The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13
CONVENTION CALLED.
President Mitchell Issues Proclama.
tlon to the Mine Workers.
Mny End the Strike.

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 9.-President
Mitchell at 1O:05 a. IN. issued a call for
convention of mine workers of the
three districts comprising the anthra-
cite field, to met in Scranton, Pa, on
Friday next.
The text of the convention call is as
follows:
Temporary Headquarters United Mine
Workers, Hazleton. Pa, Oct. S.-To all
miners and mine employees Of the anthra-
cite region:
brothers: In view of the fact that the
mine opera tors have posted notices Offering
an advance in wages formerly paid and
believing 1t to be our plain duty to consult
your wishes as to our future action. we
deem 1t advisable to ask you to select dele
gates to represent you in convention.
"You are therefore notified that con-
vention will be held at Scranton, Pa, be-
ginning Friday, October u, at ten u. m.
1.-THE basis of representation will be one
vote for each 100 persons on strike. or If de-
sired one delegate may represent as many
as 500 mine-workers, but no delegate will
be allowed to cast more than five votes.
Each delegate should have credentials
signed by the chairman and secretary of
the meeting at which he is elected; and
| whenever possible credentials should bear
the seal of the local union.
| (Signed)
John MITCHELL, President United
Mine Workers of America.
EFT. d. NICHOLS, President District
No. /.
THOMAS DUFFY. President District
JOHN FAHY, President District No. 9.
IN. B.-Delegates will be notified OF the
hall in which the convention will be held
upon their arrival in Scranton"
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 5.-An uprising OF
striking miners in the Shamokin re-
gion seemed imminent for several
hours late Thursday and there were
forebodings of a serious clash between
armed deputies and large body OF
strikers. Prompt action of some of the
cool-headed officials of the miners or
ganization finally succeeded in avert
ling the threatened conflict. Some 5000
excited strikers assembled at Mount
Carmel, and headed by band of music
started to march to Treverton, 16 mile:
away, with the avowed purpose of for
cling those at work at the North Frank
lin colliery to quit and join in the strike
This was the only mine in operation il
the region, and the strikers had become
angered at the refusal of the men there
to stop work. The marchers were il
When they had covered three miles o
their march they were met by ot1icial
of their organization, who after mucl
persuasion induced the men to aban
don their proposed trip. The striker
then turned back, though many dix
so reluctantly. Later it was an
nounced that the officials of the Nortl
Franklin to prevent trouble kould no
operate the mine until the strike wa
settled.
With cessation of operations at tn
North Franklin all of the Philadelphia
& Reading company's 80 collieries will
now have ceased work. The point o
attack by the United Mine Workers
organizers now is the Panther Cree
valley, in the lower Lehigh region
where the collieries of the Lehigh Goa
and Navigation company have been il
practically full operation since tn
strike began in the other sections
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 5.-Not tn
slightest notice has been taken by TIL
striking miners of the ten per cent
offered the employees by several o
the larger coal companies. AS far a
, is definitely known not one striking
, miner has accepted the advance, bu
.. on the other hand, more have qui
,, their places, notably in the Schuyl
kill region, where three additions
. collieres of the Reading compan,
were shut down,