Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04
SUSPENSION OF WORK
QUESTION TO BE DETERMINED
FINALLY THEN.
Operators Issue a Signed Statement
The Mine Workers Call
in Full.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. June 4.-Late
yesterday afternoon. as intimated ex-
clusively by The Evening Stars Scranton
correspondent that they would, the three
anthracite boards Of the United Mine
Workers, in session at Wilkesbarre, Pa,
decided to hold a convention of miners at
Pottsville, Pa, June 49, for the purpose or
determining whether or not a general sus-
pension Of work shall be declared
This statement, signed by w. L. Connell,
r. c. Luther and S. D. Warmer, was
given out last evening as the operators
side of the controversy, caused by the re-
fusal Of the operators representatives on
the Cancellation board to accept the repre-
sentatives of the United Mine Workers:
Operators Side.
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 con-
Citation is that the recognition of the
United Mine Workers of America was not
one of the questions submitted to the COM
mission for decision; that Mr.. Mitchell ad-
mitted this by appearing before the COM
mission simply as representative or the
anthracite mine workers: that the award
the recognition of the United Mine Work
ers of America, as at present constituted,
was inadvisabe; that award No. 4. provid-
ing for the board of Cancellation, lays down
certain rules for the appointment of MEM
bers of said board.
No Personal Objections.
1.-THE representatives of the operators
have been appointed strictly within the
terms of said award. and there is no OBJ
lection on their part to cordially accepting
Messrs. Nichols Dettry and Fahey as the
representa- tives of the miners. providing
they are elected by a majority of the mine
workers, as specified In the award of the
commission. The objection is solely against
their appearing the official representa-
tives of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea by an executive committee without au-
thority for such appointment
1.-The operators representatives feel that
it is highly important that the forma ton
of the board of Cancellation be accepted by
both interested parties strictly In &C
cordance with the award of the committee
in order that its rulings may be received
without question, and not be open to the
criticism of having been made by board
not fully qualified to act"
The Mine Workers Call
The call for the Pottsville convention. is
sued by the three district executive boards
last night, is as follows:
ITO Members of Local Unions of Districts
/, = and g.
Gentlemen: In the award of the anthra-
cite strike commission it is provided that in
the event of any difference arising between
the operators and mine workers, either as
to the Interpretation or application of the
award or in any way growing out of the
relations of employer and employed, which
could not be adjusted between the parties
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should be referred to a joint board of con-
Citation, to be composed of one representa-
tive of the miners organization and one
representative of the operators from each
district comprising the anthracite field.
Operators Were Notified.
I'm accordance with the award of the an
thracite coal strike commission, the execu-
tive boards of districts 1, Z and met in the
city of Wilkesbarre on April q and selected
Presidents Nichols, Dettry and Fahey to
represent the mine workers on the board
of Cancellation.
After this selection the coal operators
were notified and were requested to name
their representatives, in order that a m aet-
ing might be held at an early date for the
purpose of considering several serious dis
putes that had arisen concerning the irter
probation and application of the award.
Notwithstanding repeated efforts on the
part of your representatives on the board Ct
concilia ton to arrange a meeting with the
operators more than one month elapsed
before a meeting was finally held. How
ever, on May q. the joint board of con-
Citation convened in the city of Wilkes
barre and to the establishment of your
representatives on the board of concilia ton,
the operators refused to recognize their
credentials or proceed to the adjustment
Of disputes in the manner provided for in
the award.
To Decide on Some Action.
''In view of the action of the operators in
refusing to carry out the award of the COM
mission, the executive boards Of districts
l, and have after carefully canvassing
the entire situation. decided to notify all
local unions that convention will be held
in the city of Pottsville, beginning at 10
am. Monday, June 10. 1903. The purpose
of this convention will be to decide what
action shall be taken or what course shall
be pursued by the officers having your at
fairs in charge. If the local unions wish
delegates to elect their representatives on
the board of concilia ton. they should in
struct them accordingly.
1.-THE basis of the representation will be
one vote for each 100 members OF less and
one vote for each additional 100 members
or majority fraction thereof"