The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-09
Question of Accepting or Rejecting
the Offer of Operators Will
Then He Decided.
STRIKE WILL PROBABLY END
TEN PER CENT. INCREASE May BE
UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED.
Text of President Mitchell's Call
Withdrawal of battery G.
from Shenandoah.

HAZLETON, Pa, Oct. S.-The issuing OF
the call to-day by President Mitchell, of
the United Mine Workers of America, for
a joint convention of the anthracite miners,
to be held at Scranton. beginning next
Friday, for the purpose of deciding whether
to accept or to reject the 10 per cent. net
increase IN wages offered by the operators,
is a long stride in the direction OF bringing
the great coal miners strike TO a close.
Gunuine satisfaction was expressed to-day
by both miners and persons not directly
connected with the coal industry that the
contest is approaching an end. Business
throughout the entire anthracite coal field
is practically at standstill, and IL will
take some time before normal conditions
will again prevail.
1t Is believed the convention will not be
a long one, as it is expected the strikers
will almost unanimously accept the ad-
vance in wages. There is. however, a pos
sibility that by the introduction of a propo-
sition to abolish the sliding scale and an
other to have the operators agree to a
yearly wage contract, the termination of
the strike might be somewhat delayed
None of the operators who could be seen
here to-day would have anything to say in
regard to the convention call. Most of
them preferred to wait and see what action
the convention will take.
Some of the local unions in various parts
OF the coal field have selected their delegates
to the convention and many of them were
I'm session tonight for that purpose
President Mitchell will leave here to-
morrow morning for Shamokin, where a
labor demonstration is to take place in the
afternoon. On Wednesday he will go to
Scranton to take part in big mass meet
ing and parade of miners on that day and
will remain there until the convention ad-
journs- Mr. Mitchell will then probably
return to Hazleton. The text of the con-
vention call issued by him to-day follows:
''To all Miners and Mine Employees of the
Anthracite Region:
.Brothers-In view OF the fact that the
mine operators have posted notices Offering
an advance in wages formerly proposed
and feeling IL TO be our plain duty 10 con-
suit your wishes as to our future action,
We deem IL advisable 10 ask you 10 select
delegates to represent you in convention
You are. therefore, notified that conven-
ton will be held at Scranton, Pa, begin
ming Friday, Oct.i12 at 10 a. m.
"The basis OF representation Will be one
vote for each 100 persons on strike, or II
desired one delegate may represent as
will be allowed TO cast more than five
votes. Each delegates should have Gre
dentials signed by the chairman and secre-
tary of the meeting at which he is elected,
and whenever possible credentials should
bear the seal of the local union"
The call was signed by John Mitchell
President United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea; r. d. Nichols, president district No. /.
Thomas Duffy president district No. z and
John Fahy, president district No. g.
Music Hall. In Scranton, theater adioin-
ing the district headquarters and capable
OF seating thousand people, has been Sc
cured for Fridays conference of United
Mine Workers. The national Headquarters
will be at the ST. Charles Hotel, block
and a half away.