Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-15
ACTION OF THE MINERS
Will Agree TO Take Ten Per Cent.
Advance, With a Few
: Esse. Other Things. as-
MUST RUN UNTIL APRIL OF 1901,
And Be Accompanied by Adjustment
ofthe Sliding ScaIe-OperatOrs
Are Not Likely to Agree.

Scranton, Oct. ia conference OF
the individual coal operators and gen.
erai mining superintendents of coal
| CARRYING roads is in session this after
noon behind closed doors. 1t is at
tended by representatives of the
mining interests of Wyoming
and Lackawanna valleys. One
of the perintendents said the
meeting would continue all afternoon,
but was not aware any definite action
| would come to them from New York
directing the course to be followed.
Scranton. Pa, Oct 15-The anthra-
cite coal miners now on strike. after
after two days convention late Sat
urday afternoon decided to accept the
10 per cent. net increase in wages Of
fered by the mine owners, providing
they will continue the payment of the
! advance until next April, and Will aboi-
iSh the sliding scale. If the operators
consider the proposition unacceptable
the miners are willing to arbitrate the
questions at issue. They also decided
to continue the strike until the opera
| tors agree to the conventions PROPOSE
ton. The result is the adoption of the
following:
Will Accept the Raise with Trimmings.
I'VE would recommend that this
convention accept the 10 per cent. ad-
| vance providing the operators will con-
tinue its payment until April 1, 1901,
and will abolish the sliding scale in
the Lehigh and Schuylkill regions. the
scale of wages in the two last named
districts to remain stationary at 10
per cent. above the present basis price,
and that the companies agree to ad-
just other grievances complained OF
with committees of their own en-
ployes. Should this proposition be un-
acceptable to the operators we recon-
| mend that the convention propose that
all questions at issue be submitted to a
fair and impartial board of arbitration.
We would further recommend that
under no circumstances whatever
should there be n resumption of work
at any of the collieries until the OPP
orators signify their acceptance of this
proposition, and you are notified Of
ficially that the strike is ended and all
return TO work in a body on the same
day
Was Adopted with Enthusiasm.
There was great enthusiasm in the
convention when the proposition was
carried. and three cheers were given
for President Mitchell. The resolutions
Were drafted by committee of thir-
teen. appointed at the morning session,
of which the national president was
chairman Both of Saturdays sessions
were again held in secret. At the
morning session the entire wage scale
was discussed in all its phases, and in
order that something tangible could
be brought before the convention a
committee of thirteen was appointed
for the purpose OF drafting into resolu-
tions the suggestions made by the
delegates. Before the convention took
its noon recess W!'D. Ryan. secretary
and treasurer of the United Mine
Workers of Illinois. made an address.
Ryan informed the delegates that the
bituminous miners of Illinois were In
thorough sympathy with their eastern
brothers. and that If financial aid was
needed he felt sure that the western
miners would send It in any quantity.
ShamOkin- aP., Oct. 15.-The terms
OF the Scranton convention are not ac-
ceptable 10 operators and representa-