The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-22
WILL Be STRIKE,
SAYS MITCHELL
United Mine Workers President So
Declares in Pittsburg In
tervieW.
D0LAN'S OFFICE is VACANT
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE AFTER
DELEGATES CONFERENCE.

Pittsburg, Pa. Feb. -21-"As far as /
know now, there viii be a strike
President Mitchell. of the United
Mine Workers Of America, who ar
rived her today from New York. made
the above statement to the Associated
Press at noon today at the Hotel
Henry.
I am not here to have any confer
ences with the bituminous operators.
Ny visit to Pittsburg is to investigate
the trouble existing among the officers
and delegates of the Pittsburg district
organization. 1 will announce myself
later in the day regarding the Pitts
burg situation"
VIII 1t be necessary to reconvene
the national convention before q set
Element can be made between the
miners and coal operators under the
Ryan resolution adopted at the ma
tional convention at Indianapolis? p
President Mitchell was asked
THE national president interprets
the laws OF the Miners Union,' he re-
Piled
You mean then that you can effect
a settlement in any district?"
ASK Secretary Wilson," said Mr..
Mitchell.
And the secretary is not discussing
the Ryan situation at this time" Sec
rotary Wilson Immediately replied.
will there be a strike on April 1?''
President Mitchell was asked.
''As far as ! now know" answered
President Mitchell, with considerable
hesitancy. There will be a strike
In both the bituminOus and anthra-
cite felds?" he was asked.
Il viii positively say nothing more -
Notwithstanding the denial from
you and T. L. Robbins, leader of the
bituminOus operators, reports are still
persistent that you viii hold a confer
ence with Robbins" Mr.. Mitchell was
told.
''There is nothing IN the reports" he
replied. Being in Pittsburg, of course,
I viii see Mr.. Robbins, probably some
time today"
President Mitchell held a conference
with the special committee represent
ing the delegates of the Pittsburg dis
trict miners convention this morning
He announced at the noon adjourn
ment that he would confer with the
attorneys Of the delegates after which
he would likely be in a position to
make a statement.
Announces DoIan's Removal.
Later in the day. when ne mad con-
cluded his conferences. President
Mitchell gave out 4 statement in
which he said:
The miners convention of district
No. B. having removed the president,
vice-president, secretary-treasureT and
executive board. the national Organi-
zatfOn recognizes their right to do so.
Mr.. DoIan is no longer president of
District No. Of the United Mine
Workers of America.
Pending the result of the election
which has been ordered, I Rave ap-
pointed a committee % take charge of
the organization work IN this district
The appointees are Thomas Haggerty,
national board member from District
?: William Little, national board mem
Der from District 5, and Joseph Sharp
national board member from District
-"
Mr. Mitchell leaves for New York
late tonight.
President Dolan, on being Informed
of the move made by Mitchell. stated
that he would still continue to DO bust
ness as the legally elected head of the
district
President Mitchell left this city for
New York at 1915 tonight. Before
boarding his train, he said:
"A strike in the bituminOus fields is
Inevitable"
Francis Robbins, chairman of the
executive board of the Pittsburg Coal
company, left on tho same train
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