The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-12
ORGANIZER DILCHER
IS NOW in THE CITY
After Acquainting Himself with the
Local Situation He Issued an
Address to Local Unions.

National Organizer Fred Dilcher. Of
the United Mine Workers, arrived here
yesterday morning from the session
of the executive board in indianapolis,
and after acquainting himself with the
situation here, by a conference with
President Nichols and Secretary Demp-
sey, gave out the following notice:
To the Miners and and Mine Iaborers Of District
No. ]. Greeting:
In regard to President Mtchelrs telegram OF
yesterday, Sept. 10. you will please hold your
selves in readiness 10 stop on a days notice.
DO not listen to outside reports. All Secre.
taries are requested to place themselves in com
muncation with this Office at once. account
Of certain mmors which are now in circulation,
placed there by enemies
As have just returned from Indianapolis, the
national headquarters | ask all men to BE patient
and not to discuss your matters on the street.
but do your business in your hall, which is the
proper place.
SO please remain at work until called upon to
stop, and then let all quit and remain idle until
our rights have been granted and justice done to
all. Yours, Fred Dilcher,
Member of the National Executive Board United
Mine Workers Of America.
Mr.. Dilcher in an interview took oc-
casion to explicitly deny the allega-
ton that politics entered in any way
in the present agitation.
Regarding the possibility of strike
being called Thursday, Mr.. DllCher
said:
II will not say that strike will be
called on Thursday If a settlement is
not reached before then. Every means
of coming to a settlement Will be ex-
hausted before a call for a strike is
issued. National President John
Mitchell, who is now in Chicago, has
it in his power to call a strike, and
he will do so when, in his Judgment,
there is no loOphole left by which a
settlement can be reached"
Mr.. Dilcher believes that in case of
a strike the national officers. who Will
be charged with its conduct. will make
their headquarters in Scranton. Mr..
Dilcher will remain here to advise
with the local officers.
All the mines worked as usual yes
terday. The Manville, which shut
down Monday because many OF the
men staid away anticipating the or
der to strike, resumed yesterday morn
ing and worked a full daY.
Thirty or forty breaker boys at the
Pine Brook colliery We're stricken
with strike fever, yesterday morning,
and had a turn out" They marched
| through the adjacent streets carrying
brooms and an improvised banner bear
ing the legend "On strike" They want
an increase of ten cents a day.
Most of the local unions held meet
| ings last night to discuss the COM
munications sent out during the past
few days by President Mitchell, Organ
izer Dilcher and District President
| Nichols.
The mass meeting of the United
Mine Workers of America, which was
| to be held on the vacant lot on Nc
| Donough avenue between Warren and
| Cayuga streets, last eight, was post
poned, as the parties who were 70
make addresses failed to put in ar
| appearance. About one hundred and
| fifty miners were at the place OF
| meeting.
The runners and drivers of LocaI
union No. 1867 of North Scranton held
a secret meeting in Leonard's hall last
| evening. They would give no informa-
| tion as TO the business brought be-
| fore the meeting, but it is understood
that it was pertaining to the grlev-
| ances which caused them to strike
about a month ago. They went back
to work with the understanding that
their grievances would be settled by
| the general strike.