The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-02
REPRINTED TOO LATE.
The White Miners at R0slyn
Offer to Work Cheap.
BUT HAVE BEEN sLAckLIsrED.
rhs Negroes Already EnEsEsd-A Fs~
s.rtr.y. m.y ne Taken Bsek-
TreabIs Possible Eisswhsrss

the Northern Pacific Coal Company .0an1
who went out on Nay / On proposed re-
oucEson OF - per cent, learned this amer
noon that they we're too late IN expressing
a willingness 20 return 70 WORK on tne
eompany's terms.
Tuesday afternoon tbs miners union
held q meeting and by vote agreed 70 re-
turn 70 work, provided the coal company
would accent them as . body. A commit
tee waited upon the local management ana
announced their action, but was Informed
that the company would give work only 70
those whom thsy chose. The report VS.
made TO the union. The COMMITTEES VAS
then further instructed 20 telegraph Sen-
srai Manager 2angisy that they desired
conferences. Mr.. Kangisy was notified, ana
this afternoon q message Wss receiver
from him TO the effect that an interview
would 30 OF no avail. as arrangements hao
been perfected 20 secure q new force OF
men, and that the deal had progressed TOO
far 10 cancel It. He further announced,
however. that those OF the old force who
were acceptable TO the company could
sIgn contracts and 90 TO work at once
There are probably 80 local miners who
have not taken an active part in the strike,
and IL il probable that contracts will be
furnished these men on application
lis understood hereethat the new force
of miners has been massed at some East
ern point, and that they are expected 70
arrive here within the next ten days. In
the event that the company should not
employ more than 80 Of the miners now
located here 1t will be necessary for 30 or
300 men 10 seek employment in other
fields, and In many instances their removal
will work great hardship. The camp has
been idle for tbs past three months. and
the little savings OF many have gone for
the necessities of life. leaving numerous
families quite poor, If not penniiess. Some
of the miners have comfortable homes,
which represent their LIES accumulation,
and the disposal Of their property at this
time can be done only at sacrifice.
1t IL believed by some here who are
quite welt informed on the situation that
the differences between the miners and the
company could have been adjusted with
out extreme measures had there not been
peculiar methods employed by deeply In
terested parties To attain their own
personal ends. When the strike was
first begun. the company's local interests
were sntrusted TO hands that soon discoy-
cred tho proposition to DO altogether too
momentous TO control. and the general
MANAGEMENT called 20 it's assistance other
talent. by which ii was thought, from
lifelong experience among miners. that
more satisfactory progress could be made.
This move engendered q feeling Of jeal-
ousy on the part Of the temporarily dis
placed management. and from after de-
velopments IL was obvious that work adj
verse to settlement was being clandes-
timely done. Several meetings were held
when IL was confidently expected that a
vote on q proposition TO 60 to work would
be taken, bat in each instance the deliber-
atoms were piioted into channels that
avoided the vital point at issue. The rep
resentatives OF the company. who we're
publicly working for q settlement, Of the
strike. finally gave up against the odds OF
the men and the sub rosa work of co-em-
ployes, 90 the end that General Manager
Kangley has declared the lockout final. as
far a. the miners - q body are concerned.
TAcomA, Aug. 1.--ESpeciaL Arrange
ments were perfected today to send the
first consignment of negro miners for the
Roslyn mines from the Franklin camp In
King county. The matter was carried for
ward quietly, and the men are TO 60
through to Cle-Elum on the overland pas
scnger train tonight.
simultaneously with the makins Of
these arrangements, word was received
from Roslyn that the miners had held q
secret meeting there last night and had
decided 10 return to work at the reduction
proposed IN May by the company.
And probably Of rs great Importance a.
either OF the above liz the fact that the
- afra ~. "a at hA L -.
mine, owned by John Kangley. who Is
manager OF tho Northern Pacific Coal
Company's mines at Roslyn, decided 70
strike because certain of thelr number were
discharged for taking an active part IN
sgitating the organization of the coal
miners OF the Coast, ostensibly for the
purpose Of causing general strike. when
negro miners were imported from the East
90 take the place OF the Roslyn strikers.
III necessary 10 is expected that the
United States troops will be called upon
90 guard the train carrying the Franklin
negro miners into the Roslyn camp. IL is
not feared by tho managers Of the mines
that the strike agitators viii resort TO
violence. exeapt possibly, under cover. II
IS believed by the representatives OF the
company thas the strikers have secured
AN2e*7azWAA :
bat they do not believe IL would hs used
in blowing up the mines as had been
Threatened. In fact the company does not
propose 90 let the strikers blow up abe
mines II any are 50 inclined
AS 90 the threatened damage TO the
track leading into the Roslyn mines. IL
viii be pstrollsd II necessary. Bat under
the sudden turn that matters ia tie ooSl
=
foar hours. il may not be necessary to
bring Ia any negroes from the EaSt. With
those that oAa be secured IN King county,
together wltA the Roslya miners reported
as wiling 90 retara 20 work. ths msnes
can very likely be manned.
However. under no conditions viii the
men who are termed "asgtstorS" be allowed
to return 90 work in the Roslyn mines. ac-
cogaing Go tie declsion Of The company
heretofore published in the Posr-ISrElE II.
sESCxA SSH those Who have not taken 9
prominent part In the move 70 hold The
men IN line for the former schedule o.
wages. aud we're willing AZ all times % ~.
tara - work. Will undoubtedly be fur.
nished With work. 81 tAe time the Ros,yn
coal miners arKs discussed the proposition
- organise shs coal miners Of the Coast.
with . view Of shutting down all the
msnes II = grievance arose II the shape o.
the importation 81 Eastern negro miners,
lie Is ofacsAiiy reported thsg no ioinet shs
local Roslyn ledge Of miners. rhs, 81 {.
claimed. Nas done Gt the very Grst meet.
Ing.
Many q the SO ill probably he elsssei
as "axstasors" and will he refused sOgk.
The others sill probably hc tsksR 10,
The shu,-aown a. ~ kaneiay nine IS