, 1875-01-15
THE MINERS.
The Strike in the Pennsylvania An
thracite Region General.
4 Hard Struggle Between tht
Operators and Operatives
Anticipated,
THE LABOR QUESTION.

THE LABOR QUESTION. .....
THE PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL REGIONS
Spfcia! Dtspat.h to Ths Chteapo TRIBUNE.
HAzLnroN, ra., Jun. 14,-The atriko that Was
inanguratcl In tho Lehgh region of tho autlrn-
cite coal country recently, all account Of which
was scnt THE TRIBUNE At the timo, has spread to
4 creator e1tont than vas expected at tho COM
tnonccnent OF tic rupture between the operators
and minors. Immediately aftor tho conference
OF producers and workingnlen In this city, when
tho miners committee refused to accedo to tie
new an,l lowered basis Of wages as proposed by
tho operators the men assenab|ol III mass
convention in the mining towns aud voted
upon tho question whether to accept or
reject tho forms for 1915. rs stipulated by
tho producing companies. Tue result Of tile
baIio,tug showed tho miners to be very strongly
opposed to my reduction Of tue basis Of 1871.
The subject having been thoroughly discussed
by tho mon it was finally determined to instruct
tic delegates, who wero to confor with the
operators at the Contral Hotel here. to firmly nd
here to tue resolution adopted on Dec. y, to re-
ject any basis hut that Ut Inst year. This was
done, and tho Committee wcro met by reply
from tho operators that their previous decision
to exact 10 and IL per cont reduction could not
10 rescindet. Although tho conference Waa har-
monious throughout. neither operators nor
minors showing any bittornesH OF feeling, antli-
both a1des was strong
TO CONTEST THE MATTEn
to tho bitter end. Tho susrol,sIur ia now gan-
ernl. Que coiliory-the Mount plaahant--is t1e
| the large operators who ate enfoEclug tile re1c-
ton. the number Of miners directly affected by
tho lockout is near 25, QUO. Ilers il report
that n compromise will probably bo attempted Ut
the next conference Of tue operators and n'inors
which occurs next Monday. In ths Lehigh re-
gion III mined tbs most brilliant and superior
burning graies Of anthracite coal, shlch cum
1nsuds q higher price III the market than
fofty-H.e colories, Which produces IN the
| busy season oves 1900 000 tnus Of coal. Tlae
present diflcnlsy bore il tue first slnce 1871 +,
when the basis was satisfactorily arranged at %.
/ In every region, with tho exception OF tho
| LackaWanna, docs
| THE GREAT SUSPENSION EXIST.
In tho Lacka~auna division Of tile northern
coal 1e!1 the tiatress ii great; the cosl
companies have. ontorced the reduced pay,
but not without considerable Marmuring. Tho
miners, however, have resolved to strengthel
themselves by tho organization Of Labor. Asso..
cistioBs ssitnlIar to That OF tho Mlnels' and
Laborers' Benevolent Association, aud. Wlihi
thoy are prepared to inanGutafe STRIKE. INC
f'chuylki4 miners are deternalnedly' battna
the operators, and confidently state that they
can carry on tho war for year, it necessary
Eome Is Gu1 men arc engaged in tho "stand
oat" III tho LykeuH Valley aud at Shnrou. Al
mining operations are suspended throughout
tic northern coal-fteldn.. The operatives art
slowly lcrstlng the decreased basis AMI at inan,
points htlikcs aro alrcady in progress. Ever,
day RddA ..-.
MonE sTAnTL1No EVENTS
to this tnnmnotA aud apparently well-organtzet
labor rnoyDmsnt. Tlc long strika OF 187O at1t
1871. the greatest in tlio aunalH OF Americat
labor troubles, will doubtless lie cast into msr'
sion, aftor it has ope0 become fairly iuaugurate'
in ali the districts. Tho whole scheiuo il