Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-25

TO accept these propositions you Tlll
deserve AN the misery that VIII Doe yours
for "a century
The next day Father Philips went 90
pnnadelphla 10 gee Archbishop Ryan
and returned 20 say that Doe had lost
his head at Jeddo, ana 90 reverse his
position. lie Is now the most influential
ally of the strikers IN their attempt 20
drive from the Jeddo collleres thou
sands o. men willing TO work.
This change Of front could not have
been made at a more opporlune moment
from the view point of DO. strikDra.
The organizers have been hard at work,
pprsuading and frightening miners who
kent az work. Some Of them were held
Inv iDddpeudent convictions of honor
and responsibility hut miners are only
men and some OF them ara susceptible
to church influence that may change I'M
dopepdent convictions Many We're in-
clned TO break their compact with the
Markles and were glad 20 have Father
Phillips discover that he spoke errone-
ously when he talked impulsycly on
Wednesday,
PROSPECT is GLOOMY
II the Markle collieries should not
open today because Of the failure Of Che
men 10 20 to work. the operators of
those mines will attribute The stOppage
OF work chiefly TO the advice of Fa-
Their Philips That advice may involve
thousands OF poor people ln % share of
that prolonged misery ihHt Father
Philips declared would be just penalty
for violated pledges.
a chance remains for the continuance
at Jeddo OF amicable business relations
between employer and employed Toe
day win Doe due the answer i1 The min
ems bill Of grievances submittedSoutem.
/ Der 18th That answer, ii completed, D.
not yet ready for the public The bill
! called for the redress oi several minor
grievances not included lu The lIst sub-
mItted hv the miners union. There was
| O request that the price OF powder be
reduced as much as possible. there was
/ aleo one for an advance in tho wages
| of the mon receiving $3.50 day of I've
por cent and of those receiving Jess than
/ Si50a day Of ten per cent As has been
stated before there Is mo- reason why
satisfactory replies. some entirely fav-
/ orablp. should not De- made Go these
! grievances.
OPERATORS MAY ARBITRATE.
II may De assumed that q. b. Markle
! G Co.. win seize the opportunity 90 put
/ arbitration 10 a real test hy submit
| ting the powder question t1 arbitration,
! AS they have already expressed "a will
/ inauess 10 accept Archbishop Ryan I'm
/ case Of disagreement by the other two
! arbitrator. renewal of that offer
/ would al least be an indication Of good
. faith possibly not fully justified by
. the reported attitude OF Archbishop
. Ryan toward the srtke,
The impression here among The opera
/ tors Is that the offers of MaIklo q Co,
win Doe spurned and that they VIII have
| 20 stop business.
After the strike has run here another
! week. without some adyano. from one
| side or 20 the other looking 90 some
! reasonable settlement the distress that
must follow will begin 90 assert itself
[ The cold weather that viii worry the
( city housekeeper win find the idle miner.
| who VIII then cease Co have credit,
| obliged TO draw on his savings or the
relief fund supposed 10 be- al the COM
mand Of the United Mine Workers.
TRADEsMEN TAKE ACTION.
City tradesmen already have begun TO
feel the necessity for protecting them
| selves. a notice appears IN this after
Moons paper that the butchers OF Ha-
zelton have decided than on and after
today they will sell for cash only. This
| action. the notice says was forced upon
! many butchers on the verge OF bank
ruptcy owing 10 the strike. and II Is
necessary 90 adhere 90 the cash system
until tranquility is restored. An unverl.
fled report was circulated last night
that several operating firms have In
imated that when their employees stoT
work they win be asked TO yacate the
houses they are occupying as tenants OF
the companies.