Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-22
MINERS CONVENTION.
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more and the committee on resolution.
was again called but was not ready. A
this 1uncture it seemed TO be the desir,
of the delegates to end the debate. n.
one caring to speak. q delegate ARCS,
and took exception to an article in on,
of the local newspapers. but the OBJ
tctor was Daeified by an explanatjo,
from Mr.. Mitchell There being moth.
ing further TO do but wait on the. re-
port Of the committee on resolutions
delegate suggested a song. The only
colOred delegate in the convention WAS
called upon and RESPONDED
= sweet tenor followed the heavy
bass Of the colored man and while The
former was concluding his song the
committee on resolutions arrived and
reportol as follows:
We the committee on resolutions
beg peavc 10 recommend that the fol-
lowing communication be adopted and
Toy Eurdcd to Theodore Roosevelt.
pesident of the United States:
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 81
Hoa. Theodore Roosevelt. Washington:
Dear Sir--We. the representatives of
The employees Of the various coal COM
,aries engage! in operating mines in
v:.nia. in convention assembled. having
under consideration your telegram of
oct. IL. 1902. addressed To John Mitch
ell. president of the United Mine Work.
ers OF America. which reads as follows:
al have appointed as commissioners
Erig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson, +. w
Parker. Judge George Gray. +. f..
Clark. Thomas II. Watkins. Bishop ].
l.. Spauldins, with Carroll d. Wright
as recorder.
These names are accepted by the
operators and ! now earnestly ask and
urge that the miners likewise accept
this commission. 1t is Il matter of vital
conccrL to all or people. especially to
thOsp III our great cities who are least
web off. that the mining of coal be re-
SUI ned without ii moments delay.
"" have decided to ACCEPT the propo-
sition therein embodied and submit all
questions ut issue between the opera
tors and mine workers of the anthra-
etc region for adjustment to the COM
mission which YOU have named.
In PURSUANCE Of that decision we
shall rrrort Toy work on Thursday
morning. oct. 80. III the positions and
working places occupied by Us prior to
the inauguration Of the strike.
We have authorized John Mitchell.
president OF Ii" United Mine Workers
of America with such assistance rs he
mag select. to represent us in all hear
ing before the committee.
(Sgncd John Mitchell. chairman of
convention: W. X. Wilson. secretary of
contention.
Debate on reinstatement was re-
aumed. one delegate strenuously OBJ
ieCtcd to the adoption of the res
olutions because no provision is
made in them for the men who may
fail to got work The other side of tn"
question was taken w bv q delegate
tr"tu the Panther Creek valley. He
said:
Let Us go back: We will all get WORK
in the end.
There Were cries for the previous
question but President Mitchell
stopped this by announcing that every
man would b.. given Il Chance to SyoLh
and that h. would not entertain Il mo-
ton to vot" So long us there was one
delegate III tn, l:lII who wanted to be
hc5ld
National Secretary ". u. Wilson, N"
secretary Of the convention, was rccoS
ni7'd by IN" CHAIR and voiced tue ecu
thnrht 81 frrSi"'ht M't"eIi anu 'n'
h'uoi'' organization L" d" 9''o''7
Oh. He said in part:
II seems 7" IN" Il fath'r ''cuii"'
position i"r amy oi the delegates III a'h9
convention L" take hit'f thcH hH
'I"e" through Il #truSSI" 81 I'VE Hi'iie-'7
ana have secure" as Il result. Oh '"''
StrurSt", the acceptance OF me terms
OF a settlement that they lald Gown
when The Strik, began. When the en-
ploycis refused 10 ;lcccut the propuSi-
torS made by tn" miners the miners
said We Will submit the entire ques-
ton 20 arbitration aud abide bF thr
decision Of the arbltratorS,
'huriai, tn" time N" struggle WA
on the employers said: VIC VIII n"'
conrci" ,.nythiu.; "" viii not 2rbi-
TRAIT. and The, miners caunOt return III
work until tho" j, IN unronditi"hh'
surrender
Within the past Two weeks Inc or
orators lave entirely changed thch
i"s'ti"n tn"n that nolnt ana tneS ~"
say th"A are "iiilnG 10 submit W
hiaN'F :" Hfpita''"'l' we W" '"9'
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