, 1869-10-12
TIE PRNNsYLvAE1A MINERS


Tfa Pennsylvania Coal Mtners' Union va. formed
dntinR last M! aud winter, aud now embraces
paupnln and Luzerne oounues- The Counties are
divided into districts, and each colItefy, whGn e-
pioJ1uz considerable body Of men, has. al or.
iaoosess II ANAL, tuo or three oo.her1es unite 70
form branch Delegates from the seTsral
hrznche1 and distract1 from the County Executive
rtmbers Ct the General Council, which vtells .
practically absolute power oTer the whole organ;
Tne u1t meeting Of tho General Counc,. was
held 1t Nazleten. on the 17th Of March, and two
dea& we're then adopted which have led to the
fonsequent disl lusba1cea- Tncae two notions
wages adopted hE the General Council Is tns prtce
Of coal md the purpose OF rtstE1ction Of the pro
duct h.to enhance Inc hasls, o., u any rate, Ia
Zion IN the Hyde Pxrk district ras ordered, and q
semi. weekiy paper ~As established Funds were
provided tor e retet Of nc stnters By iesy,ng
When the pr1cr Of coal bad been thus Arbitrarily
put up; the d1icult1es Of tho General Council te-
tne council unsirssook an impossible task, to xeep
the prce fteabJ. 10 adjust The supply nicely TO
the dtma1d a to forrssau ana prevent tac;ua-
tion. This vas 10 he done By nx1ng the maximum
/ Of coal which each miner should be allowed 10
take cut tn dag, but the establishment a. such
rule Is bEJcrd human vii, A1d IT. ea1ozce Hent te
The council has heretofore besn partially eae-
essp ~ IL tas aen
!fa!isIs have Used nEalu and ayain for their own
Advantage. II toue MISTAKES an rlHie, 1t viii
Organization viii seoatt lor tho minafs respect.
ful consideration ~hica toay could not otherwise
. CON UA1d. Thc union - power fn- good or evil,
arcortltnv 10 the direction IT. NAV receive, BAT
aupeaT now to ho in honeat hantt5 and 10
te.E onlJ = falE share Of, tha rEoats Of the
ial.or It cottsols- In Inty permanent weekly
Murt,al-Ste " asI5aest4 Aoast1s-- ~ established
!, TauuAaua, 'pstead OF the reeai"WeeklJ, which
had served , 1eDpofa[J purpose II sB to be
o.ned y nlaf 10 4a fss "a q sed sas snd to
lsts, no ma1 L allowed 70 oxn more ihan four
khsIrA JOHN Parket, PreS!de0s Of the Council.
SIC msn. % Kno Q ~ gone mose Tim aaJ5od1 eise %
establish the rnior, n correspoudent Of iha Se1
Tott 7Y,1ea, to hon We are Indebted for most Of
TIE information IN tals Ntic!s, gives the following
Il Eve Just had an insssv.ew With the eoeoo
anthracite utuaz1. To b. sure, there Wa3 only
r. 6 c, the very head md non, Ut ali tnls Of.
Tending, II tCch IT be. He Is one who makes q
favorable impression E4on casuAl meeting, wn:th
ssfeDstnsned BY s1osequent intercourse. 10
man OF pcs.ivc eon1iesions certainly but wltala.t
c1rcor, refhaps WITHOUT gaile- HH opinions and
PURPOSES aIe decsaed, hut they have been Of dos
SroAt Md hts zum9ntsy has not 6eea ahsatbed
~ Heu. lie q zeiormeH, certainly; 4
nan vho Eaa devised and led a mo7eMeaf
fox .the., a1seltosztiun.. Of sho- condition oi
st.se enongh to Fee The pitfalls IN his WAY. Eqaa,
pc n Eis1eM~ tatneut. anl 1nuouosei;T houea
~ Is ocEtss and purposea he u precisely the soE
., 1 man u ~ who.e aauas the s9oo sathrae!s.
or thentelres; and ha Is also exactly The tlad o
nao one A6uld ta.!eIpec' q End 10 the position
BE hoda aFatteol With hts followers, AMI forbeae
l1g Nth bis opponents, be Ia AL anomalE, to
ns1thef m1nera nor uperatosB are the one Of t.,
other. Claiming TO tce iur tne dues Ct NJ. eli.
he Ia: alsc9e sauaou!ss:d them thu. shs etop.a!