Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-18
STRIKE NOT ENDED.
Miners Arc Willing TO Accept Increase Oi
Wages
WANT OTHER QUESTIONS CONSIDERED
Are Wiling to subMlt All Disputes to Arbl-
uution Want sliding scale ADh-
IshJd-Ask that Increased " ages
Continue iOr Ona Year

Continue ior Ona Year
Scranton, IA, Oct, l5,-rhe anthra-
cite coal miners now OH u strike, AFTER
a two days convention, late saturday
afternoon decided 10 accept the " per
cent, n,t increase In wages offered ny
the mine owners, providing dhey VIII
continue The payment OF the advance
unL. nest Apri, aud viii abolish the
sldMb spdlt, II the operators cCIl'iu'
err To- PROPOSITION unacceptable the
mine.s a., W ing TO arbItWte the
cues, ons ~ ,sue, They also decIded
DO discontinue dhe strike until the Gp-
orators agree to the conventions prop
oslt,on The resolution Is as follows!
I'VE, your comm.tJee, respectfully
submit lhe following preamble and
resolutions Cor your consideration:
"Wher,as, the anthracite coal opTr-
a,tors have posted notices Offering an
advance Of 10 per cent, o'er~waBes
formerly paid, and have sIgnllied linear
Willingness to adjust our grievances
with their employees;
"Whereas,they have faled TO spec
ify The length OF rhine this advance
would remain in force, and have also
failed to abolish the sliding scale
method. Of determining wages, We
Wou.d recommend:
"That th's convention accept un ud"
vance of 10 per cent" proN"nB TIE
operators WA continue us payment
until April l., 1901, and Will abolish
the sliding scale in the Lehgh and
ScmIylldI regions; the scale OF wages
in The Two last named districts to re-
main Stationary at 10 ptr cent above
dhe present basls price; ana tllt the
companlcs will agree to ADJUST other
grievances complained of with COM
mitlees Of their own employees
should tbs proposition DE uhac-
oeptnble TO the operators, we recon-
mend that the convention propose mat
all questions at issue be submitted 10
u fur and impartial board of arDltra-
ton.
1--WE would further recommend that
under no circumstances whatever
should there be II resumption CT work
at any of the colllerics until the op-
erabors signify their acceptance OF
this proposition and you are notified
officially THAT the strike S ended ana
all return to work in body on the
same day."
Judging by the unanmty Of The
miners In accepting the resoluuon,nnd
by the determined stand taken by the
operators, ii is generally believed thut
u hong contest between the strikers
and the mine owners II not unlikely.
There was great enthusiasm In the
convention when the counter PROPOSE
tlon to the operators was carried, and
three cheers were given for President
The resolutions were draft d
by u commilbtee of thirteen appointed
at the morning session, OF which the
nubionul president was chairman.
Mr.. Mitchell, In un interview with u
represg ntalvp Of the Associated press
on the outcome Of the convention
Snld:
"rhc action of the delegates in con-
vcntvn to-day in accepting IN advance
of 10 per cent providing they receive
assurances that the advance will con-
tInue II, force until April |, next year,
demonstrates th0t abe miners are con-
sidcWte Of the public interests in.
volyed and are disposed to be concilia'
tory, and yet the mine owners refuse
to pon hands with the miners in
bringing The strike to a close The
for the suffering that
will entail on the poor in the large
eastern cltlcs will rest entirely with
the operators, The operators have
now AN opportunity to prove that the
offered them was made in
good faith. II they are willing to pay
10 per cent, advance they certainly
ought to continue to pay for sin
The mine workers will all
remain ON strike until they are OIL
cMlly notified by The officers, Of the |
union that the strike is declared at
an end. There will he no exception |
10 this rule.
81 can not understand 'uuy good !
reason why the operators should not
lccrv, the conditions 4Hmcd in the |
miners rcsGml.ans L. of course hopo |
Ihnt there win be- a speedy tclmnn. |
ton of this contest. and | believe that !
in the future the operators, win be |
disposed To treat with more consider
ltion their employees than they have in