The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-04

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and rrnbsIIy b Ii'tIs further lie described
the prnEr,ss- - ru" neEOtiniiofla shh the
operators and hon rrlated their mai rrnpo-
sftion tu ~" Wiur-s
M. Mitchell .tHfcd that " would take
three hour ,t rri all The correspondence
that had ta.4'd during the uCRo'aii1 NJ.
On motion a., rnGlug vas disl ensei Wtth
and u wa ir,i 'd Ia have the cortc.Innp-
ence printed No amt hirt form ana dA-
trihutsd among 10 delegates to-nlort oN
We urrrt. snid M. Mitchell to the
delega,re. that We have not been able to
make y tentative agreement that would
bring about better conditions OF employ"
ment and better wages for YOU
AZ thu. point one Of the delegates, eViaent-
" prompted hy the committees. moved TO
adjourn until morning. 30 that before the
debate began each delegate could hold IN
his hand n rprort II tho scale committee.
This Saa seconded and then went do~n to
defeat through q motion to table. which
was adopted 10y an overwhelming majority.
The motion 10 adjourn was rene wed
after an awkward pause. one delegate
pointing out that the printed report was
essential.
The motion tn adjourn was not put. and
the delegates, needless Of an army OF news-
paper men, plunged into a fiery discussion
Of the operators
II the opcrat ~ did not treat their en-
ploves properly then il was up TO the en-
ployes T. turn tho operators down Inc
men have rights that slp uld not be ignored,
Another delegate said he represented
300 men, AID be declared that he VI iced
their sentiments when he said that they
will strike rather than return to work with
out concessions OF any KIND. Inc ihlVers
were entitled TO ard must receive something
from the operators before they would con-
sent to return u their chambers.
A delegate from JeImyn spoke OF the
grievances Of the men there. and said
be believed that unless they were ad-
'}usted there should be a strike. In Jer-
myn," he said, there nave existed grew
ances for years. and though there have been
promises galore nom have been kept,
owing to the alleged duplicity OF the
foremrn. Our committees are tired run
ming to these foremen.'
Al this point a delegate representing
the ,Jermyn local No. 1925 made a strong
speech in favor OF a strike. He was tol-
lowed nv one of the delegates from local
1885. This delegate made a straight out
and out motion to make the suspension q
strike. The motion was received with
enthusiasm: it showed the sentiment OF
the convention, A few seconds elapsed,
nobody was heard to second the motion
in the excitement and another delegate
got up and made a speech in which he
advocated an executive session. His mo-
ton prevailed and every one but the
delegates was asked to retire.
Nhen the convention adjourned for the
day, and the delegates were questioned,
one of them said that, while II was true tina
there had been few to champion returning
to work, more were in favor OF s'ich a course
than appeared on the surface. The fire
eaters wore the first To get the floor; the
conservative men would be the last 70
speak. an.
Another declared that even II John Mitch
ell made an effort to avert a strike the
convention would not be 80 subservient
as to vote to return TO work unless some
concessions we're granted,
One Of the district presidents was asked
this evening il anything could be done to
prevent a st rike. He WAS not In favor OF
a strike himself. he declared, but nothing
would serve to avert ono short OF a reopen
ing of negotiations with the operators ana
the granting of some CONCESSIONS by them.
This is, OF course. believed to be i'm
This leader said he feared that operators.
miners and public alike failed to realize
the full seriousness Of a strike;
A fact which has not been known in this
city and which will be learned with great
interest, is that the Ri. Rev, NJ. J. Hoban.
Bishop Of The Scranton diocese OF the
Catholic Church, was in Washington on
Monday of this week and had a confer
ence with the President.
That the coal strike situation was the sub
ject of discussion was admitted to-day
by the Bishop when he was seen by THE Sun
but Just what was said he was not willing
to divulge. He did speak IN the most com
ELEMENTARY terms of Dir. Neil, COMMISSIONS
Of Labor, and said that his appointment
had been justified a dozen times over since
II was made.
Bishop Hoban said that the President
expressed himself az deeply interested
In the crisis which now confronts the coal
region. Tho Bishop refused TO say whether
President Roosevelt had made any mention
of Intervention,
AMMUNITION FOR STATE POLICE
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