Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
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Marching ON tho 1 ant hsr Crse
Valley Collieries s|l 81


After Marching All Might 4 10y NJ
Suddenly Confronted by Gnas
Of Infantry. ss B!
they Arc Driven Back and Dis.
psrsed The outlook For 9 8
Settlement ss ID
Lansford, Pa, Oct. 16. About hftaen
hundred men and sixty women ana
girls marched eighteen miles from
South Side, Hazelton region, during the
right for Panther Creek Valley, where YAK
they expected to close all the ten col-
lieries of the Lehigh Coal and Navtga-
ton Company. but Just as the march.
ers were nearing their destination this
they were met by three cons
panles of infantry and at the point Of
the bayone. We're driven back four
miles to Ta1naqua. and dispersed. AM
other crowd of 500 strikers from North &
Side, Hazelton, also marched here ana s
succeeded in closing the company's col-sS
|iiery at Nesquehoning, near Mauch
Chunk, before being scattered.
I The presence of soldiers was entire ST
ly unexpected and the strikers were II
much crestfallen when they failed ~
accomplishing heIobject Of their long
march. The troops were patient Wiz 5g
1.-The strikers, while the latter were very
careful not to commit overt acts IN tne
presence OF the troops. For just q mo-
ment after the two forces met on the
lroad ii looked as IL a clash would come.
but the good sense of those VINO, had
charge of the strikers prevented pos
| sibles conflict.
Looks Like settlement.
scra nton. Oct. 16 That there is posi-
ltive assurance Of the end Of the strike
lof anthracite miners seems certain to-
day, in view ut the preparations wnicn
are being made thruout the LackaWans-
Ina valley for a resumption OF WorK Ine
! coal companies are croWdlng the ssd
iings with empty box cars and oy the
lend of the week thousands OF car VIII
1be in place where formerly only hun
idreds were to be seen.
THE OPERATORS VIEW.
Z E
! .,rhev Declare They viii Not Grant
ANY Further Concessions.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Oct. is. Operators
4 who were interviewd and ASKED s''es sWnae ss,'
a tare The prospects Of the anthracite strike
,A being settled saidl the men can retaaFsss
q 20 work again NJ
! E|Stl,e offer of the comp ntess to dncrse4s
5 ltheir wa ges 10 per cent. Ohicialiy they
t do not know of any oyertures by tnel
strikers for settlement on any other
blasts. They have read of the action Of
E the convention at Scranton, but u vas
+ convention of}the United Nine Work
i ers and they do not and will not recoS-
= nize the union.
The first official knowledge OF any pro-
il pesals by the strikers will be when the
! men of each company, represent ted py
! sscommittee. call on the officials OF the
a i company and declare the men have
IA agreed to go back to werk II the operat-
4 l5o.s will grant their requests ana tnen
: slfthey will submit the resolution OF the
& convention as a proposal of their settle
! :. lnlent. This is the only way in which the
!. oparaters will receive any communica-
: ltion fren the men. These will probably
! be made and the operators will return
The answer that they can either refus:
or accept their offer of 10 per cent. as Il
. was made on Oct and aftsrward. snc
y as ii has rena In d since unchan nged.
Several companies have made no soitel
IS OF any increase and what answer they
le iwiil return is Goubtful. The praposa
81 of their employees will have to ne dif
II lferantly werded from that of the theirs
st as i, viii bind the men to retsssn e
1es work providing the Operators gran
IN what the convention spscified.
y High in mining circles she end Of tn
T" strike is not expected for some tim
ne ard then only by thu men giving ~
to The operators VIII stand by their frs
.'s Offer and say The. will not Increase Y
is Superinieng ant Lathrop. of the Ii
ne hi2h Valley cntapany, said: Ihe OF
De orators vii! not agree to con tinue tE
o. pas nent Of thu 10 per cent increase s
se. any fixed time The other demand,
nd abelisning the sliding scale-does n
I'll ;.pply 10 this region. altho the Lenie
OF Valley Company has some collierlss
,he I5ehigh and schuyikill regloi
ny which pay by that system. Here y
ne men are paid by the car
lee "The operators say, however, that :. y
a. question of the sliding scale wa : no. @ 81 81
5s,t e,iss,sSi at any meeting of the operate
sss and ii was Impossible 70 say what en'
: would do about II. Inc iiiipiSssT..sNS.t
its that the operators would not on3e
itEereatiy TO trying new system OF pa
ment
LAS TO arbitration the operators q
utterly opposed to IT and Will refuse
II, any form They are willing to ia
up any grievance with their men. Q
thay have always been go, and this y,
ere change Markle's experience with arr
the Etration, they say, has shown the fol.yl
the Itrying it. because It is altogether ot
are. sided. Despite the fact that each
on. Marbles $500 employees had signed
sin-zIcontract to submit to arbitration g
K grievances they had, they all went q
of strike at President Mitchelfs or
"a : without trying arbitration. The oper
tba Iors declare an agreement to arbitr
~, would be binding to one side only;st q
! - = they would be held to II and the 2
would not .a-.-
ROLAND REED III
car The Famous Actor An q Very Crisi
be- Condition.
SEM NawsYork Oct l6-ROland Reed.