Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-17
NO MINERS STRIKE
Action of Mine Workers Con-
 vention Accepted.
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS ARE ELECTED
Operators Through President Bner Announce That the Action of the Miners Ts Satisfactory amd That
 They Wial Abide by 1t.

They WiaA Abide by 1t.
 SCRANTON, Pa, June 17.-There will be no strike in the anthracite re- zion growing out of the refusal of the operators to recognize the credentials of District Presidents Nichols, Fahy and Dettrey, selected by the joint sx- ecutive board of the United Mine Workers as the miners representatives on the board of conciliation.
 The convention of the United Mine Workers elected the three district pres ldents by districts as their representa- lives, and the operators through Pres ldent George E.. Baer of the Reading company, announced that this action was satisfactory.
 MT. Cornell of the conciliation board, sll, on the other, communicated with pne another through Dr. Charles P. Neill, who was sent here as a peace snvoy by some members of the strike commission, and the result was a ten eative agreement that if the miners in the three separate district conventions elected representatives those repre- asntatives would not be objected to by the operators.
 When the convention opened Presi dent Mitchell read the report of the committee on resolutions providing for the election of conciliatore by seperase district conventions. The resolutions call attention to the refusal of the an thracite coal operators to recognise the members of the board of conciliation selected by the executive boards of the United Mine Workers of the anthracite districts and state that such selection was in accordance with the award of the anthracite coal strike Though sat- tsfisd with the manner of the selection of the representatives, it is decided to remove any possibility of misunder- standing concerning the legality of ap- pointment by having this convention of accredited representatives of the three districts of United Mine Work CTS give ''upauaiiGed indorsement to the action of the executive officers in appointing Messrs, Nicholls, Dettrey and Eahy to represent us on the joint board of oonciliation, and we hereby authorize them to act as our represent atives in the adjudication of all dis putss growing out of the interpretation or application of the award of the an- thracate coal strike commission and in any other way growing cut of the rela- tions of the employers and employed"
 The report was adopted unanimously, but with absolutely no show of enthu- siaSm.
 Prasidenx Mitchell then announced that che three districts would next vote separately on the selection of repre- sentatives on the board of concihation. While the delegates of one district were voting, he explained, those of the ether districts would remain silent.
 Nominating resolutions similarly worded except as to nominee and local sty were presented in turn by delegates previously selected from each district, and with rousing and unanimous "Ayesr the three district presidents were duly elected as conciliators.
 With rising vote the convention as whole indorsed the action of the dis trfcts "Tt is unanimous" declared President Mitchell.
 On motion of Secretary Dempsey of the First district the convention au- thorized It's chairman and secretary to issue credentials to the newly elected Nox nilia fowa