New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-23
THE SILENT COLLIERIES.
STRIKE LEADERS CONGRATULATE THEM
SELVES.
NEARLY 10000 MEN QUIT WORK N TIE PITTS
BURG DIsTRICT-RAILwAY TRAFFIC MAY
CEASE WANT FUEL.

CEASE FOR WANT OF FUEL
FOR THE ENGINES.
Columbus, Ohio. April 22-Thc headquarters Of
the United Mine Workers Of America here
locked up to-day, and there We're no signs that
under the direction of the organization the great
est strike in the history of the coal mining In
dustry of this country has just been inaugurated.
President John Mcbride found at his home
reading newspaper accounts OF the strike. He said
he had received significant dispatches since last
night
Come tomorrow. and will have mail reports
that viii be interesting. perhaps, he said. after
the first furry Of the strike has subsiled the
ganizers instructed to mail me reports Of the
situation The order to strike has been obeyed.
just expected. Al that we counted upon
and more have suspended work The Michigan
miners who not members Of our organi-
zaton have gone out. There are about five
hundred Of them You nav say that 50 or 81 per
Of all the miners to whose interest II would be
to join the strike have done So The Indiana block
miners are sticking to their contract and viii
work up % May |, when it expires. They cannot
b. blamed"
what have you to say OF the Ohio miners? he
was asked.
They seem 10 have gone out 10 man he re-
Piled Il don't know of a single ohio mine OF any
importance whatever that will be in operation
this week. This speaks we'll for the organization
in this State. when it is known that many OF the
demanded and keep on working. There are many
points from which have had no direct informa-
tion since noon yesterday. but in th~ case no news
Is good news. for IL it had not happened as we
confidently expected. would have been IN
formed"
President McBrlle was asked IT, in his opinion. 1t
was true that there a months supply of coal
mined ahead. as many OF the operators are claim
ing. lie replied that it probably Wa on the
whole In some districts the supply was probably
greater than that He sroke Of the c9nsumptiom
to float coal down before the summer dr0uih set
In. when low water stopped navigation ThlS coal
supply IL have also rail connections by which th"y
There are now according to Mr. McBrdes esti-
mates. a haf-mon tons of coal on the axe tre
These. he said. Took Ike big hgirTs nut II %ill
n9d n9d rs sHE began Ss to work he men
and day soon a. the National Miners tonNrn-
t' ibe men could be induced to work tha; way. This
indicates that they are not satisfied Win me Stock
OF coal on hand at the beginning OF the sirike -
President Mcbride said he had received the letter
that Colonel W. 7. Kend. Of Chicago. sad on Satui
and proposing a conference between the miners ani
operators but he declined to furnish copy OF II
ii is concatory in tone he said and hayc t..
received communications IN a similar spirit u"N
operators in Ohio and Pcnnsyivania. hharS no, no,
answered Colonel Kend's letter yet ani shaI. ho'
Just how stand The operators nerd nave i1
doubt. however, as to the position 'he miners w"
Pittsburs Aprl 22The officials ~ the United
/ Pi,tsburg. are congratulatine themselves on me
successful shutdown OF the coHieries IN thr , iIl-
+ bure district, They say that 10y tomorrow. be-
tween l7eo and 1900 miners in the district VIII be
idle and the production OF cSai % IGaCmT@y ,
/ SEQ the 800 miners employed by the New.fort
and Cleveland Gas Coai Company IN cd1n, ,nT
movement in the bituminous coal Held Oh th'
The Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Company
viii to morrow attempt TO operate tnsf mi NM Sbj J
Railway. as will also Henry Floersheim. who ha'
the supplying of Ba,imors and Ohio TX ohe en- =,
keep at least mine In operation, ne haitIno''
a'IH I"'P ~ Robsns and g. p Rend two Of tho mos
extensive operators in the district. who have -
,ensive lake contracts viii endeayor TO bring ahou
a meeting Of coal operators. and then me"un'
between operators and strikers thiS week ,,,
Reports from all parts OF thr, dlstilr' are ina
all Is quiet with no indication or y'oemcr. ~,
Huntington. Penn, Aprl IL ne ne & r.'@, n''l' T." "
night resolved to join in the STRIKE with the Clear
hed men and to Tcma9 oq @1 ag "r Fact t M
Bride. Of the Initei Mine Worker. ana M. How
here Yesterday at which 1t decided D., III
Sireator miners - Join In the sir.kc. -, ''
new form OF industrial warfare. "" are iir5i
local strikes. which have generally Pi1Y.i ',s"
/ ,rous and Wo do not intend that on" district lN
competitive field shall proit hy sirk" IN ap.", i 81
Tho present situation Of the coal tralr IS ,HHl @
/ ~ tho demand We can produce more coal IN '4Si
ootSs -, ,han we can CONSUME I'm twelve. The rcsu
r,inons d, dc,onpeion among operators and starva
lion wages 10 miners We figure there is tni'
weeks sfock OF coal on hand. our first object
10 remove this surplus stock 50 IT viii be mao
possible for operators 10 MAINTAIN lrlcrS D,i IL,
ond and principal purpose Is 10 endeaV"r I" arraiI
Conferences with employers to arrive az some nas
for future operations. - . ,,,,,, ~, d,
"Thrre should be no difficulty In arriving ~ u
onorating basis before the coal supply - eXhau@''
un,ess the employers refuse 10. co-op"rdl" WIN, Z"
'rhev know our condition will not permit US 10 noI
nut long and therein lies the danger "" a'n
MT owing 10 low wages and scanty WORK W., AZ
weak at the present time. bat II TINS cioIt, ldl,S
bring employers to their sense VII pr nt.''m nj,
cav, that our next movement VIII be liaught VII
scrioIIs injury to trade. In IN" event OF h'l'al
our determination to repeat the suspension 1T q
OUT ,.,a Ina when we move again the strike vi
: ne sudden and without warning rms - a Il'mn IL
,novemcnt In the event Of a new naSIs DeIiS !"
rjvcd az het yeen operators ana miners; WouIi IL
favor The retention OF the old columbus sciIs.
diJ an Injustice 10 Illinois Ihls Hs'dke S"ou' "'
could be avoided"
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