Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-01
ARE IN NO HURRY
STRIKE PROMOTERS WILL FIGHT
TEN PER CENT ADVANCE.
RECOGNITION OR NOTHING.
Have Large Strike Fund and Say
They Can Remain Out All II
Winter.

New York. Oct. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Wiikesbarre, Pa, says:
We want recognition or moth said
Henry Thomas of the press committee
OF the united mine workers general coun-
Gil here, when asked if the men of this
region would accept a settlement which
dld not include a recognition of the union.
His views were Endorsed by several other
leaders and they roundly denounced the
stories that President Mitchell would not
resent the operators ignoring the, union
II an offer of settlement were made, They
represent $4,000 striking miners of the
wyoming district and they say the u.s.
GO in the L~ackawana district feel as they
GO. They do not believe the strike will be
settled as soon as anticipated, as the men
of the upper coal fields are not willing to
accept the ten percent. The tie-up In this
field is complete. with the exception of
the West End mine and the strikers say
that if the operators are as eager to set
tie the strike. as they seem to be, the
union can get more than ten percent.
The miners ask what the union Is for II
its officers are not to represent them and
work for them. If they do not obtain rec
ognition. their power is G lle, for they
can never be sure that the actions OF all
the men will be for the good Of the organ
/ lZdllOIl, ana tHey declare lIul WlluouI
organization the companies can do as
they please with the employees. The
strikers have refused the promises of the
operators each to receive their own men
when they have any grievances, for, al
though the men might be allowed to dis
cuss their complaints, the operators
would not. unless they desired, grant
anything. Then the miners would be
helpless; whereas, by an organ1zs9 ion
they could enforce their demands as fhey
are doing now. The men say it WOULD be
the worst policy to allow the union to be
ignored and they do not intend to per-
nit it. The strikers are incensed, by a
report hat the strike is to be declared on
at the beginning of a mass meeting to be
held here on Tuesday, and say there is no
truth in it. They declare that President
Mitchell has no power to settle the strike
alone, and that the whole question must
come up before a committee of delegates.
No call has been issued for any such con-
vention, and if one is called it will take
two or three days to get the delegates to-
gether. Whatever the feeling OF the
lower region men may be, those In this
district are in favor of holding Out-for
recognition of the union and a greater
increase han ten percent. The strike
fund is large and the men can remain on
strike. they say, all the winter without
experiencing any great difficulty. The in
dividual operators will get tn chest of the
deal if the strike should be declared off
and the men accept the ten percent IN
crease. and they say that they cannot
offer it as we'll as the big companies, sup
ported by the coal carrying roads. These
big companies car reduce their price of
hauling and they can also increase their
price Of coal while the individual opera
tor would have to be satisfied with what
he could get.
The meeting on Tuesday will be the
largest ever held in this city. Twenty
thousand miners will be in line of march
| and the whole district will be represented.
President Mitchell will be here with his
staff. Mother Jones is expected. The
parade will be in six divisions and will be.
followed by addresses. The town will be
decorated and several bands will be In
line.