Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-03
MINERS DISSATISFIED
0minous Rumblings in the
Anthracite Regions.
MEN MAY AGAIN GO OUT
CLAIM OPERATORS IGNORE COM
MIssIoNERs' AWARD.
Board Members Of Union Are Today
Considering the Question Of
Suspending Work.
MEN MAY AGAIN GO OUT

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 3.-The Evening
Star correspondent has just learned from
the best authority that the executive off,
GERS Of the mine workers at Wilkesbarre
this morning decided to call a general con-
vention of miners at Hazleton next week
to vote for or against general strike.
No official announcement will be made
until late this afternoon.
By Associated Press.
Board Members in Session.
wILKESRARRE, Pa, June 3-The dis
trict board members Of the Mine Workers
Union will hold another session today and
give further consideration to the question
Of a Suspension of work pending the set
tlement Of the existing grievances.
The district presidents have nothing fur
ther to ray than was embodied In their
statement last night. They say they do not
want to see work suspended unless the Gp-
orators refuse to treat with them.
Board members say their action Is in
dorsed by the mine workers throughout
the region.
Mitchell May Be Called.
Superinte ndent Warmer, the only one Of
the operators on the board of Cancellation
in the city stated today that he can make
no statement Of the probable attitude OF
the board Unit! he has had a conference
with Superintepdents Luther and Connea,
the other members of the board.
There is nc intimation yet that President
Mitchell will come to this city, but if tho
situation grows more serious and the Gis-
triet presidents ask for him, it is under
stood he will come at once.
Yesterdays Meeting.
The executive boards of the United Mine
Workers in session here yesterday efter-
noon indorsed the selection of their three
district presidents on the board of concilia-
/ tien authorized by the national strike COM
mission.
II these members are not recognized by
the operators,-the executive boards coatGm-
plate calling convention Of mine workers
to declare general suspension 1f work un-
til their members are given recognition.
The district presidents. as result CT the
meeting, issued the following sta tement:
Issued a Statement.
'At joint meeting of the executive
boards Of the anthracite region the mem
bers selected to represent the mine work
ers Of each district on the conciliaticn
board reported that the representatives OF
the operators refused to recognize them or
the mine wCrkers' credentials, or accept
them as members Of the conciliation board
They reported that the operators objected
on the ground that the mine workers rep
resentatlyes we're appointed by theic organ
ization as 1t exists in each district.
THE award Of the commission relative to
the manne- Of selecting the members of the
conciliattcn board provides as follows:
Provided by the Commission.
'That is to say, if there shall be a di-
vision OF the whole region into three d:s-
tricts, ic each Of which there shall exist an
organization representing majority Of
the mine workers of each district, one
member CT said board of conciliation shall
be appointed by each of said organizations
and three other persons shall be appointed
by the operators, the operators in each Gt
said districts appointing one person.
''The district boards are still of the opin-
ion that they appointed their representa-
tives as provided by this section of the
award and voted unanimously to reaffirm
their former action.
Have Been Exceedingly Anxious.
1.-THE officers Of the districts have been
exceedingly anxious to have the concilia-
ton board form and meet for the purpose
of adjusting many grievances which have
accumulated, and to this end they have
been bending their energies.
'They have advised where grievances
arose that the men would not strike, and
where strikes occurred ordered them back
to work pending decisions by the concilia-
nord yxyhi oh fhou
be formed in accordance with the commits
sion's award
Two Questions Considered.
1.-TWO questions were under consideration
by the meeting today. One is to make ap-
plication to the national president of the
mine workers to issue an order for gen.
eral suspension of work throughout the an
thracite region. to continue until the oper-
ators agree to adjust existing grievances
and live up to the award of the anthra-
cite coal strike commission; the second is
that delegate convention be called to con-
slider the advisability Of taking this ac
tion."
How a Leader Views It.
A district officer, when asked II the OBJ
jections of the operators could not be re-
moved IL the mine workers selected their
representatives on the board by majority
likely such a 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 quit work II they are
called out?'' was asked.
every Man Will Come Out"
Eyes, every man will come out. The 3d.
600 men in the Schuylkill region whom we
ordered back to work will not hesitate to
come out again, and there are acute griev-
ances in every region which will cause
suspension If such a step is decided upon.
The district officers have counseled the
miners to remain at work pending the set
tlement of the trouble by the conciliation
board, but If this board cannot be organ
lied there is nothing else to do but quit"
Men Are Backed by Mitchell.
National President John Mitchell believes
that the miners representatives on the
board are legally chosen, and the dis
trict officers have just returned from
conference with him at Buffalo they are
evidently acting on his advice.
The indications are that IL no word from