Show THAT THA MITCHELL INFORMS PRESIDENT I I HE FAvORS ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER TO TOi It i ARBITRATE THE STRIKE CES r IV Voting Yoting F. F in Progress Progress' Among the Local Unions Mom Indicate Purpose of the S SL Strikers to L Abide by the Advice of Mitchell and Others s 's 9 STORY OF STRIKE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 1 W- W ff The anthracite coal anthracite coal miners made demands which strike In ft- ft the latter atter part of last April They were disconnected demands at first f fH H- H On Mil May the manager of the coal roads Issued a n statement refusing f If the miners' miners demands ds Next d day dy a n. temporary strike was ordered f of ft ff May 1 One th-On th One h hundred and forty five thom thousand and men failed Called to return t tto 4 1 f to tork Work convention held l l- l f 4 ff If May The The Shamokin was f Ma May It was d decided to order a a. strike f ff H- The mine and coal road presidents met In Nw NOW York ork May ra Oth f 1 f 4 and decided to fight light to a finish 1 rf Th The executive committee of the union met next da day It was decided f F ff to k keep cp the mines clear of or water until June 2nd f 1 ff On June Juno 2nd nd the were called out as had been threatened f 4 ff Fl- Fl Fland f and SO per cent responded to the call f ff 1 f On June It was estimated that thousand five thousand special police t F H- H HIn In the affected district 4 t If President consulted with Sen Senator tor Hanna arid and Carroll D. D f ff t 1 f Wright Commissioner of Labor Wright was as instructed to Investigate f 4 41 1 If and did so t If The Indianapolis convention m of ot the United Workers Mine was held heldt t If Juno It decided not to call a general strike but assessments were wez-e f t If levied on men at work f ff t 1 f On On JUl July there was a a. serious riot at Sh Shenandoah Joseph Beddall f 1 t If guard lUard was killed and a brigade of ot troops was as dispatched to the scene acene f J 1 Jf At the Invitation on of President Roosevelt the the coal road rond presidents f ff t 1 f w were re summoned to Washington on October 3rd and met Mitchell The Thet f ff t 1 f Presidents President's efforts to settle the strike at that time failed Called f r rf Gov GOY Stone at the operators' operators demand demand ordered more troops to toI to f I t If the coal regions October f 4 ff f Lf President Roosevelt made a prop proposition to Mitchell 1 that the strikers f 4 should go back to work and trust trusi to toi him fo to o obtain Justice justie f 4 t ff This I th the strikers tr ker r rejected J ct b by unanimous v vote October i. i i f 4 14 ff rf October John John 1 b 1 t the f c i ff plan says plan it Is ts agreeable news but refused to discuss ss 1 If IT T f 1 rf H- October Proposition Proposition discussed eed 1 bj by President Mitchell 1 and vir- vir f 4 ff Lt accepted N I ff October Commissioners appointed b by President J 1 f October Miners Miners call convention 41 f 4 t 1 If October Mitchells Mitchell's Mitchell's Mitchells letter of acceptance made public f fV V 4 |