The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-23
SETTLEMENT Of STRIKE
SEEMS NEAR At HAND.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL FINALLY
OUTLINES THE SITUATION.
Says Prospect of Resumption OF
Work Il Brighter. and Adds Thnt
All That Il Lacking IL for Some
Operators 10 FAN Into Line.

HAZLETON Pa, Oct. 22-President
Mitchell, in an interview tonight. prac-
ticaliy admitted that the anthracite coal
miners strike would end as soon as the
operators presented a notice guaranteeing
the payment OF 10 per cent advance
in wages until April. President Mitchell
said.
THE prospect of an early settlement
OF tho coal strike Is becoming brighter.
Some Of the operators have not yet posted
notices sisnifytng their willingness 10 fall
In line, either with the Reading COM
pany or with the proposition made by
the Lehigh Valley Company. in the Hazle-
ton region. II all of them notify their
employees. bs posting notices or otherwise.
that an actual advance OF 10 per cent.
Will be paid each mine employe, and guar
antee It's continuance until AtrIi l. to-
Eether with the abolition OF the sliding
scale. believe that the terms will be
accepted by the mine workers, The re-
duction In powder from s2.7S TO $50 has
confused the minds OF the miners, but
some OF the operators have so fully ex-
plained how contract miners could re-
ceive the fun advance OF 10 per cent, IS
well as all other employees. that | re-
iieve that this obstacle can be overcome"
Companies Slow to Act.
Although. as President Mitchell saws
the outlook for an early settlement Of the
strike Is bright Il IL difficult to make
prediction as to when the end will come.
Some OF the coal companies are showing
disposition not to issue a second notice
guaranteeing the payment OF the 10 per
cent. advance In wages until April. Among
these are the Delaware, Lackawanna a
Western and the Delaware & Western.
the officials OF which companies are re-
ported to have declined to issue a supple-
mental notice The labor leaders. how
ever hope that the companies will In
some way make known that they win
guarantee the payment OF the advance
President Mitchell seems quite hopeful
tonight.
seven Thousand In Line.
The largest demonstration ever held IN
this city took place today. when nearly
1000 miners paraded the streets In
carriage at their head rode President
Mitchell. who received an enthusiastic
ovation all along the march. Thousands
OF miners. accompanied by their families,
came to the city from every mining town
IN the region. There ws~. ls0 men in
line who had tramped eighteen miles
over the mountains from the Panther
creek valley. They. with the McAdoo min
ers. who are famed throughout the coal
fields for their perseverance In marching
and closing collieries, were the heroes OF
the parade. Three bus loads OF the march.
Ing women Of MaAdoas and4- l00 ..swaia
breaker boys, dressed IN their working
clothes and with lighted lamps in their
caps. were at the head OF the line. lmme-
diately behind the carriages containing the
United Mine Workers officials. Many
mottoes expressing the sentiments Of the
strikers were carried In the procession.
President Mitchell reviewed the parade
at the end OF the route. where mass
meeting was held presiment Mitchell was
the principal speaker.