Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-09
MINES RESUME WORK
President Mitchell's Last Talk
 to His Followers
WORKERS CONDEMN STATE POLICE
Federation Has secured, Said Mitch. ell, Something Never Before Oh tained, . Signed Agreement
 With Coal Operators.

With Coal operators. I SCRANTON, Pa, May 9.-work will be resumed by the mine workers throughout the anthracite field tomor. row morning. The repair men and any others necessary to prepare the collleries for general operations whPfe' 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 constabulary and providing for the mine workers as an organization taking an active part in politics in the nomination and support of legislative candidates. f
 President Mitchell on entering the hall was vociferously applauded and was called upon for . speech. He said.
 This will probably be the last time that l shall address you. and it 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. Iwant to say that believe you have taken the most advanced step in the history of this movement.
 You have secured what you have never before secured-a signed agree ment with the operators. It is an agreement which Is not entered into with the 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.
 T 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 agreement with them rather than that you should be forced to ask them to make an agreement with you.
 Hast summer I made tour through this region. I urged the mine workers to come back inte the organization. At that time there were only 34.0o0 members. At the close of that tour there were 5000 members in the or sanization. Had thst tour not been made there vould have been q reduc- ton in wages. according to reliable ln- formation that have in my posses sion. Ny information Is that the rail roads were ready to increase the work ing day from nine to ten hours. to re- quire the engineers to work seven days in the week and to require the fremen to work twelve hours instead of eight If this is true. then we have won 6 vic tory.
 Tn conclusion let me express the hope that when you return to your homes you will he as loyal to this union as you have been in the past. As I said before. this may be the last time that I will have the privilege of ad- dressing you. Whether # is CT 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 hss done 70 much for you It can and it viii do more for you If you will stand by 1t snd remain true to yourseiyes-
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