Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-14
STOP THE COLLIERIES
Anthracite Operators to Await
Miners Return.
WILL LOT IMPORT NEW MEN.
President ELEPHANT Declared Mitchell
Gave Him aud the Erie People Less
Ti,an Hour to Decide--Pardee Threat
ems Abandonment of Mines

New York, Sept. 14.--R. NJ Olyphant,
president of the Delaware & Hudson
railroad, said that he had not replied
and would not reply 10 the telegram
from john Mitchell, president of the
| United Mine Workers of America de-
handing arbitration of the difficulties
existing between the company and its
men. He called attention to the fact
that it was sent from indianapolis
Wednesday at 400 p. m, that It was
received by him at 4:42, and that the
strike orders was issued at 800 He
went upstairs and found the Erie peo-
pie residing theirs. Said he in part:
| Mr. Mitchell. therefore, gave us less
than IN hour TO decide whether we
would submit to arbitration certain
| grievances that lie did not name OF
course, | would not have cared to ac-
eept the responsibility of deciding II
| myself without seeking the advice OF
| the directors, and there was no time to
do that. Mr. Mitchell has said that
his telegram was one last effort to
settle the grievances said to exist be-
tween the company and its employees.
So far as | am awe se, this is the first
attempt he ever E.Ide to settle the
matter. Surely, | had never heard
from him before; and, then, | was
given about 10 minutes to make up my
mind
"Ihis, with the exception of Il com
munication from Il certain walking
delegate, is the only intimation | have
received that our men were dissatis-
| fed or that they proposed to strike.
| The communication came some days
ago and it insisted upon number of
| proposals which | was directed to sign
and return ut once. / might as well
have declared tie company bankrupt
as to have signed that paper. and. Of
course ] did not. | have always been
ready to treat with our men, and am
ready to do so now But no delegation
from them has ever appeared: and we
have vet to learn from our men them
selves that they are dissa tisfied with
their treatment. We do decline to
treat with Mr.. Mitchell and the organ
ization he represents. The trouble has
all been fesaented by the bituminous
unions. | am confident that the an
thracite unions have no real gre-
vances.
eve shall not attempt to fill the
mems places We shall shut down the
collieries and wait for the men 10 re-
turn We have no desire to foment
disorder, and shall not encourage it
by bringing in new men, If the strike
shall last 10 days or two weeks, 1t will
he n very serious matter for consum-
ers. | do not think that the present
supply will last longer than that; and
if the strike is continued and the sup
ply diminishes. as it is bound to, the
price will rise. What | regret most is
the effect It will have upon the men
and their families. who will unques-
tionabY suffer the most of ALL
VIM. Y s. Thorne, of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal company who employs
5000 men declares that he takes n
similar position
]. S. Childs. general manager of the
Ontario & Western, prophesied that
the strike might last two or three
weeks
Ha2elton. Pa. Sept 1.-THE strike
will seriously affect business aud mer-
chants are preparing to protect them
selves Many families have ordered
flour to last for several months, but
merchants refuse to deliver more than
a few dollars worth of goods on
is the mines.
Hazelton. Pa, Sept. Ill. p. Par
dee. president of the HaZelton Ma
tional bank and executor of the 4. s.
Vanwckle estate operating the Cole
raine. Milnesville and Evans collieries,
employing altogether about 1000 men,
has given notice that If there is Il
strike the Coleraine and AIilnesville
r,roportinS viii he abandoned Norotia-
lions, lie says. are ON for sale of
mules and machinery at the AIilnesyille
cellieTy.
Benjamin James. at strike head
quarters, said:
Everything looks encouraging. We
have received numerous reports from
all parts of the region and the indica-
lions are that there will be a complete
tie up of operations, not only in the
Hazeltea district but In the entire an
thracitc field"
THE FLIGHT OF KRUGER.