Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-05-27

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REsuMPT1oN.--The correspondent ofthe /
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph Of Satur-
day last, has the following in regard 10 the
resumption of operations in the Anthracite
coal region;
The resumption of operations in all the |
anthracite regions is daily becoming more
general. AS predicted, the resumption OF
one region necessarily carried the others
with it. The latest dispatches report the
coming to terms of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna, and Western Company's men, who
at the last moment agreed to accept the
company's terms and ANONYMOUSLY bring
up the rear. The Pennsylvania Coal
Company's men accepted the higher otter
of their employers earlier in the week, after
once rejecting it, aud this favorable action
was rather unexpected. 1t is expected that
the whole upper region will be in actlve
operation by Monday next.
The men of that region must by this
time see at least some little of the folly OF
their course. After standing idle and los
ing money for the best part of sixmonths,
they now resume work, some having gain
ed paltry advantage of five cents per ton
without even the excuse of a principle up
held and obtained, while others have gain
ed absolutely nothing, resuming at the
terms offered when the strike was inaugu-
rated, and being obliged to trust to their
employers for the hope even OF some
! thing better. These advantages are truly
something to fight and starvc for, and we
admire the mems foresight, which was so
over keen as to prevent them from seeing
that nothing better could be obtained, and
so kept them from accepting the very same
terms weeks ago, when all parties were
already heartily tired Of idlpnpSS.
| In Schuylkill the resumption has become
practically general under the terms of the
umpire's decision, which they finally con-
cluded to ask for, and which was given ON
| Wednesday last. The only exceptions to
the general rule we believe, are some few
colieries near Tamaqua, and the reason
that the men at these collieries voted
against resumption was that other collieries
in the same region are working, and have
been for some time, on the three dollar
basis. The men hoped by so voting that
they also might obtain the better terms.
The terms as laid down in the decision
of the umpire are not, however, satisfac-
tory to all the workmen. Some of them
think it unfair that they by this decision
now have to work at lower rates than those
I which the operators voluntarily offered to
| them short time ago. But they
should remember that these OPERATOR IS
terms the miners deliberately refused, be-
cause they thought them too low, and COM
| PEELED the strike to continue, much to the
loss and discomfort of the operators.
The tolls by the Reading Railroad have
been materially reduced, though not as
much 50 as was expected, according to the
schedule published in our columns during
the week. The new rates were not pro-
mulgated in time to take effect on We'd
nesday last, much to the disgust of the
operators who had numerous loaded cars
! waiting at the mines to be brought down
and enable their owners to be the first in
the market.
There has been a slight fear that the
Schuylkill resumption is not bona tide, and
that an attempt will be made after some
work is done to get better terms by threat.
ening another strike, tho men thinking the
operators would rather accede to their de-
mands than stop work again after once
starting. There is, however, very little
ground for such fear. The men are per.
fectly starved out, and do not want to stoI
work again for some time to come. The
selfish leaders may desire and counsel such
action, but their power over the men, at
least such a case as this, is gone, and it
will not be regained very quickly. Then
too, another stoppage will Immediately
ioiSO ehc loliS again, anu tlln8S VIII DE III
the exact position that they were before thu
resumption.
After straining their patience so long the
men had better be careful how they triht
with their employers, for they are daily by
their actions playing more and more int(
their hands. Another suspension il
Schuylkill at any very near date would 81
disgust the owners of the land, that mum
erous coal properties would be for sale a
very low terms. These would be immedi
ately bought up by the Reading Company
for it only could work them. If one indi
vidual found it impossible to run them
another would, and the company woult
become the purchaser. This has been thu
policy of the company for sonic time, as il
shown by the large advance in the value
of its stock while the road was almost idle
Numerous coal lands have already beer
bought, according to the common report
to be owned and run by the company
Once the owner of majority of the mines
the company is the ruler of the region, a
it is in Luzerne. Then the basis question
will bo permanently settled 'ly iii
permanent disuse, aud tn, men vii
have to take what wages they can get, ant
in what manner they can get them.
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