The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-13
MINERS TO QUIT
MONDAY MORNING
President Mitchell Orders
the Men.Out.
THOUSANDS AFFECTED
VIII Prove One Of the Most Gigantic
Strikes in History,
FIGHTING FOR JUST WAGEs.p
President of the Mine Workers Will
Personality Conduct che Fight
Pennsylvania Coal Fields Will
Be Tied Up-To Take
Care OF the
Mem.
fRr Associated Press \


INDIANAPOLIS, September I2.-At $50
this evening President Mitchell and Sec
retary Wilson. of the United Nine
Workers of America, affixed their sigma
lures TO the document. which will call H.
GOO miners of the Pennsylvania coal district
from their work Monday morning and pre-
cipitate one of the most gigantic strikes in
the history of the labor work.
The document was the official endorse
ment of the request of the anthracite dis
tricts to strike. 1t was considered by the
national executive board of the Mine
Workers last week, and when the board
adjourned all powers TO endorse the request
tor the strike was left in the hands of the
national president and secretary.
THOUSANDS AFFECTED.
This afternoon President Mitchell and
Secretary Wilson sat in the headquarters
receiving teiegrams from different parts
Ot the anthracite region. and hoping, they
said. that zach message might be some con-
eeSs!or from the operators that would pre-
vent the strike. but none came. The three
district presidents reported this evening
INA, of the ,0oA men in the three districts
1850 would go a strike Monday
President Mitchell would not state what
secre; influences were at work to prevent
the strike and which caused the delay. He
sad The. person at work had offered his SER
vices soitintariiy. and the matter was con-
fisieg;.al- AS TO maintaining the men dur
ms the strike. he said:
FOR JUST WAGES
When men are fighting for just wages
they can subsist on very little. ut any
rate it is safe to say that nobody will
starve or want for necessary clothing
Most ar the men i've in. company houses,
and we must consider the probability OF
eviction. but these Things have ail been
fully considered and will be met as they =
present themselves At this time 1t would
be folly for the organization to go into DE-
tails as to the provisions made for bedding
and clothing the strikers
President Mitchell will leave Saturday
fer tfazelton, Pa, to personally conduct
the strike.
The nl.ne employees in the anthracite dis
rrict OF Pennsylvania. number about ll5.-
eco. The membership of the Union is not
known TO certainty. but leaders claim
that about so per cent of the miners are
organized. The union men DO not antici-
pate any difficulty in inluctns the un-
organized miners to strike. The closing of
the mines is expsc.sd TO reduce the
regular coal production 20 per cent shou'f
the strike continue over a period OF two
months the loss will amount to many
millions Of dollars
MINERS DEMANDS.
Officers of the Miners Union estimate
that the organization has a cash balance
of 81. coco in the treasury with which to
conduct the strike. The more important
OF the miners demands are as fellows:
Abolition OF the company stores; restue-
ton in the price OF powder to Sioo per
keg; abolition of company doctors: semi
monthly pavment OF wages: abolition of
the Siding scale: wages paid in cash:
twenty-five hundred and forty pounds to
the ton: Advance of 20 per cent IN wages
less than $50, and not exceeding s1.@
a day: that all classes OF day LABOR now
receiving $50 ard not exceeding sl..'
shall receive f5 per- cent over present
WAGES; that day labor now RECEIVING Si-s9
shall be advanced 10 per cent