Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-29
BIG STRIKE probable
Miners in the Anthracite Mines Of
Pennsylvania Threaten
to Quit.
Demands Made on the Operators,
Which They viii Hardly
Meet
Ten Days Given the Employers in
Which to Comply With La
boris Terms.

Hazelton, Pa. Aug. Delegates
representing 1000 anthracite coal min
se,,s have served notice on the coal oper-
ators, OF his great hard coal region that
if their demands We're not complied
With inside Of ten days they would go on
strike. All over this section the ques-
tion is being asked: ..Is there 10 be a
democratic strike TO elect Mr.. Bryan,
and are democratic politicians behind
this movementa?''
Since the announcement was printed
weeks ago that there existed proof that
great labor troublesto aid Bryan'a cleo
tion had been planned, the eyes of the
business World have been fixed upon the
hard coal fields of Pennsylvania. be-
Gatlse here blood ran in streams Sept. 10,
1897, at the Lat,inler riots. and the
stains have not been wiped, Out and be-
cause the miners of Pennsylvania have
lever beer easy TO induce 10 lay DOWN
their picks and put their candlesout. If
this strike comes it viii be called a
democratic ruse.
The American Mine Morkersl have
beer IN - ssion hero for two days. They
r adseNpected the mine operatora 10 meet
them in Inference No resentment fol-
loved the refusal of the operators 10
meet them. Since than the delegates
have beer talking strike. The whole re-
si9ii isulo in arms against j strike. The
entire business community fears it. The
press and the pulpit have been ringing
with arguments in favor of moderation.
and the president of the United Mime
| NNoaksrs Of America, John Mitchell, whe
ZONES, from Indiana and IS a republi-
san has been urging the convention 10
heitl back But the men would not be
held back and they have taken the step
that means compromise or the greatest
strike il the history OF anthracite coal
mining.
An an1icable settlement may be ar
Irived at between now ant, Sept. s. If the
efforts Of the Mine Workers union 10
arrive at some agreement With the OPP
eratera by that time fail he matter Win
be referred to the national executive
board and permission asked 10 declare a
general strike.
The day > two sessions wern extreme
~ stormy ones and no definite conclu-
sion could be arrived at until ] o'clock
in the afternoon. There Vas Il diversity
nf opinion, but at the end Of The session
I IL waa deciGed the following demand
| would be made upon the operators III
| the first seventh and ninth districts:
Abolition OF the company store sys-
/ tenn; reduction in the price ef powder 10
lssl.5o a ksgss he abolition OF the COM
l5i1a15 doctor system; tilf. a BOLTON of the
sliding Scale nov in practice in tie Lee
Il high aud Schnyikin coal regions, hs
coinpiianee With the stats law which
says that all industrial concerns snail
/ pay their employees serlIi-montlis; and
N cash; the abolition Of the erroneous
system Of HAVING $50 pounds to tfle
lston, and that 2,,24o pounds shah ieensti-
ttite a On; an advance Of 20 per cent ID
be paid 70 all class nov receiving l4ss
than $1.5o q day: al Glasses of das Ia
Dor row leeaiy,ing sls5o and not exeettfi-
ing SIS = reeei.se Is per cent over the
Ispres'e ut p,sifs all day labor now raceiv.
lang more than Sis a day to be nd.
Narlcad 10 per cent.
Just before departing for his home ii
indianapolis President Mitchell ,ait
shat ne national executive board Soult
4 3anaanbtes.lg approve the application q
II convention ~ consider the aeelara.
5lstion Of a strike