New Ulm review., 1900-10-31
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Miners Ordered 20 Resume Work at
collieries Where Advance
Has Been Granted.
MITCHELL GIVES OUT eFFlclll NOTICE.
While SOAe Of the Companies Have
They Svi1l Held Out-yyholes 1lining
Region Hears the News and It
Causes Rejoicing. VI III

Hazleton. Pa, Oct. 26.-The mine
workers strike has been declared of
against all companies which have COM
piled with the strikers demands, and
the strike will be continued against
those companies which have not grant
: ed the Scranton convention's g. demand.
Thelstrikers will return to work Mon
day at, the places where the tie-up is
ended.
The following statement was given
out for publica tion Thursday night by
President Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers. It is signed By President
Mitchell and Secretary Wilson. OF the
United Mine Workers OF America, and
tho presidents and secretaries OF the
various districts: :- a' /.
ITO the Miners and Mine Workers Of
the Anthracite observation-disclosures: After
carefully canvassing the entire strike sit
uatton. we, your officers. district and ma
tlonal. have concluded that your victory
Is 30 nearly complete that no good can
be served by continuing the strike longer.
The contest has been in progress for 80
days and the companies employing you
have, With few exceptions. signifed their
Willingness to Day the scale of wages
formulated by the Scranton convention of
October II and Ia.
while 1t Is true that you have not
secured redress for all your wrongs;
while it Is true that the increase in your
earnings will not fully compensate you
FOR the arduous labor you are compelled
to perform in the mines. you have estab-
lished q powerful orRanizatio1. which, II
maintained and conducted on business
principles. will enable you to regulate
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your employment less hazardous and
more profitable than before the strike be-
gan.
The companies agree. in their notices,
to take up with their mine employees all
grievances complained of. We would
therefore advise that when work is re-
sumed committees be selected by the mine
employees and that they walt upon the su-
perintendents Of the companies and pre-
sont their grievances In an orderly. busi-
nesslike manner and ask that they be cor
rected
LAS there are some few companies who
have neither posted, notified nor signified
to pay the ten per cent. advance in wages
and suspend the sliding scale, we would
advise that unless the men employed by
such companies receive notice before Mon
day that the advance will be paid, they
remain away from the mines and con-
I1nue OH StF1ke until the companies EN-.
ployfng them agree to. the conditions Of
fered by the other companies; and the
employees of the companies who have Of
fered the advance OF ten per cent. and
abolished the sliding scale are hereby au-
thOrized 10 resume work Monday morn
ing. October 2e. and to be prepared. II
called on. to contribute a reasonable
amount of your earnings for the main
tenance Of those who may be compelled
to continue on Atfiko"
Miners Rejoicing.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 27.-The temina.
tion of the anthracite coal miners
strike is not yet general, several Of
the operating compa nies having failed
to post notices granting the increase
which the men demand, and on thea
ceptance of which the great majority
of the 142,000 men who engaged in the
struggle will return to work Monday
but nevertheless the whole anthracite