Evening journal., 1903-06-03
STRIKE
APPEARS LIKELY
Miners May Quit Work Un-
til Cancellation Members
Are Recognized
LEADERS SEND OUT A STATEMENT

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Claim Representatives Were Appointed
as Provided BY Commissions Award.
Operators Object to Union Men on
Board.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 3.-Another
dark strike cloud looms upon the hori-
zon OF the anthracite coal region. The
executive boards in session here have
endorsed the selection Of their three
district presidents on the board Of
conciliation. and II these members are
not recognized by the operators they
will contemplate calling n convention
OF mine workers 10 declare a general
suspension Of work until their men,
bers are given recognition. The dis
trict presidents. as a result OF the
meeting. issued the following state
ment on the dispute: AT a Jbint meet
ing OF the executive boards Of the an
thracite region here the members Sc
/ lected to represent the mine workers
/ Of each district on the conciliation
board reported that the represents
tives Of the operators refused to recog.
nlze them on the mine workers Gre
dentials or accept them as members
OF the conciliation board. They re-
ported that the operators objected on
the ground that the mine workers
representatives were appointed by
their organization as It exists in each
district. The award OF the commission
relative to the matter OF selecting the
members OF the Cancellation board
provides as follows: That is to say, II
there shall be a division OF the whole
region into three districts. in each OF
which there shall exist an organiza
ton representing q majority OF the
mine workers OF each district. one OF
said boards OF conciliation shall be ap
, pointed by each Of said organizations
and three other persons shall be ap
pointed by the operators. the operators
10 each Of said districts appointing
one person.
"The trictofiicers haveboen exceed
ingly anxious 20 have the Cancellation
board form and meet for the purpose
Of adjusting many grievances which
have accumulated, and to this end
have been bending their energies. The
officers have advised, where griev
ances arose, that the men should moi
strike. and where strikes occurred or
dered them back TO work pending q
decision by the conciliation board
which they hoped would soon be
formed in accordance with the com
missions award. Two questions were
under consideration by the meeting
one is TO make application to the ma
tional president Of the mine workers
TO issue an order for general suspen
sion of work throughout the whole an
thracite region. to continue until the
operators agree to adjust existing
grievances and live up to the award
Of the anthracite coal strike commits
sion. The second is that a delegate
convention be called 10 consider thC
advisability OF taking the above &C
ton"
Another meeting was held today tc
decide as to whether they will order
a suspension OF work.
A district officer was SEEN and wal
asked If the objections Of the operators
could not be removed II the min,
workers selected their representatives
on the board by a majority vote o.
/ miners. He replied that it was no
likely that such a step would be taken
II the operators demanded that, HI
said, the miners had as much right 4
e ask that the company representative
4 be selected by a vote Of the stock
= holders.
. "WilI the miners quit work II the!
4 are called out?" was asked.
eyes. every man will come out. Th'
10000 men in the Schuylkill region
whom VIC ordered back TO work, will
not hesitate to come out again, and
, there are acute grievances in every
4 region which will cause a suspension
. II such a step is decided upon. Th'
! district officers have counseled the
J. miners TO remain at work pending
. the settlement of the trouble by the
!, conciliation committee. but II this
b committee cannot be organized there
! is nothing else for them to do"
National President Mitchell be
J lieves that the miners representatives
on the board are legally chosen, and
as the district officers have Just re
!. turned from a conference with him al
!. Buffalo they are evidently acting OF
e his advice.
a The indications are that IL no WORD
o from the operators is forthcoming the
anthracite region will experience an
I other struggle which will attract this
= attention of the world. II will be q
: bitter fight to the end. Some OF the
: members, however. feel that the op
orators will recede and recognize tbs
= credentials of the miners presidents.
Pension Neuchers Execused.
Colonel Wainwright Notary Public