The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-23
WILL END THE
BIG STRIKE SOON
President Mitchell Awaits
Only Posting of Notices.
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WILL ACT WHEN ALI
OPERATORS AGREE
Makes Announcement of His
Position in an Interview.

HazIeton, Pa, Oct 22.-Pre.ident
Mitchell, IN an interview tonight prac-
ticalIy admitted that the anthracite
coa. miners strike would end as soon
as the operators presented a notice
guaranteeing the payment of a 10 per
cent advance in wages until April l.
President Mitchell said:
THE prospect of an early settlement
of the coal strike is becoming brighter.
Some of the operators have not vet
posted notices signifying their willing
ness to fan in line either with the
Reading company or with the promo
Sition made by the Lehigh Valley COM
pany in the Hazleton region. If all Of
them notify their employees by posting
notices or otherwise that an actual ad-
vance of 10 per cent viii be paid each
mine employee, and guarantee its con-
unuance until April 1, together with
the abolition of the sliding scale. I be-
lieVe that the terms would be accepted
by the mine workers. The reduction in
powder from $2.75 to $3.50 has confused
the minds of the miners, but some of
the operators have so fully explained
now contract miners could receive the
IulI advance OF 10 per cent as well as
al other employees, that L believe that
this obstacle can be overcome"
Although, as President Mitchell SAYS.
the outlook Tor an early settlement OF
the strike is bright, it is difficult to
make a prediction as to when the end
VIII come. Some of the coal companies
are showing q disposition not to issue
81 second notice guaranteeing the pay
ment of the 10 per cent increase in
wages until April 1. Among those are
the Delaware, LaCkawanna & Western
and the Delaware x Hudson, the Off
Gals of which companies are reported
10 nave declined to issue a supplemental
notice The labor leaders, however,
hope that the companies will in some
way make known that they will guar
antee the payment of the advance IN
til April L AS soon as all the notices
guaranteeing the payment of the ad-
vance until April 1 are posted, Presi-
dent Mitchell Will call a meeting OF the
national executive board, at which it
is believed the strike will be declared
off.
The largest labor demonstration ever
held in this city took place today when
nearly 1000 miners paraded the streets.
In a carriage at their head rode Pres
ident Mitchell, VINO received an enthu-
siastic ovation all along the march.
thousands OF miners, accompanied by
their families, came to the city from
every mining town in the region. There
We're $50 men in line who had tramped
eighteen miles over the peOuntains from
the Panther Greek valley. They. with
the McAdOO miners who are famed
throughout the coal fields for their per-
severance in marching and closing col
heries, were the heroes of the parade.
Three bus loads of the marching wO-
men of McAdoO and 100 small breaker
boys, dressed in their working clothes
and with lighted lamps in their caps.
were at the head of the line, immedi-
ately behind the carriages containing
the United Mine Workers officials
Many notices expressing the senti-
mentS OF the strikers were carried in
the procession. President Mitchell re-
viewed the parade at the end of the
route, after which a mass meeting was
held, at which President Mitchell was