The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-22
HAS NOT HAD
ANY REPLIES
WHAT PRESIDENT MITCHELL
HAS TO SAY.
Believes He Will Have Answers to
Some of the Letters Sent to Opera
tors Today or Tomorrow-What
District President Nichols Has to
Say Concerning the Published Ut
terances of Business Men with Ref
erence to the Possibility of a
Strike-Disagrees with Them.

Another twenty-four hours passed
yesterday without any developments
or Importance in the mining situation
and II is not likely that there will be
any news to chronicle until word has
been received by President Mitchell
from some of the presidents of the
coal companies. The communication
sent out Tuesday were of a nature
which demanded a prompt reply. AMI
the Mine Workers officials expect that
today or tomorrow will bring answers
from the recipients Of their letters.
President Mitchell was seen ycster-
Gay afternoon at the st. Charles hotel
by Tribune man.
Nothing has been yet heard from
the operators" he said land although
] held a brief session today with Presi-
dents Nichols and Duffy, no business
was transacted
On being asked whether the reports
were true that the meeting of the
grievance committee of the LaCka-
wanna trainmen in this city Wednes-
day bore significant relations to the
conditions of the mine situation,
President Mitchell said there was no
connection between the two, to the
best of his knowledge.
Considerable comment WIS aroused.
yesterday in the camp of the Nine
Workers leaders by the popular ex-
pressionS of anti-Strikc sentiment. as
| evidenced in the several interviews
from prominent central city business
| men. which appeared in yesterdays
| Tribune. President II. ID. Nichols. Of
District No. !. in discussing the matter,
| remarked:
| WHAT NICHOLS SAID.
| "ln my opinion the business men
| quoted take a rather selfish view Of
| the existing conditions, and in eager
| ness to look after the welfare Of their
| own interests, overlook those of others.
| The general public has forgotten the
| grievances which the miners wish ad
| iusted, and for the settlement Of which
we have asked the operators for Il
| joint conference"
''Do YOU not think it would be a
| good idea to give out some general
statement of these grievances. asked
| the reporter, and President Nichols
| answered:
The idea seems to prevail that a
| technical recognition of the union Is
the only Issue. That is false concep-
| tion. The recognition we desire Is
merely an adjustment Of difficulties
| When the strike of last fall was set
tied, a. ten per cent. increase in wages
| was granted. but this was pi actically
the only concession. q uniform wage
scale is one of our chiefest aims in
| asking a conference. The assertion
made tina, different conditions exist
| ing in different companies absolutely
| prevent a uniform scale is erroneous
| We want 10 provide for q fixed wage
| by which men all over this region do
| ing the same days work will receive
the same days pay, and the large and
| exceedingly dissatisfying discrepancies
| now existing be thus done away with.
| We wish to meet in joint confer
| ence with the operators and before We
| adjourn secure a uniform scale. and
| have made a bona fidc agreement COW
| ering all scales OF wages and prices of
coal, and governing all tn" conditions
| Of the year.
| AUGMENTED TROUBLE.
"The settlement of the big strike last
| year by granting ten per cent. in
| crease did not do anything towards
amending this grievance, but rather
| augmented it, by increasing IN" Off
ference in wages paid in differcnt sec-
tions of the anthracite regions"
| President Nichols was asked
whether any significant meaning
could he attached to the visit of the
| railroaders' grievance committee In
| the city Wednesday, but declined to
either affirm or deny the rumor that
| they conferred with various of the
| Mine Workers officials.
Father Phillips again spoke with Sec
| retary Atherton, of the local board OF
trade, over the long distance telephone
| yesterday. He informed him that he had
! had communication with the New York
office of Mr.. Morgan and there learned
| that the coal and steel magnate had
gone south ard would not return be-
| fore next week. Father Phillips also
| announced that he would write Mr..
Atherton and arrange a day for the
meeting of the committee from the
anthracite regions who are to meet
! with Bishop Potter and Archbishop
! Corrigan, In New York, before calling
upon Mr.. Morgan.
| The presidents of both the Wilkes
Pare and Hazleton boards of trade
| have expressed their Willingness 10
| form part of the committee, Father
| Is.,g-