The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-04
MINERS CONVENTION CALLED
TO BE HELD AT POTTSVILLE,
 PENN, JUNE I5.

WiII Decide Whether Work Shall b.
 Suspended Pending Settlement O Question Arising from OpeTatoTs' Re 1usaI to Recognize District Presidentl
 as Members of Consolidation Board. Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 3.-At the morning session of the three anthracite boards of the United Mine Workers, there was little done outside of outlin- ing plans as to what course was best to pursue. This afternoon, they met again, and decided to hold a joint con vention of miners at Pottsville on June 15, for the purpose of determining whether or not a general suspension of work shall be declared.
 When District President Fahy, the chairman of the miners representatives on the conciliation board, was shown the statement tonight of the operators members on that baord. he made the following statement to the Associated Press:
 There was no meeting of the stock holders of the coal companies called for the purpose of appointing the opera tors side on the conciliation board, but the representatives of the stockholders, the officials of the company, met and selected their representatives. The mine workers selected their members, not by calling a meeting of all their ,IeY,o barc or ctonlyboIdarc hut hU fhaiI organization, through their representa- tives as empowered by the rules and regulations of their organization, which does exist, as provided by the award of the coal strike commission. We raise no question as to the manner in which the operators selected their representatives and we at least hoped for the same treatment at their hands. Our understanding is that miners and operators shall stand on equal footing in every way on the board of concilia- tion.''
 The following signed statement was given to the Associated Press this evening as the operators side of the controversy caused by the refusal of the operators representatives on the conciliation board to accept the repre- sentatives of the United Mine Work CTS;
 Referring to the official announce nent of the representatives of the United Mine Workers of America as given in this mornings press, the contention of the operators representa- tives elected to the board of conctliation is that the recognition of the United Mine Workers of America was not one of the questions submitted to the com mission for decision; that MT. Mitchell admitted this by appearing before the commission simply as a representative of the anthracite mine workers; that the award of the commission specifical- ly asserted that the recognition of the United Mine Workers of America, as at present constituted was inadvisable, that award No. providing for the board of conciliation lays down certain rules for the appointment of members of said board.
 'The representatives of the operators have been appointed strictly within the terms of said award, and there is no ODJeCtlOn on tnelr part tO COTuldIly dc- cepting Messrs. Nichols, Dettrey and Fahy as the representatives of the miners. providing they are eleced by majority of the mine workers as specified in the award of the commits sion. The objection is solely against their appearing as the official represen- tatives of the United Mine Workers of America, appointed by. an executive committee without authority for such appointment.
 "The operators representatives feel that it Is highly important that the formation of the board of conciliation be accepted by both interested parties as strictly in accordance with the award of the commission in order that it's rul- ings may be received without question and not be open to the criticism of hav- ing been made by board not fully qualified to act. (Signed)
 ''W. l.. Cornell,
 "R. c. Luther,
 IS. D, Warriner."