New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
STATEMENT ON FEHALF OF MEN.
PRESIDENT NICHOLS OF THE FIRST DIS
TRICT REVIEWS THE SITUATION
SUCCESS ASSURED.

,Wilkesbarre Penn. Sept. IS-The first general
statement given by district president was the
following review Of the entire region and reply to
the operators by T. NJ. Nichols, president OF the
First District He said:
can give no figures with which to meet the
statement given out by the operators out @ ~ ~ per per
cent Of the miners in the ShamoAlh M Iesdoh 1o 81
on strike We have reports oi ,he i'oSig o., oTease
~ per cent ter ~ tTS we had Is per cent Of the
men a5t to-day 70 PEI cent and tomorrow the
colleros Will De crippled and have only ~ per cen y.
Of the men at work OF course, we are anxious, 70 o
ger all Of the men in the Hazleton and ShamoKla
regions out II viii mean a clean: clear ueup u
The success or failure of the strike does not de;
Sbsnaokin districts The tieup is complete IN this
district and the men here will win. We want the
men men a, M gr15fs Of the Victory To have them
row means early success. and, OF course, We NouIo
80 ,ho ,,er,,ers in this region know the
strike will end in victory for the miners Inc
ycr1erjng fheir senses and treating their
thcy should The strikers are determined 10 win
be the struggle Of weeks or months uuratloh, aho
thet' viii remain idle until the time arrives when
anthracite coal operators treat their men With
"a return TO work without gaining the rights Tor
which they contend would mean the imposition i @ OF
es reateF %r3nSs S,a, renos1tio ano gFG 5Iusa % men
There are enough men out at present TO insure
numbered eleven hundred in the Hazleton region
An operator has publicly denounced the lnied
g
% shut down all the oollierieF on Monday last ogt
terhaps his may change. We may be sue
cersful IN our efforts convince the lower end
men THAT they. too 10 reap the reward and IN
that event the operator may find further reason
for sissailins the union I Will devote ny entire
time 20 the situation a Moeanaqua for a lew DAYS
~ least. The rolery there Is the only one N ny
district that is working Perhaps Te can enlghFen
the men. If do they viii lay down their too,s
-o-n7orroN. President Aitchells statement in re
gard to TIE MaIkle company proposition has been
IniscoTstrcod. Pefore miner is given job by
this company he is compelled TO sign an agreement
aFbtrate any and ali differences This is obliga-
tory. and the scheme has been in effect for some
timc. Not a in the employ of Markle q 20
who has had grievance and expressed his desire
air ard arbitra-e il has remained any length OF
time in the companys employ after he has ex-
pressed these views. Again. the Markle company
did make the proposition 10 President Mitchell
Railroad companies have the right under The law
cCafscate coal their lines, and II one colerN
is allowed work T. only lcngthens the time Of
bringing victory the other men on strike. On
every hand We are receiving the sympathy Of the
Tairoad Of he anthracite coal carrying roads
We have received official statement from the
brotherhood, but satisfied that II attempt
Is made TO import bituminous coal the railroad
Will enter protest and manfully stand. hehttng
the principles Of their order and those Of every
other laboring organization in the land.