Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-26
THE LABOR SITUATION
What is Being Done in the
Coal Regions.
VIEWS OF MITCHELL
STRIKE OF BUILDING TRADES IN
DENVER.
Some of the Men in the Anthracite
Region Refuse to Obey the
Union.
VIEWS OF MITCHELL

POTTSVILLE Pa, May 26.-Since the in
| aUsuration of the strike in the anthracite
| coal region there has been a continuous
exodus Of mine workers from the Schuyl-
| kill district. Many of the miners have
! taken their families with them, their inten-
ton being to locate permanently in other
| fields. Most of the departing mine work
ers are foreigners. but many English
| speaking strikers are among the number.
Since the suspension two dozen English
| speaking families have left Frackville.
Buck mountain has been practically de-
serted and New Philadelphia is being rapid
| ly depopulated
1t is estimated that over 1000 mine work
ers have left Shenandoah and vicinity.
The engineers. pumpmen and firemen in
this section will meet here Wednesday to
take action upon the order affecting them
! issued by National President Mitchell. The
! sentiment is strongly in favor of enforcing
the demand for eight hours at present
wages. Two Independent operators have
| granted it.
Moorehead of Yorktown, employed as time
| keeper at the Carson washery, was shot in
| the right arm from ambush by unknown
parties today. The wound rs not dam
day since the strike 1t is not known who
did the shooting.
| The Dusky Diamond colliery at Beaver
! Brook is still in operation, despite the noti-
| ation from the mine workers that all
| mining operations should be suspended dur
| ing the strike.
The bosses al the Beaver Brook colliery
| of DodSon & Co. today notified Superinten-
| dent Bullock that they would not take the
| places of striking engineers. firemen or
pumpmen if asked to do so. Clerks at sew
eral of the collieries hereabouts have been
| discharged because of their refusal to man
| fires and pumps next week in case of a
| strike on the part of the tiremen and pump
| men.
| the mine workers today that majority of
| the engineers, firemen and pumpmen at the
| Cranberry colliery of A. Pardee & Co. had
quit work because of the refusal of the
| company to reinstate a discharged pump
| man. In all about sixty men were affected.
| Committees Of the mine workers today
| presented the demands of the district eX-
! ecutive boards on behalf of the engineers,
| firemen and pump runners for an eight
| hour day to the colliery superintendent
| hereaboutS. Arrangements are under way
by the mine workers of this district to pro-
| vide relief for the strikers, II necessary. a
| meeting of the committees from the various
locals may be held the latter part of the
week to take up this matter.
A Depressing Effect.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, May 26.-The ac-
ton of the engineers and pump runners in
the Shamokin region in refusing to obey the
| call of the United Mine Workers to strike
on June 3, in case the operators do not
| grant eight-hour work day at the pres
| ent wages, has had a depressing effect in
strike circles in this region, although the
| leaders of the miners say there is no reason
| for diSa greement
| State Secretary Mullah of the Stationary
| Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania said
today: Undoubtedly some engineers and
pumpmen will refuse to quit work, but
| when the time comes it will be found that
the bulk of the men now at work will obey
the call of the United Mine Workers"
The local coal operators are of the opin-
ion that what has happened at Shamokin
will happen in the Schuylkill, Lackawanna
| and Wyoming regions. The superintendent
of one large company said:
I'VE have assurances from nearly all of
our engineers that they will not desert
their posts on the I'd of June. but will re-
main with 1 cannot say how it will be
with the f1remen. Undoubtedly many of
them will obey the strike order of another
labor organization
Denver Building Trades
DENVER. Col. May 26.-Five thousand
union men employed in the building trades
went on strike today, causing practically a
total stoppage of building operations in
this city. The strike was inaugurated by
order of the building trades council for the
purpose of aiding the woodworkers in their
efforts to secnre an eight-hour day. The
woodworkers have been on strike for the
past two weeks. Their demand for an
eight-hour day was granted at the smaller
mills. but the owners of the large mills in
sist upon nine hours work day.
Mr.. Mitchell's Views.
| CHICAGO, May 26.-Presdent John
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers has
arrived in Chicago and held short con-
ference with Secretary w. d. Ryan of the
state organization. Mr.. Mitchell insisted
that his visit was purely personal one,
he having come to Chicago to meet his
| Iowa.
he declined to discuss the possibility of a
strike or the bituminous men in sympathy
with the anthracite workers. or even to ad-
nit that it would be considered
MI Mitchell said that he expected to re-
main in the city until tomorrow night or
possibly till Wednesday. He insisted that
there would be no conferences on the coal
situation while he was here. Secretary
Ryan left the city for his home in Spring
field last night
Georgia Mills Start.
AUGUSTA, Ga. May 26.-AIl mills in Au-
gusta district started this morning and with
the exception Of the King mill, every one
has full complement of hands King has
only AGO. but the number is expected to be
augmented during the day. All King mill
houses occupied by operatives refusing to
WORK nave been ordered vacated by night
. An Increase of ~ per cent instead of 10 per
cent has been granted in some departments
of the King mill.
Strike in Paper Mill.
BALLSTON, N. Y, May 26-Employes OF
the Union Bag and Paper Company here
who are members of the Laborers' Protec-
tive Union. went on strike today for an in
crease in wages from $1.25 to $50 for a
| ten-hour day and for fifteen cents an hour
| overtime About 800 men in six paper and
pulp mills are affected by the strike.
STRIKE VEIN OF MARBLE.
Workmen in Excavation Near Pension