Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-10

The national executive board of the
United Mine Workers OF America adj
journed sine die to-day, without pro-
mitigating formal endorsement of tho
application for the miners in the an
thracite district for permission to
strike.
At the close OF the session, President
John Mitchell said There Is prac-
tieally no change in the situation since
last night. If the operators don't
meet our demands within a given time,
the strike will be ordered upon the
endorsement of Secretary Wilson and
myself
Whether the time allowed is fiyo
days or longer decline to say As set
out in our statement of yesterday, in
fuences are at work to bring about a
settlement without ordering the men
to lay down their tools. l must again
decline to say what these influence
are, for the reason that making this
information public would at once de-
stroy their effectiveness.
IF there are any political influences
at work l know nothing of them, and I
do not think ii has come to the knowl-
edge of the board members. 1t would
be very bad policy for the national Of
ficers of the mine workers to ask the
intercession of any political party, and
this most certainly has not been done.
We are simply trying to get for the
miners of our organization and those
not affiliated with us honest wages"
AS soon as he arrived at his office this
morning President Mitchell sent word to
the telegraph offices that IL any messages
had been received for him during the niEat
they might be delivered at his office. Az
ter waiting reasonable time for re-
Spouse the board was called 70 order. No
messages came and this was taken as an
indication that negotiations are still pend
ing. Up to the time the members OF tho
board left the office of the president there
had been no communications with the
leaders of the anthracite districts. Sum-
med up, the situation, according TO tho
admissions of President Mitchell. is this:
Negotiations are undoubtedly on foot
for settlement of the differences with
out a strike. So long as these are pending
the miners will not strike. for the reason
that the operators would be left a loophole
of escape from the position which they
now occupy, by saying that the men had
gone out az time when there was a
.f-g
have been brought about"
Public sympathy IS an absolute neces-
sity in so far as the miners are concerned.
A delay until 1t Is seen that their wages
will not be raised by the operators with
out fight that their grievances upon
the powder question wherein they COM
plain that they are paying 81 more per
keg at pluck me- stores than is asked
in the open market; that they are not al
lowed a check weighmau on the tipple
and must accept the weights of compan-
les that exact from them more than 5000
pounds for a ton, which is sold on basis
of 2240 pounds 10 the ton, Is bound to
start a sympathetic movement that viii
reach out the entire length and breadth
Of the country.
Approximately 10000 men are expected
to go out at the bidding of the executive
board. There are among the miners men
who viii provide for Themselves through
a short, sharp. decisive fight. but men
vho are working at wages ranging from
90 TO s1.35 per day cannot provide for a
period of idieness, hence the organization
is met with the burden of taking care OF
not less than half million of people dur
ing the struggle.
Owing TO these circumstances the MEM
bers OF the board admit that they must
wait until the last ray OF hope for set
tlement without inviting situation that
may result in the loss OF life destruction
Of property and the temporary paralysis
Of innumerable Industries IS expected.
II has been evident from the first session
Of the executive board that unless there
was change in the attitude Of the oper-
nize the officers Of the mine workers and
agree TO a wage scale strike would DO
endorsed. This same position was MAIN
tained throughout the deliberations OF the
board and this led at the time Of adjourn
ment and stiH exists, but these men whe
have been in session are needed In various
parts 81 the country for the business Of
organization and in order to simplify the
matters, the declaration Of a strike II
left in the hands Of President Mitchell
and Secretary Wilson.