Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
THEY ARE STILL OUT.
Terms Offered by Operators Do Not
Suit Miners.
They Insist on Recognition of the
Union - They Fail to Resume
Work In Any of the
Districts.

ators of the Wyoming, Lackawanna &
Lehigh regions on Monday at a meet
ing at WiLkesbar followed Sundays
action of the Reading company in Of
fering an increase of ten per cent. in
wages to the mine workers. They fur
thermore decided to reduce the charge
for powder from S2.75 to S1.5O per keg.
The latter price has prevailed at the
Reading company's mines for a long
time. The action of the Wilkesbarre
meeting means an increase of ten per
cent. to all mine workers except min
ers. The latter will earn an increase
of about ten per cent. by reason of the
reduced cost of powder. The meeting
was attended by representatives of all
the leading railroad companies which
own mines in the regions named. Some
of the independent operators oppose
the proposed increase. unless the coal
carrying companies reduce the tolls
on their product to tidewater.
Not Inclined to Accept.
The strikers, however. show o indi-
cation of accepting the offer. None
returned to work at the Reading COM
pany's collieries in response to the no.
tice of higher wages and in fact many
who had been at work there quit and
joined the ranks of the strikers. As
result there were fewer collieries in
operat ton in the Schuylkill region than
at any time since the strike was inau-
gurated. In the other regions there
was also additions to the strikers
| forces.
strikers Demands.
At United Mine Workers headquar-
ters this statement was given out:
what we want is: l. A better enforce.
ment of existing mine laws.
"2. To obtain that which is fully our own.
| l. e., the value of labor actually performed
| and hitherto taken from us.
80 To obtain the right to purchase our
| implements of labor at fair market value
| and escape from the compulsory rule which
| forces us to pay the operators more than
| twice what the same materials can be pur-
| chased for at retail In the open market.
| II. To allow a readustment of the wage
| scale that will nearly conform to the nor
| NAL conditions of the anthracite trade and
| establish as nearly as practicable uni
| form price for each class of work in and
around the mines
The strikers say that until these
concessions are granted and the union
recognized they will not return to
work.
Notices of the increase in pay were
| posted throughout the entire anthra-
cite region. but the opinion is general
that few if any of the strikers will re-
turn TO work. The strikers say they
have other grievances TO be adjusted
besides wages ard powder charges. and
they-further say they want recognition
of their union.
Totally Ignored.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 2.-Although the
labor leaders positively said they die
not fear break in the ranks of the
anthracite coal strikers, they were new,
ertheless pleased TO learn that the ter
per cent. advance granted by the Phil
adelphia & Reading Coal & Iron com
pany in the Schuyllliil valley was to-
tally ignored by the striking mine
workers Monday. 1t was predicted that
many of the strikers would return tC
work under the belief that the ten pei
cent. increase would be the limit of the
operators concessions. but the una
nimity of the men in deciding to stanG
out for further advance caused many
remarks of surprise.
1t was expected in some quarters
that Monday would see the turning
point in the strike. but nothing cam,
TO the surface that would lead to any in
dication of the strike nearing an end
Since the operators began to hold con
ferences President Mitchell is receiv
ing more information than formerly
and giving out less. That he know
more about the situation than he care:
to tell is hardly doubted by anyone
He has practically admitted that he re
ceives advices from New York as to tn,
doings of the operators. There still il
a lack of anything tangible on whicl
to base the report of an immediate set
tlement. President Mitchell continue
TO deny that he knows anything abou
it. The strike situation in the Lehigl
valley showed a change in favor of tn
men. Several hundred men quit worl
at the Calvin Pardee mines at Lattime
as the result of persuasion on the par
of 400 marching strikers, and at Oneid
and Cranberry the coal companies los
additional men. No collieries wer
closed down in this region Monday.
Miners Won't Resume.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 2-Notices of tn
increase in wages and the reductio
in the price of powder decided upo
by the operators at Wilkesbarre Il
day were posted Monday night at a
, the collieries in the Lehigh region
. President Mitchell, when shown cop
of the notice, declined to say any
| thing at this time, but intimated tina
t he might outline his position at tn
: Wilkesbarre mass meeting to-day. ii
= added, however, that ere would b
, no resumption of work until cor
: vention of the anthracite miners ha
5 been called and the proposition cor
, sidered.
VIII Await Orders.
Shamoliin, Pa, Oct. 2.-Most of tn
$4,000 miners between here and Ger
tralia decided that an advance
wages, such as the Reading compan