Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
A PLEA FOR PEACE.
Miners in the Phillipsburg Region
Will Not Strike Yet.
PEACEABLE MEANS TO BE TRIED.
The Great Fire in the United Mine Is
Extinguished at Last.
THE ERIE RAILROAD is BLOCKADED

rsrFcTAI TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcE-i
PHILLIPSBURG, Jan. 1.-Up to this af-
teruoon the rupture between the operators
in this region and the miners had assumed
a very serious aspect, and strike seemed
inevitable. The demands made at the con-
yentiou recently had at Altoona by the
delegation of miners had been resented by
the operators after due and serious delibera-
tions on their part, in conference at Phila-
delphia Tuesday, they deciding that no ad-
vances or concessions wo uld be made. The
reasons for this decision are said to be the
prospects OF the coming year, owing to the
depression of trade generally, and competi-
tion IRON other regions, working at lower
prices, would not warrant the increase asked
for. The deliberating firms resolved not to
comply with the demand made.
In response to the reply made by the opera
tors, mass meeting was called of the miners
of Phillipsburg. Osceola and Beech creek,
known as division A. IN this city this afternoon.
The building was crowded, and many were not
able to enter. 1t was very evident that there
was division on the matter OF strike many
of those present insisting that whatever action
was taken it should be done independent OF
any other district.
The Miners Greatly Excited.
A Committee on Resolutions was appointed.
and while it was considering the best manner
TO present certain information that had just
come to hand the crowd became excited, and
it was with difficulty sometimes the Chairman
was able to preserve order. The following res
olutiOns were then presented by the committee:
WHEREAS, The Altoona convention decided
10 make . demand for cents ton advance
aud while we, YOUR committee, think that the
men are entitled TO the advance we do not
NclI"ve il would be advisable for this meeting
:" =" ere a strike; therefore,
Resoi red, That the question OF coming ont
%. Ike to enforce the demand for the ad-
vance be referred to the men at each mine in
this district and that they send the vote to the
miners agent not later than Monday. Janu-
arv ).
On motion, the foregoing was unanimously
adopted.
Whereas. The Executive Board of Division 2
has received assurances that the operators Will
meet the board to adjust their grievances and
the board has already ordered the miners oack
TO work pending settlement: therefore,
Resolved, That we act IN conjunction with
the miners of District =
w H Dill, of Clearfeld. has been doing his
utmost as mediator between the miners and
operators, and just prior TO the meeting the
which influenced the committee in the forma-
tion of the above resolutions:
"CLEARFIELD, Jan. !.
IF the men at HOutzdale strike, it will be in
violation of resolutions sent to me that tn ~
would not strike until they had exhausted all
efforts through me to prevent a strike. Now,
in Gods name l ask you to keep the men at
work until can have the operators meet them.
Then, if matters cannot be satisfactorily ad
iusted, will be with the men to the death. A
strike now would mean ruin 10 all business in
this part of the country, and much suffering TO
the families of the miners. You cannot con-
sIstently do it until through me you have ex-
hausted all possible efforts to settle all existing
difficulues''