The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-12
MINERS PLAN To
REJECT OFFER
Strikers Will Insist on More
Than a Wage Increase.
DELEGATES GATHER
FOR CONVENTION
General Opinion Is That End of
Trouble Is Distant.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE conven-
ton of the anthracite miners now on
strike throughout the entire hard coal
fields in Pennsylvania will begin in this
city tomorrow morning for the purpose
OF considering the 10 per cent net in
crease in wages proffered them by
nearly all the mine operators in the
region. What the outcome of the con-
vention will be is all a matter of specu-
Iatlon and the opinions expressed to-
night by labor leaders are widely di-
vergent.
to me delegates to the convention who
Desah arriving today have all sorts of
INSTRUCTIONS from their local unions on
the proposition of the operators Most
d them now on the ground will vote
20 REJECT the 10 per cent increase unless
the operators make further concessions
Many of the miners win NOT favor tho
advance unless the operators give a
guarantee that the increase viii be
Kept IN force for a fixed length of time
s'therS want the union recognized be-
1oIe they VIII accept the proposition,
WnlIe not few insist upon concessions
IN the other grievances
Inc behef is general that in the
absence or any uniform instructions
among the delegates the chances of a
setIlement by this convention are
several labor leaders that at least a
second convention will have to be held
DeIOre any definite action will be taken
looking toward an early ending of the
contest.
Mitchell Explains Stand.
resident MitchelFs remarks at yes
terdayS mass meeting in which he
oolu tne miners that the 10 per cent In
c ttse was not satisfactory and that
In DOT
other grievances, is taken bv MANY ner.-
sons as hint to the miners to reject
the mine owners offer. Mr.. Mitchell
however, denies this. and said he had
no intention Of influencing the men one
way or another. He said he was mere
~ voicing the sentiments of himself
ms colleagues and the many strikers
with Whom he has come in contact dur
ing the past week In speaking of to-
fnorrow' s -conventioi1-7Nfr. Nit -feff said i
The miners convention tomorrow
VIII be one of the most remarka BILE
labor meetings held in the history of
coal mining. The 10 per cent increase
proposition will of course be the para
mount issue. The convention will he
free from passion and excitement and
the miners viii demonstrate to the
country that they are capable of doing
business as prudent business men,
Half the Delegates There.
The convention. as near as the United
Nine Workers officials can figure. viii
consist of about ZOO delegates About !
half of this number are now here. most
OF them coming from the SchuyIxilI |
vaHey and the Hazelton region The |
district headquarters were crowded All |
DAY by the visiting delegates
In all likelihood the convention will |
be a secret one, but a press committee
VIII be appointed to give out informa- /
non 10 the. public The organizing of 7
the convention win be the only thing /
done at tomorrow mornings session.
W. D. Ryan, secretary TREASURER of |
the United Mine Workers of Illinois. /
arrived here today. He said the min
ers OF his state have at least $500. 900 I
III Ihelr treasury, and added that if /
the anthracite miners needed holm
fully $25O,000 would be sent in a few
hours Mr. Ryan said he was not here /
on official business