Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-10-16
STRIKE NOT SETTLED
Operators Oppose to lnting Mn
ers Any Further Concessions.
MINE OWNERS SPLIT.
They DO Not &c Hand In Hand and
Their Interests Net the Same.
A Conference May BE Held
With the Miners.

SHOWS that there u consiuernoie oppose /
ton 10 granting tho miners any more |
concessions than those outlined in the |
original offer, namely. 10 per cent in.
crease without any conditions The in
dividual operators especially are opposed
to tying themselves up to any agree
ment.
Despite the views OF the operators the
impression here is that the strike win
be ended this week
The terms Of the Scranton convention
are not acceptable 10 the operators and
representatives C: coal carrying compa.
mics at Shamokin and Mount Carmel
The Reading officials do not think the
sliding scale viii be Abolisheh by tho
company while operators are averse 20
signing n contract binding them 10 pay
10 per cent increase until April.
In response TO request for a state
ment as 10 his views on the answer Of
the United Niue Workers 60 the oper.
ators proposition, T. II Watkins, prcsi.
dent Of the Temple Iron company which
Is largely interested in Coal mining
gave out the following statement after
II was submitted 10 various operators
and approved by them;
"Mr. Mitchell apparently thinks that
the control Of the mining operations
rest In the hands Of one or two persons
notably Mr.. Morgan or that there Is
n trust Of some sort which can decide
the whole question, when, as matter
Of fact there are only three or four Of
the transportation companies in which
anyone concerned has any influence,
and they do not represent 80 por cent Of
the whole anthracite tonnage. More
than 100 different companies are in.
terested In mining the total tonnage,
and no one man can control or have the
slightest influence over their action.
Efforts have been made for years to get
some plan TO which all could agree TO
control the tonnage, 40 that fair prices
could b. secured, but effort after effort
has failed through failure TO agree on u
plan that would not violate the laws.
and TO which all would agree.
but Mr. Mitchell comes here and
says in effect that no mine workers shall
20 TO work until every operator does
just exactly what the other one does.
and that the Lehigh aud Schuylkill men
must have u now basis before the men
IN the Laclnwanna aud Wyoming 70.
gions return 10 work.
There are some individual operators
and some companies who will lose their
last dollar before they will enter into
any arrangement with another operator
or will join in an arrangement 10 rocog-
nize the union by agreeing 10 any mr..
mngemcnt Mr. Mitchell's organization
dictates for settlement " the strike
The leaders Of the organization, trust.
will soon SEQ their mistake IN insisting
upon united action by the companies.
aud order the strike OH The United
Mine Workers will lay themselves open.
II they have not already done 80. 10 the
charge Of being the largest and most
dangerous trust 10 the public welfare
that has ever existed. and the organiM-
ton shall make the mistake Of all others
that failed, by going 10 far and using
It's power to hurt the public rs well rs
those directly interested.
"Our company will be glad 10 discuss
the matter with our employees when they
are ready 20 meet rs with view Of go.
ing back 10 work without regard 10
what the schuylkill operators may do.
The strike has already costs US great
deal Of money and the men much money
Rs well rs loss Of trade. which we may
not recover In years. In the meantime.
soft coal mines are working night and
day filling the place of anthracite coal "
The following Is the preamble and res.
olution which the committee returned h
the miners convention and which was
adopted almost unanimous;
I'VE, your committee, submit the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution for your
consideration:
Whereas the anthracite coal opcr
ators have posted notices offering an ad
vance Of 10 per cent over wages former
ly paid. and have signi6ed their willing
ness to adjust our grievances with theii
employees.
Whereas, they have failed to speci
~ the length Of time this adyanc,
would remain in force aud also faile,
!, q abolish tho sliding scale method o
determining wages; we would recon
mend:
THAT this convention accept an Ad
: vance OF 10 per cent providing tho oper
y Ators will continue It's payment unit
April /, 1901, and viii abolish tho slid
ing scale In the Lohigh and Schuylkil
regions, the scale Of wages in the La
two named districts 10 remain stationar
at 10 per cent above the present basi
price; and that the companies win agre
10 adjust other grievances oomplaine
Of with committees Of their own EN-
ployes.
should this proposition DO unAocept
. aba 10 the operators. we reeomasn