Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-26
STRIKE SETTLED,
Miners Will Return to Work,
Monday Morning,
At All Mines Where Scranton Conyen-
tion Demands Are Granted.
At All Other coIlieries men Will Stay Out Til
They Yield.

HaZellon. IA. Oct. ol.-The followino
statement was given out for publica
tion. tonight by President Mitchell of
the United Mine Workers:
Temporary Headquarters. United
Mine Workers of America Hazelton
Pa, Oct. -. 1900
To the Miners and Mine workers Of
the Anthracite Region:
"t;entlemen-After carefully can
NaSSinG the entire strike situation. we
Your officers. district and national
nave concluded that your victory il 50
nearly complete that no good can be
secured by continuing the strike long
cr The contest has been in progress
for 80 days and the companies employ
ing YOU have. with few exceptions sig
nitied their willingness to pay the scale
Of wages formulated by the Scranton
convention Of Oct. l. and Is.
We are aware that some disappoint-
meut and dissatisfaction has been
caused by the failure of the operators
in districts l and L. separate the re
luctiCn in the price Of powder from
the advance in wages. but after care
full inquiry We are satisfied that each
mine employe will actually receive an
advance Of 10 per cent. on the wages
formerly paid. In the Schuylkiu and
I.ehiSh regions. the largest companies
have agreed that the sliding scale
should he suspended. and that wages
sh.Ula remain stationary at 10 per
cent. until April !, 1901. thus removing
one Of the iniqUities Of which YOU have
complained for many years.
While il is true that YOU have not
secured redress for all OF Your wrongs,
while il is true that the Increase in
your earnings Will not fully compen-
safe YOU for the arduous Labor you are
compelled 10 perform in the mines. you
have established 4 powerful orGanizd-
ton which if maintained and conduct
ed on business principles. will enable
YOU 10 regulate many Of your local
grievances ana make your employment
less hazardous and more profitable than
Lotore the strike begun
The companies agree in their notices
to take up with their mine employees
M grievances complained Of. We would
therefore advise that when work IS re-
sumed. committees he selected by the
mime employees and that they wait upon
the superintendents OF the companies
ana present their grievances in an or
that they be corrected.
..Your attention is respectfully called 70
,ra fact that the laws ~ the state oi
PENNSYLVANIA provide that miners should
liz paid sanai-monthly upon demand Ne
should therefore advise that each mine
.rnnlovee serve notice on the companies
rhat he expects - he paid his wages
twice each month. a. provided by law
..Th4 practical benefits u the miners
which accrue from thorough orEa2iza-
HAN have been ~ clearly demonstrated
1rri,,a this strike that il should he need
les Tor rs - urge upon you the necessity
NJ n2aintainin1 Your union in-act- We
-r,1<t. however. that those who are NJ"
members If tile union Will he unceN~inG
An their efforts 10 induce all other mine
workers to ally themselves with M
r-ri+al Mine Workers If America az once.
As il will he impossible foE YOU io secure
r;rbor vases in the future or even IN
maintain The present rate ri wages. un-
less Won are prepared 70 offer united
resistance !: any attempt is made 10 re-
l5uce vour earnings UPON the expiration p;
! the y,re@en, offer.
..A. there are some few companies who
| have neither posted. notified nor Sisnihed
IN any other manner. their Willingness 10
nav the n ner cent. advance in wages
and suspend The sliding scale. We would
advise mat unless the men employed by
such companies receive notice before
Monday tha, the advance VIII he raid.
they remain away from the mines ana
continue on strike until II" companies
employing them agree ~ the conditions
offered hy the other companies; and the
employees " the companies who have
offered the advance Of 17 7er cent. and
abolished the Sliding scale are hereby az
thorized II resume work. Monday morn
| ing. Oct =. and to he prepared, i called
anon. u contribute a reasonable amount
~ your earnings for Inc maintenance NJ
hose who may IN compelled q continue
| on strike.