The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-06-06
CALI ISSUED FOR MEET.
ING OF. COAL MINERS:

WILKESBARRE, Pa, June .3.--At
the morning sessions Of the three an
thracite boards of the United Mine
Workers union, there was little done
outside of outlining plans as to what
course was best to pursue. This aft
ernoon they met again, when they de-
cided to hold a joint convention of
miners at>Pottsville on June is. for the
purpose of determining whether or not
general suspension of work shall be
declared.
They were in session up to $: o'cl.ck
and Ito statement was made by them
outside of the bare ANNOUNCEMENT Of
the dec ision to hold a joint convention.
When District President Fdtey, thu,
chairman of the miners repres III tn 1ives
OIL the Cancellation board: was shown
the statement tonight of t., operators
members of that board, he made the
following statement to tia Associated
Press:
No Election BY Stockholders.
There was no meeting of the stock
holders of the coal companies called for
the purpose of appointing the opsra
tors side on the Cancellation boardubut
the representatives of the stockholders
their representatives. The mine work.
ers selected their mem bers, not by call
ing meeting of all their members If
stockholders, but by their organiza ton,
through their representatives as en-
powered by the rules and regulations
of their organization which does exist,
ami as provided by the award Of the
coal strike commission. We. raised no
finn t1
operators selected their representa-
and we at least hoped for the same
treatment at their hands. Ou' Under
standing is that miners and operators
shall stand on equal footing If: every
way OF the board of concil ation''
Operators Make Statement.
The following signed statement Was
given to the Associated Press this
afternoon, as the operators side of the
controversy caused by the refusal If the
operators representatives on ire CON-
Citation board to accept the reports Of
the United Mine Workers.:
Referring to the official .annouhce-
nent of the representatives of the
United Mine Workers Of America. as
given in this mornings press, the con-
tention of the operators Representa-
tives, elected to the board of concilia-
ton, is that the recognition OF the
United Mine Workers of America was
not one of the Questions submitted TO
the commission for decision that Mr..
Mitchell admitted this by appearing
before the commission simply as a rep
resentative Of the anthracite: mine
workers; that the award of the commits
sion specifically asserted that the rec
ognition Of the. United Mine Workers
OF America, as at present constituted,
was inadvisable; that award number
four, providing. for the board of con-
Citation, lays down certain rules for
the appointment of members Of said
board.
: Acted According to Award.
The representatives of the operators
have been appointed strictly within the
terms Of said award, and there is no
op1ee tlo 10 their 3pa st e.: cord tally ac-
:oepttngs Messrs. Nicholas; Dettery ana
Fahey as the representatives of the
miners, providing they are elected by
majority of the mine workers as speci
fled in the award Of the commission.
The objection is solely against their ap
pearing as the official representatives Of
the United Mine Workers of America,
appointed by an executive committee,
without authority for such appoint
ment. :.
The operators representatives feel
that it is highly important that the
formation Of the board of Cancellation
DE accepted by both interested parties
as strictly in accordance with the
award of the commission In orde that
it's rulings may be received without
question and not be open to the crit;-
;clsn Oh having been made by q board
not FULLY qualified to act. Signed w. L.