The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-02
FROM YESTERDAYS FIFTH EDITION.
FROM THE ,STATE.


The Coal TrOubles-The Offer of the Opc-
rstOrs-WOrk offered to the Miners
Throughout the Year, Regardless of the
Price focal.
PoTTsvILLE, May 1.-The following circular
has just been Issued
ANTHRACITE BOARD OF TRADE OF TUE SCHUYLKnL
REGION, PoTTsvMLE, May l, Ito the Working
men of Schuylkill Northumberland and Columbia
cCunties-The Anthracite Monitor OF the goth ult.
contains the following artcle:-
Another Ultimatum.
'Below viii be found the last ultmatum Of the
Schuylki operators, agreed to at Philadelphia on
Saturday last 1t bears the face OF it plausiblity
and reason, but when read cooy ana deliberately it
presents to us deep laid scheme for the destruc-
tion of the W. B. A. Through the reputation of the
fundamental principle of the organization, the basis
At the time We write this, we do not know what will
be the action of the Executive County
board in regard to the acceptance Of the proposition
but hope that, instructed by their districts, they will
eBphatcally ignore it. The proposition is not just
at any price may say about it. 1t will rob the men
OF their share Of percentage on the prices that coal
viii bring above the basis the next two menths
and it gives no guarantee that the operators will
continue to work their collieries If prices
SU %orf them 1 to make them pay at the price 5ey at
present offer to labor Hence, by accepting this
centage when coal is above g. which will be for
tive months at least, and have promise OF steady
work after they have AYE done done So 1t would be much
downward, or the SO basis with sliding scale, on
the 1870 plan down to $50, and the latter In
favor Of and have been all the time. But the
present offer is a trap snare and delu-
sien and bears on it's face the impress Of the mind
of that willy schemer, T. b. Gowan. The men may
do as they please, but for us we denounce it as
piece Of cOnsummate trickeTy and deception Steady
work cannot be secured by it. None woHld more re-
joCe than me TO lind this assertion wrong, but 1t
will be So and If the accept they will awake
before long to q sense Of their folly. Coal will
again 90 Gown below the basis, and for that reason
we advise sliding scale to $3.50 to provide
against the necessity OF suspension
when it does fall below, and for the reason that we
believe will fall tos2'5e we oppose the present pro-
position because we know that the operators will
suspend their c0llieries when 1t does go down. and
after having pocketed the advance above the basis
themselves they will leave the men in the lurch."
The proposition we made on April % does not
admit Of any such construction put upon it in the
above article and charge the author OF it with
falsely and msltcously attempting to mislead you to
yeur great injury. We new again assert that
made this offer in good faith, and with the firm
intention, II it is accepted by you, to continue to
work throughout the year" regardless of the price
of coal in the market and subject only to
ayedable causes, such as breakdowns at cell
lieries and want Of means OF transportation
This we confidently believe we can do, and the
editer Of the Monitor has ne right TO charge with
"consummste trickery and deception" in this offer
until we have had fair trial.
WILLIAM KEEDRICK, President.