The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-29

Mitchell and his official stan have spent
since the strike began. That President
Mitchell was waiting for Information from
New York cannot be denied. as he inti-
mated several times during the day that
something might develop before night. In
the forenoon be had two lengthy CONVEX
satfons OVER the Tong distance telephone.
and between fand 5 O'Clock he was at the
wire for more than half an hour. To
whom he talked he declined 70 state.
when he was pressed 70 say something
on the general strike situation he said:
This has been the greatest industrial
contest between labor and capital In the
history of America II the 10 per cent.
increase mentioned IN the newspapers Is
correct, whine far from satisfactory. II Il
the greatest victory ever achieved by or
0anfzed labor, and won under the most
adverse circumstances. ], OF course. have
moi, hing 10 say rs to what action VIII
ne taken as TO the acceptance or rejection
Of any proposition. This must be deter
mined bv the whole body Of anthracite
miners themselves. Our organization Will
not make the mistake e1ieh PFis wrSftHf
many other organizations. Of assuming
the power 10 determine through IT'S OFF,
GERS, the happiness or misery, the veal or
woe OF the COCO men, women and chill
dren dependent upon the anthracite coal
Industry for livelihood"
In dis aissins the reported 10 per cent
advance 6nefad trs men ny the operators.
Mr. Mitchell SAID:
Finder the sliding scale such an In
crease would practically amount 10 moth
ing, What the men would gain In one
day they might lose the next"
BY this sliding scale IS meant that the
wages are fixed according TO the market
price Of coal. II there is an advance in
the price the miners share in II, and
should there be a decrease the miners
correspondingly share such a decrease.
How II WIN Ne Done.
n an increase OF 10 per cent. In wages
rs offered the miners II win probably be
done by means Of posted notices and per-
and not the United Mine Workers, be-
eausc the operators say they VIII never
recognize the organization II the men
30 Informed desire 10 consider the propo-
sition they would have a meeting OF their
local nniona called for the purpose Of
having the officers Of these bodies notify
the three District presidents. These pres
dents would inform the national presi-
dent Az Mr.. Mitchell is not empowered
TO accept anything less than the miners
demands. he could do nothing but instruct
the strikers should feel that they ought
10 entertain the proposition. they can ask
the national president, through n local
union meeting. and then a district con-
vention, to call Joint convention for
three diatricts. The request. however.
would not be compulsory, the national
president being allowed 10 use his judg-
meut. 1S
Tho demands of the men we're fixed by
q joint convention ~ three districts. They
cannot accept anything less than these
demands without two ,thi-ds vote OF the
three districts. In joint convention, which
alone can settle any question concerning
the strike.
The labor leaders here say they feel that
the union and nonunion men will stand
out against the reported offer OF 10 per
cent. Increase
Quietness continues to prevail through
out the whole Lehigh valley region. The
J. =. Vents Co.'s colliery. nj Hazel
Brook. shut down today body OF 100
men having marched from Freeand 10
that place and Induced the men working
In the Wcntx collicry to quit.
A largo parade of miners from the sur
rounding towns was 10 be held IN Hazie-
ton tomorrow, but the mayor refused 10
permit II to take place. He would give
no reason, hut II II believed he took this
step TO avoid Disturbances.