Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
TALKS OF THE STRIKE.
President Mitchell Says the Pros
poets for AN Early Settlement
Are bright.

in an interview, said that If all the
companies will notify their employees
that an actual advance of ten per cent.
will be guaranteed till April 1, and
that the sliding scale will be abolished,
he believed the terms would be ac-
cepted by the mine workers.
President Mitchell said:
"The prospect of an early settlement Of
the coal strike Is becoming brighter. Some
of the operators have not yet posted
notices signifying their willingness to fall
In line either with the Reading company or
with the proposition made by the Lehigh
Valley company in the Hazleton region. II
all of them notify their employees by post
Ing notices or otherwise that an an actual
advance of ten per cent Will be paid each
mine employe and guarantee Its con-
tinuance until April l. together with the
abolition of the sliding scale, believe that
the terms would be accepted by the mine
workers. The reduction in powder from
$2.I5 to S1.50 has confused the minds of the
miners, but some of the operators have SO
fully explained how contract miners could
receive the full advance of ten per cent.
as we'll as all other employees that believe
that this obstacle can he overcome.
Although, as President Mitchell says,
the outlook for an early settlement of
the strike is bright, it is difficult to
make prediction as to when the end
will come. Some of the coal companies
are showing a disposition not to issue
second notice guaranteeing the pay
ment of the ten per cent. increase in
wages until April. Among these are
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
| and the Delaware o. Hudson, the Off
| cials of which companies are reported
to have declined to issue 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 un-
til April 1.
President Mitchell appeared quite
cheerful when he made the announce
ment as above, and his manner indi-
Gated that the time is near at hand
when all the anthracite miners now
on strike shall return to the mines. AS
soon as all the notices guaranteeing
the payment of the advance until April
1 are posted, President Mitchell will
call meeting of the national ex-
ecutive board. at which it is believed
the strike will be declared off.
The largest labor demonstration ever
held in this city took place Monday,
when nearly 1000 miners paraded the
streets. In carriage at their head
rode President Mitchell, who received
an enthusiastic ovation all along the
line of march. The thousands of miners
accompanied by their families came to
the city from every mining town in
the region to view the parade. Besides
the miners from this vicinity, there
were $50 men in line who had tramped
IS miles over the mountains from the
Panther Creek valley. They, with the
McAdoo miners, who are famed
throughout the coal fields for their
perseverance in marching and clos
ing collieries, were the heroes of the
parade. Three bus loads of the
marching women of McAdoo and 100
small breaker boys dressed in their
working clothes and with lighted mine
lamps in their caps were at the head
of the line. Immediately behind the
carriages containing the United Mine
Workers officials. Many notices ex-
pressing the sentiments of the strik-
ers were carried in the procession.
President Mitchell reviewed the pa
rade at the end of the route, after
which a mass meeting was held at
which President Mitchell was the
principal speaker. He said the strike
was in such peculiar position that
it was hard to outline just what the
result would be. He believed the time
was not far distant, however. when
every mine would be in operation and
that the men now had practically won
the strike.
Wilkesbarre. Oct. %. Discomfort
among the striking miners of the Wyo,
ming valley is growing and unless the
strike is settled soon they will be hard
TO control 4 majority of the men are
willing and anxious TO go to work and
il President Mitchell should call the
strike off to-day. even with the pow
Ter question unsettled, he would re-
ceive more credit from his followers
than TO allow the contest TO drag on
, with the chance of losing in the end
The strikers say they are well organ
lied now and they can afford to wait
awhile before demanding other conces
sions. But, in the opinion of many, a
prolongation of the strike will near
! only a repetition of history. They say
The companies will starve the men out
the same as they have in other strikes
and then when they do return to worl
IT probably viii be at the old wage:
and without the union back of them
> Mayor Nichols. of this city. say
{ trouble will follow if the strike con
tiuues. He is seriously considering
,, proposition to arm the police fore,
. with guns, so that they will be able It
( cope with mob should they be caEet
, upon TO quell riot.
To Remove Wreck of the Maine.
t Washington, Oct. 23.-Gen. Leonard
: Wood, governor general of Cuba, saw
q Secretary Long Monday and recon
. mended that steps be taken to remov
J.: the wreck of the battleship Maine from
Havana harbor, as it occupies grea
! deal of space which could be utilized
e to advantage. He said he thought tn
y wreck would have to be taken VI