Evening star., 1900-10-10
Indications Of a Struggle in Coming
Miners Convention.
MORE CONCESSIONS WANTED
Large Element viii Ask More
Than the 10 Per Cent.
UNREST IN LABOR CIRCLES
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Special From STAFF Correspondent.
SCRANTON, Pa. October lot is al
ready evident that there is to be a big
struggle in the coming miners convention
before the coal strike is settled. Accept
aHce of the coal operators terms is by no
means assured. On the contrary, there is
constantly growing sentiment among the
men to reject the 10 per cent advance un-
less other concessions are granted. Dele
gates to the convention are being daily
elected throughout the anthracite regions.
A majority of those thus far chosen are
in favor OF insisting upon more than the
~ per cent offer.
In the convention there Will be a formid
able element, which Will demand that the
operators yield the following: An eight
hour day. semi-mgnthly payments: that the
miners have their own weishmen at the
scales: the establishment of the regular
miners ton instead Of the present over
weight. equal number OF cars TO each miner;
no company stores, no war against the
union organization; no violation of state
mining laws: contract for the continu-
ance of the 10 Der cent increase for at
least one Year.
Ii will remain for the fun convention to
discuss these claims and decide whether or
Rot the miners shah insist upon urging
them. II * impossible 10 forecast the out
come.
cent Internationally there will be s,irrng
times in labor circles throughout Pennsyl-
yania.
8rsunizod Labor is Restless.
Organized labor is restless and other
strikes threatened. The railway en-
ployes have been surly for several days
over the hauling nf soft coal into the strike
regions to fill the void left in the coal mar
kct by the withdrawal of hard coal.
More than this. the union labor officials
from the MonOHgahCla and Western Penn
sylvauia soft coal fields are here now and
comforting with the labor leaders reIa-
tive to the shipment of soft coal. John w.
Carr of the United Mine Workers. repre-
sentng the soft coal fields. and National
Organizer CCurtwright both declare that
there viii be Il strike in the soft coal fields
if shipments continue as they do at pres
ent into the anthracite regions.
They declare that if this strke is not set
tied early next week they will demand that
shipments Of bituminors coal must cease
Immediately or a strike will be ordered.
OF course all these calamity apprehen-
sions are based upon the refusal of the con-
spntion to accept the 10 per cent. In view,
however, of the existing feeling among the
men ii is worth while to take these things
into consideration.
In the Event Of Adverse Action.
If the convention acts adversely it is
endeavor to start up next week especially
at those mines where the men struck re-
Iuctantly.
Such an attempt must surely result in
trouble and the officials of the miners
uniou who have been conducting the strike
will have their hands full in attempting to
control the men.
Scranton is very blue over the outlook. a
feeling of apprehension giving way to the
OPTIMISM which prevailed when the cOiiyen-
ton was called to consider the 10 per cent
offer The hope is still entertained how
ever. that the conservative element among
the men viii prevail and that an under
standing can be reached which will put an
end to the present perilous situation and
which every day would grow more threat
ening. n. O. NJ.
Another Hfue shut. Down.
HARRISBURG. Pa. October 1o.-The
Wiliamstcwn colliery has closed down, ow-
ing to the failure of the company to secure
hands u operate it. The mine employees
have joined those at Lykens and Wisccnis-
CO in the strike for the demands of the
Miners Union. \ branch Of the union has
been organized at Williamstown. with Il
membership Of over 5pD and the men say
they will not go To- work until the strike is
de Jared off This ends mining in the Ly-
kcuS valley for the present. About 900
men are now idle In that territory,
Took Part in Scranton Parade.
WILk ESBARRE. Pa. October lO.-QUite
u number of United Mine Workers from the
Wyoming valley went to Scranton today
and took part in the big parade at that
place i.
All - quiet about the mines in this sec
tiGn today. At the sheriffs office in this
city the deputy In charge said there was
TO truth in the report that four of the dep
cd lrda