Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-26
RESUME WORK
ON MONDAY
Union Officials Have Ended
the Big Strike.
Mine Workers Advised to
Make Demands at Once
Upon Operators to Com
ply With Pay Law.

President Mitchell last evening issued
the expected order which declares off
the strike in the anthracite coal region
Monday next is the day set for the order
to take effect.
The announcement that a sufficient
number of operators have complied with
the demands of the Scranton convention
to warrant the union officials ending the
| strike was received with unbounded en-
thusiasm throughout the coal fields.
Those operators who have not yet
fallen in line are expected to do so
before Monday, otherwise the battle will
be transferred from the United Mine
| workers to the American Federation of
Labor, which will fight the dssenters
with all the financial and other re-
sources at its command
The operators who up to last night
had not complied with the demands of
the strikers were as follows: Sus-
qnehanna Coal Company, Wyoming
valley; William Penn Mine, SchuyIkill
county; Summit Branch Company, Ly-
kens district; Mineral Mining Company,
Shamokin district; Union Coal Company,
Mt. Carmel; G.. B. Markle e Co., Jeddo:
John Jermyn, Scranton; Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company, Panther Creek
district; Coke Bros. IL Co., Drifton, and
the Lehigh and Wikesbarre Company.
Three of the companies which had
not assented operate in this region.
The Lehigh and Wlkesbarre Company
had agreed to pay the advance, but did
not promise to abolish the sliding scale
The Drifton corporation had not assent
ed to the demand that the increase be
paid until April 1 next. Markle & Co.
had not posted notices of any kind
THE OFFICIAL ORDER.
The official order declaring the strike
at an end is signed by the national
president and secretary, the members of
the national executive board and the
presidents and secretaries of the an
thracite districts of the United Mine
Workers. 1t congratulates the strikers
upon the victory won, and calls their
attention to the operators agreement to
consider all other grievances which NAV
be presented.
In connection with the latter, the
union officials advise the men to make
Immediate demands on their employers
for their compliance with the semi
monthly pay law.
The strikers are also cautioned of the
danger of neglecting their duty to the
organization. They are asked to CON
tinue their activity as members and
stand united, otherwise the advantages
they have gained may soon be lost
sEAu-MoNTHIY PAY LAW.
The aim of the United Mine Workers
to bring about a compliance by the
operators with the semi-monthly pay
law should receive the hearty and
united support of all people in the an
thracite region. 1t is the law of the
state and there never was a more op-
perfume time than the present to insist
upon its enforcement To the business
people, in particular, it is important. If
the law is not obeyed the majority of
the men who have been idle will not
receive any pay worth considering until
December % next.
The semi-monthly pay law fosters
spirit of economy and honesty among
the workers, it maintains trade at a
normal standard all through the month,
weeks sooner than under the present
system, in brief, it is only just to all
concerned, but above all, it is the law
of Pennsylvania, and every citizen
should assist in having the law upheld