| Show t MINERS WILL CALL HARD COAL STRIKE President Mitchell Makes Statement Which Means Labor War DELEGATES DISCUSS WAR C Contention m In Iii Session at al aton Scranton on Wilt Ill Take Tako h Bate Action Scranton Pa M May 3 The Tho The anthracite anthracite anthracite cite convention now In session will declare a strike either cither tomorrow row or 01 Saturday This Is 15 th th the only information tion that ca can be drawn from an official of of- tidal statement Is Issued tonight by John Mitchell pre president of oC the United Mine Workers Yorkers Tho The statement was made public after a stormy se session on today of or orthe the miners' miners convention at which nothing noth noth- ling lag ing but strike speeches were made Nothing but ut the formalities of or organization or- or were expected at the fir first t session Of oC the convention toda today but those were put through with a a. rush A motion to go Into executive session session ses sos sion could be ho made b by an any of oC tho the min mm- ers Two dele delegates got the floor and made strike speeches the last of or th the two making a motion that a strike order be sub substituted for or the HU suspension pen pen- sion slon order It was at this juncture that a u motion to go Into executive session was vas made and nd the reporters left the hall hail No secret ecret was made that nothing but hut strike speeches followed though no vote was taken Sentiment Against Ac Acceptance I Mr fl Mitchell 1 11 after adjournment made the following statement nL As As wa was indicated when you OU were In tho the convention the sentiment seem very strongly against accepting either cither the conditional and rc restricted l lion tion scheme proposed by the operators opera opera- toni tors or r renewing the award o of th the anthracite coal strike commission foa for fo fora a II period of or three years yeal The t t feelinG reeling has haN been beau intensified by th time unfortunate and unjustifiable action o othe of the state constabulary at al Mount Car Cr- rae mel mcl a as well as their conduct in other othel parts of or the coal regIon since the su suspension sus sus- pension has been i In Iii l effect Of course It can not be stated positively what the time theote vote ote will be That will not be bo known until Friday afternoon or 01 Sat Sat- ulda No Xo Vote ote lie He was asked if there was an ammy truth in the rumor of a referendum vote and said aI I l knew nothing of or It until I saIt saw sau It t In the tho papers There Is ab absolutely no 10 truth in iii it IL ILhas Has the Civic Federation or any other Interest made an effort to In Intervene Intervene In- In in the situation ho he was asked Thero There has been no imo attempt to Intervene in- in from rom an any quarter he ho replied rc- rc plied Unable to lu Get Gel Betterment After Aftel th the convention had organized ed cd at the morning session son an aim adJournment adjournment adjourn adJourn- ment was wa as taken until this afternoon when Mr Ir Mitchell l after stating in ref rIef what pOpo propositions und arid counter counter- proposItIon had hind pa passed ed between the tho operators operator's and arid miners said significant significant- I 13 y to 10 the convention Your committee has gone gono as far faras faras fars as s it thought advisable to go and we believe e further than you Oll Instructed us uso to o go in order to avoid a suspension of f work and to make contract for fOl forthe the he government of or your our affairs for COI forlie time the lie coming years I am sure I voice the tie sentiment of every member of the committee the members of which have worked In n entire harmony harmon durIng dur- dur lug Ing ng these months when months when I say that we egret that we have ha not been able ablo to o make malee a tentative agreement that would secure for you better wa wages es and nd better belleI con conditions of employment ment Delegates Take Cue Cuc Time The delegates were sere quick to take talie time the tie cue from time the chairman's remarks and nd in their speeches s on the convention conven- conven lon tion floor said aId that the tho situation warranted war war- ranted anted a strike The Time second delegate recognized said he lie was weal weary y of the tho endless discussion that had hud taken place In the la last lasi t months and ho he 10 moved that the convention substitute tute a strike order for Cor the suspension 0 rd e m fhe The convention went Into executive e ee session e and the motion motton was vas with with- I iran drawn rawn to permit a free discussion of I he time situation Delegates tonight after hearing time tho statement of John chell sa say it means a strike |
