The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-13

COLUMBUS, O., Sept l2.-The great
coal strike is settled, but It depends upon
the operators whether or not the min
ers resume work within the next ten
days,
II a majority of the firms affected by
the suspension announce their willing
ness to pay the sixly-hve cent rate or
an equivalent, the miners can go to work
Immediately Otherwise, the strike will
be continued ten days longer, when. re-
gardless OF local conditions, the great
conflict will he declared off.
The action Of the special national con-
ventlon on this point is INSPIRED by a
desire 10 fuifih pledge made when the
strike was declared that there would be
no district settlements; that majority
of the operators would have TO signify
a Willingness to pay the rates before d
suggestion 10 settle could be enteftain'
ed. The ten-day limit is inserted TO ala
low the miners In districts like Illinois
and West Virginia, where the siNty-iive
cent rate has opposition, u reasonable
time 10 force an acceptance of the price.
II, at the end of ten Days, no ADJUST
ment has been reached inrsuch districts,
the men in other fields win not be with
held from their work LONGER, but will h'
permitted 10 go into tho pits, II, on the
other hand, the opeT tors who desire
peace are able to have the rare endorsed
by n majority of their number in the
five states before the ten days llmll
expires, Just so soon win the strike bl
officially declared off This Is the cons
vcntlon's decision upon the operators
proposition to settle. II Is embodied M
the following resolutions which werq
passed by u vote of 400 10 2l7:
Resolved, That we. the miners of
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, In convention assem-
bled, do hereby agree to accept the prop-
ositlon recommended by our national
executive committee viz: Sixty-five
cents in Pittsburgh district, all places
in above named states where relative
price can be obtained TO resume work,
and contribute literally to the miners
who do not receive the advance, where
the fight must be continued until the
bitter end ~
Resolved That the national officers,
executive board and district presidents
act as an advisory boardifor the purpose
OF providing ways and means for the
carrying on of the strike. provided
however, that no district resume work
for ten days for the purpose of giving
miners in other districts time to confer
with their operators and get the price
II possible"
There is every reason TO believe that
the>strlke viii never be allowed to con-
time throughout the ten-day limit. The
Pittsburgh district, through the big
10" lake shipping combination, hat
unanimously adopted resolutions. and
that section is therefore solid, with the
exception Of w. p De -Armitt, ]. s.
Morton. controlling influence in the
Ohio district has obtained an express
sion from all the operators in this state
and vouches for their acceptance of the
rate. Seventy-flve per cent. OF the In
diana operators are known to be in line
There Is strong opposition only in ILL.,
nols and West Virginia.
Aside from this the miners In both
Pittsburgh and Ohio are likely to force
a general settlement by ignoring the
teri-day limit and returning to work al
once. Telegraphlo advices from botl
fields indicate that they are preparing
TO do so. A district convention to take
such action will likely be held in Pitts
burgh at once. and as soon as break
in one district is made there will be O
scramble to get In on the ground flool
OF the depleted markets, and n genera
settlement will no doubt result all alonE
the line