The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-04
RECOGNIZE US OR :
Another Dark Strike Cloud
Looms Up on the Coal
Field Horizon.
(By the Associated Press

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 2.-Another dark
strike cloud doomed UP on the horizon
Of the anthracite coal region today. The
executive boards Of the United Mine
workers in session here today endorsed
tbc selection of their three district presi-
dents on the board OF Cancellation, author
ized by the tSrike Commission and if these
members are not recognized by the oper-
ators the Executive Boards will cOntem
Mate calling convention Of Nine Work
ars To declare general suspension of
work until their members are given rec
ognition. The district presidents as a
result of taday's meeting issued the fol-
lowing statement tonight on the dispute:
sat a. Joint meeting of the Executive
Boards of the anthracite region here to-
dav the members selected to represent
the mine-workers of each district on the
Cancellation board, reported that the rep
resen+atiyes of the operators refused to
recognize them or the mine-workers ere
dentials. or accept them as members of
the Cancellation board. They reported
that the operators objected on the ground
that the mine workers. representatives
were appointed by their organization as
It exists in each district. The district
boards are still of the opinion that they
appointed their representatives as pro-
yided for by the section of the award
and voted unanimously to re-affrm their
former action.
"The questions were under consideration
by the meeting today-one is to make APP
plication to the National President Of the
Mine-Workers to issue an order for a gen.
,..,k 4 H.
whole anthracite region, to continue until
the operators agree to adjust existing
grievances and live up to the award OF
the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission;
the second is that a delegate convention
be called to consider the advisablllty OF
taking the above action"
Another meeting will be held tomorrow
to decide as to whether suspension OF
work will be ordered.
District Presidents Nichols, Dettrey and
Fahey intimate tonight that the executive
board of the mine-workers will stand by
their decision and viii insist that their
members on the Cancellation board be
recognized.
A district officer when asked tonight II
the objections of the operators could not
be removed if the mine workers selected
their representatives on the board by
majority vote of miners, replied that It
was not likely such step would be taken
If the operators demanded that. he said,
the miners had as much right to ask that
the company representatives be selected
by a vote of the stockholders.
will the miners Quiz work if they are
called out?" was asked.
Eyes, every man viii come out The
thirty thousand men in the Schuyl6ill re
gion. whom we ordered back to work, viii
not hesitate to come out again, and there
are acute grievances in every region which
will cause a suspension if such a step If
decided upon. The district officers have
counseHed the miners to remain at work
pending the settlement of the trouble by
the Cancellation board, but if this board
cannot be organized, there is nothing else
for them to do but quit work"
The indications are that if no word from
the operators is forthcoming the anthra-
cite region will experience another strug
gle which will attract the attention of the
world. 1t will be a bitter fight to the
end. Some of the members feel, however
that the operators will recede and reeog-
nize the credentials of the miners presi
dents.