The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-10
|EIHRAC|TE COAL MINERS.
.~aorrATr0ys STILL PENDING FOR
.~rrLEMEST OF DIFFERENCES.
..~~ttxe board OF Mine workers
osxes the Operators a Specified
~s-e 10 Grant Demands, Failing
!. No which. strike WIN he ON.

rrfuANAPOLIS, Sept. 9--The national
e-.sstvn hoard u the United Mine Work.
q. n America adjourned today sine die,
.s~rr,,t rHomulgating formal fndorse-
s.s n The application OF the miners Of
!. - anfhrarste districts for permission TO
q he close OF the session Vice Presi-
III John Mitchell said:
ssy&sre n practically no change in the
s,ostion since last night, II the operators
y 81 meet our demands within a given
49, ne strike viii be ordered upon the
Sfssment Of secretary Wilson and my
sSrhefhsr the time allowed is FIVE days
= ionger decline 70 say. As set out In
~, statement of yesterday, influences are
~ -ssk 10 bring about settlement with
- ,.rSerfr0 The men 10 lay down their
4s<Ss must again decline 10 say what
3sSsse Influences are, for the reason that
12Sinr shis information public would at
ss~e destroy their effectiveness.
MI there are any political influences
~ wor3r / know nothing of them. and
fss;f thInk II has come to the knowledge
n i6e board members. II would be very
u Motley for the national officers OF the
~ workers 70 ask the intercession Of
~ uoIitiral party, and this must GER
SS)niv not be done. We are trying to get
~ ~ miners OF our organization and
fks&e afiliated with us honest wages"
xerotSations sim Pending.
a soop as he arrived at his Office this
@<~ninx President Mitchell cent word to
a. telerrnph offices instructing that II
~ mcs<sgeE had been received for him
Mvf3na the night that they be delivered
Il cpre 10 his once. After waiting for
reasonable time for a response the
scsrd was called 70 order. No messages
g.,pr ard this IL taken as an Indication
Z. ett frs~
m 10 the time the members of the
ha.rd le0 tho office Of the president,
thsrs had been no communication with
ssdsfx IN the anthracite Districts.
! Ssmmtd up, the situation. according TO
3 IA admission OK President Mitchell. Is
amply this
ayeroffations are undoubtedly on for q
s>fsie3nenf OF the differences without q
strjke 80 long as these are pending the
ninsrs will not strike, for the reason that
IN ouefnf0rr would he left n leophole
n s~eape from the position they now oc-
fupy, hy saying the men had gone out at
4 i time when there was chance that
a asBcahle settlement might have been
hfDusht about"
4 fubAc sympathy - an absolute neces-
~ IN 20 far rs the miners are con-
Mfntd. delay untii II Is seen that
tkelr waees will no, be raised by the
op<rators. without fght that their
Z xyisyanceS upon the powder question,
WAtr~in they complain that they are pay
ne u more per keg at pluck me- stores
than ID asked In the open market. thai
thxy arc not allowed n check weigh man
X u fhf Triple and must accept the weights
Z II cDmpanscs that exact from them more
t than 500 pounds for "A ton, which Is sold
a basis OF 2.2iO pounds to the ton, IL
!. ho0nd 10 start sympathetic movement
! nat viii reach over the entire length and
>fxadth Of the country.
Naif million People Involved.
Approximately 1000, coo men are expected
2 n % out at tho bidding OF the executive
So1fd. There are among the miners Loyal
E@Q who will provide for themselves
{Hfoukh short, sharp decisive fight. but
& IN who are working at wages ranging