Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-09
Work Will Be Resumed = PreSi-
dent MitCheIIS Last Talk
With His Followers.
CONDEMN STATE POLICE.
Federation Has Secured, He Says,
Something Never Before Obtained
by the Miners, That Is, Signed
Agreement With the Coal Opera
tors-Hints That He Will Give Up
Leadership-His Last Appearance.

SCRANTON, Pa, May 9.-Work will
be resumed by the mine workers
throughout the anthracite field tomor-
any others necessary to prepare the
colleries for general operations will re-
port for work this morning. This was
decided upon at the closing session of
the convention after the agreement en-
tered into on Monday in New York
between the operators and the subscale
committee was formally ratified.
The convention adopted resolutions
condemning the state onstabulary and
providing for the mine workers as an
organization taking an active part in
politics in the nomination and support
of legislative candidates.
President Mitchell on entering the
hall was vociferously applauded and
was called upon for a speech. He
said:
This will probably be the last time
that shall address you and 1t might
be well for me TO say one or two things
Some are inclined to believe that be-
cause 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
inever before secured-a signed agree
ment with the operators. 1t is an
agreement which is not entered into
with tie United Mine Workers, but
with the officers of that organization.
for they have signed an agreement
with your national president and with
your district officers.
81 am convinced that if the United
Mine Workers maintain the strength
and solidarity of their organization
that three years hence the railroad
presidents will ask you to make an
lagreement with them rather than that
you should be forced to ask them to
make an agreement with you.
Last summer made tour through
this region. | urged the mine workers
to come back into the organization.
AT that time there were only $4,000
members. At the close of that tour
there were $4,000 members in the or
ganlzation. Had that tour not been
made there would have been reduc-
tion in wages, according to reliable in
formation that have in my possess
sion. My information is that the rail-
roads were ready to increase the work
ling day from nine to ten hours, to re-
quire the engineers to work seven days
In the week and to require the firemen
to work twelve hours instead of eight.
If this is true, then we have won vic
tory.
I'm conclusion let me express the
hope that when you return to your
homes you will be as loyal TO this
union as you have been in the past. As
said before, this may be the last time
that I will have the privilege of adj
dressing you. Whether it is or not, you
owe 1t to yourselves, to your families,
to your class and to your craft, to be
loyal and true to this organization
which has done so much for you. Ii
t can and 1t will do more for you if you
. will stand by it and remain true to
yourselves"
There was tremendous outburst OF
applause when Mr.. Mitchell sat down
The convention adjourned sine die i'm
lmediately after.