, 1874-01-13
TIE LABOR QUESTION.
a General Strike Imminent Among
tho schuy'kiil, Pa., Miners.
The Proposed Workingmen's Oemonstra-
tion in New York To-Day.


N4lNCEbs
PorrsyuLE pp,. jan, l2,-DIspatches received hero
to-day from nll the districts in the 6chuylu region
represent TINT at the meetings Of the fners a lad
sss aa 70 ss s TfR S.s i r? asatsse sa aot d.
sa aemaadiae saiS = henor T Tstes Ls srs vsry
nov ihan ever befoTo. TAero is
LAUGH DIFFERENCE OF op1hloN
sueng The leading coal operators a3 to how long tho
strtkt Will continue, md what length Of time the men
will bs able to stand out, man, beoVtng that
The Iet Of May, and some think compromise may DO
effected BY the l7th Of the present montl,-,he time
given for final answer whether they Will accept or
11lE DAILY MINERS JOURNAL
Will oonain tho following editorial tomorrow On goal
RI. a"d 1an af nSsr Of eorsss hans
pended work to attend the district meetings Of tho
Ho.aingnen'a Benevolent Association. for she plr-
last meeting Of tho Committee, indlng, un.nimity
sm1ng them great, resolved In Beyeral Of the dis
:rlta % suspend work until a lasia wa arranged
preston prevailed that there difficulty between
he partiea tho basis question: except tho price
prleca Of coal anu so reported; but when they met
he 8th Inst, tho Committed Of the Workingmcn's
Beacvo1ent Association stated TINT they found that
Howen ha submitted proposition 10 the coal.operat-
0rs, which the opc1atoEs Endorsed, mud which was
ltsrwa1d submitted to tho men. with this tho Work.
ngmeu's Benesalcnt Association found fault. They
NY 1t ought 10 have been submitted TO them sinful
taneousy with s aubmifsion to the operators. They
looked upon as MI attempt to force them Into terrns
collIeres until q basis was arranged. This, wo
Think Was mistake, as It would have been better
to have continued work until tue lth nat WIEN to
tn the districts Of the Deneyocnt Asao-
ration which, 1t s oxpecsed will 10 unanimous in r.
Of prices. An effort will then bs maae to reconcile
natera 1T least thero ought to he md Will bc L cool
Lnskn ntnt1%z %ztnr0
Valley Or wyoming region md that tlo prices Of lSa
ave boon continued for 1674 and why ehange them In
Eors sias i to- hsS at somo paees ict tat be ad
juated on equitable torns and alao ", raised where
too low lnye sudeayorsi to ~ nsceratn tS views Of
aaany essss asans %ny 1sco on s se bss Seo
;rsin on s Dsesa e reso Even
tho coal operators although committees REPRESENT
sg, Ing them safffss fsa T. ' .. p1G0o" ~ p 's
haye the contract work reduced son!e. Such IL the
p5s d this m sass se % toas s s I'll S:h sH ses
q only few days, Which would MT 10 Injurious to
even Il strike should take place in scluylkill, II
would not affect tho H,,ppy, Of cea'. al the
other regions could furnish al that would 10 ro4u're
quare5e moat posi.iyely deny t';at there is any
K T. bfss sbo't ~ str'se; ,.,, ii aSt | T.. Ss
'as and tnos vii avoid it Il y Ross eaa re
of tc basis Of prices Is tha II Le panio a not
cured, they would have asked Tor basis Of 81 ~
s ss " dn not sSp'afsSs e as s to to Il 2'y srss
ia '' i - vas, -, several districts hold ol
for . higher basis u nat minority yo!sa t t
to be tho feeling Of a parties up 10 the time tue f
fEent propositions were nao to them on tho 9Th. sinc