The age-herald., 1900-10-14
Operators Will be Asked to Make
 Other Concessions.
ARBITRATION IS AGAIN PROPOSED
President Mitchell Talks on the Situa- tion-He Denies That Political In- fuences Dominated Meeting.
 The Outcome in Doubt

Scranton, Pa. Ostober 13.-The anthracite coal miners on strike, after two days convention, late this afternoon decided to accept the 10 per cent. net increase in wages offered by the mine owners, provid- ing they will continue the payment of the advance until next April, and will abolish the sliding scale. If the operators con- sider the propoistion unacceptable, the min CTS are willing to arbltrate the question at issue. They also decided to continue the strike until the operators agree to the con- ventions proposition. The resolutions are as follows:
 We, your committee, respectfully sub nit the preamble and resolution for con- s.deration:
 Whereas, The anthracite coal operators have posted notices offering an advance of 10 per cent. over wages formerly paid and have signified their willingness to adjust other grievances with their employees; and,
 Whereas, They have failed to specify the length of time this advance would re- main in force and have also failed to abolish the sliding scale method of de- terminig wages, we would recommend: That this convention accept the 10 per cent. advance, providing the operator will continue it's payment until April l, 19Ol and will abolish the sliding scale in the Lehigh and Sehuylkill regions. The scale of wages in the two last named districts to remain stationary al 10 per cent above the present basis price, and that the com panies agree to adjust other grievances complained of with committees of their own employees.
 Should this proposition be unacceptable to the operators, We recommend that this convention propose that all questions at issue be submitted to a fair and impartial board of arbitrators.
 We would further recommend that lln- der no circumstances should there be a re- sumption at any of the collieries until the operators signify their acceptance of this proposition and you are notified officially that the strike Is ended and all return to work in body on the same day"
 Judging by the unanimty of the miners In accepting the above resolution and by the determined stand taken by the opera tors it is generally believed that a long contest between the strikers and the mine owners is not unlikely. There was great enthusiasm when the counter proposition to the operators was carried and three cheers were given for President Mitchell. The resolutions were drafted by commit tee of thirteen appointed at the morning session, of which the national president was chairman.
 Mitchell on the Out come
 MT Mitchell in an interview with rep resentative of the Associated Press on the outcome of the convention said:
 "The action of the delegates in accept ing an advance of 10 per cent providing they receive assurances that the advance will continue in force until April next year demonstrates that the miners are con- siderate of the. public interest involved and are disposed to be concilatory; and yet the mine owners refuse to join hands with the miners in bringing the strike to a close. The responsibility for the suffering that will be entailed upon the poor in the large cities will rest entirely with the operators. The operators have now an opportunity to prove that the proposition by them was made in good faith. If they are willing to pay 10 per cent advance they ought to continue to pay for six months.
 "The mine workers will all remain on strike until they are officially notified by the officers of the union that the strike Is declared at an end. There will be no ex- ception to this rule 1 cannot understand any good reason why the operators should not accept the conditions named in the miners resolution. I of course hope that there will be a speedy termination of this contest, and believe that in the future the operators will be disposed to treat with more consideration their employees than they have in the past.
 II am entirely satisfied with the action taken by the miners
 When Mir Mitchell was asked In what manner the operators would be notified in view of not recognizing the United Mine Workers, he said that the employers would probably find 1t through newspapers.
 We gathered most of our informat ton as to what the operators are doing" he said from the newspapers and I suppose they are doing the same."
 Met in Secret Session
 Both of today's sessions were again held In secret. At the morning session the en- tire wage scale was discussed in all its phases, and in order that something tangi- ble could be brought before the convention a committee of thirteen was appointed for the purpose of drafting resolutions, as to suggestions made by the delegates This committee consisted of President Mitchell, the presidents of Districts No. and No. o. the secretaryrof District No. T. and three delegates from each of the three districts, thirteen in al
 Before the convention took its noon re- cess C.. w. Ryan, secretary and treasurer of the United Mine Workers of Illinois and Mother Mary Jones of Chicago made ad- dresses. MT Ryan informed the delegates that the bttuminous miners of Illinois are fin eb6fough sympathy with their eastern brothers and that If fihahciAl aid was need ed, he felt sure the western miners would send it in amy quantity. The following is the report of the pro- ceedings of the afternoon, as given out by the press committet of the convention:
 "The afternoon session of the convention was called to order by the board member, George Purcell. and while awaiting the