Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-18
Miners MODIFY DEMANDS
y Strikers Will Return to Work If
Operators Pay the Increase
Until Next April.
WANT THE. SLIDING SCALE ABOLISHED.
Arbitration Is Proposed, and II Em-
i main In Idleness Pending Settle
= ment-President Mitchell Hopes
for Speedy Settlement Of Strike.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 15.-<Prospects
for. settlement of the anthracite coal
miners strike are apparently as far
off as ever. This in spite of the fact
that the miners convention on Satur-
day, after two days of elaboration,
decided to accept the advance of ten
per cent. offered by the operators.
Coupled with this acceptance, how
ever, were certain counter PROPOSE
lions which it is almost certain the
operators will refuse to accept and
which render nugatory all the efforts
so far made toward an agreement.
The proposition of the miners is that
they will accept the increase in wages
provided the operators will agree to
continue the payment of the advance
until next April and will abolish the
sliding scale. If the operators con-
slider the proposition unacceptable the
miners are willing to arbitrate the
questions at issue. They also decided
to continue the strike until the OPP
orators agree to the conventions
proposition. ...-,.
Mitchell's Views.
| Mr.. Mitchell, in an interview on the
outcome of the convention, said: =,
"The action of the delegates in convention
in accepting an advance of ten per cent.
providing they receive assurances the ad
vance will continue in force until April
next year, demonstrates that the miners
are considerate of the public interest in
Wolved and are disposed to be conciliatory,
and yet the mine owners refuse to join
hands with the miners in bringing the strike
to close. The responsibility for the suf-
fering that will be entafled on the poor In
the large eastern cities will rest entirely
with the operators The operators have
now an opportunity to prove that the prop
osition offered by them was made in good
faith. If they are willing to pay ten per
cent advance they certainly ought to con-
tinue to pay for six months. The mine
workers will all remain on strike until
they are officially notified by the officers
of the union that the strike is declared at
an end. There will be no exception to this
rule. I cannot understand any good rea-
son why the operators should not accept
the conditions named in the miners reso-
buttons. 1, of course, hope that there will
be speedy termination of this contest,
and believe that in the future the oper-
ators will be disposed to treat with more
consideration their employees than they
have in the past I am entirely satisfied
with the action taken by the miners. They
did not decide the question with a view Of
pleasing me, but took the step because it
satisfied them. 1t was in their hands, and
they showed an extraordinary spirit of
fairness"
Individual Operators Silent.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct 15.-The individ-
ual coal operators who could be seen
here Sunday declined to discuss the
action taken by the anthracite miners
convention at Scranton Saturday.
Neither would they say what steps
the employers would probably take.
1t is evident from their reticence that
the individual mine owners are wait
ing to see what the large coal-carry
ing railroads that mine coal will do.
It is reported in the coal region that
the presidents of these roads will hold
a conference in New York to-day for
discussion of the action of the con-
vention. @@r l~"g7s5.. a.: u.
Think Strike Will End. .E
WilkesDarre, Pa, Oct. 15.-A can
vass of the operators of the Wyoming
valley shows that there is consider
able opposition to granting the miners
any more concessions than those out
lined in the original offer, namely, ten
per cent. increase without any con-
ditions. The Individual operators espe-
cially are opposed to tying themselves
up to any agreement. One operator
said the only way the strike can be
settled is for the strikers to accept
the ten per cent. without any provi-
sions. Despite the views of the OPP
orators. the impression here is that
the strike will be ended this week. y
Waits for Operators Decision.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 15.-Gen. GO
bin, in charge of the state troops To-
Gated here since the strike riot of
September 21, is anxiously awaiting
the verdict of the operators in regard
to the terms of settlement agreed up
on at the Scranton convention. He
is anxious to get awav and to- send
the troops home, but the outbreaks
at Oneida and Lattimel last week and
the condition of affairs in the Pan
Their creek region cause him to hest
tate. It is probable that there will be
no movement Of troops until it is
known whether the proposed terms
of agreement are acceptable to the
operators. S@ x@a. 81
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