New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-25

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10 ON without interruption, thur insuing steady sup
ply OF coal gt fair prlocs for all concerned
The above ordered 70 he published hv the
Committee Of Fifteen of the coal operators OF the
i%huylk Kill region
THE WORKINGMENs BENEVOLENT ASSO-
CfATION.
III CONSTITUTION AND COMMUNICATING 1T
HAS AtCOMPIIsHEp-STRIKEs AND sUSPEN-
SIONS-ACTUAL WAGES OF MINERS-THE
LAPORERS VERSUS THE MINERS-TnE OPER-
kTOKs' COhrLAINrS.
IuiLADELPHIA, Feb &.-rhe form OF gov
ernneut Of the wotInrmons Benevolent Association Of
the Peunsy wanna coal regions bears remarkable re-
snbanoe "a that ~ The people of the United states As
She organizing and governing power OF the latter begins
with towns and rises through the counties and states
o. the Congress and Executive Washington in the
hinerr Union have branches, districts counties,
and "a General Council and President, all exercising i'm
portant functions A branch consists Of the men em
ployed at single oocry 1T most two small coDerles
Tying near zach other II usually numbers from
% Ia no miners and lahorers. In Schuylsni
County tbCre 40 branches ana
III the other couuDCs "a prup0rtOnate hthneS b"0"
branch has President, NicePresident, secretary
Treasurer. District Delegate. district embraces
all the hran,ho, cocres which lie within convenient
distance Of each other. The MahanOy District ID the
largest ia schuyIk and includes about l'oo heinpeS
Of che Union Next comes ST. Clair, with LOO Ihere
10 ~ The county, some OF when DO ho' mum
her NOR, than .o members. The meetings are usually
held b brJuchs teere appointed Ia meet WIN
tlc tcets ft. the other branches. that the decision
of the majority ~ the district may be "scertaiheu
HI Mshanoy the district rents hall, where the meet
iuys art held Tine officers Of the dlstiict arc
rto same ~ those branch except that there are in
addition four trustees whose duty II is to receive ana
r,ccipt fI moneys In the county meetings each district
Represented by delegate. but each delegate has
number az Notcs propOroRed TO the number OF men he
'Eeprestnte The gate Of district OF eco men would
otcs while the representative from district
az eco mon would be allowed but one IN the General
Council nye counties usually represented, the coal
production a Dauphin County being Insignificant. Each
county has a delegate for every LOCO members. The
TTcseIt appOrOnment gives bchuylkiii s. Luzerne H.
Carbon s. Columbia 2, and Northumberland 8; total o.
Al the officers and delegates OF the General Council are
FOR year only, and the government is, in form
and substance purely democratic let u be understood
that these $4,000 firmly united, and in thorough
disc pine thar they have been Injured 10 hardsps 10y
ibittot conflicts and embodcned by signal Victories and
that they undisputed control Of the coal regions
WORK oF TIE ASSOCIATION
What this famous organization has accomplished viii
tte uoAt point regarding which the reader viii be
sesrous Of information u place 1t has secured
fo1 ne members high wages, and the regulation Of wages
by and fan Of the price Of coal IN these paIcu
until the present contest their victory has been
compete Throughout the coal regions and nowhere more
NORTH These companies, instead Of directly yielding
preferred 10 pay more thar asked Of them 10
avoid tie sdug scale Of wages they consented 10 pay
maximum and continued 70 do from August 1850, To
December 1870 on The 1t Of that month they attempted
aIcCu,On aud their works have been idle ever since
Tie other companies and operators conceded the basis
The arrangement not tho in the cOuntice
and We shall al present couue attention 10 thai ia
sohuyliI The basis agreed upon when work was
resumed there IN 1852 was 81 per tim ~
IOlt Carbon, chipping point at me htaG o tue hiu+
every cents advance IN the price OF Goa above - i
were not 20 20 below the basis standard e"'H c"aI ~
below that lluc, iu wages were 10 Ue pdiI; Oh hlu-
operations be- suspended strange 90 say. the operator
was not permitted To- ne the judge To when snspcu-
sion was necessary, mo H'tIa conner % we ulhllS
mems Benevolent Association assuming TINS power.
