The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
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ecclesiastical. p%ultl,al and eivic.
f,rfs - ~ much uncertslnty Tonight
,rcp 80 convention haa hc"n IN ssvason
fr ,vp days. - thcr' wss whsn " cpns
,srcl nm Thursday but h ohanc"s ~
s8 adjustment without q strike ara bst,sr
,t.r they ~sr~ ls-' night when svsn cha
.taraHes' opponents ~ a strike Wcre
lr,,uai 20 give M IN despair.
fla arne respects this has besi a lay
n aI, = to The mins workers and oil
cone, 81 In their convention, First came
mo uleSpected appearance N ths scsns
rfltc area, r-, orator NJ the miners union
fl.r.tary Treasurer Wilson. Then fol =
Ipvei tho early motion 10 conclude the
a,'a,c made on tho heels Of q notable
forensic effort by Mr. Wilson which. read
terv,en tie liuc., favored peacc. Then
,.ra the reference " the entire question
~ strike ~ any recommendations look
irr n a settlement to the scale committee.
followed by immediate adjournment for
ne day
Previous 10 this thu convention had been
listening TO speeches both for and against
q strihe.
On Thursday all tn speeches were by
Arc oiters hot for n strike. To-day the
conservative men were heard. and their
voices were raised for peace.
At :? 30 o'clock this afternoon, when the
convention adjourned for the day. Presi-
dent Mitchell called the newspaper men
together and made the following state
mcnt;
The convention has adjourned to meet
again az 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The delegates have asked the scale
committee to meet and make a recon-
mendation to the convention tomorrow
on what action shall be taken.'
One question:" said a newspaper man.
Are the members Of the scale committee
To communicate with the operators in the
m~eantime?"
NO, sir answered Mr.. Mitchell rather
sharply.
After the adjournment Of the convention
the general scale committee, obeying the
instructions Of the convention, met at
Hotel Schadt. After being in session
until shortly after 8 o'clock President
Mitchell gave out the following statement:
AT the afternoon session OF the conven-
ton a resolution was adopted instruoting
the scale committee, which is composed Of
the executive board member Of districts
1. : and 0, to prepare to submit to the con-
vention tomorrow morning resolutions and
recommendations bearing on the situation
In the anthracite fields.
The general committee has referred the
entire matter to a subcommittee COM
posed Of the presidents and secretaries Of
the three anthracite districts, together
with tho president and secretary OF the
national association. The general COM
mittee has adjourned and the sub-com-
mlttee IL now In session"
When The convention was called 10 order
ths morning Secretary-Treasurer Wilson
followed Mr.. Mitchell into the half and took
a seat with him on the platform. He was
n stranger to a great majority Of the dele
gates, and when introduced he was received
with much applause.
Il was at once recognized that Mr.. Wilson
had come from Clearfeld to back up the
Efforts Of Mr.. Mitchell with some OF his
persuasive and convincing oratory,
So strict we're the rules Of the executive
session to-day that tipstaves and door,
tenders kept the reporters and all others
hack at least ten feet from the doors Of
tho court room Only the faintest mixing
Of what was going on inside could be OBJ
tained, but this much was clear; the stir
nnr uppcnlp Cor action n uainaf tho or aratnra
were nearly all missing, and in their places
were the dispassionate pleas OF men who
know what a strike means and who would
not vote for one were there any other rea-
eonable way out.
Nevertheless, when adjournment Vas
had at MSS o'clock one Of the delegates
from the vicinity Of Pottsville remarked
that while the men from his region and
also most Of those from the Laokawanna
district we're not In favor of a strike
they were outnumbered and the indications
we're that a strike would be ordered.
During the noon hour President Mitchell
and Secretary Wilson remained 30 long In
conference that 1t became necessary for
District President Nichols to call the con-
vcntion to order and to start the debate.
When about 145 o'clock Mr.. Mitchell and
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received with great applause.
During the afternoon the subject OF
discussion was (which proposal shall we
adoptI' The principal and practically
tho only speaker was MIR. Wilson, whose
effort, though nonoommittal, worked for
peace, His principal thought which no
reiterated was, Boys. remember the union
and what 1t has done for you. Do nothing
that will injure that"
He was loudly applauded from time to
time He among others things took up
the subject Of politics, which he declared
could be made to serve the union ends,
Following his speech there we're three
motions. One was to conclude the debate,
which was adopted by a rising vote, there
being some opposition. The second was
tostand by the union no matter what strug-
gle was precipitated. This was adopted
unanimously. The third was to refer back
TO the scale committee for q recommended
ton, and to hat there was no opposition.
Then came adjournment.
Although there was a marked decrease
N The strike talk on the adjournment OF
tne afternoon session. not a delegate who
was willing to express an opinion thought