New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-08
THE COAL TROUBLES.
TIE SITUATION AT sCRANTON-THE MINERS IN
sIsTING ON THEIR ARBITRATION PROPOSITION
THE LABORERS' DEMANDS ACCEDED TO.

THE SITUATION AT sCRANTON-THE MINERS IN
sIsTING ON THEIR ARBITRATION PROPOSITION
THE LABoRERs' DEMANDS ACCEDED TO.
SCRANTON, May THE four district meetings
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Companys
miners held yesterday morning agreed upon the foo"-
ing preamble and resolutions
Whereas The Committee Of Delegates ihave been ac-
of misrepresentng the views oil the miners oeore
Resord That approve the action ne GO
the Committee against ali charges that might
be brought against it and that we stll adhere 70 our
traton. or the Wilkesbsrre or Schuylkill bases
In the afternoon about 5000 miners and laborers as
sembled together At Hyde Park The action OF the dis
trct meeting Endorsed. and the complaints OF the
laborers were taken under consideration. The following
nroposon was handed to the President by committee
Of aborers:
R.solped That miners paw laborers oDe.thrd OF the
whole amount received each month"; together with the
price OF any cars lost during the said month through the
neglect or ncompetency OF the miner and through bad
or broken roads that in the miner IL not capaDe
bound to assist him. and also that will not be
allowed discharge the la6orer on that account Ihat
any and labOrer working in the mines snail De en-
titled TO a chamber in his turn he DO capable OF WORK
ing such chamber That work shall De eqnay uiNueo
ih IN the past as nA'i0"A''' ~ ''' ''''
We Law these terms before you that by adopt
inc them Won shall close the breach that has been
opened in your ranks Signed by committee OF iab0rers
The miners accepted the proposition without q Dis
senting voice, and adopted resolution appointing
committee OF siI-hree abOrers and three miners-from
each branch to that the terms of the proposition Will
he eHectualy carried when resumption takes place.
Enthusiastic speeches delivered exhorting the
miners 10 stand by the Union and the sentiment or the
meeting seemed unanimously against slrrendering 70
the COMPANY and in favor OF adheTing TO arbitration
The President OF the Wlkesbarre region was present
and invited the miners who could not live without work
IN come down to Them and have share OF their work
large proportion the audience laborers, and
the miners are confident that the breach which threat
ened the destruction Of the Union now closed Mean
while outsiders expect important results from the la
horers organization Mr. Storrs claims that he has the
names OF 500 laborers waiting for answer from bis
Company This answer, 1t 10 said. will be given on
Tuesday Prominent miners say that the laborers
dare not resume work The Company evidently
are afraid of an experiment which may result disas
trously TO them. The Delaware and Hudson Company
men will hold their region meetings early this week and
NAV agree on an arbitrate after resumption Mr.
Dickson said yesterday, that had his men made She
same offer to him a. the Delaware, Laekawanna, and
Western men had their Company he would have ac-
cepted it, Mr. Kesy, President Of the Grand Council
arrived in last night and the miners and sborers
of the region will make q demonstration Tomorrow in
his honor when will deliver addre on the stua
ton All 1.-THE mines In Wkesbarre, Newport aud Nan
ticoke will be in full operation by Tuesday.
LATER-Private dispatches have just been received
stating that the miners Of the Centraha district have
voted by 80 majority, 10 accept the OPERATOR terms
also that the miners OF Lawrence coliery at Mahanoy
plain, have accepted the operators offer, and VIII
resume work tomorrow.