The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-27
THE STRIKE SETTLED.
SOME CONCESSION MADE ON MA
CHINE MINING.
Citizens Petition the Company-Miners
will 90 to work Thursday.

We stated last week that the Bell,
Lewis Il Yates G. M. Co. had Of
fered the miners compromise OF 40
cents for mining coal, but that they had
not accepted this because It was not a
compromise on the scale presented to
the company, as nothing was said about
that part Of the scale concerning the
machine mining. As near as we can
learn from men whose word we do not
doubt, the truth of the case, notwith-
standing any statements TO the contrary,
Is about as follows: Before the strike
the company could get machine coal
out for 25 cents a ton while the picked
coal cost them IS cents, and the result
was the iron men got all the cars they
could load aud the miners got a car
when there was any left. Miners have
gone to work In the morning and wait
ed until away along in the afternoon
and some times all day to get car.
Certain statements were made in town
which were misleading and the miners
issued the following circular last We'd
nesday afternoon to place them In the
true light before the citizens of Reyn-
oldsville and vicinity:
REYNOLDSvILLE, PA, June 20.
A false phase has been brought down
upon us as miners, as we have shown
a determination not to accept the COM
promise offered us by our respective
company, because we consider that the
conditions offered us are not what we
term compromise Of our demands pre-
sented to our employers.
The bone Of contention between us
and our employers at present is centered
on the low price paid for machine min
ing. Such work being done under
contract, men employed in loading coal
for contractors receiving the nominal
sum OF 10 cents per ton for loading, they
have the privilege of what we term the
free click system" which means that
they get all the cars they can load
irrespective OF what the pick miners
get, II that should be none.
We do this in order to explain to the
public that such statements made by
officials of our Company are altogether
one-sided and misleading. The greater
portion of those employed in machine
mining are Italians and Polanders. It
is we'll known to the public that the
soulless corporations of this country
are responsible for those people being
In our communities and Ii is our aim
and object, seeing that these people are
now in our midst and the laws of our
country protecting them, to treat them
with kindness, educate them to their
interests and extend to them the right
hand of fellowship. The day is not far
distant when these people will cease to
be tools for corporate greed. We at
present stand ready and willing to ex-
plain to the citizens and business men
OF our community, who have so liber-
ally contributed toward our support
during our conflict for living wages,
TO whom we are extremely thankful for
the kindness they have extended to us
and to whom we hope to be able to
make just return in the future.
These statements are the unanimous
expressions Of the miners of Reynolds
vile. The men In meeting on the 10th
resolved to stand firm until victory Is
won. COMMITTEE.
1t will be seen by the above state
ment that the trouble now existing be-
tween the men and the company is
about the machine work. The men ask
that an increase Of wages be paid for
machine mining and that the pick men
get their turn OF cars with the iron
men. Even at 40 cents the miners can
hardly make living for themselves
and families because they would not get
the cars to load and, hence, they are
not willing to go to work unless the
matter is settled satisfactorily. There
are large number Of men here who
belong to the United Mine Workers of
America, but many men outside of this
organization are just as determined as
those in it to stand firm for their rights.
The citizens Of Reynoldsville be-
come anxious to see an adjustment Of
the trouble between the company and
men, and to give expression to that de-
sire the following petition was signed
by all the business men of our town,
with the exception Of three or four:
Bell, Le,cis d Yates Coal Mining Co. on
their Representatives, Greeting.
AS more than two thirds of the oper-
ators and employees have met and
adjusted the scale OF wages In accord
ance with the conclusions arrived at at
Columbus, Monday, June 11th, we, the
undersigned citizens of Reynoldsville,
feeling that our interests are largely
bound up with both employer and en-
ployees and desirous of having an AMIGA
BILE settlement arrived at, do respectfully
petition the Bell, Lewis & Yates Coal
Mining Co., or their representatives to
meet committee OF their employees
and in that spirit Of fairness that has
always characterized your dealings
while operating this territory amicably
adjust the differences that seem to exist
at the present time. We believe the
company ought to make some conces-
siOns to retain the class of miners now
In their employ as no better class OF
men can be found anywhere In the coun-
try; and furthermore, II settlement is
made on the basis OF the compromise
reached at Columbus, including an ad-
justment of the wages paid all kinds OF
labor, 1t will In our judgment be perma-