The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-01
INCREASE OFFERED.
Philadelphia and Reading Company OF.
fer 10 Per Cent Advance.
OFFER CAUSED no CONNECTION.
-
President Mitchell Refused to Discuss.
the Advance.
IA SERIOUS BREAK MAY BE CAUSED
| In the Ranks Of the Strikers by Offer Of
Increase.
A SERIOUS BREAK MAY Be CAUSED
MITCHELL WAS IGNORED
Labor Leaders Declare TIL cir Ranks
suli Remain Intact, with No
Sign of Break.

HazIetop, Pa, September so.--The post
ing by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron company OF notices granting
IN increase OF 10 per cent to all the en-
ployes of its thirty-nine collierics in the
Schuylkill valley did not cause any appa-
rent connection at the headquarters OF
the United Mine Workers here today.
President Mitchell did not know OF the
action of tho Reading company until In
formed of it by reporter Of tho Asso-
ciated Press. He did not express the
least surprise, He refused TO dissTs the
advance. but 1t ia understood he knew the
| 10 per cent increase would be made and
was anxious to see In what manner tina
information would be conveyed to the
men.
The action OF the Reading company in
directly notifying ito men through posters
indicates that the operators viii not re-
| cede from their position of refusal to re-
cogniae tho union.
What President Mltchell's first move
will be In view of this new phase of the
situation is not known.
The operators are evidently not taking
mo into consideration, he said, but they
| will wish they had,
| Discussing tho question of a coInpro-
mise, the National president szAi II would
depend upon circumstances whether
compromise would bc considered. When
asked II the amount 81 the increase would
be one OF me circumstances, he said it
would be consideration.
| There Is considerable talk tonight that
the posting OF the notices will cause a
break in the strikers ranks. IL Is pre-
dicted that IL this does happen. IL would
mean the end OF the strike In very
short time. The labor leaders again re-
itorated tonght that there will be no
break and that the strikers are under
perfect control.
President Mitchell said me did not
order the mine workers notice TO be
placed along with that OF the Reading
company. but he thought it was done an
a result of his warning TO the stribors
last week to the effect that they should
not go back to work until ordered to do
so by the union officials. The strikers.
he said. probably chose the poster scheme
as one OF the methods OF keeping thu
men in line.
The usual Sabbath dulet prevailed
throughout the kehigh Valley todc7.
big mass meeting was held at Freeland,
/ which was addressed by President Mitch
all and NLt.onal Committeeman Dill
cher.
At IAnsford. in the Father Creek VAL
ley. mass meeting was held which was
addressed by National Committeeman
James. The strikers are making strong
effort to get all the men, about 200 now
working In the Pather Creek valley, to
quit Tonight six omnibus loads Of Nc
Adoo strikers went to that valley and
attended the meeting. 1t is re?octed that
number OF men viii 20 there tomorrow
: morning for the purpose OF induc'ns the
on-strikers to leave the mines.
General Goblin and Sheriff Toole have
been asked for protection by the com-
panies operating the mines.