The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-04
CONVENTION CALLED.
RECOGNITION or THE UNION IS
WHAT THEY WANT.
THAT Is tho Real Reason Why the Board
OF Cancellation Hasn't Been Formed
--Operators' Representative Refused
20 He Led Into a Trap-Their Story.


--Operators' Representative Refused
10 he Led into . Trap-Their Story.
WMKss-BARRE. Pa. June 3.-The United
Nine Workers executive boards decided
this afternoon to call convention for
June Is at Potteville to decide whether a
strike shall be declared in order to decide
what to do about the formation OF the
Board Of Cancellation. The operators
representatives on the board, Supts. Luther.
Warmer and Cornell. also issued state
ment Of their reasons for refusing to recog-
nize District Presidents Nichols. Dettry and
Pahey as members of the board. They
say
Referring to the official announcement
Of the representatives Of the United Mine
Workers OF America, as given In this morn
ing's press. the contention Of the operators
representatives, elected to the Board Of
Cancellation. Ia that the recognition of the
United Nine Workers Of America was not
one OF the questions submitted to the strike
commission for decision; that Mr. Mitchell
admitted this by appearing before the
commission simply as representative OF
the anthracite mine workers: that the
award OF the commission specifically as
serted that tho recognition of the United
Nine Workers of America, as at present
constituted, was inadyisable that award
No. 4, providing for the Board Of Concilia-
ton, lays down certain rules for the APP
pointInent Of members Of said board.
The representatives OF the operators
have been appointed strictly within the
terms OF said award, and there Is no objec-
ion on their part to cordially accepting
Messrs. Nichols Dettry and Fahey as the
represent atives of the miners. providing
they are elected by majority Of the mine
workers as specified in the award OF the
commission. The object ion is solely against
their appearing as the official representa-
tives OF the United Mine Workers of America
appointed by an executive committee with
out authority for such appointment
The operators representatives feel that
it ia highly important that the formation OF
the Board OF Cancellation be appointed by
hoth Interested parties as strictly in accord
ance with the award of the commission,
in order that it's rulings may he received
without question. and not be open to the
criticism Of having been made by board
not fully qualified to act"
Tho convention call issued this evening,
however, Ia noticeably subdued in tone after
the threat OF last night to order a suspension
OF work. The paragraph giving the object
Of the convention says that 1t Ia to determine
what is best to do under the conditions,
and does not refer TO q suspension of work.
There is also the significant sentence;
II local unions wish delegates to elect
their representatives on the Board Of Con-
citation they should instruct them ac-
cordipsly.' u.s..
This is taken to mean that in the end,
despite their bold front now, the district
ptesidents viii agree to be voted for by
the delegates representing the mine workers
instead Of insisting upon remaining the
choice Of the executive boards, as they
are now, and as the operators believe them
to be. direct representatives Of the United
Mine Workers Of America. Operators say
that they are determined not to recede
from the position they have taken Of not
recognizing the union,
When the executive boards members
went into conference this morni ng they
fully Determined upon the course they
we're to pursue. Committees were APP
pointed to arrange for the details of holding
The convention When these were COM
pleted the announcement was made that
the convention would he held. Another
session of the district presidents is to be
held tomorrow morning and further de
tails are to he discussed.
Whether President Mitchell will come
here or will attend the convention has not
vet been decided
PorTsvII.I.E, Pa, June 3. -Pottsville has
been chosen as the place for the general
of mine workers because the
greatest dissatisfaction prevails. There
wss so much discontent among the Reading
fompAny's miners recently that the COM
pany ordered a lockout at many Of the
collieries until the miners consented to
abide by the company's Interpretation OF
the strike commissions award, District
President Fahey, with much difficulty, got
the men to return to work. promising that
their grievances would be adjusted at once
by the cancellation board.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 3.--The Lacka-
wanna region. ia much disturbed over the
reports from wilkes Barre that the trouble
,ver the formation OF the Cancellation
board has caused the miners to threaten
another disastrous strike. It Is clear
% people here that the miners OF Scranton.
almost to a man, are against any such
radical measures. and view with bitterness
hat is extreme the present agitation.
Former Mayor Of Scranton W. l.. Con-
nelly 10 one OF the members OF the CON-
riliation board for the operators. He said
o-day:
Il cannot say that I was surprised by this
threat of a strike promulgated by the
miners ct Wilkes-Rsrre. would not be
surprised at anything that they might do.
70 far rs We are oonoerned there 10 moth
ng new - regards the situation.
Among local operators there is dis
position TO resist the demands Of the min
,rs and to hold out for proper makeup
II the Cancellation board. 1t Is said by
hem that were the miners to take secret
,allot they might not want Nichols. Fahey,
md Dettry on the Cancellation board.
MITCHELL SAYS MINERS WON'T YIELD.
INDIANAPoLIs, June President John
Mitchell Of the United Mine Workers was
'sked to-day regarding the probabilities
II strike In the anthracite coal region
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