New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-06-14
THE PENNSYLVANIA COAL TROUBLES.
REVIEW OF TIE sITUATION-THE MINERS DE-
SIRE TO MISUNDERSTANDING OUT-EMPL0Y-

REVIEW OF TIE sTTUATIoN-THE MINERS DE-
SIRE TO MISUNDERSTANDING OUT-EMPLOY-
Frs ERsISTENT-SCARCITY OF COAL.
From all we can learn of the coal mine sus-
pension in Pennsylvania which begun May TO- the miners
are getting thoroughly tired OF the situation and there
Association has met and explained their position by
series OF resolutions follows:
great extent Sa q g1'o ovu.
thereby not only keeping down the price Of labor bat eventually would
ra The public press country Instances through
Association lie first powerful movement representing that had
design to prices up TO eTbnt hight &C. and 10 some in.
stances threatening to appeal to Congress to repeal the taa on
Rc0d not desired mp the price Of
coal too high in the market but the contrary would prefer steady
interest for their investment
"a hir days wages for fair day work and further,
Reod That taking into consideration The great risk and danger
miner Sg a to 9u[ IN ggs 70 , GU SS We B r
be snied down to TIE lowest pce 'g 70 common DoIe whose en-
Resorsd inst on or ser inst all districts branches which
agree with their employers as to basis and conditions Of IegmP
A Correspondent Of The PhiiadelpIa Post, at wilkes
barre, writes that is reported, on reliable authority
that all the schuyl county men will resume work on
Wednesday June 10, accordance with agreement,
the terms Of which have not been ascerained. All tho
merchants Lucerne county refuse TO sell their goods 10
miners credit has been the custom heretofore This
action causes much dssatsfacton and unless work DO
resumed within "a short time, IL is feared that the mer
chants viii DO compelled 20 sell on credit or close up their
business. At interview between committee OF
per centage basis concerns the Wesbarre coal
and iron company. The Grand Council az the meeting
TO which the agreement submitted took action IN
the matter. The miners In this vicinity arc greatly ds
appointed at this and eylUcc desire 10 return 20 work
regardless OF the Council Mt Williams q delegate 10
the Council expresses the belief that no Work Will be
The Beris County journal says: The suspension Of
mining operations in the Schuyl Lchigh and luzerue
ginning DO seriously felt The stock Of coal at the C
feron shipping IPonts aud In the eastern ites w. OWN
ding down rapidly The most serious rcsus OF the sus
pension however, felt among our large iron mAuuac
turors Through BerRs County, 30 far hear, the
supplies of furnace and rolling mill owners will sl
hold out, and Will last some weeks yet but IN
the Iehgh Valley several furnaces and mills
have been compelled 20 stop already Tor O fuel land
moro Will have 10 do RI the strike continues st
stated are using bitumnOus coal some Of their loco
motives keep their trains running In word, arc
millions Of dollars TO tho manufacturing Interests Of the
state, unless the miners again speedily get to work.
When the suspension first commenced II was generally
understood to DO owing 10 q mutual UNDERSTANDING
among the operators and their To raise tho price Of
coal the relations Of the parties have since changed
IL "srkC" 10 all inents aud purposes. Employ
come 10 terms. The men demand increased wages az
fixed rate when coal sells at 80 tun at the mines ana an
DrdTd sliding scale OF cent OF any advance above
that price. The operators VIII lot consent 10 lhs auu
say they viii keep their mines closed all Summer rather
than submit dictaOn I'm tho matter. Tho General
Council OF Miners" secret representative DOdy 10
which all WOIl,mcu yield implicit obedience met
at Tamaqua Monday but their action has not been
made public. The same body holds meetings every two
or three days and constant conference with leading
operators the purpose OF negotiating scale OF prices
The general impro55lOus that an arrangement Will DO
effected mutually satisfactory 10 employers ana en-
plOycd IN the OF next week, and that operations
at farthest VIII be resumed by the LIST OF July In the
time the price OF coal on hand Ia likely TO continue
advance and. consumers should purchase only for
their immediate wants. Thus far In Reading the adj
vance In coal has been about 81 pCr tun compared with
what 1t was when the strike commenced.