Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-13
STRIKE ORDER issued
Anthracite Miners Have Been Re.
quested to Quit the Mines
Next Monday.
Nearly 100000 Hen Affected by the
Order Will Cripple All
Business.
President Of Mine Workers Organ
ization Says Efforts to Settle
Have Failed.


indianapolis, Sept. 1a-At $50 last
evening the United Mine Workers of
America declared strike in the an
thracite region. The strike is to be-
gin next Monday morning and it IL ex-
pected that $4,000 men will walk out.
President Mitchell, with a part of his
Office force from Indianapolis, Will es-
tablish themselves in Hazelton. Pa,
ana Mitchell will direct the strike from
that point.
Following. is the order to strike. is
sued by President Mitchell:
To the Officers and Members of the
United Mine Workers of America and
all Other Miners and Mine Workers of
the Anthracite Region of Pennsylva-
MIA, Greeting:
Al a convention of the miners and
mine workers of the anthracite coal
fields. held at Hazelton. Pa, August
=, 1900 q resolution was adopted ask
ing the national executive board of the
United Mine Workers of America 10 en-
dorse a proposition for a strike of the
miners and mine workers, CT the anthra-
I cite region, in accordance with the laws
of our organization. provided certain
wages and conditions We're not granted
Iby the coal companies w..th,,i, ten days
The national executive board was
called together for the purpose of con-
s'idering the situation and after care
Iful examination of all the facts in its
| pesst ssion, its members We're unani-
mously of the opinion that a strike
should be ordered at once and our.
hopes of improved conditions staked
upon the outcome.
During the afternoon of Saturday
Sept. s. While the board was still in seq
sion, Information reached this office
that outside Influences We're being
brought to bear upon the coal com
Epanies to bring about a satisfactory
settlement of the question in dispute.
without resorting 10 a strike. Knowing
from a wide range of experience the
ifar-reaching results Of prolonged
strike and the injurious effects Ii would
have upon the great commercial and
industrial interests of the country. we
Ifelt that NE should not be justified in
ordering a strike while there yet remain
ed the slightest hope that 1t could be
Ithracit miners satisfactorily adjusted
by more business like methods We.
Therefore. issued circular asking you
TO continue work for few days longer
and hold yourselves in readiness to
cease work Immediately upon the end
| ing of present negotiations. when, IL a
/ settlemant Vas not reached. an official
/ reimbursement of the strike would be sent
Tout by this board. The negotiations
4 mentioned are at an end. and a settle
lment has not been reached. You are,
! therefore, hereby notified that the APP
l8plication Of the anthracite miners to
izstfike in accordance With the laws of
1.-THE United Mine Workers OF America,
| has been endorsed, and in accordance
with this endorsement all the miners
4 and mine workers of the anthracite
local region, whether members Of the
/ United Mine Workers of America, or
/ not, are instructed TO cease work on
/ and after Monday, Sept. Ii. 1900. and re-
4 main away from the various colIieries
\ strippinga and breakers, until the de-
4 inands of the HaZelton convention have
i been accedsstl To by the8coal&co,npanies
i BE law-abiding. seIf-respecting and
quiet; do not allow any person, whose
Interest it may be, to provoke you into
i auarrels and yiolat inns of the pface
i That is one Of the most common meth-
oda used by large employers 10 destroy
! the public sympathy and defeat oul
5fcauee With a Thoroughly aroused pub.
4 lie sentiment behind us. cause the Jus
4 tice of which can not be successful,
4 questioned, and the mine workers unit
ed and determined to stand unit, their
i many wrongs have been righted we
4 have supreme faith III the ultimate sue.
i cess ~ our cause.
DO moi wait for any further notice
4 to5s strike, but cease work in a body or
/ and after Monday, Sept II. 1900,
BY order of the national executive
4 board:
JOHN MITCHELL, President
wv. b. WILSON. Secretary Tree sure,
4 united Mine Workers of America
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