Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
MAY REJECT THE OFFER
Striking Miners Do Not Like Term.
Offered by Operators.
Pfttsburg District Omcfal Predict,
of 65-Cent Rate.

PITTSBURG, Pa. September 4. The
striking miners encamped about the De
Armitt mines do not look with favor upon
the proposition to resume work a; the
rate of 65 cents per ton until the end Of
the year. Paul Trimmer. a district official
OF the United Mine Workers. and in COM
mand of Camp Determination, at Turtle
creek, said there was sure to be consid-
cradle opposition to the proposed settle
ment wien the convention meets in Co.
lumbus next week.
The men made the usual march to the
mines this morning Notwithstanding the
rumors that an agreement had been reach
ed.
The strikers in Camp Isolation, Plum
creek, made a large gain from the ranks
oi lie Arm1ttS miners during the early
morning. The fifty men who came from
Export, Pa, were interviewed while on
their way to the pit and the result was
that they agreed to quit work in the Plum
Creek mine. They refused to go into the
mine and most OF them have returned to
their hcmes.
District President Dolan of the United
Mine Workers returned from Columbus AT
z o'clock this morning and went at once TO
the headquarters. where he held a consul
tation with the other district officials
Wnen the conference closed a call was is
sued for delegate convention in this CITY
next Tuesday, at 10 O'Clock am. TO con-
sider the Columbus proposition. The call
advises the delegates to come un:nstr,,ced
When President Dolan was asked as to
the probable outcome of the convention
he said that he had decided to express no
opinion or say anything on the subject un-
tii ne met the miners representatives I'm
the convention next Tuesday. 1T is not
policy, said he, for me to say anything
now, but 1 have no doubt that the con.
vention will decide upon what is bes; for
the miners"
Many Of the strikers who favor the ac-
ceptance OF the 65-cent rate want to insert
a clause in the agreement to provide that
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company be required to paw that rate
This company is included in the "big thir-
teen, the lake shippers who have been
conducting the negotiations for settle
ment, but President w. p De Armitt has
not participated in the efforts to compro-
mise and therefore is not bound by any of
the provisions made by the lake shippers.
A suggestion has been made that the
camps at the mines of this company be
maintained ard the mines kept closed
while the other diggers work at the 65-
cent rae. 1t is believed that If this can lie
successfully done, uniformity in the Pitts
burg district will be established before the
date fixed in the agreement, and the un:-
formity pan will be adopted and a higher
rate hxed, to go into effect at the first OF
the year.
Trouble Expected at Clarksburg.
WHEELING, w. Va, September A.
While the striking miners of West vir-
sihia will have voice in settling the coal
strike according to the call of the national
board, there is but little consolation In it,
as they have no hope that any advance in
wages will be secured in this state or that
many OF the men now out will even get
jobs.
With the miners in Pennsylvania and
Ohio working, there are more men now
employed in West Virginia than will be
needed to supply the demand. In spite of
this, the Fairmont and Kanawha valley
strikers are keeping up the fight and are
gaining recruits daily.
Trouble is looked fo- with good reason
about Clarksburg, where the operators
are making strenuous efforts to start
their mines. The strikers are de-
termlned and show more inclination
to use force to prevent resumption than
has been seen anywhere else since the
strike began.