The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-19

This Valley Yesterday.
The differences which have existed
in the past between the United Mine
workers of America and the Inter-
national State Firemen's association
and which have cropped out since the
strike of the latter was inaugurated
on Tuesday last are to be thorough
ly discussed and finally settled at
conference to be held this afternoon
in Hazleton between the presidents of
the three anthracite districts and the
state officers of the fremen's asso-
citation.
This conference was arranged for
yesterday afternoon at a conference
held between President Nichols, of
District No l, the district board and
State President Mullahy, of the fire.
men. This conference was held in
the headquarters of the United Mine
Workers, on Lackawanna avenue, and
continued for about three hours.
The district board had a session of
Its own before President Mullahy ar
rived. and directed President Nichols
to order back to work all firemen who
are members of the mine workers Or
ganization and who obeyed the strike
order of President Mullahy. The lat
ter said after the conference that he
had no particular objection to this
order, as it was entirely in line with
the constitution of the mine work.
ers' organization, which forbids any
member from going out on strike un-
less ordered to do so by his own OFF,
GERS"
They'll have a hard job getting the
firemen who have Joined our organ
ization back. however," he added.
CONFERENCE ARRANGED FOR.
President Nichols was especially
non-communicative after the confer
ence, and would make no statement
for publication, except that a confer
ence of the district presidents of the
Mine Workers and the state officers
of the Firemen's association had been
arranged for this afternoon, for the
purpose of arriving at some decision
as to the best manner in which the
Mine Workers could assist the fire.
men in their strike.
President Mullahy was a little more
talkative. lie said that he would re-
quest the officers of the mine workers
organization, at today's meeting, to
direct and advise the tiremen who
are members of the organization to
join the firemens association, in or
der that there might be no friction
and that the firemen might conduct
their strike more successfully. He
seemed to he very confident that this
request would be granted.
There are some who predict. how
ever, that the firemen will not have
things all their own way at the con-
ference, and that the question as to
whether the firemen of the anthracite
region should belong to the mine
workers organization or to an indi-
vidual association will be settled once
and for all.
President Mullahy stated to a
Tribune man last night that at yes
terday's conference he demanded that
resident Nichols order the Mine
Workers in this district, who have
taken the strikers places, to cease do
ing any firing at once. He says that
President, Nichols assured him that
this would be done.
struggle right away" said he. "if
we had no assurance that the places
of our men would not be filled by
other union men,"
AT THE Won STORCH.
The only colliery In this valley in
which mine workers have so far taken
the places of the striking firemen, is
the Won StOrch, of the Delaware and
Hudson, where work was resumed
yesterday morning, the members of
the local union having decided to go
back TO work. at a meeting held on
Wednesday night. There are several
collieries at Nanticoke, however,
where the places of the strikers have
been taken by mine workers. Presi-
dent Mullahy said that he hoped to
have these all closed down today.
There was no change in the strike
situation in this part of the valley
yesterday, as regards the number of
mines closed down. AS far as could
be learned, the strikers succeeded in
closing down no additional mines, and
there was. in fact one more mine
in operation than there was on We'd
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the Delaware and Hudson company.
A meeting of all the fremen and all
the engineers employed in and about
the mines in this city has been called
for this morning at 10 o'clock in
O'Malleys hall, North Scranton.
President Mullahy said last night that
an effort would be made to get the
engineers to take some action regard
ing the handling of non-union steam,
or, in other words, steam produced by
firing on the part of men not mem
bers of the firemens organization.
President Mullahy expressed himself
as being confident that the engineers
could be induced to decide to refuse
to work with any but union fremen.
Largely attended mass meetings
were held yesterday morning and af-
ternoon in Mayfeld and Archibald,
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