The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
AGREEMENT
 IS RATIFIED Miners Return to Their
 Work. ANTHRACITE STRIKES END Few Radicals Insisted on Fight
 to Finish. Mitchell Advised Convention To Bs True To Union and Tn Three Years Railroads Would Come To
 Them. J

Scranton. Pa, May S.--work will be resumed by the mine workers through, out the anthracite field Thursday morn. ing. The repairs men necessary to pre- pare the collieries for general opera tions will report for work tomorrow morning. This was decided upon of the closing sesison of the convention held thi afternoon. At the morning session the agreement entered Into on Monday In New York between tn opera tors and the subscale committee. waa formally ratified.
 When President Mitchell entered the, hall he was vocfferously applauded and was called upon for speech. He said: This will probably be the last time that I shall address you and 1t might be we'll for me to say one or two things. Some are inclined to believe that because we have not secured an advance in wages or any improvement In the conditions of employment that we have not accomplished anything want to say that believe you have taken the most advanced step In the history of this movement.
 You have secured what you have never before secured--a signed agree ment with the operators. It is an ag- reement which is not entered Into with the United Mine workers but with the officers of that organization. but they have signed an agreement with your national president and with your dis trict officers
 wiH Force RailroaAs.
 T am convinced that if the United Stated Mine Workers maintain the strength and solidarity of their orga- nization that three years hence tho railroad presidents will ask you to make an agreement with them rather than you should be forced to ask them to make an agreement with you.
 A few of the radicals took the fiool when the motion to ratify the Monday agreement was made and once mora urged that the suspension be turnet into strike but were hopeiessly in the minority and their remarks wer< listened to in silence. The conventior adopted resolutions eondemning tho State constabulary and providing fof the mine workers as an organizatioE taking an active part in politics. iK the nomination and support of legisla< tive candidates.
 Last summer I made a tour through this region. urged the mine workerf to come back Into the organization, All that time there were only 34,0oe members. At the close of that tour there were S0,000 members in the ors ganization. Had that tour not bee1 made there would have been reduc< tion in wages according to reliable ina formation that l have In my possess sion.
 My information Is that the railroadi were ready to increase the working day from nine to ten hours; to require the engineers to work seven days Tn the week and to require the hremen' to work twelve hours instead Of eight. If this is true. then we have won q victory
 Tn conclusion let me express the hope that when you return to your homes you will be as loyal to this ur- ion as you have been In the past Az said before this may be the last time that will have the privilege of addressing you. Whether 1t Is or not you owe 1t to yourselves, to your fam flies. to your class and to your craft to be loyal and true to this organiza- tion which has done so much for you Ii can and will do more for you if you will stand by 1t and remain true to yourselves
 There was a tremendous outburst of applause when MT. Mitchell sat down The convention adjourned sinef die inn- mediately after. MT. Mitchell will leave here tomorrow afternoon for In dianapolis.