The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-20
ALL QUIT 1T IHE MINES
PRESIDENT MITCHELL CLAIMS
THAT 10000 MINE WORKERS
ARE NOW IDLE
SITUATION is UNCHANGED
No Progress Whatever Has Been
Made In Amy Direction Toward
Settlement of the
Strike

DAY or the SIT1ke passed OIL as quietly as
the preceding days. Beyond the occa-
sional stoning of mine workers going to
or from their work, there has been no dis
order. 1t was estimated tonight that
about 10 per cent of the mine workers of
this region were idle today, which is quite
an increase over yesterdays figures
President Mitchell did not Issue a fina!
statement because of his absence from
headquarters. He said, however, that
from reports he had received he figured
on more than 126.0OO being idle in the an
thracite district. He added that most
gratifying reports were received from
this and the Schuylkill district.
No negotiations for a settlement of the
strike are yet in sight, and the situa-
ton in that respect is practically the
same as yesterday. The United Mine
Workers of this section are combining
their efforts to get the men to quit work
everywhere, believing that they cannot
successfully carry on the contest unless
every mine In the three districts is tied
up completely. The operators appear to
be doing nothing toward a settlement Of
the trouble. They are working the col
lieries, which are crippled, as best they
Selli LIE lille OWIiGIS IN the E1dZlGtOl
district complain bitterly of what they
call the ''cruel tactics of the union
They claim that the workmen who are
still going to the mines are being intini-
dated and even threatened with serious
bodily harm if the do not quit work Thew
also add that most of the men now idle
desire to resume work, but through fear
of an assault, they do not leave theit
homes.
HIT n A TOTNTu1 IMP -1T7
The meeting this afternoon at Jeddo Of
the employees of G. B. MarkIe & Co. who
operate the Jeddo Ebervale. Highland
and Oakdale collieries, proved to be prob.
ably the most remarkable gathering of its
kind ever held in the anthracite regions
1t was expected to be q heart to heart
talk between j. Marlzle, mana ging partner
Of the firm, and his employees, now num-
bering $500, but it developed into a joint
debate in which Mr. Markle President
Mitchell, Rev Father Philips and Ma
tional Committeeman Benjamin James,
took part. 1t began in a dignfied man
nert but gradually degenerated into i'm
! passioned arguments and wound up very
close to personalities
The committee Of the Marble employees
which presented the grievances of the
men to the firm last week called a meet
ing for 4 o'clock this afternoon in front
the purpose of hearing what Mr.. Markle
had to say in regard to the grievances
The United Mine Workers also announced
i meeting of the Markle mine workers
| for o'clock at the same place, but for
! some reason not known it was not called
to order until 4 o'clock The chairman
Of the grievance committee called +bo
LOCO people gathered there to order. after
which Patrick Gallagher, q miner, was
elected chairman. The Markfe employees
are divided on the question of striking
and some of the members of the griev-
| ance committee who tried last week ia
avert strike were accused of standing
| in with the company.
President Mitchell was in the crowd and
| he was invited to speak AS he walked
up the steps of the school house John
Markle, Alvin MaEl1le and General SUI
| perintendent Smith, Of the firms mines
| came along the railroad track and listen
ed to the strike leader exhort his hearers.
WILLEG TO .ARBITRATE.
Mr.. Marlzle was unable to speak for
| q while, because Of Interruptions by MANY
| III the crowd. Several of the Tinted
! Mine Workers officials attempted to get
| the crowd to dispense and not to listen tn
! Mr.. Markle The latter, however won
/ over the gathering. He told them the
| company stood ready to arbitrate anv Diff
| ferences with the men and proposed that
the company select one arbitrator and the
men choose one. If the two fail IN
| agree these two could invite a third man
| to join them in considering the matters
| before them. He said the company has
such an agreement Of long standing with
| the men and that he would live I'D to II
Mr.. Mitchell then got on the stems and
standing beside Mr.. Markle told the
crowd that the United Mine Workers
| would not accept arbitration on that
| basis. It must be the whole region and
| not part Of 1t.
Mr.. Markle again addressed the men
| and reiterated what he said last Sunday.
| that he would not accept Archbishop
Ryan, of Philadelphia, as an Arbitrator
| to which Mr.. Mitchell replied that he
| would accept the Archbishop on the basis
| the United Mine Workers proposed-arbi-
| tration for the whole region, at one and
the same time.
Rev Father Phillips was called upon
and advocated arbitration.
President Mitchell and Mr.. Markle
again spoke and Benz James also adj
dressed the men, but their remarks were
| largely of a personal nature. The meet
ing lasted two hours, breaking up at
| twilight.
The strike leaders claim that as a
result of the meeting the Markle mines
will be closed tomorrow, while the firm
claim that the meeting was a packed
one and that their mines will operate to-
morrow as usual. 1t remains to be seen
which side is right. The McAdoo march
ers to the number of $50 marched to Col
eraine this afternon where they gathered
quite a crowd and listened to addresses
by strike leaders