Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-07
STRIKE NOT
YET ORDERED
Miners Executive Board Is
Still in Session.
Officials Expect to Take Up
the Question Today--Out-
look for a Peaceful Settle
ment Is Not Bright.

No action was taken yesterday by the
national executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America, which is in
session at Indianapolis, regarding the
proposed strike in the anthracite region
1t Is understood, however, that the men,
oers of the board were placing them
selves in possession of Information that
will be used in the final consideration of
the matter.
Reports were heard from members of
the boad and from organizers not
members who had been at work organ
izing in the bituminous field. The
point to be gained by becoming inform
ed upon the conditions in the bitum-
inous field is that the board members
will be in position to judge whether or
not the organization can control suf-
ficient territory to prevent the shipment
of bituminous coal into the anthracite
field in the event of a strike being
ordered
w. d. Ryan, secretary-treasurer of
the Illinois district, is in consultation
with the members of the board. The
treasury of the Illinois miners contains
about $200,000 1t is thought Mr.. Ryan
is present for the purpose of pledging
the financial assistance of his district to
the board in event of strike.
All of the members of the board are
present except Frederick Dilcher, of
Ohio, who is expected today. He has
been through the anthracite region, and
is we'll posted on the situation here.
The condition in the anthracite
region of Pennsylvania was not con-
sdered at today's meeting of the execu-
tive board of the United Mine Workers
of America" said President John Nit
chell last night. "As matter of fact,
| have not placed the matter before the
board, but it has been made special
order for tomorrow's session and will be
taken up the first thing in the meeting.
| said some time ago that, in my opinion,
there would be big strike unless the
operators agree to meet us in wage
conference. | have no reason to believe
otherwise now. This is my own opinion
have not talked with the other mem
bers of the board about it.
information from the anthracite re-
gion indicates that the operators will
not meet us and from this you can draw
outcome will be"
Vice President Thomas Lewis, of Ohio,
when asked for his views upon the stua-
tion, said
People generally think that this
board will order q strike in few
minutes after the members get together.
However, when you stop to reflect that
we are dealing with the biggest proposi-
tion that ever came before the heads of
any labor organization you can at once
see that it will be necessary for us to
proceed very cautiously. If we get into
the fight we must win, and we certainly
will not order strike until the situa-
tion has been thoroughly canyassed."
As rule the members of the board
are conservative, but the general senti-
ment is that there will be a strike.
The statement issued by the opera
tors, after their meeting in New York
on Tuesday, has done nothing to lessen
the feelings between them and their
employees.
The glaring misrepresentation of the
operators, in relation to company stores,
company doctors, the semi-monthly pay
law and the powder and dockage ques-
tions, have turned the wavering miners
against them, and the local feeling last
flight was more in favor of strike than
at any time since the agitation began.
In the Wyoming Reqi0n.