Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-27
ARBITRATION
PROPOSED
State Senate Acts on the
Strike Situation.
Legislators Propose the Ap-
pointment of a Committee
of Seven to Solve the
Mining difficulty.

Mining Difficulty.
In the state senate yesterday Mr..
Vaughan, of Lackawanna county, pre-
sented the following preamble and
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted and sent to the house for CON
currence:
Whereas, The miners of the authra-
cite region through their organization,
the United Mine Workers OF America,
have requested the coal operators to
meet the national president of their
organization, their national board and
| officers OF Districts 1, 7 and 8, to mutual
y agree upon and establish a scale of
wages for the term of one year; and
"Whereas, In the resolution adopted
by the Hazleton convention of the
United Mine Workers it is resolved that
in the event of the failure OF their
| officers to secure a joint conference
they may by a majority vote decide the
policy of the movement of the United
Mine Workers, even if it is necessary to
resort to suspension OF work to en-
force the justice due them as producers
of wealth fully equal with their employ
ers; and
"Whereas, If suspension of work or
strike takes place it will be calamity
to the people of the anthracite region
and may be the cause of great expense
to the state; therefore, be it
Resolved Qf the house of representa-
tives concur, That committee, con-
ssting of three members of the senate
and four members of the house of rep
resentatves, be appointed to confer
Immediately with the anthracite coal
operators and with the officials of the
United Mine Workers of America to
endeavor to bring about an amcable
solution of the difficulties now existing
between the operators and the miners,
said committee to report as soon as
possible and to serve without expense
to the state"
GOOD NEWS AT SCRANTON.
Scranton is filled with rumors of an
immediate conference between the mine
operators and the executive officers of
the United Mine Workers. The manner
and speech of leaders at the United
Mine Workers headquarters conveyed
the assurance that conference or some
equally favorable turn was about
reached. News had been received from
President Mitchell on which the hopeful
opinions of a conference were based.
TO SEE j. p. MORGAN.
Hazleton will be represented by Father
Phillips and A. T. McAllister at the CON
ference between j. Pierpont Morgan
and committees of the Boards of Trade
from that city, Pottsville and Wilkes
barre, in the formers office, in New
York, in reference to an amicable settle
ment of the threatened anthracite coal
strike. These committees, acting on
behalf of the business interests and the
public at large throughout the coal
fields, expect to effect an adjustment of
the difficulty satisfactory to both opera
tors and the mine workers.
THE WORK IN NEW YORK
The Tribune is reliably advised that
the visit OF President Mitchell and the
three district presidents to New York
Will likely come to an end tomorrow.
While the eyes Of the country have been
upon j. p. Morgan and his offices, a
great deal of work has been performed
in other directions. Every day is plac-
ing the necessity of strike further
away, and when the officers of the union
deem it proper time to make known
what they have so far accomplished they
will receive more credit than the people |
are at present ready to accord them.
On Friday there will be a meeting at
Wilkesbarre, which will be attended by |
number of men prominent in the order.