Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-05-10
Anthracite miners
VOTE NOT TO STRIKE
DECIDE TO RETURN
TO WORK R MEN ARE GIVEN
OLD PLACES.
SCALE COMMITTEE TO
CONFER WITH OWNERS
Mitchell Issues Statement Declaring
Peace Is Sincerely Hoped For
VIII Resume Under Award Of
1903 Coal Board.

4SUS Coal Board.
Scranton, Pa, May There Will
be no strike OF the miners IN the an
thraclre coal fields providing the op-
orators will agree to give every Dan
his old place and rsinsrats those who
have been dismissed because they
obeyed the suspension order OF John
Mitchell
This was the agreement reached at
Saturdays session OF the convention
ever, President Mitchell requesting
that the delegates remain in Scranton
until the scale committee reports the
result of its meeting with the opera
tors, which will probably he Leld In
New York On Monday it the operators
agree to meet the miners representa-
tIves- The no-strike decision was
reached after President Mitchell and
National Secretary-Treasurer Wilson
had addressed the delegates recon-
mendIng that the 1908 award be con-
tinued- 4 resolution to this effect
was offered and unanimously adopted,
after which the convention adjourned
When President Mitchell returned to
his hotel he issued the following staKa-
ment.
Peace Miners Sole Object.
For several months We have oeen
endeaVoring to negotiate wage scale
and adjustment OF conditions OF EN-
ployment with the represec -acives Of
the anthracite coal mining companies
During these regulations We maGe Il
number OF propositions each OF which
materially modified our original de-
mands- We did this not oacause: We
were convinced That our original propo-
SiCi0ls were unfair or wrong, but
purely tor the purpose of finding 4
commOu ground upon which we could
reach an agreement that would Sc
cure and maintain peace IN the anCnra-
cite coal industry. We still believe
that our first proposition WAS reason
ably fair and Notwithstanding the
notifications we have since made in
the interest of peace, and now we ARE
face to face with the alternative OF
continuing at work under our former
conditions or declaring a strike. In
this crisis your committee recommends
the following policy
First That we agree TO work % the
basis of the award Of the anthracite
coal strike commission for such Pc
Rod of time as may be agreed upon
mutually between the Representatives
OF the anthracite coal mining COM,
pantes and our scale committee, pro
vided that all men who suspended
work On April I or since that time
OR who have been dismissed because
they stated that they would refuse tt
work it a strike were declared, are re
instated in their former positions ane
working places
Second That the scale COMMITTEES
proceed at once TO meet he repre-
senra CiVes OF the coal companies with
a view of securing an agreement upoE
this basis
Third That the convention remain
in session until Tuesday, and the scale
committee shall report to the conven
ton at that time.
Fourth. That the suspsn sion O
work shall continue until an agree
meut mas been made and it's terms ap
proved by the convention"
This recommendation was suggest
ed by the full scale committee ant
| was adopted unanimously by the con
vent1on 4 telegram to Mr. Baer pro
| posing a conference on Monday wa
sent II q favorable response is re
esIved the subcommittee will proceed
to New York to arrange the details o
| settlement, and will report TO the CON
yention Tuesday morning
Credit Due Mitchell
To President John Mitchell is dus
| most OF the credit for preventing {
strike of the anthracite miners l
was learned that he worked all of Fri
| day afternoon and most OF the nigh
| to bring about change n seutimen
| among the delegates and force tn
| scale committee to make such recon-
| mendations as would return the min
ers to work y
| In presenting his views to the seal
| committee one leader said to recon-
mend strike would be to do the yer,
| thing the operators most fondly de
sired He pointed out that the oper
ators had laid careful plans to deStro,
the Mine Workers union and EN-
| Mitchell as a leader I'm support o
his argument he pointed to the ,propo
| siEions made by the state to Fusl
troops to the region, so that If neees
sary there would be soldier to guar,
every Nan who desired to work il
| the mines
/ The war party made a strong Ugh
for a strike, stating that the issue hal
better be fought out now than post
pone the battle for three years durin'
which time the miners would have tt
endure the present conditions As in
dieating how the situation stood a
that time, Mitchell told friend he di
not know what the committee woul
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