The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-18
NOT TO BE CALLED OUT
DiscOuragement for the Striking
Stationary Firemen.

D1ScOuraSGmGnt 1Or the SIr1k1m&
Stationary Firemen.
Scranton, Pa, July 1S.-The fremen who
are members of the United Mine Workers
will not be called out to support the men
who have now tied uD half the mines of
the Lackawanna valley and rendered idle
at least 5000 men in the territory from
Pittston to Forest City This was the OUT
come of an informal conference here to-
day between District President Nicols Of
the mine workers and State President
Mullahy of the stationary fremen's asso-
citation. The fremen are provoked over
this phase Of the situation and are get
ting their fellow workmen to give up their
membership in the miners union and join
their own trades organization.
1t is asserted that 100 men will do so
before the day ends. The situation among
the idle mines is practically unchanged to-
day The Delaware & Hudson company
got the Vonstorch colliery into operation
this morning with the cooperation Of the
miners who last night decided to go to
work and help to man the boiler rooms.
None of the other companies show any in
crease in the number Of mines working.
The indications to-day are that other
local organizations of the mine workers
will take action similar to that Of the
Vonstorch men, Among the officials OF the
several general superintendents at Seran-
ton there is boyant feeling that the
strike cannot continue much longer. Mean
while coal shipments from this region are
being stopped in order to be ready for
any emergency that may arise.
Scranton, Pa, July 18.-The executive
board Of district No. /, United Mine
Workers Of America, in special session
here this afternoon, adopted a resolution
providing that all stationary f1remen,
members of the mine workers organiZa-
tion who have quit work because of the
strike Of the international association OF
stationary fremen, shall be ordered back
to work at once by District President
Nichols. Many of these men had al
ready deserted to join their trades or
ganization. The action thus clearly de-
fines the position of the United Mine
Workers and emphasizes the decision Of
Monday that no sympathy strike will be
ordered.
Shamokin, Pa, July 18.-The local col
liery fremens organization received or
ders from headquarters at Wilkesbarre
to-day to go on strike tomorrow morning.
There are fifteen colleries between here
and Mount Carmel, the men at all of them
having been organized. If the tie-up is
made complete about $4,000 men and boys
will be rendered idle. The strike of 500
employees at Hickory Ridge colliery ended
to-day by the men having their working
cards inspected away from the company's
property They were advised to do this
by United Mine Workers officials pending
the visit Of a committee to the various
coal companies to learn whether the op-
orators will not in the future allow the
inspection of cards on company property.
Wilkesbearre, Pa, July 18.-The third
day of the stationary fremen's strike
finds the situation about the same,
although President Mullahy Of the strik-
ers' association reports large gains In
the Lackawanna region. This Is denied
by the operators, who claim the situation
in the upper portion Of the coal field is
a little better than yesterday. More fire.
men are at work, they say. The opera
tors also have information that 1t Is
going to be a difficult matter for the strike
leaders to get the men in the Hazleton
region out. At strike headquarters they
say it will not be difficult st all.
While all the mines that were Idle in
the Wyoming region yesterday are idle
to-day the companies seem to have
slightly the best of it, They have in
creased the number of fremen at a great
many of their collieries. The action Of
the miners has created not a little i'll
feeling among the striking fremen, but
they say they are not discouraged They
claim the United Mine Workers are with
them and that while here and there a
miner may take strikers place, there
is no fear of stampede. Some of the
miners are willing to take the fremen@
o.