The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
MINERS DECIDE TO
CONTINUE The STRIKE
Insist on Abolition of Sliding Scale And Settlement
of Other Grievances Besides Wage Increase
Operators Refuse This Men Declare They Are Ready to
Arbitrate Points at Issue.

Scranton. Pa, Oct. 13.-The anthra-
cite coal miners now on strike, after a
two DAYS convention, decided late this
afternoon to accept the 10 per cent net
,-.-a,se in wages offered by the mine
o,,-ners providing they viii continue
tba pavment of the advance until next
anrfl and will abolish the sliding scale
IF the operators consider the PROPOSE
ton unacceptable the miners are will
ing to arbitrate the questions at issue.
they also decided to continue the strike
until the operators agree to the con-
vention's proposition.
THE resolution is as follows;
1--WE. your committee, respectfully
sl1hui5 the following preamble and res
buttons for your consideration;
whereas. The anthracite coal opera
TORS have posted notices Offering al
advance of 10 per cent over wages
formerly p~ "a. and have signifed their
WILLINGNESS, to adjust grievances with
their employees;
Whereas they have failed to specify
the length of time this advance would
remain in force, and have also failed
10 abolish the sliding scale method of
determining wages, we would recon-
mend:
..That this convention accept an ad
oueratOrs will continue its payment I'M
I'll April l. 1901. and will abolish the
sliding scale in the Lehigh and Schuyl-
kin REGIONS. the scale of wages in the
two last named districts to remain
stationary at 10 per cent above the
present basis rice, and that the COM
panies viii ae to adjust other grieT-
ances complained Of with committees
Of their own employees
should this proposition be unaccept-
able 20 the operators, we recommend
that the convention propose that all
questions at issue be submitted 70 a
fair and impartial board of arbitration
we would further recommend that
under no circumstances whatever
should there be a resumption of work
at any Of the cOllierieS until the opera
tors signify their acceptance of this
proposition, and you are notified Of
fcially that the strike is ended and all
return to work in a body on the same
day"
Long Contest May Follow.
Judging by the unanimity of the
miners in accepting the above resolu-
tons, and by the determined stand
taken by the operators il is generally
believed that a long contest between
the strikers and the mine owners is
not unlikely. There was great enthu-
Siasm in the convention when the cOUn-
ter propose zion TO the operators was
carried and three cheers were given for
President Mitchell. The resolutions
We're drafted by a committee of thir-
teen appointed at the morning session.
Of which the national president was
chairman.
Mr.. Mitchell in an interview with a
representative Of the Associated Press
ON the outcome of the convention said:
The action of the delegates in cOnVen-
ton today in accepting an advance Of
III per cent providing they receive as
suTauCes that the advance viii continue
I'm force until April next year, demon
s,rates that the miners are consider
ate of the public interest involved and
are disposed to be cOnclliatOry. and yet
the mine owners refuse to join hands
with the miners in bringing the strike
20 a close. The responsibility for the
suffering that will entail on the poor
IN the large eastern cities win rest en-
tre.y with the operators. The opera
,orS have now had an opportunity to
prove that the proposition offered by
them was made in good faith. If they
are willing to pay 10 per cent advance
they certainly ought to continue to pay
Tor SIX months. The mine workers will
all remain on strike until they are
officially notified by the officers of the
union that the strike is declared at an
end There viii be no exception to this
rule.
II cannot understand any good rea-
son why the OPERATOR should not ac-
cent the conditions named in the
miners resolutions. I, of course hope
-aat there viii be a speedy termin&-
Ton Of this contest. and 1 believe that
iA me future the operators viii be dis
POSED % treat with more consideration
lner employees than they have in the
Il am entirely satisfied with the @