The age-herald., 1900-09-13
Full Text of Order Issued by
 President Mitchell.
RECIPES HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE
Forty-two Thousand Miners Will Walk Out Are Advised to
 Preserve Order

Indianapolis, Ind, September 12.-At 5SO this evening the United Mine Workers of America declared strike in the anthracite region.
 The strike is to begin next Monday morn- ing, and it is expected that 142,000 men will walk out. President Mitchell, with part Of his office force from Indianapolis, will establish themselves at Hazleton, Pa., and Mitchell will direct the strike from that point.
 Following Is the order to strike issued to antracte miners by President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers at oclock this afternoon:
 Indianapolis, Ind, September 12, 1900. '"To the Officers and Members of the United Mine Workers of America and all Other Miners and Mine Workers of the Anthrac- ite Region of Pennsylvania:
 "Greeting:-At a convention of the miners and mine workers of the anthracite coal fields held at Hazleton, Pa, August 27, 1900, a resolution was adopted asking the national executive board of the United Mine Workers of America to endorse proposition for a strike of the miners and mine workers of the anthracite region in accordance with the laws of our organiza- tion, provided certain wages and conditions were not granted by the coal companies within ten days.
 "The National Executive Board was called together for the purpose of consid-' ering the situation and after careful ex- animation of all the facts in it's possession, Its members were unanimously of the opn- ion that strike should be ordered at once and our hopes of improved conditions Btaked upon the outcome.
 During the afternoon of Saturday, Sep tember s, while the board was still in ses- sion, information reached this office that outside influences heinz hrOupht to bear upon the coal companies to bring about satisfactory settlement of the ques- tions in dispute without resorting to strike. Knowing from a wide range of ex- perience the far-reaching results of pro- longed strike and the injurious effects it would have upon the great commercial and industrial interests of the country, we felt that we should not be justified in ordering strike while there yet remained the slight est hope that 1t would be averted and the grievances of the anthracite miners satis- factorly adjusted by more business-like methods. We, therefore, issued a circular asking you to continue work for a few days longer and hold yourselves in readi- ness to cease work immediately upon the ending of present negotiations, when, If settlement was not reached, an official en- dorsement Of the strike would be sent out by this board. The negotiations mentioned are at an end and a settlement has not been reached. You are therefore hereby notified that the application of the anthra- cite miners to strike in accordance with the laws of the United Mine Workers of America has been endorsed and in accord ance with this endorsement all the miners and mine workers of the anthracite coal region, whether members of the United Mine Workers of America or not are in- structed to cease work on and after Mon- day, September 17, 1900, and remain away from the various collieries, strppings and breakers until the demands of the Hazle- ton convention have been acceded to by the coal companies.
 Be law-abiding, self respecting and quiet; do not allow any person whose interest it may be to provoke you into quarrels and violations Of the peace. That is one of the most common methods used by large employers to destroy the public sympathy and defeat our cause. With thoroughly aroused public sentiment behind us, a cause the justice of which cannot be suc- cessfully questioned, and the mine work CTS united and determined to stand until their many wrongs have been lighted we have supreme faith in the ultimate success of cause.
 Do not wait for any further notice to strike, but cease work in body on and after Monday, September F, 1900
 By order of the national executive board
 (Sgned) JOHN MITCHELL.
 "Preident
 "W. B. WILSON "Secretary-Treasurer, United Mine Work CTS of America"