The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-10
THE STRIKE,

HAzELToN, Oct. 6.-The following
notice indicates that Pardee and Com
pany have given up the fight:
"The Governor of Pennsylvania and
the general commanding the National
guard of this State having sent troops
preventing the marching of mobs and
assaults on and intimidating men pur-
suing their usual daily work in the
mines of Luzerne county, and 1t being
impossible to prevent further injury
and possible loss of life among our en-
ployees in their homes, or going to and |
from their work, we deem it best to |
suspend work at our mines until further
notice. Latimer Mines"
HAzELToN, Oct. 8.-President Mitch
ell today issued call for a delegate
convention of miners at Scranton, Fri
day, October IL.
The national officers of the United
Mine Workers are unanimous in a dec
laration for settlement and will exer-
else their influence with the delegates
to accept the offer of the companies.
At this time the men are divided on
the proposition as to whether it is q
victory or not. The sliding scale of
the price of coal has been an enigma
to more enlightened minds than miners
in the past and the real gain or loss can
only be demonstrated by actual prac-
tice. A vote for resumption of work is
| quite certain.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. GA con.
vention of the miners will be held at
Scranton and will open on Friday next.
Representation in the convention will
be on the basis of one delegate with
one vote for each one hundred persons
on strike. 1t is the general expecta-
ton that the decision of the convention
will be to accept the increase and re-
turn to work.
Quietness prevailed throughout the
anthracite regions today the call for the
convention being generally accepted as
signal for cessation of hostilities all
around. There are many expressions
of satisfaction by miners and operators
and by merchants and others in the
mining section today over the prospects
Of an early settlement of the troubles.
Today completed the third week
since the strike officially went into eff
feet.
The general feeling is that the ten
per cent offer will be accepted as it
stands and that the matter of substi-
tuting fixed scale for a sliding scale
in the lower districts will be left to the
affected miners themselves to settle
when they come to treat with their
respective employers under the pro-
vision of the offer guaranteeing adjust
ment of many grievances the employees
may present. The matter of yearly
conferences to fix a new scale may also
be dealt with in the same manner each
set of employees sending committee
TO their employer and then reporting
back TO a convention conducted under
the auspices of the United Mine
Workers.
MAHANoY CITY, Oct. 9.-The strik-
ers in this region are quiet this morn
ing and all are waiting the result at the
Scranton Convention on Friday.
Union organizers are active and seem
eager to make converts as at the incep-
ton of the strike. The strikers forces
increased in Panther Creek valley.
All the collieries from number one to
seven in that district are still working,
apparently full handed. AT Shenan-
doah this morning the Fourth regiment
and Governors troops were alone in
the field and will remain until Satur.
daY.