
What are We going 70 do for our places?
came here under Instructions from nv
local 70 protest against the ending Of the
strike until We can all be assured Of getting
work
These attacks brought 70 their feet
several men who favored standing hv
President Mitchell They declared tina,
lie had led them successfully through
the strike and knew now what Was best
for them
-Jt is for the honor 81 The union one
declared, that the men should vote for
returning 20 work, and If few do not
get work they should be willing 70 sacrifice
themselves for the good Of the cause
WE'LL KILL THE NoN-rN1oN MEN"
rp jumped a dele gate from, dis,ric.
local in the Schuylkll region:
There are four If Us delegates here
lie cried. and not one Of Us has "a ken a
cent Of relief since 'he strike commenced
We don't want 70, either. and all We ask OF
he convention is that our members be
assured they will get work Their are a
number 81 'scab~' in the mine whore we
came from Do you suppose that we are
going back 10 work alongside them. No,
gentlemen. we are not II YOU cant get
them out Of the mines, give our local
chance. If we've got 10 60 back with
those men. God bel pu US
y tell YOU now We will never GO back
until we clear these people out. Just give
us the chanca: tell lis TO 40 ahead We did
" in 1901 and we can do il now. Give VS.
the power, because If YOU don't we will
kill every ono of them.
President Mitchell frovred az thi.threst
but the words wero ont. A cool.head,>d
delegate arose
We are a suspicious lot. he said. we
think the operators are going = o do a whole
LOT against us, and We are not inuuiring
into the conditions, I suggest that our
President give US fur her information
concerning their intention as far 20 he
knows it
MITCHELL SAYS SOME WILL SUFFER-.
II relieved what was rapidly becoming
a most excitable convention. Mr. Mitchell
arose and then came the cold, clearly stat ed
and emphasized fact that some Of them
might not get work, He said:
Gentlemen Of the convention. desire 10
inform you that the president Of your or
ganization has done all nc can TO learn the
attitude of the companies toward the men
who are now on strike. As YOU know, the
companies refuse direct negotiations with
us. Through Intermediates We have re-
Ceived assurance that The companies are
going to meet the issues fairly, that they
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