The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-03
MITCHELL IS shy OF A STRIKE
NAY RErER 0TESTTOV To Z vera
OF AEL FHE BINgRG
Vim Teu Can, st'tisa Just where the snis"
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ttdsd ~ Their views NJ peaee PTespasta.

noon and Adjourned az q o'clpok, NJ whtah
time I.hn Mitchell nid thrrs VS. nathing
~ giye uuf
n IL now bslsycI that President Mitchell
lsisll NJ advising N" doleeat"s w epnA
veriIon regarding 4 strike Will allow them
10 aoifIa tho question Tor themselves. H@
vii pressrt tho report ~ tne a~ub-Cnmnftt"s.
f~ormuinteI ta.day. This IL a reritti ~
tho rarDriatipna with ths operators. Be'
fore Ito uues,iou ~ accepting tho OPP
orators proposition II ptt ~ - vots " 10
e4perteI that Mitchall will inform the
mine worker II tho condition ~ tho union.
lie res,Ifces. what tlFy may expect IN
casa a strike IL ordered, eSpmin how we'll
tho OPERATOR are prepared and how APP
parsntly anxious they are for n strike,
and then toll tho Delegates that 40 tho mine
WORKERS will have ~ bear tho burdens
Of the strike II II ~ ordered hs wants
them 10 decide Tor Themselves.
In thu event there 10 q strong prob
ability that the convention will vote To 40
cent tho operators proposition, for there
Il among the English - ealing mine workers
a decided Opposition 10 a strika, and while
they represent only abotrf 10 per cent. of
the workers.. they will ha We fully two
thirds Of the delegates.
Rumors Of s9ms kind Of Intervention
which may prevent q strike received renewed
impetus this afternoon when United States
Commissioner Of Labor Charles p. Neill
spent two hours In conference with Presl-
dent Mitchell.
DR.. Neill reached the city shortly after
noon and was met at the station by a CLOSE
friend Of Mr.. Mitchell. He was driven
l. zlzzal ,.r,t.rn Ia n afDra nnnHiCtal
by this friend Of Mitchell and there held a
conference with tho miners leader. TIL
secrecy observed naturally led to much
surmising along the line hat DR.. NELL, as
he has done in the past. came a. an emissary
Of the President to sea what terms could
be obtained from John Mitchell.
After the conferences, Mr.. Mitchell refused
10 say whether or not the visit Of DR.. NELL
had any connection with to-morTow's
convention. DR.. Neil was a little moro
communicative.
Il cannot say why l want to see MITCHELL y.
he said. San impression prevails that /
represent President Roosevelt and bore
some message from him to President
Mitchell. | want TO say that | carried no
message from the President, that he does
not know l am here, that he Is not re-
sponsible in any manner for my visit to
Mr.. Mitchell, and is not Cognizant OF why
I Jaw him. President Roosevelt is not
intervening in this matter. Why should
he intervene now, even II he desired tor
1t is not known what is going to happen,
The operators and mine workers are try
ing to adjust their differences, and a.decision
has not been reached.
Commissioner Neill declined to say
whether he represented any body OF men
or interests which might make interview
ton in case of u strike possible. He inti-
mated that he was quite in the dark as TO
whether there would be a strike,
Following his call on Mitchell, DR.. Neil
visited Bishop Hoban OF tho Scranton do
cese and diued with HIM, At. the Bishops.
residence it was said that DR., Neill's visit
was only n friendly one and had no bearing
on the coal strike.
Later DIR. Neil returned to Washington,
From an authoritative source il was
harmed tonight that DR., Noill came here
chiefly TO make inquiries regarding the
n~on-English speaking miners involved in
the present fight, He got approximate
figures showing that 40 900 would DO thrown
out of employment in the northern district
One OF The best known OF the local oper-
atom, q man who is admitted to be- an au-
thority said tonight that he understands
from q source that no believes to DO re-
liable that Mitchell does not intend that o
strike shall 10 called and that he favors
referring back to the locals for n direct
vote OF all the members the question OF
strike or no strike.
An independent operator who has been
strongly of the belief that there will b
no strike admitted to-day that the situation
IL now such that he has boon compelled
TO change hS mind. He said:
Mitchell and the leaders arc steering n
straight course for n strike declaration;
and II they waat 1t II Is y ioregone oon-
olusion that the mne woTkors will follow
them, All Mitchell has To say 20 the oon:
vention IL that the men must strike and
they will adopt any strike resolution that
Is presented,
And when 1t it will he n fight to
the delth. It means that the operators
will other be hopolcssiy. beaten and will
allow tine United Mine Workers TO dictate
o them how the C1ti business snail be con.
Quoted or that Jho union shall be wiped
out aud MitOhcliIs influence IN the anthra-
cite feid oNdoi, There IL IN my mind no
middle course
Delegates will Introduce in the conven-
ton resolutions denouncInR tho State Con-
stabulpry and the men VINO advocated and
voted Tor the bin creating the force. It n
proposed 10 have the convention urge
mine workers all over the State to oppose
all candidates. for the Legislature who viii
not pledge themselves 70 vote for the re-
peal of the state C~onstabulary act,
Tomorrow, the first day OF the conven-
ton, will he devoted 10 credentials, and
tho second TO oratory. Mitchell will listen
TO all who want to speak, Saturday morn
ing he will deliver q carefully prepared
address. A vote 10 likely 70 be taken at
onoe and the great problem Of months will
have been solved 80 far as he 10 concerned,
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, May 2.-Squads Of
State policemen ara now patrolling Mount
Carmel and vicinity and are in control Of
the situation. At 1850 o'clock this morning
the mounted men came into the town and
although large crowds gathered on the
Ntreets there was 40 hooting nor jeering,
The foreigners gazing upon the troopers
on their mustangs With sullen oounte-
nanoes.
Several times details visited the Locust
Creek colliery, a Reading operation, which
n working with " small force,
A large quantity Of provisions was re-
ceived at the Sayre barracks to-day for tho
policemen. All the merchants OF Mount
Carmel had refused TO sell them anything.
Capt, Page said that 10 attempt will be
made TO arrest the leaders Of Mondays
riots for several days,
A guard at the Delaware and Hudson
No, . washery at Plymouth was shot at
this morning, the bullet passing through
his hat. -