The bee., 1901-04-04

men are now performing a very dis
agreeable piece of work for the st.
Bernard Coal Company at Hecla
mines. Sometime ago it was deemed
necessary to retimber the air shaft
at that place and the work was given
him 10 perform.
One poor deluded being who had
to his credit about seventy dollars
for twenty seven days work in the
the month of March last week
threw away this good chance to
make n living by becoming men,
Der of the society OF idlers, or the u,
NJ. w.
Almosta a complete surrender was
made by President Mitchell, of the
u. NJ. w, in the East. 4 few days
ago he and others camt out in the
papers with the statement that the
union must and shall be recognized
or else strike would be ordered
April LIST. This threat did not seem
to frighten the operators out there
who took the stand that the order
shall not be recognized and there
fore Mitchell and his followers
rather than at this time TO sound the
death knell of the organization, con-
cluded TO give in. Below will be
found what the Globe Democrat,
through it's special correspondent,
has to say on the subject:
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 29.--The
| threatened strike OF $4,000 miners
In the hard coal region will not take
place.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee OF the United Mine Workers
of three anthracite districts held in
| this city today IL was decided that
| the men should cOntine at work.
This committee was given arbi-
traEy power by the general conven-
! tion OF miners held ut Hagleton Pa,
in the forepart of the month to de-
clare u strike IL the circumstances
warranted IL.
In the opinion OF the committee,
expressed in a lengthy address is-
sued this evening, and which was
prepared by Mr.. Mitchell himself.
! the circumstances did not warrant q
strike at this time.
Mr.. Mitchell made an address at
| the afternoon session of the commit
I tee which was conservative in the
extreme. He spoke If his visit TO
New York and his efforts TO secure
| interviews with the men who con-
trolled the anthracite coal trade. He
said all the concessions asked for
had not been granted, but the out
look for the future was bright, and il
was his opinion that the day was not
far distant when the operators of the
anthracite region would see that il
was to their advantage to meet their
miners In joint conference. Ii had
taken some time and hard work be-
fore the bitumin0us operators con-
sented to meet their miners, but they
eventually did,
Some members of the miners COM
mittee, so it was said, were in favor
of pursuing a radical course on the
ground that If the operators did not
recognize the miners union now the
opportunity would be lost forever.
/ President Mitchell, however, con-
vinced the committee that Il consef-
yative course was the only one to
pursue at this time.
A number of coal operators. when
shown the statement issued by the
committee, said it was a graceful
back-dOwn on Mitchell's part, but
they gave the president of the mine
workers credit for his conservative
policy. 1t is conceded that had he so
desired he could have pade a great
deal of trouble.
On the whole the miners are well
pleased with the action of the COM
mite. While they were ready to
strike had the order been given, they
are Just as well pleased that 10 lock-
ont IL 20 occur.