The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06
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,.. iIr gn,pn men have their Jobs back.
lr .nt,roll followed this with an address
.r ,b,ch No. 90, forth his reasons for favor
Dr.. fn, rccrnmcndation. and told the men
r,.' hc preferred the avian Of The strike
..n.,irn 10 tho restricted and partial
~r.rruon offered hy the operators.
n. ih,. aldrr-s Mr.. Mitchell st forth TO
,ra leleratcs. who liste ned to him closely,
trtf tho adoption of tn report 81 the sub
committee would not mean the taking 81 a
,a.krlrd step. There would be other
fines In which demnnds could he made.
He then went on IN a diplomatic way to hint
n tho men that he would feel like advising
them to strike. provided he Thought
that the mon would stay out long enough
and prove firm enough Co win, but he
tnor ght. Judging from expressions that
came 10 mis- ears, that they would not.
Next he told them that he feared that
the miners themselves would not be in
symnathy with a strike were one declared.
Perhaps no speech that Mr.. Mitchell has
made in recent years to n convention OF
mine workers has been so coldly received.
There was lust a semblance OF clapping OF
hands, that was all. The miners were willing
10 swallow the dose prescribed, but they
did not appear DESTROYS Of smscking their
bps over it.
Following Mr.. Mitchells address, which
could he heard in the corridors, came one
of the polished efforts of Secretary-Treas-
urer Wilson in support Of what MIR. Mitchell
had said. Mr.. Wilson sprang into the
breach because he saw that the miners
we're not pleased with what Mr.. Mitchell
had said and when he sat down there was
some vigorous applause, the first OF the
morning.
For once the secretary was more popular
than the head Of the organization. When
Mr.. Wilson had finished the foreign speak
ing miners were told what had been said
and done by mem. who spoke both Polish
and Italian. There was some applause
from the men when they understood whit
was said. 1t has long been known that
@ strike plan has not been popular among
the representatives Of those races.
Then a vote was taken, and according
10 President Mitchell 1t was unanimous
for the acceptance OF the report Of the
committee. Mr.. Mitchell's first act was
to send a telegram to President Baer ask
ing him TO appoint n time for a meeting OF
the subcommittee, the operators and tho
miners, The convention adjourned to meet
at 10 O'Clock on Tuesday morning. 1t had
been in session an hour and ten minutes.
Later Mr.. Mitchell gave out the following
statement;
For several months we have been en-
deavoring to negotiate u wage scale and an
adjustment Of conditions OF employment
with the representatives OF the anthracite
coal mining companies, During these
negotiations VIC made a number Of PROPOSE
tons, each OF which materially modified
our original demands. We did this, not
because we we're convinced that our original
PROPOSITIONS were unfair or wrong. but
purely for the purpose Of finding a common
ground upon which we could reach an agree
ment that would secure and maintain peace
in the anthracite coal industry.
We still believe that our first proposition
waj reasonable and fair, not withstanding
the notifications we have since made In
The interest Of peace, and now we are race
to facr with the alternative OF continuing
a. work under our former conditions or
declaring q strike. In this crisis your COM
mittee recommends the following policy:
"First-That We agree to work on tina
basis Of the award OF the Anthrao cite Coal
Strike Commission for such period OF time
ssmay be agreed upon mutually between the
representatives OF the anthra cite coal min
ing companies and u scale committee,
provided that all men who suspended work
on April / or since that time, or who have
been dismissed because they stated That
they would refuse to work II q strike were
declared, are %reinstated in their former
positions and working plac es.
~"Second-That the scale committee pro-
coed at once to meet the representatives
of the coal companies with a view to se-
curing an agreement on this basis.
"~Third-That the convention remain in
session until Tuesday and the scale COM
mittes shall report to the convention at
that time.
"~Fourth-That the suspension Of work
shall continue until an agreement has boon
made and its terms approved by the con-
c~ention.
This recommendation was signed by the
full scale committee, adopted unanimously
by the convention, and a telegram to Mr..
Baer, proposing a conferences on Monday,
was sent. II a favorable response e. re-
ceived the subcommittee will proceed to
New York to arrange the details OF settle
rnent, and will report to the convention
Tuesday morning"
At $50 President Mitchell, after reoeiv-
ing a reply from President Baer, gave out
the following additional statement
The two sub-scale committees, the ope-
rators and the miners will meet at Q O'Clock
on Monday afternoon at the Jersey Central
Ruilding on Liberty street, New York, TO
consider the non-discrimination clause n
the length Of time for which the agreement
shall he made"
President Mitchell refused to discuss
what effort will be made TO secure a two
wear apreement inataad ~ fhraa an has