The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-04
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Wilkes Barre. he said a convention
was possible and that, II held. 1t would
probably be held in Scranton. There
| would be thousand delegates. he
said. and only large city would be
| able to conveniently entertain them
and furnish Accommodations.
| The presence OF all the chief district
officers in Hazleton and the arrival
of National Secretary Wilson, tend to
confirm the exclusive story in yester-
days Tribune that q meeting Of the
officers Is to be held at once to pass
upon the question of calling cOnven-
tion to consider the operators offer.
President Nichols and Secretary
Dempsey, of this district. did not re-
turn yesterday and sent word that
they had been requested by President
Mitchell to remain over today. The
probabilities are that convention
will be called for Monday or Tues
| day of next week at Scranton and
| that the strikers will then say whether
or not they will accept the offer, and
If not, make declaration of what Is
| the least they will accept.
Feeling Agains. Offer
There is strong feeling against ac-
cepting any Offer that does not in
cludo recognition of the United Mine
Workers, and, IL this sentiment should
prevail, the settlement of the strike
is as far in the future as ever.
The Pottsville Miners Journal,
| which has been maintaining strict
neutrality in dealing with the strike,
| contained the following yesterday
morning in double-leaded editorial:
The Journal las information, which we believe
to be thoroughly reliable, showing that the diff!
cultics between the coal operators and the mine
workers, which led to the present strike in the
anthracite region. are about to be amicabiy ad
justcd, upon the accomplishment OF which this
| region can confidently enter upon season Of
prosperity and good times.
Negotiations which do not appear upon the
surface, are steadily going on and the Journal
feels safe in assuring its readers that the end is
near.
The strike movement will pass into history as
the most notable labor crisis of the century,
notable in many ways, not the least OF which IS
the almost entire absence Of bitter feeling on
either side of the controversy. Both the opera
tors and the miners have exhibited reserve
which has commended the contestants to the en-.
tire civilized world and which has made possible
the negotiations to be opened and carried on
| without prejudice or hindrance
gether with the adjustment OF minor grievances
designated by the mine workers, done in spirit
| of fairness by the parties interested, which we
are assured is about to be consumnatcd. will
prove in many ways blessing to the entire an.
thracite region; and we trust that the men will
be as concilatory the operators are in al.
vancing their propositions.
1t is an axiom as old the hills that both
sides must be fair and that concessions must
come from both sides; and it is just true that
a preponderance OF advantage on any one side
of agreement will stand only SO long as the
suffering party is compelled to bear the losing
end, when it will be abrogated at the first op.
portunity Only an agreement giving just rights
to both sides will stand the test of time
No Inkling Given.
Nothing in its news department gives
any inkling of what the Journal bases
it's prophecy on. Anent this it might
be germane to add that President
Mitchell declared yesterday in positive
terms that he had not had any COM
munication whatever with the oper-
ators, or any one representing them
regarding the settlement Of the strike.
National Secretary Wilson, of the
United Mine Workers, was in this city
yesterday morning on his way to
Hazeton. He came in during the night
from Blossburg, Tioga county, where
he was called to settle some trouble.
He expected to meet President Mitchell
here and was surprised to learn that he
had not come and was not expected
He did not explain wha. caused him
to expect to meet Mitchell in Scranton.
After a talk by phone with Hazleton
from the local strike headquarters, Sec
loft q LOFT
He declared himself highly gratified
the orderly manner in which the strik-
ers are conducting themselves.
There is talk Of parade and mass
meeting in this city on Wednesday
next. Organizer Dilcher is promoting
it, lie is expected to return here to-
morrow with the district officers, and
then the matter can be expected to
take tangible shape. 1t Is proposed to
make it surpass in every way the big
Wilkes-Barre demonstration.
Nothing has been done as yet in the
matter OF distributing relief to the
strikers. President Mitchell declares
right along that no relief is being
asked for, but that as soon as 1t Is 1t
will be forthcoming. The Victor (Colo-
rado) Times, a daily in the Cripple
Greek region, has started subscrp-
tion for the striking Pennsylvania
miners, and in two days secured over
$50.
Taking $50 as the average monthly
wages of mine employees the strike has
already occasioned loss in wages to
the Scranton district of over half q
million dollars. to say nothing Of the
wages that have been lost by railroad
ers and others affected by the strike.