The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-08-29
issued: 1906-05-04
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note: :-."'" ■'_■■■■ MAY 7 -1901 ani VOL. 5 NELSON, B. C, FRIDAY, HAY a, 1006 NO. 10 MINERS ARE INDIGNANT Pres. Mitchell Comments Strongly on Attitude of Operators DtchntltBor i Strike Hit Ben Stmt) off for a Di*- but b Regtrded at Ccr- uloly Coalig Very So-n Scranton, May 3.—Today's sessions ot the .miners' district convention were unprofitable except In so far as they revealed that the sentiment ot practically all of the six hundred delegates in attendance la for a strike. Tonight It Is believed that nothing short ot a miracle can prevent a strike from being declared either tomorrow or on Sunday. At the conclusion ot the afternoon session president Mitchell made a statement, In the course ot which he used the word "strike" for the Hrst Ume since the present negotiations began. "There to not much to say at this time," he said; "as Indicated at the opening of the afternoon session, the sentiment seems strong against accepting the conditions' and restricted arbitration scheme proposed by the operators, or renewing the award of the anthracite strike commission for three years, The strike feeling has been intensified by the unfortunate and unjustifiable action of the state constabulary at Mount Carmsl, as well; as their conduct in other regions. It cannot, of course, be stated positively what the vote will be; that will not be known until tomorrow or Sunday." At the afternoon session the committee made Its first report, whloh was adopted, aod then Mr. Mitchell made a brief speech, briefly reviewing the negotiations. He said the committee had perhaps gone even further than it should have, In endeavoring to bring about a peaceful settlement of the existing dlfd- culties. He told of the proposals made by both sides and then said: "We have offered to arbitrate all the demands we made upon them. In other words, we ■save offered to arbitrate the differences between us, either through the board of conciliation, with Judge Gray as chairman, or through the anthracite commission. We h…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0382112
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : F.J. Deane
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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