The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-22
Says There Is More of n Determina-
tion Among the Men to Hold Out
than He Expected.
TUBE MILL WORKERS AT M'KEES-
PORT ORGANIZED SUNDAY.
Effort by Mr.. shaffer to Throw Re-
sponsibiIity of the Strike on the
Republican Party.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, July H.-The Sta
tiOnary Firemens strike will soon be at an
end. A meeting of the executive OIL
ficers Of the United Mine Workers OF the
three anthracite districts and the chief
executive officers of the Stationary Fire
mems Associa tion was held in this city to-
day TOR the purpose OF discussing the situ-
alton. The United Mine Workers have all
along been lukewarm in their support of
the strike and the firemen insisted that
they defend their position once for all,
as it was impossible TO carry on the strike
If the United Mine Workers opposed it.
With that object in view, the executive
officers of the United Nine Workers agreed
10 come TO this city and meet the strikers
The United Mine Workers were represent
ed oy twenty-six officers of the three dis
tricts. The Stationary Firemen's Associa-
ton was represented by ]. f. Mullahy.
president of the association Thomas Bar
rett, vice president: J. A Gerrity. secre-
tary; Brodus Langdon and ]. f. Wade 1t
was plain from the discussion that the
United Mime Workers were Overwhelmingly
against the continuance OF the strike. The
firemen realized this and they submitted
the following questions to the United Mine
Workers.
'First-Wil you withdraw all men OF
your organization from positions if
strike is declared of?
'SecOnd-Mil you use your influence 10
have all engineers and others reinstated to
heir former positions If the strike is de-
c!ared or
.Third-Will you allow TO meet United
Mine Workers in joint conference and to
present grievances at the same timer"
To the first two questions an affirmative
reply was given. To the third this reply
was made: Yes, If you join the United
Mine Workers. A resolution was then
adopted calling the grievance committee
of the fremen's association to call on
each coal company tomorrow and ascer-
tain If the men who went out on strike
Tuesday will be given back their positions.
THESE committees are 10 make a report TO
the same joint committee which met here
to-day, and If the replies from the COM
panies are favorable, then the strike will
be Ofnclally declared off tomorrow night.
The following official statement is
sued from the fremens headquarters to-
night: After the officers of the three dis
tricts of the L. NJ. w. defined the attitude
they contemplated assuming toward the
hiemen, should the strike continue we
thought that IL would be to the interest of
all concerned to bring 1t TO speedy termi-
nation, and in consequence thereof we made
propositions to them which were adopted,
after which we instructed the fremen to
pursue all honorable methods TO have their
positions returned. Although the strike is
not yet declared off until after the answers
are received from their employers, yet IL
seems TO be the prevailing opinion that
should they be favorab BILE the action of the
delegates Monday evening will end the
strike. But should anyone now out Of en-
ployment owing TO the strike be discrim-
mated against. the end would be as far off
as ever, as the fremen are determined TO
stand by those who sacrificed their posi-
tions before they would take our places.
All hremen who still at work shall re-
main until after this convention"