The daily Republican., 1902-10-17
and Operations in Mines viii
Begin on Thursday OF Next
Week.
OWNERS MAKING READY.
Gelernal Satisfaction Express
ed With the Arbitration
= Board as Appointed.

Unitol States ia lge George CIR ay
received letter from Presile eat
Roosevelt this morning infprinin :.
him OF his appointment a. Il iIlnn!
Der OF the commission TO arbiyrl-e
the coal strike differences.
Whom asked about it bva report
tr OF TIE DAILY KErUBL:cAN, thc
Judge prepared toSay whrth-
OF he would accept the appointment
HeWill 60 to Wa;'hiugtonn next Mon
day to confer with the PresiI1nf.
WILHESBARRE. Pa, Oct. 1.-THE
executive board of the three anthra-
cite districts Of tie United Mine Work
ers CT America in joint session unari-
mously decided to recommend TO DEL
egatc convention Of striking miners
the a"cpptnnC" of the arbitration prop
ostion ul.m!ttfd by the president Of
tie United States and it is reasonably
certain that the advice will he followed
md the great struggle brought to a
close.
The convention will be convened in
this city MonGIy morning, and ii is the
hope and the belief OF the officers CT
the union that the mining Of coal will
be resumed hpfore the clcse Of next
week after a suspension OF more than
five months.
The citizens of the entire region are
Eiuch ciatcd that thc strike is almost
over. because business in the coalfc!ds
has been practicnlly paralyzed since
the stri!:" began.
For Il tirle there was some doubt as
to how tie miners would receive the
modified plan. President Mitchell was
asked to make some expression on the
proposition. but he stea dfastly refused.
He was pressed ky the correspondents
for statement, and finally he cleared
up the situation by issuing the follow
ing bulletin:
"Apprecatlng the anxiety and ilnpa-
tience Of the public and the mine work
ers for some authoritative statement
from this cificc issue this bulletin to
say That | was unaterably opposed to
the acceptance Of or acquicscence in
the form Of settlement proposed by the
coal operators because it restricted the
president Of The United States In max
ing selection of the men who were to
determine the question involved in the
coal strike. These restrictions having
been removed and representation been
In nj l.ih To,
organized capital, l am now prepared
to give my personal approval to a set
Element CT the issues involved in this |
strike by the commission selected by !
the president and shall recommend to
the executive officers CT districts /,
and in their meeting that an immedi-
ate call be issued fer convention,
whoSe authorization is necessary to
Geclar" Tie strike at all end
"ln the meantime | .rust that the
people of our country will be as pa
Hent rs possible, as we are moving as
rapidly as tOt in,ci ests Of our people
will permit y - r. = ',.'::, -.
When ti.s Nds read TO the arriving
district leaders and groups Of miners
WHO came 10 headquarters 10 learn the
news, general satisfaction was ex-
pressed thHI Alr. Mitchell was willing
TO accept tn" mcG'fcd plan, ard from !
that tine on tutra Wa 20 doubt lIln;
the strike would re h'0lyht TO spccIv
clH"e. L WAS No; u":l after o'rloch
that the '!!,Gysev~a members OF the
tll1oA d:$'!''." boards were called into
sc@s:o''. Wii.'A 3u&."l tn.I lGGrS and
Nft~en minutes. =
hHere W"s >omo oNN"sit' On manifest
ed il III" mr'.irG IEa!nEt certain fen.
tnrcS Of II" plan, ItL after full dis
cu&>ion OF the objectionable parts
uHal'aUHs vote WAS taken 10 recon-
mead 20 The convention the acceptance
Or thH proposition. - the conference (
Was H"ld behind closed doors and
pond Or secrecy Was iiacpd on every
man present tie Specific ohjcrtionA I
were not ui!lr.al!Y announced. These /
ire tin Sniilr eXrtat!ye bLrrls which
III M1y ) irst ordered III" strike TO Lee. ,
'ih which action WIS approved in c
II" rae" q! Mr.. Mitchclls opposition
" IN" i!AIitton contention a few uuys +
atcr. It Is expected that some obirn- h
Ions will he ia tscd OH the floor OF thp 4,