The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
ACCEPTED THE OFFER
STRIKING MINrnS ACUEED TO TITn
10 rEH CTNT. INCREASE.
MADE TWO RESERVATIONS.
INCREASED PAY UNTIL APRIL AND
ABOLITION or THE SCALE.

TeNt Of the Resolution Adopted.
strike II 60 RrmRin tn Force IntII
the Operators Agree 20 the Terms.
Hoard of Arbitration Hecommend-
ed Ia the Event of DisaErcement.
Long Contest - Thought Prob
able.
Scranton. Pa oct is-The anthracite
coal miners now on strike. after two
days convention. late this afternoon a.
cided 10 accept The 10 per cent net IN
crease In wages offered hy tho mine own
ers. providing thcv Will continue tho pay
ment of tho advance until ncx, Aprii ana
will abolish the sliding scale
II tho OPERATOR consider the propoai-
tion unacceptable. che miners are will
ing 20 arbltrato tho question 81 issue.
rhoy also decided 20 continue tho strike
untl the operators agree 10 tho conven-
tlons proposition. The resolution is as
follows,
we YOUR committee. respectfully sub
nit the following preamble and rcsolu-
tious for your consideration
whereas. tho anthracite coal opera
tors have posted notices Offering an ad-
vance Of 10 per cent. over wages formerly
paid. and have signlhcd their willingness
20 adjust other grievances with their own
employees. and
whereas. they have faiicd 10 sp city
the length OF time this advance would re-
main in force. aad have also faiioi a.
abolish the siiding scalo method ~ deter
mining wages. We would rocommcnA
That this convention accept an advance
OF 10 per cent. provided the operators will
continue ita payment until April J.. 1901;
and will abolish the Gliding scale IN the
f.ehlgh and Schuyiklll regions. che scale
Of wages In the two last named districts 20
remain stationary ~ 10 per cent above the
present basis price, and thut the companies
Will agree 20 adjust Other gricvancss .
complained of with committees Of he
own employees.
should this proposition be- uuacccpta-
hle 10 the operators. We recommend that
the convention propose that Oh questions
at issue he submitted 60 a fair ana im-
partial board Of arbitration.
we would further recommend that
under no circumstnncos whatever should
there be a resumption Of work at any u
the eoiierier until the operators signify
their acceptance % this proposition, and
YOU are notified oficinily chat the strike
Is ended and all return 10 work in q body
on the same day"
mitchell on the situation.
judging by the unanlmity Of the miners
iu accepting the obove resolution. and by
the determined stand taken by the op-
orators IL la generally believed that
kong contest between the strikers and the
mine owners o. not unlikely There was
great enthusiasm Ia the convention when
the counter proposition TO che operatosa
was carried. and three cheers were given
for President Mitchell The resolutions
were drafted by committee OF thirteen.
appointed at the morning session, OF
which the national president was chair
msn.
Mr. Mitchell In IN interview with
representative Of the Associated Press on
the outcome OF the convention. said:
"The action of the delegates Ia con-
ventlon today Al accepting an advance
Of 10 per cent. providing they receive as
aurhnces the advance wil continue IN
force until April J. next year. demon
strates that the miners arc consideraie
~ the public interest involved ana are
disposed 60 be conciiiatory.
II cannot understand any good reason
why tho operators should not accept the
conditions named in the miners reaolu-
ilon l. of course. hope that there VII
q
and I believe that in the future tho oper-
ators viii be disposed to treat their en-
pioyee with more consideration than they
have In the past"
Press Committees Statement.
The statement b. the press committee
regarding the proceedings of the con-
ventiou. says.
while the motion WIS pending Presl-
dent Mitchell addressed tho convention
and took occasion 90 deny positively. the
statements made by some of the metro
poiiian papers. charging that political In
nuences were dominating tho convention.
and hat the representative Of any po-
litlcai party had been IN conference with
him.
when the question was put. the res
olutions were adopted unanimously By
rising vote. and amid ringing cheers. AZ
f.i5 the convention adjourned sine die"
President Mitchell and the other nation
al officers now here. viii return 10 Hazie-
ton on Monday whore the temporary ma
tlonai headquarters are located.
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