The Saint Paul globe., 1902-10-17
This Is Recommended by President
Mitchell and the Executive
Boards
MINING TO BE RESUMED
NEXT THURSDAY OR FRIDAY
Non Union Men Who Have Stood by
the Operators in the Trouble Just
Passing Will Be Retained and 1t Will
Be Several Months Before All the
Strikers Can Find Employment.

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Oct. 16-The
executive boards of the three anthra-
cite districts of the United Mine Work
ers of America in joint session today
unanimously decided to recommend to
| a delegate convention of striking min
ers the acceptance Of the arbitration
proposition submitted by the president
of the United States, and it is reason
ably certain that the advice will be
followed and the great struggle brought
| to close.
The convention will be convened in
this city Monday morning and it is
the hope and the belief Of the officers
of the union that the mining of coal
will be iesumed before the close of
next week, afr@r a suspension of more
than five months. The citizens of the
entire region are much elated that the
strife is almost over, because business
in the coal fields has been practically
paralyZed since the strike began.
From the time the news was receiv-
ed late last night until about 10 o'clock
this morning there was some doubt as
to how the miners would receive the
modified plan. President Mitchell was
| asked to make some expression on the
proposition, but he steadfastly refused.
He was pressed by the correspondents
for a statement, and finally he cleared
up the situation by issuing the follow
ing bulletin:
Mitchell Finally Speaks Out.
"Appreciating the anxiety and i'm
patience of the public and the mine
workers for some authoritative state
ment from this office, 1 issue this bull
letin to say that / was unalterably OPP
posed to the acceptance of or acqui-
escence in the form of settlement pro-
posed by the coal operators, because
it restricted the president of the Unit
ed States in making selection of the
men who were to determine the queS-
tions involved in the coal strike.
These restrictions having been re-
moved, and representation given to or
ganiZed labor as well as organized
capital, l am now prepared to give my
personal approval to settlement Of
the issues involved in this strike by
the commission selected by the presi-
dent, and shall recommend to the eX-
ecutive officers of Districts l, and 8,
in their meeting today, that an imme-
diate call be issued for a convention,
whose authorization Is necessary to
declare the strike at an end. In the
meantime, l trust that the people of
our country will be as patient as pos
sible, as we are moving as rapidly as
the interests Of our people will permit"
His Words Do the Business.
When this was read to the arriving
district leaders and groups of miners
who came to headquarters to learn the
news, general satisfaction was express
ed that Mr.. Mitchell was willing to ac-
cept the modified plan, and from that
time on there was no doubt that the
strike would be brought to d speedy
close.
At o'clock the thirty-seven men,
bers of the three district boards were
called into session, which lasted two
hours and fifteen minutes. Some oppo-
sition was manifested in the meeting
against certain features of the plan.
but after full discussion of the OBJ
jectionable parts, unanimous vote
was taken torecommend to the conven-
ton the acceptance of the proposition.
AS the conference was held behind
closed doors and a bond Of secrecy
was placed on every man present, the
specific objections were not officially
announced. These are the same execu-
tive boards which on May last or
dered the strike to begin, which action
was approved, in the face Of Mr..
Mitchells objection, by the Hazleton
convention a few days later. 1t is ex-
pected that some objections will be
raised on the floor of the convention,
but the officers are confident that the
opposition will disappear when Presi-
dent Mitchell explains all the features
Of the modified proposition to the del
egates.
Wrisht's Right and the Term of Years.
A question was raised today as to
whether Commissioner Wright, who
will be the recorder of the commission,
shall have the right to vote in case
the six other members Of the board are
Continued ON Sexenth Pane.