The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-01
WITHOUT RECOGNIZING UIIOI
OFFICERS OF THE LABOR ORGANI-
zATIoN ADVISE MEN NOT TO
RESUME WORK
STATE TROOPS ARE SENT HoM1
All Is auiet at Shenandoah h
and They Are Not Need
ed, 1t Is Re
1ieved.

ElAIELTON, Pa, Sept. 30-The Phila-
| delphia & Reading Coal aud Iron com
pany posting a notice granting an in
] crease of 10 per cent to all the employees
! OF its thirty nine collieries in the SchuyI-
XIII valley, did not cause any apparent
commotion at the headquarters of the
| United Mine Workers here today.
The action Of the Reading company in
directly notifying it's men through post
ers. indicates that the operators will not
| recede from their position of refusal to
recognize the union.
| What President Mitchells next move
will be in view of this new phase of the
situation is not known. The operators
are evidently not taking me into con-
sideration," he said, but they will wish
they had
discussing the probability of a settle
ment, the national president said 1t would
depend upon circumstances whether a
compromise would be considered
There is considerable talk tonight that
the posting of the notice win cause a
ble eak in the strikers ranks. 1t is pre-
d1cted that if this does happen it would
mean the end of the strike in a very
short time. The labor leaders again re-
iterated tonight that there would be no
break and that the strikers are under
perfect control.
A big mass meeting was held at Free
land, which was addressed by President
Mitchell and National Committeeman
1)llcher. AT Lansford in. the Panther
Creek valley tonight mass meeting was
held which was addressed by National
Committeeman Benjamin James. The
strikers are making strong effort to get
all the men, about 1900, now working in
the Panther Creek valley to quit. To-
night six omnibus loads of MeAdoo g. TX.
ers went to that valley and attended
the meeting 1t is claimed that a nuiiio
Der OF men will go to that vicinity to-
morrow morning for the purpose of in
ducing the non-strikers to leave the
mines.
Gen. Goblin and Sheriff, TooIe nave been
asked for protection by the companies
operating the mines.
PRESIDENT POTTER REPLIES.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8o.-The fol-
lowing notice bearing date of Oct l.
was posted today in the vicinity of all
the collieries of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company, in the
anthracite region:
Philadelphia and Reading Coal ana Iron
company, Get. l., 1900
This company wifi pay an advance of
10 per cent on the wages of all men and
boys employed at its coilieries. Tliis ad-
vance takes effect today.
r.. c. Luther,
General superintendent
Beneath this notice another was post
ed, which read as fOllowS.
Fellow Mine Workers: United Mine
Workers of America:
Do not pay any attention to this notice
posted by Mr.. Luther, of the Philadelphia
& Reading Coal and Iron company, hut
wait until you hear from President
Mitchell, of the United Mine. Workers of
America, or until you have decided by
your own locals what is right for you to
do. &C. b. Potter
Mr.. Potter is an officer in the district
branch of the United Mine Workers of
America
The regular Reading company advance
for the last half of September and the
first half of October had previously been
fixed at per cent above the $3.50 basis.
The scale for the preceding thirty days
was at the $3.50 basis The advance of
10 per cent offered in the posted notice
by the Reading company is separate and
and hence the total increase to the
miners would be 16 per cent.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept So-Upon
reading the notice Organizer George Har-
ris, whose headquarters are at Mahanoy
City, issued instructions to the presi-
dents of local branches of the United
Mine Workers to warn the strikers
against returning to work urtil SO
ordered by the officials of the union.
Placards were accordingly taken up
throughout the district, notifying the.
mine owners to remain away from the
colderies until President Mitchell should
order them to work, or until the local
chanches of the union should order re-
sumption. Mr.. Harris said the Phila-
delphia & Reading railway at o'clock
acceptable, because the men insist upon
the abolition of the sliding scale, i. e. the
$3.50 basis. They also demand guar
antee that the increase in wages shall be
permanent.
Gen. Goblin today ordered the Twelfth
regiment home and the soldiers will leave
here on a special train over the Phila-
delphia and Reading railway at o'clock
tomorrow morning. There was a parade
Of all the troops here today, reviewed by
Gen. Goblin. The town was full Of vis-
itors.
It is stated that since the English
speaking branch of the United Mine
Workers was organized here last week
loo additional members have been en-
rolled.
wILKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 3O.-Presl-
dent Mitchell will visit Wilkesbarre on
Tuesday and an elaborate programme
has been prepared for his reception. The
mass meeting will be held at West Side
park, and Mr.. Mitchell will be the pria-
! cipal speaker.
At ST. Johns church, Pittston, this
morning, Rev. Father Garvey, the pas
tor. administered the temperance pledge
to 1900 members of his congregation who
engaged in the strike. The pledge holds
good as long as the strike lasts
At Holy Saviour church, in this city,
Rev. Curran, the pastor, administered the
! temperance pledge to 500 men, who are
strikers. In his sermon Father Curran
advised the men to keep up their good
record and do nothing to disturb the
peace as long as the strike lasts.
| Meetings of mine workers were held in
various sections of this district tonight,
and the Reading company's notice was
discussed The meeting of the foreign
employees in tEis town was addressed by