The position Of the miners Vas ana is, that me opera
Cor has night 10 re Goa az prices which vi" hoi pay
the miner living wages
THE HINEEs' MANDATE
Ia F,brart 1870 the miners attempted tC carry thc'r
strange theory Of the relations between capital and labor
sud demand and supply. into practice. They ordered
general pension for the ayOwcd purpoec OF clearing
on the acoumul9tei stock, and EGenug tine price Tire
Iuzcrne miners no were ENJOYING the generous tribute
Which had beon accorded by the great companies. re-
fused % join 10 the movement, being well aware Thar
fbcy could moi s- y be better of than they were all
ready. with great good sense the General Council
prompt X"Tatit re- i'on oi NVtl, +lo'i , tJ
ing reduction Of wages The ioners refused to accept
thc ItaGcsi'" ana ,So m N i@s, T ,S,, "H'a'l
"a August Ia December occurred the turnout or the
Delaware and Hudson C.U8i peuus,lyaula Coal, gnd
Delaware, La,mwtunI aud Western Railroad Com
psios' miners referred 10 ebovc, ly me wisdom aud
M. dc'aoa ol lie leaders 81 The Union this event We
taken advantage 81, ~ fuT1 once more perfect union
lttVecu che several CONT The refusal az tic IN
GENE mh,fs ogo 10 Tie general SUSPENSION @iu, cn 1
EebrualJ, 1870 Vas forgiven, and good Ie'huK ono
le9rc pr.vaI'G 2 general Suspension. 10 ues. Oh ije
loth O January loi, Wac carried % he Gcuc'@ ton.
cii, a4d, Uo-,l oH0y d|caate from e,hu} iha
Ninety as' y''' G . Sys "s Van more ana Of %
lruo'elisucr - IN, long strike Of tne PIE
Uucycd as promptly a, thob.h II hid been ma5atc 10
thc crew oi uan-0i".l Ine Object OF tne suspension
Uuuls 10 come e. SOME SORT of uu uulCl Standing with
tbe corporations which haI Iatcy rovoltod. No -a.pe-
uCss T T. bring up the price OF coal chat
VIA gong up last enough. owing ~ the great corpora
touS ha,ln- ceased Iio.u,ur. rna SUSPENSION b,yug
Council r's0u voted tna' .hoId c,l." ON tla l5tu
RI.-uFcu'at- ..s tovag,~
DAD JVrsvr>t.
Aud ho,e Che nryIel miner, made &c. first gre,t
ru.stak,. Instead Il voting tcfIiuC on tic 5creu
eoupro,ni,c basis. ou ,l,n They had been ,o1iirgrscy
la'I alWnas ,.cr u'ustau tut ,o,tof basis ~ 1900
They soon .,e ,t. Col and, at dera lutetiu: 80
I,tt-ylc vot.t % ip.riuI he resolution u J,i. o.
But .r ' GNlI 'e, w. .A' ~ .t. ~ 'H" To ID.
Iupc of tie caH'c i t.' 9 en- a"i u ".'- a0, uiu'
to.0ay that Co. ." "- p4n er'' Ia lht JOAN 81, OF ts
ciy,usr(u uJ john -l..' ..-.". 9i 'le rthlJlaH
v. b A., stt.'"t t i'' uIb.t7 VIZ .ioN accept the
g. 80 t.-is; ole! words. reduction OF 1s p,r
cent from ttt uH.m.H ~ 't'c. '"aI 81 i-ht' r-9lu-
operator e. ,ay vul,h thoy voud accept the plolos
sdoptsd at toe u-ctiUgor r.ugoId and np.,itu4,
yesterday. T. ue ru3itiii ut1'ts vote 1. 80 ..i the
Mo.fI, al .u or. ratio. rs "a njo!. 0f ue3o wc,t.
i.L oii-Ti5r oF w1|Ls
Tod,,Idr VI..r.l o.r,.In var"I should Ur dN1vi loi
- paid, . scr. iuI'f,'a- &" .utN VIVA Ie 'ts-sare
According a. - .,,,ouuJs except the approximation of
a., iuusis tb,.s,I,.s vd5as pgc NiT5 eUoui tic
,oa sc,ton, Ase extremely mes. Go.1 minors, wot.'oS
Nm. ,..' ~ 900 so AiS,c .eiIolf w6r, ~
a. Cd - n 90