The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-03


| thing less than their demands
Hazlcton. Pa. Sept. ga 10 per cent.
| increase in wages and Il rebate OF lZH.
cents from the amount charged fGr pow
der are the latest developments III the
strike situation and Indicate that the
| forces at work to bring about settle
ment Of the strike are making good prog
| ress. The above offer was decided on
| at meeting held in New York but. as
| the union was ignored, President Mitch
| ell still talks fight. Whether the men
| question The strike leaders say, the
| 10000 men will not go back to work TIL
| they go as union. The operators de
clare the strikers have secured what they
desired and that the collieries will be III
| full operation again in a few days
! The first news of Il concession by the
| coal men spread rapidly among the MIN
| ers. Before dusk trusted employees OF the
! operators were hurrying over the country
| from village to village, telling the men
| they had won, that the operators were
willing to give them fiat raise of lO per
| cent.
That's what you struck for" argued
| these emissaries of the operators. ~ OH
wanted more pay, didn't you? Well. you
| have got it, now go to work, don go
hungry and cold and let your children
suffer for the sake of the union. Iau
have got what you wanted without the
union
Settled in New York.
New York, Sept. 2S.-The anthracite
coal strike was practically settled here
yesterday. The striking miners have
won their battle. In this every one
agrees. The basis of settlement is that
the men receive 10 per cent. increase in
wages. The operators on the other hand
reserve the right to deal with their own
| ,ttnrl hn
Mineworkers of America or any other
union.
Cardinal Gibbons. it is announced, has
accepted the position of arbitrator, and,
both sides to the controversy being salts
| fled with his selection, it is believed
settlement will be reached at once and
the strike will be matter of history
! within a few days.
To whom the credit Is due for ending
the strike is mooted question. Sena-
tor Marcus A. Hanna. chairman of the
Republican national committee, Is said
to have secured the happy ending to this
conflict of labor and capital. 1t is
known that he had frequent conferences
with the coal operators and that he
brought tremendous pressure upon them
to end the strike.
Denial by Archbishop Ryan.
Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia has
strike. and to him is due much. if not
all, the credit for the result, according
to many who are supposed to know the
details OF the negotiations. Archbishop
Ryan last night denied this, and by
come of his priests it is said the arch
| bishop retired from the negotiations as
soon as Mr.. Hanna and other politicians
| became Il factor. The settlement was
reflected in the stock market before the
close of business yesterday. when the
stocks of the coal roads and the coat
companies advanced perceptibly after
| great weakness.
Mitchell Opposes Resum ption.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept 2S.--President
| Mitchell yesterday afternoon sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the three presidents
of the three districts comprising the en-
| tire anthracite coal region on strike:
Report is current that operators have
made concessions in wage scale and will
attempt to induce mineworkers to resume
work Please advise all miners in your
district that no attention should be given
| to these reports, and that they will be
officially notified should any offer of set
| Element be made: Under no considera-
ton whatever should work be resumed
unless authorized by a convention repre-
senting all mineworkers in the anthra-
cite field 1t is vitality important that
all miners stand firm and determined,
and not be deceived by those whose in
terests it is to defeat the purpose for
which the strike was inaugurated."
Trying to Resume Work.
Shamokin, Pa, Sept 2S.-Contrary TO
| expectation of strike leaders most Of the
employees of North Franklin collery.
near Trevorton, operated by the Phila-
| delphia & Reading Coal and Iron com
pany, reported for work this morning I'M
| der protection of big force Of deputies
and coal and iron policemen. Another
| carload of these guardians of the peace
arrived last night from Philadelphia and
Schuylkill valley towns. It was thought
by the strikers that the action of the
men at Locust Springs colliery in ceas-
ing work yesterday would have influenced
| the North Franklin men to stop work
! today. Since rumOrS of q settlement are
afoat, however, the men at the latter
operation will likely remain at work for
! a short time at least.
| Not a colliery in this section excepting
| the North Franklin is at work TODAY,
Opera tors are doing a lot of canvassipc
| to influence miners to return to work on
the LIST of October. The mineworkers in
this vicinity are overjoyed because of the
expected concessions by the opera tors
Increase of 10 Per Cent.
Scranton, Pa. Sept 2S-General SUI
perintendent LOOMS of Delaware. Lack
! awanna & Western mining department
! Is TO-DAY iii conference WITH the lnQlVIQ-
| ual coal operators association here Be-
fore going to this meeting he admitted
that it was proposed to give 10 per
| cent increase on all the wage demands
of the miners. 1t is learned that this
basis is not altogether agreeable to the
| individual operators, some of whom re-
gard it as being unequal, and they will
ask of the coal-carrying railroads some
freight concessions.
The meeting is secret and no positive
information is obtainable
Depends on Big Companies.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 2S.-The repre-
sentatives of the big coal companies in
! the Lackawanna and Wyoming districts
had a conference in the offices of the Lee
high Valley Coal company in this city
this morning. At 1870 they were still
in session.
| One individual operator stood outside
the door where the conference was held
Asked if he was. taking part in the de-
alterations, he said mo, the individ-
ual operators will cut no figure in the
settlement. Everything depends upon
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