Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-14
Action Of the Anthracite Coal
Miners Convention Yesterday.
WILL ACCEPT TEN PER CENT.
hat the Operators Must Promise to Con-.
'inue Payment of the. Advance Unit,
Next April. and to Abolish The sliding
Scale Three Cheers Given in tho Con.
vention for President Mitchell. of tho
United Mine Workers of America His
Views ON the Situation.
tBy Telegraph to virginian. Pilot,

10Y telegraph 10 Firginlan- Pilot
Scranton, Pa, Oct 13.-The anthra-
cite coal minters now on strike, after
two days convention. late this af-
ternoon decided to accept the 10 per
cent. net increase in wages offered nv
the mine owners. provided they will
continue the payment OF the advance
until next April and Will abolish the
sliding scale. If the operators consider
the proposition unacceptable. the min
ers are willing to arbitrate the ques-
tons at issue. They also decided to
continue the strike until the operators
agree to the conventions proposition
The resolution is as follows:
THE RESOLUTION.
we, Your committee. respectfully
submit the Following preamble and re-
solutions for your consideration:
Whereas. the anthracite coal opera
tors have posted notices Offering an adj
vance OF 10 per cent. over wages for
merry paid, and have sfgnified their
Willingness TO adjust other grievances
with their own employees; ana
Whereas. they have failed to specify
the length of time this advance would
remain in force, and have also failed to
abolish the sliding scale method of de.
termlning wages, we would recon-
mend:
THAT this convention accept an adj
vance OF 10 per cent, providing the
operators will continue it's payment
until April 1st, 1901: and will abolish
me sliding scale in the Lehigh and
Schuylkill regions; the scale of wages
in the two last named districts to re-
main stationary at 10 per cent. above
the present basis price; and that the
companies will agree to adjust other
grievances complained of With COM
mittees of their own employees
should this proposition be unaccept4
abe 10 the operators we recommend
mat the convention propose that all
questions at issue be submitted to
fair and impartial board OF arbitration.
We furtherhrecommend that under
no circumstances whatever should
there be resumption of work at any
OF the collieries until the operators
signify their acceptance of this propo-
sition, and you are notified officially
that the strike Is ended, and all return
TO work in Il body on the same day"
LONG CONTEST NOT UNLIKELY.
Judging by the unanimity of the
miners In accepting the above resolu-
ton and by the determined stand taken
by the operators. it Is not generally be-
lieved that long contest between the
strikers and the mine owners Is not un-
likely. There was great enthusiasm
In the convention when the counter
ricd. and three cheers were given for
President Mitchell. The resolutions
were drafted by n committee of thir-
teen, appointed at the opening session,
OF which the national president was
chairman.
PRESIDENT MITcHELL's VIEWS.
MIR. Mitchell. in an interview With a
representative of the Associated Press
on the outcome of the strike said;
The action OF the delegates in con-
Yention to-day In accounting an advance
of 10 per cent, providing they receive
assurance the advance will continue
In force until April 1st of next year.
demonstrated that the miners are con-
siderate of the public interest involved
and are disposed TO he conciliatory."
II cannot understand any good rea-
son why the operators should not ac-
cept the conditions named in the reso-
luton. /, of course. hope that there
will he n speedy termination of this
contest. and 1 believe that in the flu
ture the operators Will be disposed to
treat With more consideration their
employees than they have in the past.
The statement by the Press Commtt-
tee regarding the proceedings OF the
convention says:
While the motion was pending,
President Mitchell addressed the con-
vention and took occasion to deny
some of the metropolitan papers
charging that political influences were
dominating the convention, and that
the representatives OF any political
party had been in conference with him.
When the question was put the reso-
lutions were adopted unanimously by
a rising vote. amid ringing cheers. At
4:15 the convention adjourned sine
de-
President Mitchell and the other ma
tional officers now here will return TO
Haaleton on Monday, where the tenn
porary national headquarters are To-