Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-15
WAITING ON
OPERATORS
Settlement Of Strike Is In
Their Hands.
Mine Workers Co More
Than Half Way to End
the StruggIe--EmpIoyers
Are Reticent.

Are Reticent.
The convention of the representatives
of the striking mine workers at Scran-
ton adjourned at o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, after holding morning and
afternoon sessions for two days. Before
adjourning the delegates adopted the
following resolutions by unanimous
vote.
whereas, The anthracite coal opera
tors have posted notices offering an
advance of 10 per cent over wages form
erly paid, and have signfied their will
ingness to adjust other grievances with
their employees; and
Whereas, They have failed to specify
the length of time this advance would
remain in force, and have also failed to
abolish the sliding scale method of
determining wages,
"We would recommend that this con-
vention accept the 10 per cent advance,
provided the operators will continue its
payment until April 1, 1901, and will
abolish the sliding scale in the Lehigh
and Schuylkill regions. The scale of
wages in the two last named districts to
remain stationary at 10 per cent above
the present basis price, and that the
companies agree to adjust other griev-
ances complained of with committees of
N ~ milo . Ii
ston be unacceptable to the operators,
we recommend that the convention pro-
pose that all questions at issue be sub
mitted to a fair and impartial board of
arbitration.
1--WE would further recommend that
under no circumstances whatever should
there be a resumption of work at any of
the collieries until the operators signify
their acceptance of this proposition, and
you are notified officially that the strike
Is ended and all return to work in
body on the same day"
The committee on resolutions, with
President John Mitchell as chairman.
was composed of the following delegates:
John L. Davis, olyphant; Louis Hem
merling, Wikesbarre; Nicholas Burke,
Scranton, and President Nichols, of
District No /; Samuel Boyle, Lansford;
William r. Jeffrey, Hazleton; John
Waters, Yorktown, and President Fa-
hey, of District No. Il George Hartline,
Shamokin; Frank Boyle, Gilberton; C.
G. Potter, Shamokin, and President
Duffy, of District No. 0.
POSITION OF TIE STRIKERS.
The action of the convention, in accept
ing the terms of the operators, with
some slight notifications to protect the
employees, has placed the responsibility
of continuing the struggle on the en-
ployers. The resolutions adopted, un-
like the coal companies offer to increase
wages, are plain and straightforward
and contain nothing that can be mis-
understood by either side, and it now
rests with the operators to take the next
step toward ending the strike.
After the convention the following
telegram was sent to the officers of the
union in all parts of the anthracite
region:
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 13, 19OO.-Re-
ports are being circulated in some sec
tions that the strike is settled and the
men are expected to return to work.
You are hereby notified that no settle
ment has been made, and no attention
should be paid to any reports of this
kind. When settlement is effected
you will be notified by circular, under
seal of our organization, and signed by
the national and district officers.
John Mitchell,
president U. M. w. of A."
OPERATORS ARE RETICENT.
The individual operators who have ex-