The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-28
PROGRESS
OF STRIKE
Over 100000 Miners
Are Idle.
NO VIOLENCE AS YET
Only a Small Group Of Coal Dig
gers Persist in Keeping
at Work.


great strike of the miners in the anth-
racite coal fields of Pennsylvania,
which represents practically the hard
coal output of the world, has begun.
HAZELTON, Pa, Sept. 17.-President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers 8
Union gave out the following statement
tonight
Information received up to tonight
shows that 10000 mine workers are on
strike in the anthracite region. OF this
number 10000 are in District /, 10000 in
District 3 and 10000 in District 7.
Reports received are to the effect that
n large number of those who went to
the mines today will join in the suspen-
sion tomorrow.
"The number of men now out on
strike exceeds that of any other indus
trial contest in the history of our coun-
try"
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1S.-If. as
President Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers, claimed last night, 10000 Of
the 14l 900 mine workers in the Pennsyl-
yesterday, it Is certain that this num-
ber has been considerably augmented
today. Reports from the four big dis
tricts embracing the hard coal region
are to the effect that fewer men are at
work today than were working yester-
Il, eta 3 I,nf bod fttl
handed or nearly so yesterday are eth
er badly crippled or shut down today.
The weather has grown much colder
than yesterday and this change Is
greeted with enthusiasm by the work.
ers who argue that the increase in de-
mand for coal, will hasten the adjust
ment of the difficulties between them
and their employers. Talk of arbltra-
ton is so persistent that the hope
grows that this method of settling the
strike will finally be adopted, although
the mine-owners declare they viii deal
only with their employees as individuals
and the strike leaders say they will in
sist upon formal recognition of the
union. This difference would appear
, sufficient to keep employer and en-
, ploye apart forever. IL persisted in.
1
ming valley, those of the West End
Coal Company at Mocanaqua, number
ing a few hundred men, stand out
prominently as the only men at work
out of nearly 10000 in the Lackawanna
and Wyoming region. Efforts to in
duce them to join the strikers have
failed. They say they have always
been treated kindly; they have no
grievance and they will therefore re-
main loyal to their employers.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Sept. 1S.-
There is no change in the strike situa-
tion in the Wyoming valley this morn
ing. The collieries that We're compall-
ed to suspend operations yesterday, are
idle today. The United Mine Workers
had watchers in the vicinity of every
colliery to see if any miners reported
for work.
The colliery at Mocanaqua operated
by the West End Coal Company, is the
only mine in this district that is work
ing.
HAZELTON, Pa, Sept, 1S--The sec
ond day of the anthracite coal strike
began very quietly in this district. Ac-
cording to reports received from al!
parts of the districts there was no
break in the ranks of the strikers, and
in many mines there We're fewer men
working than on yesterday. Some of
the collierles are so short of men that
it is doubtful If they can continue work
during the entire day.
Every official connected with the
United Mine Workers now in the dis
trict. with the exception of President
Mitchell started out before o'clock
this morning for picket duty at various
collieries. All had returned to head
quarters by o'clock, and reported that
they had been successful in inducing
men to stay away from various work
ings.
A number of leaders also reported
that several Of the mines are being
guarded by watchmen to prevent union
men from attempting to induce nom
union strikers to quit work.
The first march of strikers in this re-
gon took place early this morning when
about one hundred men from McAdoo.
Audenreid and Yorktown, headed by a
brass band, marched through the south
side en- route to the Colerain colliery
with a view to inducing the men there
to quit work. The strikers did not us.
force, but were quite successful, as a
number of non-union men returned to
their homes. The marching miners then
went back to McAdoo and dispersed.
A crowd of Hungarian women of Nc
Adoo, some of them carrying clubs,
surrounded the Crawford and Dugan
mines this morning and requested the
men working there to quit. Matters
looked squally for few minutes. but
the women We're told that the work be-
Ing done there did not interfere with
the strike, and they returned to their
homes satisfied. At Evansville wash
cry last night a number of men were
held up on the Hazelton road while re-
turning from work and were forced TO
promise not to go to the mines today.
They kept their promise.
Workmen OF the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company at Audenreid were
engaged this morning In pulling the
! fires from under the boilers at those
strippings, This indicates a suspension
of work there.
Other reports from the south, side to-
day give instances of individual cases OF
violence yesterday against miners who
did not quit work. but no one was Sc
riously hurt.