The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-06-20
WILL NOT STRIKE.
Miners and Operators in Anthracite
Coal Region Reach an
Agreement.

growing out of the refusal of the oper-
ators to recognize the credentials of
District Presidents Nichols, Fahy and
Dettrey, instructed by the joint execu-
tive board of the United Mine Work.
ers as the miners representatives on
the board of Cancellation. The con-
vention of the United Mine Workers
on Tuesday elected the three district
presidents by districts, as their repre-
sentatives and the operators, through
President George Il. Baer, of the Read
ing company, announced that this ac-
ton was satisfactory.
When the miners convention adj
journed Monday afternoon it was for
the ostensible purpose of giving the
committee on resolutions opportunity
to frame report embodying the sem
timent of the convention as expressed
in the motions and speeches of Mon
day afternoons session. During the
night and early Tuesday morning Mr..
Cornell, of the Cancellation board, on
the one hand, and President Mitchell
on the other, communicated with one
another through Mr.. Charles p. Neill,
who was sent here as peace envoy
by some members of the strike COM
mission, and the result was the tenta-
tive agreement that if the miners in
the three separate district conventions
elected representatives those represen-
tatives would not be objected to by
the operators.
When the convention opened Tues
day morning President Mitchell read
the report of the committee on reso-
buttons providing for the election Of
conciliators by separate district con-
ventions. The resolutions call atten-
ton to the refusal of the anthracite
coal operators to recognize the mem
bers of the board of Cancellation Sc
lected by the executive boards of the
United Mine Workers of three antlra-
cite districts; that such selection was
in accordance with the award of the
anthracite coal strike commission.
Continuing the resolutions declare
that though satisfied with the man
ner of the selection of the representa-
tives it is decided to remove any possi-
bility of Misunderstanding concerning
the legality of appointment by having
this convention of accredited repre-
sentatives of the three districts of
United Mine Workers give "unquali-
fed Endorsement to the action of the
executive officers in appointing Messrs.
Nichols, Dettrey and Fahy to repre-
sent us on the joint board of concilia-
ton, and we hereby authorize them 10
act as our representatives in the aG-
judication of all disputes growing out
of the Interpretation or application of
the award of the anthracite coal strike
commission and in any other way
growing out of the relations of the
employers and employed"
The report was adopted unanimous
ly, but with absolutely no show of en-
thusiasm.
Then followed the unanimous cleo
ton Of the three district presidents
previously named as members of the
board of Cancellation.
In answer to an inquiry by one of the
delegates, President Mitchell stated
that no increase had been forthcom-
ing for May, under the provisions of
the sliding scale, because the "avernge
price" of coal had not advanced to
$4.55, although the circular price was
$500. lie had seen the figures, he said,
and presumed they were correct. The
average price had only gone up o Sd SO.
The June price, he thought, would
reach $4.62, and the miners would have
two per cent. increase coming to
them.
The operators are unanimously
agreed on the acceptance of the elected
miners representatives. Mr.. Cornell
stated in an interview that the most
the operators demanded at any time
was what the miners did Tuesday. Mr.
Connell further stated that the oper-
ators' Representatives on the board of
Cancellation would urge an immediate
session of the Cancellation board, that
the existing disputes may be settled
and peace once more be permitted to
prevail