The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-06-19
Are Disconnected at Operators
Refusal to Be at Least
HEED NOT STRIKE AWARD
Operators Disregard Report of Anthrs.
cite Commission and Miners Are
Aroused-Miteheli Says He Is
Greatly Disappointed.

called for the purpose of dealing with
the refusal of the operators to recog-
nlZe the conciliators appointed by the
executive board opened here yesterday
With National President John Mitchell
presiding and GAO delegates in attend
ance.
Inc Cancellation matter and allsother
grievances the different districts want
to have considered We're referred to a
committee on resolutions composed Of
seven delegates from each district and
the three district presidents.
This committee Is to present a re
port for revision or adoption at today's
session.
The session was a warm one. The
sentiment almost unanimously ex-
pressed in the motions and speeches
was In favor of leaving it to the opera
tors to accept the three district presi-:
dents as conciliators or take the con-
sequences of their refusal. Not a few
OF the delegates declared openly for a
strike to enforce acceptance.
Mitchell Is Disappointed.
In opening the convention his aft
.|ternoon President Mitchell made a
brief speech, reviewing the events that
have transpired since the. close of the
strike and making suggestions as to
what plan of procedure the convention
should follow. He said the refusal of
the coal operators: to 1aceeptathe award
Of the strike commission in a.. broad
liberal, fair spirit, is a. deep disappoint5
ment to him, " 9. - -.
II desire to say" he added, that liz!
the mine workers had refused to carry
even. 50 much as the slightest pro-
vision Of that award I Would be the
first man to condemn them for such
conduct. We expect tosskeep. its pro-.
Visions inNiolate When We ARE ready
to- live up to the award 1t is not un-
reasonable forl. US to ask the operators.
|ftogSdo the same.
IF either side is to be continually
point of DISAGREEMENT it. ishsafe toisay5
the commission might Better never
|haYe met.
ssIhe award Of the commission Vas
al from all we asked and Were enti-
tiled to-. But whatever disappointment
Hcame of the award we car we'll afford
tosbear' lit. will~aeceptnourT fail,
iiiure and carry out the award as faith
fully as Observation-Disclosures hing
Wrong c~onstruetiio on j. Bee sloln.
Speaking Of h technical objections
|ofSthe operators representatives FPresi-I
|dent Mitchell said:
The commission said that iftthese
was a majority organization existing
Fin fall three districts such !orrg,aliza-
polht is used fwice: NJ m M9hi Ap Il
INSIDE Of the word ELECT The opera
tors say it meant something else.
lAs ! understand it, the three repre-
Observation-Disclosures commission,
did, mean. We don't propose to allow
inreters of theif ep~fnlnihsi5h's award HI
WAS written ihsH plafnsa English, and Ne
understand the English language quite.
as :gwell. ashley Besides s have. an
authenticated interview from Judge
;palYtment might be made; by the:reguI
5lnrly appointed onieers3cf the majority,
organization, and that certainly means
.tlae. three executive boards.
Hartlein1 F;arVSoIrrss SIS Strike t-z-r
Secretary George Hartlein followed
with a spirited spech,asin which he prg-
Evoked resounding cheers byadecaaring:
Il can see a six monthsastrike in-eYery
one a., Of your YOU: faces to get .. what We are
entitled to-
He declared the convention was here
formulate grievances and shaNe. them,
and not to Select conci!I-
Iators. Il U43at4t!44 XIII lt{
IA colored delegate, William Tarra Of.
3Shamokin, arose to protest against
Secretary Hartlein talking strike.
5s@H.We'ye had enough OF strike. We've
had our belly full of it," he declared.
What We're here for is to avoid a
strike : f!!s#etss4 gtsSa }a;sssss
Tarr was Interrupted frequently with
cries Of Put him out" and finally one
motion to eject him from the halt.
President Mitchell smiled and Went on
with the business.
Other delegates. fapored.a fight on
the Cancellation i Question. Just asI 1T
stood. Time M again motions We're
offered on this line, nbut-,.Presside;
Mitchell calmly STAYED them all OF, and
finally succeeded In having the wl.cae:
matter referred to a resolutioneEcom-,
.mittee, as heretofore stated. ~
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