Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05
IGNORED BY THE MINERS.
Offer of Ten Per Cent. Increase In
Wages Did Not Start Any
Stikers to Work.
WILL STAND BY PRESIDENT MITCHELL.
Hhere Was Not . Single Detection Report
cd Monday from the Ranks of the
Union, Which Indicates That tho Men
VIII Pay No Attention to the Posted
Notices Offering Advance.

Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 2.-A1though
Euperintendents of the numerous col
Eeries in this portion of the Ninth
United Mine Workers district at
tempted to start up their mines Mon
day, few if any men went to work.
a few business people expected there
would be stampede of employees of
the Reading Coal & Iron company
10 go under ground on account of
the company granting an increase OF
ten per cent. on the net earnings of
men and boys, but they were disap-
pointed. If anything, less men showed
up at the Reading company's work.
angs than at other operations, owing
Co the strikers and their leaders hav-
ing canvassed the workmen thorough
" after the posting yesterday of the
e0mpany's notices informing the min.
%rs of the concession.
Strikers Will Follow Their Leaders
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 2.-There was
mot a single detection reported from
the ranks of the striking mine work
<rs in the Lackawanna region despite
the report of ten per cent. increase
on the part of the mining companies.
The strikers hereabouts say they are
determined to follow their leaders
land that they will not under any cir
-cumstances return to work until the
official word is given them.
All Tied Up In Wyoming Valley.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 2.-The strike
situation in the Wyoming valley re-
anains unchanged. All of the col
uieries with the exception of the one
1t Mocanoqua, employing 400 men, are
tiled up as usual 1t is apparent from
che declarations of the strikers and
their leaders that no action will be
taken on the attempt of the mine
owners to start their collieries by an
offer of ten per cent. increase in
wages until word comes from Presi-
dent Mitchell.
Readings Mines In Bad Shape.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2.-According to
che official report of Gen. Superin-
tendent Luther, of the Reading Coal
d Iron company's mines, but seven
OF the 80 collieries operated by the
company started up Monday. This
Indicates that in spite of the offer of
an advance in wages of ten per cent.
the company is working five less
mines than on Saturday.
Was No Temptation for These.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 2.-The notice
posted by the Reading Coal & Iron
company, announcing an increase in
wages of ten per cent. to all its en-
Ployes was ignored by the striking
mine workers and none of them went
10 the workings.
What President Mitchell Says.
Hazeiton, Pa, Oct. 2.-President
Mitchell at noon said: ''The strike
: Is practically complete and there will
be no resumption of work without
there first being convention repre-
.senting every colliery in the anthra-
cite field. The prediction made yes
Herday that no attention would be
paid to the notices posted by the
Reading company conceding ten
per cent advance has proved true"
President Mitchell was very much
pleased at hearing the news from the
iSchuylkill region that fewer men
went to work to-day in the Reading
-conieries than ever. He said the ac-
ton of the men justified his faith
In them and he called attention to the
verification of his prediction that the
posting of the offer of ten per cent.
advance on the part of the Reading
company would have no effect on the
/: strike as the men had other griev-
S2nces that must be adjusted.