Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-18
strikers Hold OUT
Little Change in the Situation In
the Anthracite Mine Regions
Today.
Strikers Claim to Have Accessions
to Their Ranks and No
DeserterA
A Few Of the Cclleries Running To.
day Full Oapacity-Ot Others
short Handed

Hazleton, Sept. 1s.--what little
change there is in the coal miners
strike situation in this distric. this
morning is in favor of the strikers.
There has not been a break in their
ranks and in many mines there are
fewer men at work than yesterday.
Some OF the collieries are SO short of
men they will doubtless shut down dur
| ing the day. Every official connected
with the United Mine Workers row in
the district, with the exception oe Pres
1 ident Mitchell, started out before 6 this
morning for picket duty. All reported
Ito headquarters by 8 that they had been
4 successful in inducing the men to stay
away from the various workings. A
number Of leaders also reported several
4 mines being guarded by watchmen to
prevent the union men from attempting
to induce non-unlon men to quit work.
EARLY this morning about 100 men
from McAdoo, Audenrid and York
ltown. headed by a brass band. marched
Thru South Side en- route to the Coler
-
linen at that place to quit work and no
.Iforce was used. The strikers were quite
successful, as number of non union
men returned to their homes. The
i marching miners then went back to Nc.
/ Adoo and dispersed. Reports from
sISouth Side today give instances of in.
4 5ldividual cases Of violence yesterday
4 lagainst miners who did not quit work.
l3Nyn ono Ewas geFiOlSlv hurt -
4 One of the most interesting tures of
Il the strike, and one which eScites the
4 most attention, is the attempt tc apply
a arbitration at the mines of the Markle
4 company at Jeddo. These are among the
4 best mines in the anthracite region. The
4 men are Of the most intelligent and In
4 dustrious class and are we'll treated.
y ssEvery ernploye Of the company. upon
lioining the force, signed an agreement
A not to join any labor Organization and
q to submit to arbitration all differences
a arising between him and the company.
s In pursuance of that agreement the en-
ployes submitted a list OF grievances
last week and gave the company ten
5 days to consider them. No reply has
been made, but Mr.. Markie, the mana
ger, on Saturday Informed the men that
&lhe was wiling to arbitrate, and at the
suggestion of Father Phillips. catholic
priest here, who is the hero of the strike,
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, has
! been proposed and accepted by Mr,
: Markle as arbitrator. The men have
4 not yet signified their consent and the
!. leaders of the mine workers union are
! trying to persuade them not to do So
: "A few minutes after President Mitch
J, ell,s arrival here last evening he started
6 49, nd 4af1 zee q meeting
= said to be composed Of the employees o.
: the Markle company, but the managers
) and several Of the men assured me tha1
comparatively few Of them We're pres
e ent. They claim that the meeting was
d packed by strike ympathizers. At th'
e close of Mitchells speech Mr.. James
: the district organizer, Who came from
Indiana, offered resolution rejecting
the arbitration plan and declaring fo
1.-the strike 1t was adopted with a hur
:. rah, and the morning papers and th'
g gossps on the street announced tha
: 1.-THE Markie miners had decided to 81
= out. This morning. however, three o
e the four mines were working with full
Il crews, and during the day twenty mel
n from neighboring mines that had close
v were added to the working force. TIL
= employees Of the fourth mine. as ! hay
n already said, explain that they did no
a attend the meeting, but heard of tn
= adoption OF the resolutions and suppose
" THAT ii was genuine. They promise 7
i. go to work as usual tomorrow
10 President Mitchell and the other lead
y ers OF the strike are now using ever
influence possible to prevent the arbi
tration. They declare that 1t is q trio
INTENDED to weaken them, and fear tina
= the Markles will yield to the demand
tel OF their men, which, IL they do, WI
er break the backbone of the strike an
ID will be followed by similar concession
II, by operators whose employees are sti
,e working The demands are not ssriou,
s. Land. in fact, the men in those particula
ar mines have very little to complain of.
es When asked to explain his apparer
r Inconsistency in demanding arbitratio
IN and then refusing to consent TO IT. NJ
at Mitchell says that it Is bad policy I
settle troubles like this in piecemea
and that the demands made by the me
In that particular instance do not coyt
IN the abuses of which the employees
ID other mines have complained.
ns In other words, altfo he will not AT
ne thorize the statement, he believes ths
ne LIT is in the nature of a friendly suit
lls that the managers have an understand
OF ing with certain favorite and iniiuenti
~ employees, who have cooked up list
nd demands which the owners Will readi
re grant for the purpose OF demoralizir
the strikers. On the other hand. Faith
Phillips. who has been working vii
~ sleepless PERSISTENCE to accomplish thi
: :, declares that both the Markles and the
-, men are honest and sincere.
- The officers of the Railway Brothe
!, hood positively deny the assertion MAJ
by Organizer Dilchersat Scranton thi
they had promised not TO haul moi
union coal, and say that they are n
~ authorized to COVE any such assurance
nd While their sympathy is with Il
Is strikers and they will do all they G;
a. 10 assist them, the local officers Of Il
"a various railway unions are not autho
sgs ICED to consider and decide matters
such Importance. Mr. Dllchers has wit
drawn HE assertion, or at least modlff
at il by explaining he has received assu
ay ancse that the railway brotherhoods "
,e- take ruch action, aitho they have y
hi- yet dore 80. ~ 4
M Mr.. Dilcher made another sweepii
assertion ttat mot : wheel Is lndust
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