The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-09
BIG STEP FORWARD,
DECLARES mitchell
Leader of United Mine Workers
Is Pleased With Agree
ment Secured.
MEN WILL RETURN
TO WORK THURSDAY
President Makes Earnest Talk
to Members i'm Their Clos
ing Session.

SCRANTON. Pa. Mag S.-Work will be
resumed by the mine workers throughout
the anthracite field Thursday morning
The repair men and any others necessary
to prepare the collieries for general oper-
atoms will report for work tomorrow
morning. This was decided upon at the
closing session of the convention held this
afternoon. At the morning session the
agreement entered into on Monday in
New York between the operators and the
sub-scale committee was formally rati-
fed.
Only Few Radicals.
A few OF the radicals once more took
the floor when the motion to ratify the
Monday agreement was made and once
more urged that the suspension be turned
into strike. They were hopelcssly in the
minority and their remarks were listened
to in silence.
The convention adopted resolutions
condemning the State constabulary and
providing for the mine-workers as an or
ganization taking an active part In poll
tics In the nomination and support or
legislative candidates.
Miners Leader Speaks.
President Mitchell was not present dur
Ing the earlier proceedings OF the con-
vention. When he entered the hall he
was .voclferously applquded and was
This Will probably be the last time
that | shall address you. and 1t might be
well for me 10 say one OF two things
Some are inclined to believe that because
we have not secured an advance I'm wages
or any Improvement IN the conditions of
employment we have not accomplished
anything. / want TO say that | believe
you have taken the most advanced step
In the history of this movement.
Advantages Gained.
You have secured what you have new
er before secured-a signed agreement
with the operators. 1t is an agreement
which is not entered into with the United
Mine-Workers. but with the officers or
that organization: they have signed an
agreement with your natioral president
and with your district officers. am
Workers maintain the strength and solid
ity OF their organization three years
hence the railroad presidents will ask
you to mako an agreement with them,
rather than that you should be forced to
ask them TO make an agreement with
you.
Organization Grows
Last summer | made tour through
this region. | urged the mine workers to
come back into the organization. Al that
time there were only 1900 members At
the close OF that year there were $1,000
members In the organization Had moi
that tour been made there would have
been reduction In wages. according TO
reliable information that ] have In my
POSSESSION. NV luIolIlRllOn t0dt the
railroads were ready to Increase the ,
working day from nine TO ten hours: 10
require the engineers To work seven days
In the week. and 10 REQUIRE the firemen
TO work twelve hours instead OF eight
If this is true, then VIC have won q Vic
tory
Plea for Loyalty,
Mr. Mitchell concluded with plea for
loyalty to tho union. There was tre-
mendous outburst OF applause when Mr. |
Mitchell sat down. The convention ad- |
journcd sine die Immediately after
Mr. Mitchell will leave here tomorrow |
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