The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-05

On the Advice Of Mitchell and
Wilson They VIII Return to
Work Under the Terms Of
The Award Of the Anthracite
Commission Of 1903 and
Seek a Bettermsnt Of Con-
ditions Through Board Of
Cancellation or Arbitration

Scranton, May 5.-There will be no
strike of the anthracite coal miners.
That II now settled conclusion. for
such IL the advice of President John
Mitchell and National secretary-Treas-
who today addressed the convention of
the miners before the report of the
scnle committee was presented.
Their addresses fully forecnsted the
report which the committee would
make. The suspension order will he
raised and the miners will go back
to work upon the terms of the award
of the anthracite strike commission
of 1908 which the operators were will
ing to have continued and will later
seek to obtain through the concilia-
ton board or by arbitration the bet
tering of conditions which they COM
plain are working hardships on them.
MINERS DECISION.
There will be no strike providing the
operators will agree 10 give every man his
old place and reinstate those who have
been dismissed because they obeyed the
suspension order OF Jehn Mitchell.
This was the agreement reached at to-
days session of the convention. The con-
vention did not adjourn, however, Presi-
dent Mitchell requesting that the dele
gates remain in Scranton until the scale
committee reports the result OF its meet
ing with the operators. which will prob
ably be held in New York on Monday II
the operators agree to meet the miners
representa- atives.
The no-strike decision was reached after
President Mitchell and National Secre-
tary-Treasurer Wilson had addressed the
delegates, recommending that the lOol
award be continued. A resolution to this
effect was ordered and unanimously
adopted after which the convention ad-
journed
MITCHEIIIs STATEMENT.
When President Mitchell returned to his
hotel he issued the following statement:
For several months we have been en-
deavoring TO negotiate a wage scale and
adjustment of conditions OF employment
with the representatives of the anthra-
cite coal mining companies. During these
negotiations we made number of propo-
d sitions each OF which materially modified
our original demands.
1--WE did this not because we were
convinced that our original PROPOSE
tions were unfair or wrong, but purely
for the purpose or mndlng conn common OF
agreement that would secure and
maintain peace In the anthracite coal
Industry. We still DelleNe lnat our
first proposition was reasonably fair
Notwithstanding the notifications we
have since made I'm the interest of
peace and now we are face to face
with the alternative OF continuing at
work under our former conditions and
declaring n strike. In this crisis, your
committee recommends the following
policy:
First. that we agree to work on
the basis of the award OF the anthra-
cite coal strike commission for such
period OF time as may be agreed upon
mutually between the representatives
OF the anthracite coal mining COM
panies and our scale committee, pro-
vided that all men who suspended work
on April | or since that time, or who
have been dismissed because they
said that they would refuse TO work
II a strike were declared. are 'reinstat-
ed In their former positions and work
ing places.
Second, that the scale committee pro.
ceed at once TO meet the representatives
of the coal companies with view OF Sc
curing an agreement upon this basis.
Third. that the convention remain in
session until Tuesday and the scale COM
mittee shall report 10 the convention at
that time.
Fourth, that the suspension Of work
shall continue until an agreement has
Continued on page Two.