The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-03
STRIKE CLOUDS
IN COAL REGION
Miners Want Their District
Presidents Recognized
VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT
They Say the Operators Object to Rec
oenIzIne Them, Which Is Not In
Accordance With the Com
missions Award.
OF AGREEMENT

wilkesbarre, Pa, June 2.-Another dark
strike cloud loomed up on the horizon of
the anthracite coal region today. The
executive boards of the United Mine
Workers In session here today endorsed
the selection of their three district pres
idents on the board of conciliation, au-
thorized by the strike commission, and
II these members are not recognized by
the operators the executive boards VIII
contemplate calling convention OF mine
workers to declare general suspension of
work until their members are given recog-
nition
| The district presidents as a result of to-
days meeting issued the following state
ment tonight on the dispute:
AT a joint meeting of the executive
boards of the anthracite region here to-
day. the members selected to represent the
mine workers of each district on the con-
ciliation board, reported that the repre-
sentatives of the operators refuse to rec
ognize them or the mine workers creden-
tials, or accept them as members of the
conciliation board. They reported that the
operators objected on the ground that the
mine workers representatives were ap-
pointed by their organization as it exists
in each district. The award of the COM
mission relative to the manner of select
ing the members of the conciliation board,
provides as follows:
The Commisslea's Award.
THAT is to say, II there shall be dI-
vision of the whole region into three
districts in each of which there shall ex-
ist an organization, representing a ma
| jority of the mine workers of each dis
trict one member of said boards of con-
| ciliation shall be appointed by each of
| said organizations, and three other per-
sons shall be appointed by the operators,
the operators each of said districts ap-
pointing one person.
THE district boards are still of the
opinion that they appointed their repre-
sentatives as provided for by the section
| of the award and voted unanimously to
re-affirm their former action.
Two questions were under considera-
! tion by the meeting today. One is to make
application to the national president of
the Mine Workers to issue an order for a
general suspension of work throughout
the whole anthracite region. to continue
i until the operators agree to adjust ex-
sting grievances and live up TO the award
| of the anthracite coal strike commission;
the second is that a delegate convention
| be called to consider the advisability Of
| taking the above action"
! Another meeting will be held tomorrow
to decide as to whether suspension Of
| work shall be ordered.
| District Presidents Nichols and Fahy
intimate tonight that the executive board
of the Mine Workers will stand by thei.'
decisions and will insist that their mem
bers on the conciliation board be recog-
| nized.
Operatives Return to Work.
| Lowell, Mass, June 2.-More than half
the operatives of the six cotton mills
which have been idle for the past nine
weeks had returned to work before the
machinery stopped tonight according to
statements of the agents.
| On April it was estimated that 1890
| persons left these mills. and of this num-
| ber 1878 have returned, or 59.8 per cent.
| The executive committee of the textile
council, however, declared that the strike
| is a success; that the agents figures are
| only on paper. and that skilled help Is
almost entirely lacking In every mill.
| individually, the agents declare that
they re perfectly satisfied with the situ-
| alton.