The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-10-20

miners row on a strike, after two
days convention, decided to accept
the tan per cent net increase in wages
offered by the mine owners, provided
they will continue the payment of the
advance until next spring and will
abolish the sli1ing scale. If the opera
tors consider the proposition accept
able the miners are willing to arbi-
trate the question at issue. They also
decided to continue the strike until
the operators agree to conventions
proposition. The resolutions are as
follows:
"We, your committee, submit the
following preamble and resolution for
your consideration:
Whereas, The anthracite coal op-
orators have posted notices offering an
advance of ten per cent over wages
formerly paid, and have signifed
their willingness to adjust our grieV-
ance8 with their employees.
"Whereas, They have failed to speci-
fy the length of time this advance
would remain in force, and have also
failed to abolish the sliding scale
method Of determining wages; we
would recommend:
THAT this convention accept an
advance Of ten per cent, providing
tho operators will continue its pay
meu5 until april l, 1901; and will
abolish the sliding scale IN the Lehigh
and Sohuykill regions; the scale Of
wages in the last two, named dis
trlcts to remain stationary at ten per
cont above the present basis price;
and that the companies will agree to
adjust other grievances complained Of
with the committees of their own
employees.
"Should this proposition be unac-
ceptabIe to the operators, we recon-
mend THAT the convention propose
that all the questions at issue be sub
mitted to fair and impartial board
Of arbitration.
"We would further recommend
that under no circumstances whatever
should there be resumption OF work
at any of the oollierles until the
operators signify their acceptance Of
this proposition and you are notified
officially that the strike is ended, and
all return to work in body on the
same day."
Judging by the unanimlty Of the
miners in accepting the above resolu-
tions and the stand taken by the op-
orators, 1t is generally believed that
a long contest between the strikers
aud the mine owners Is not unlikely.
There was great enthusiasm in the
convention when the counter PROPOSE
ton to the operators was carried, and
three cheers were given for President
Mitonell. The resolutions were draft
el BY b committee of thirteen sp-
pointed at the morning session, Of
which the national president was
chairman.
Mr.. Mitchell, in an interview with
a representative Of the Associated
Press on the outcome of the conven-
ton, said:
"The action Of the delegates in
convention in accepting an advance Of
ton per cent provided they receive as
s1ranoe the advance will continue in
forco until Apr | /, next year, demon
strates that the miners ara con sidsrate
Of the public interests involved and
are disposed to bs oonoillatory; and
YET ths mine owners refuse to JOIN
hands with the miners in bringing
the strike to close. The responsible
ty.for the suffering that will entail on
thu poor In the large eastern cities
will rest entirely with the operators.
The operators have now an opportuni-
ty to prove that the proposition offered
by them was made in good faith. II
they are willing to pay ten per cent
advance they certainly ought to con.
tluus to pay for six months. The
mine workers will all ramain on strike
until they are officially notified by
thu offio3r3 Of the union that the
strike is declared at an end. There
will bs no exception to this rule.
II am entirely satisfied with the
action taken by the miners. They
did not decide the question with view
OF pleasing women, but they took the
pOVFRS TNTapcE FODCp