Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-15
Gompsrs Will Mako Addresses aud
Labor federation Will Help
the Ninera
President Mitchell Gives Out
Statement Answering That Of
B y. 0ltphant,
Mitchell Will Go to Hazlston at
ct Once to Direct the
Strike

CURE, first vice president OF the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. Will on Sum
day afternoon address mass meeting
iat Freeland. near Haxelton, Pa. This
statement is coupled with one that Sans
Iuel Gompers, president OF the federation,
with ], 900, 900 members, Wilt take q hand
in the strike. Mr.. Mitchell says Lewis.
vice president OF the order, will not, go
to the anthracite fields just now
& The political phase Of the strike Is In
teresting in this state. Politicians are
much worked up. President Mitchell
declines to express any opinion on the
matter, eaying he IL not in politics, but
10 working for the good OF the men.
Somebody has to assume the respon-
sibility of directing this strike. he said
last night. 1T falls to my lot to do 1t,
and will do the best within my pow
err
4 Mitchell last night gave out the fol-
lowing:
The statement Of r. NJ. Oliphant.
president of the Delaware g Hudson
railroad, that the request for aroltra-3
ton OF the anthracite strike was sent
from Indianapolis at 1920 o'clock p. M.
Wednesday is not true: The kilograms
to the railroad presidents were nled
with the Postal Telegraph Company and
went from Indianapolis at 1915 o'clock
p. m. His claim that the United Mine
Workers acted in bad faith regarding
this affair of arbitration lie not true. II
he is quoted correctly in the published
interviews with him. The strike order
wac not iseued until $50 o'clock the
same afternoon. 1t lie a fact that the
officers of the local organization In the
anthracite fields have endeavored to Re.
cure arbitration. but have been ignored.
Another thing, there is law in Penn
.sylvania. understand, prohibiting a
railroad company from being in the coal
business. II Mr.. Oliphant' is
not in the coal business; how would he
know SO much about the Impending
strike? The strike does not become eff
fetive until next Monday. and he had
ample time to answer our reques. for
arbitration. If the railroad presidents
desired to treat with the United Mine
Workers in this matter, which is very
serious, they certainly have had ample
opportunity. leave for Hazelton, Pa.
tomorrow evening and expect to arrive
in that place by s o'clock Sunday eye-,
ming The outlook for the success CT the
strike is exceedingly good tonight.
JOHN MITCHELL.
President United Mine Workers of
America
w. G Scott. editor OF the United Mine.
Workers Journal, says that he does not
believe there is a month s supply of an
sthracite coalin stock now. He says that
the United Mine Workers will certainly
demand of the bituminous operators
that they keep coal away from anthra-
cite consumers. While an agreement to
this effect IL not Incorporated in the am
5nual compact between the United Mine
Workers and the bituminous coal ope-s
siators4of the competitive field, Scott
said such move to keep bituminous
coal away from the east would be justi-
fed. He concluded:
The operators who signed the blum
nous agreement know that we must
protect our organization. We have spent
many thousands OF dollars in Keeping
non union mined coal away from mar
skets supplied by union mined coal, and
Stllis was in behalf OF the operators. and
they certainly would not now expect us
to standidle and see the anthracite mar
kets supplied with soft coal because the
anthracite men are struggling for living
wages
Mitchell received word last evening
that the Jellico (Tenn.) strike, which
las been on several weeks and affecting
$500 men, has been settled by w. r..
Farley, board member, and T. u. Lew
is. vice president Of the United Miners.
These men have returned to work. They
get I 1s per cent advance in wages and
other CONCESSIONS. altho the eight hour
work day and the semi lnonthly nay de-