The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-06
OFFER AN INCREASE.
Operators in the Anthracite Region
Present Terms.
VIII Pay Miners an Advance of Tcu
Per Cent. over the Present
scaIe-Won't Recognise
the Union.


the Union.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. lat every col.
Iery in the anthracite region a notice
will be posted Tuesday morning an
nouncing ten per cent. increase in
wages based on the present scale, eff
fective October /, and that the OPP
orators will arbitrate any grievances
employees may present. There is no
condition to be attached as to the
men returning to work before the ar
bitration shall begin, so ii is to be in.
ferred that the men are privileged to
meet in convention and adopt any
plan of action they may deem advis-
able before entering upon arbitra,
ton. 1t is supposed the miners will
come together as members OF the
union, fix the minimum of the conces-
sions they will be content with, and
then go forth as individuals to treat
with their employers through com
mittees of employees. The arbitrations
being concluded satisfactorily, IL they
will be, the committees of employees
will report back to the convention OF
United Mine Workers that they have
come to settlement, and the strike
will then be declared off. This would
avoid the recognition of the union by
the operators, and at the same time
terms of settlement.
Posts Oner of Increase.
Philadelphia, Oct. IAN offer of
an increase of ten per cent. in miners
wages was on Sunday 'inaugurated by
the Philadelphia & Reading Coal d
Iron company, and this move, it is
stated, will be followed on Tuesday
by similar notices at every colliery in
the anthracite region. 1t is expected
by the operators that this increase i'll
wages will be satisfactory to the men,
and they believe many of the strikers
will take advantage of the offer and
return to work. Mining operations
will, in this event. be given an impetus
and the operators expect there will
then be gradual resumption until
the collieries will again have their full
complement of employees. The Phila-
de!phia G. Reading company operates
30 colleries. and of these 81 have been
shut down, owing to insufficient work
ing force. Whether the miners will
accept the proffer of the company and
return in sufficient numbers to OPP
crate the mines cannot be foretold.
Reports received from several points
in the Schuylkill region, where the
Reading collieries are located, rather
indicate that the mine workers will
follow the instruction of their organ
ization officials and remain away from
the mines. President Mitchell. of the
United Mine Workers, received no no.
tice OF the intention of the operators
to offer the increase in wages. and
the intimation is thus given that the
miners organization will receive no
recognition from the operators.
Miners Warned.
Philadelphia, Oct. 1.-The following
notice. bearing date of October /. was
posted Sunday in the vicinity of all
the collieries of the Philadelphia e
Reading Coal and Iron company in
the anthracite region. 1t was signed
by Superintendent Luther. of the Phil
adelphia & Reading company:
This company will pay an advance of
ten per cent. on the wages Of all men and
boys employed at its collieries. This adj
vance takes effect to-day"
Beneath this notice another was
posted which read as follows:
Fellow Mine Workers: United Mine
Workers of America-Do not pay any at
tention to this notice posted by Mr. luther.
of the Philadelphia q Reading Coal and
Iron company. but wait until you hear
from President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers Of America, or until you
have decided by your own locals what
&C. b. POTTER"
Mr.. Potter is an officer in the dis
trict branch of the United Mine Work
ers of America. The regular Reading
company advance for the last half of
tober had previously been fixed at
six per cent. above the $3.50 basis.
The scale for the preceding 30 days
was at the $3.50 basis. The advance
of ten per cent. offered in the posted
notice by the Reading company is
separate and distinct from the nat
ural scale increase, and hence the
loldl w tie hiihNiS "ouiu NC
16 per cent.
Mitchell Not Surprised.
HaZleton. Pa, Oct. 1.-The posting by
the Philadelphia d Reading Coal &
Iron company Of notice granting an
increase of ten per cent. to all the en-
ployes Of its 30 col.ieries in the Schuyl-
kill valley did not cause any apparent
commotion at the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers here Sunday
President Mitchell did not know of the
action of the Reading company until
informed of 1t by reporter. He did
not express the least surprise. He re-
fused to discuss the advance, but IL Is
understood that he knew the ten per
cent. increase would be made and was
anxious to see in what manner the in
formation would be conveyed to the
men. The action of the Reading COM
pany in directly notifying its men
through posters indicates that the OPP
orators will not recede from their po-
sition of refusal to recognize the union,
Marquis Ito HonOred.
Yokohama, Oct. 1.-The mikado has