The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-01
FROM TIE ST.ATE.

tBY ASSOCIATED PRFss1
Exclusively TO The Huentno Telegraph
The Coal Troubles-The Offer of the One
ratOrs-WOrk offered to the Miners
Throughout the Year, Regardless of the
Price Goal.
PoTTsvILLE, May 1.-The following circular
has just been issued
ANTHRACITE BOARD OF TRADE OF THE SCHUYLKuI
REGION, PoTTsynLE May /, 1871: TO the Working
men Of Schuylkill, Northumberland and Columbia
counties-The anthracite Monitor OF the q9th nit
contains the following artioe:-
Another UItimstum.
Below will be found the last ultimatum OF the
Schuylkill operators, agreed to at Philadelphia on
Saturday last IL bears on the face OF 1t pausbility
and reason, but when read coolly ana deliberately 1t
presents to us a deep laid scheme for the destr1c-
ton OF the w. b. A. through the Reputation OF the
@ prnclpe oI tne G tne oasis;
be the action OF the Executive County
board in regard to the acceptance Of the propositions
but hope tnat, instructed by their districts, they will
emphacally ignore it, The proposition is not just
whatever its friends or those wishing settlement
at any price may say about 1t. 1t will rob the men
OF their shave OF percentage the prices that coal
will bring above the basis the next two months,
which, II no trickery is usedought 20 be considerable
and it gives no guarantee that the operators will
continue to work their collierIes if pricea
work them to make them pay at the price they at
present oner to labor. Hence, by accepting this
proposition the men give up their right TO the per
centsge when coal is above s3, which viii be for
two months at leas. and have no promise OF steady
better to accept ss basis without gliding scale
downward, or the So basis with sliding scale, on
the 1870 plan down 20 80 So aud the latter we are In
favor OF and have been all the time
BIT the pres Ut offer is trap, a and delu-
son, and Tears on Tvs face the impress OF the mind
OF that willy scEemer, +. B. Gowan. the, men may
do as they pie ase but for us we denounce it as "A
piece OF consummate trickery and deception STEADY
work cannot be secured by 1t. None would more re-
joice than me 10 find this assertion wrong, but 1t
Will not be so and II the men accept they viii awake
before long to q sense OF their folly. Coal Will
again go Town below the basis, and for that reason
we advise sliding scale to 81 80 to provide
against the necessity OF q suspension
when 1t does fall below, and for the that we
believe It viii fall toS25O oppose the present pro-
position because we know that the operators VIII
suspend ther, ,collerit when IL dOes 90 do Wn and
after having poCketed the advance above the basis
themselves they will leave the men in the lurch'
The proposition made April % does not
admit OF any such construction put upon In the
above article and we charge the author OF 1t with
falsely and maliciously attempting TO misead you to
your great injury.
We now again assert that we made this offer In
good fsh, and with the firm Intention IL it ia ac-
0rpt 10y you, to continue TO work throughout the
year regardless OF the price OF coal in the market
and SUBJECT only 10 unavoidable causes, such as
bledhdow at collieries and want Of means Of
transportation.
| This we confidently believe can do. and the
editor or the NOpitor has right to charge with
''consummete trckory and deception" in this offer
until we have had IL fair trial
WILLIAM KENpRIoR, President.