Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-12
MINERS ARE TO MEET.
Convention Is Called for Friday
Next at Scranton.
Text of Procla nation Issued by Pres
ident Mitchell-Belief General
That ProTered Increase VIII
lie Accepted.

ton, and will open on Friday next.
Representation in the convention will
be on the basis of one delegate with
one vote for each 100 persons on
strike. 1t is the general expectation
that the decision of the convention
will be to accept the increase and re-
turn to work
Quietness prevailed throughout the
anthracite regions Monday, the call
for the convention being generally ac-
cepted as signal for cessation of hos
tilities all around. There were many
expressions of satisfaction by miners
and operators and by merchants and
others in the mining section over the
prospects of an early settlement of
the troubles. Monday completed the
third week since the strike officially
went into effect.
The Call.
HaZleton, Pa, Oct. 9.--President
Mitchell at 1O:05 IA. IN. issued call for
a convention of mine workers of the
three districts comprising the anthra-
cite field, to met in Scranton, Pa, on
Friday next.
The text of the convention call is as
follows:
Temporary Headquarters United Mine
Workers, Hazleton. Pa, Oct. S.-To all
miners and mine employees of the anthra-
cite region:
Brothers: In view of the fact that the
mine opera tors have posted notices offering
an advance in wages formerly paid and
believing II to be our plain duty to consult
your wishes as to our future action. we
deem 1t advisable to ask you to select dele
gates to represent you In convention.
You are therefore notified that a con-
vention will be held at Scranton. Pa. be-
ginning Friday. October -, at ten a. m.
THE basis of representation will be one
vote for each 100 persons on strike, or If de-
sired one delegate may represent as many
as 900 mine-workers, but no delegate Will
be allowed to cast more than five votes
Each delegate should have credentials
signed by the chairman and secretary of
the meeting at which he is elected; and
whenever possible credentials should bear
the seal of the local union.
(Signed)
JOHN MITCHELL, President United
Mine Workers of America.
''T. d. NICHOLAS, President District
No. l.
THOMAS DUFFY. President District
No. l.
JOHN FAHY. President District No Q.
IN. B.-Delegates will be notified of the
hall in which the convention will be held
upon their arrival in Scranton"
Mitchell Refuses TO Talk.
President Mitchell refused to say
anything as to what the convention
would probably decide TO do in the
matter of the ten per cent. net in
crease. Neither would he anticipate
what business other than that relat-
ing to the advance in wages would be
brought before the delegates. 1t is
not unlikely that the abolishment OF
the sliding scale will come in for some
consideration. None of the labor
leaders here will publicly say whether
the increase will be accepted or re-
jected but there is strong belief
that the men in convention will vote
TO so back to work.
An Important Step.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 9.-The issuing OF
the call by President Mitchell. of the
United Mine Workers of America, for
joint convention of the anthracite
miners, to be held at Scranton, begin.
ming next Friday, for the purpose OF
deciding whether to accept or to reject
the ten per cent. net increase in wages
| offered by the operators. is n long
stride in the direction of bringing the
great coal miners strike to close
Genuine satisfaction was expressed by
both miners and persons not directly
connected with the coal industry that
the contest is approaching an end
Business throughout the entire anthra
II fall &c Il
still. and ii will take some time befor,
normal conditions will again prevail.
VIII Probably Accept.
1t is believed the convention will mo-
De a long one. as it is expected the strilk
| .rs will almost unanimously accept tn,
| advance in wages. There is. however
possibility that by the introduction
Of proposition to abolish the sliding
scale and another to have the OPERATOR
agree to yearly wage contract the ter
mination of the strike might be some
what delayed. None of the operator
who could be seen mere would have any
thing to say in regard to the conven
lion call Most of them preferred t,
wait and see what action the conven
tion will take.
Some of the local unions in variou
parts of the coal field have selecte,
their delegates to the convention, an,
many of them We're in session Mon
day night for that purpose. Presiden
Mitchell will leave here this morning
for Shamokin, where a labor demon
stration is to take place in the after
noon. On Wednesday he will go t
Scranton to take part in big mas
meeting and parade of miners on tina
day and will remain there until tn
convention adjourns. Mr.. Mitche
will then probably return to Hazletor
To Issue Proclamation of Peace.
New York, Oct. "a dispatch t
the Journal and Advertiser from Cap
Town says: A proclamation of peac
in South Africa is expected to be is
sued by Field Marshal Roberts o
Thursday next, that being the ann
versary of the declaration of war.