The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06
COAL MINERS NOT TO STRIKE,


N 10 oot heg sv'pi hove iha, there wnl hr any
trsaie on shat acofr
a hleh IA .ml ~ ths Ffie cpmpauy aid
J ihta ,esetHbe thet there sh bc ~ Trouble
sls,ut the sneu aaeina taken haeh In their
sold pbcep tho Operators have pFactically
ptoptgsd that in advance but tho cnm-
paniea Oil not consider any petition b.
nrsiote,to their Old places men known
~ htve teen guilty ~ violenCe u IL DO.
I,evsd tlea ~ Mitrlell understands that
and that ahsre vii he no trouble on that
. score
n vaa,noS ceahleithat In Operators Circles
here this afRsenoum there waa much prais"
Tor John Mhe4nll for the clever mannsr
an which be lsd EN- rioated him-elf from =
diniCilt pu@ithp after many had formed the
,rnps.saion that he Gus IN tho eve ~ his own
undotng The option appears 60 have
been general here that In view 81 the
prrtMrations, made by the operators the
miners ,would have lost bad they triod a
strike. DR.. Atitchell hintsd a. much az
that In hi.sspet.'h before the convention
col. Il. y. phillips. superintendent OF
the coal department ~ the Iackawanna,
expressed him ,elf a. highly pleased with
the decision tt return to work under u
renewal Of thel award OF thu anthracite
strike commission. provided there Is no
discrimination A. far as lie company Ia
concerned he stated that t~hererwould be no
discrimination He continued.
Il don't khink there will be any'trouble
In reinstating the men. With a little
patience on both iiHes the siuuation will
work out all right. I'm glad there was no
strike and ! guess Aeyery other citizen In
this town IL. IL vas not a backdofwn on
the mrt Of Nit chell. He did the wisest
thing under the circumstances. con-
slider him one OF, the brainiest men in the
country. far too'btpiDy TO call asst ike
At no time, during the supposed critical
stages Of the~,negotNations did Mr.. Phillips
waver in hiS, belief that a strike would
eventually betavoidei. As a result the
policy Of the company was at no time ag-
gressive. Although,it was able'to operate
six coliieries in the, latter days 'or the sus-
pension, not a man was importedto any Of
the mines. IL Is believed that the men will
have no hard feelings gainst thisi company
in returning To work.
c. d. Simpson, ex-president. of the Indi-
vidual Observation-Disclosures expressed his
satisfaction.
81 think that1going bsck,to workrunder the
old agreement Is a great deal better than,
six months riot and bbooshed,' said he.
If 1t means a three years peace the ques-
ton Of discrimination could be- waived by
the operators. A. strike would mean hard
times for a great many families'of IMPROVE
dent miners. Wise Judgment has pre-
vailed in the convection
In appearance ,ohn Mitchell to-day
showed the strain ofthe past week or more,
and after his work for the day had ended.
did something that !he has not been wont
TO do here for, some fime-he paced up and
down the borridor oftthe hotel.
He will spend the night and Sunday in
this city and Wi leave for New York to-
morrow evening. A great many Of the dele
gates left the cityNto-night for their homes.
It il not expected that the representation
will I've complete atsthe session ofthe con-
vention on Tuesday, (which will be a merely
formal one.
WILKEsBARRE, May'5.-A feeling of deep
thankfulness that the threatened anthracite
strike has been averted prevails through
out the region tonight. Mine workers
generally now declare that they were de-