The evening times., 1902-10-23
Employees of Smaller
Concerns Complain
Against Exaction Of
Pledge Not to inter-
fere With New Men.
No Open Antagonism
Manifested Toward
Miners Who Took
the Places of Strik-
Work for All.

WILKEs8ARRE, Pa. Oct 22.-WoTk
was resumed today IN the mines after
165 days OF idleness. the strikers re-
turning and reporting for duty q each
colnery where they we're formerly en-
ployed. The great majority were taken
back. those who were turned away were
told the mine was not yet in shape for
ggeE!, and they would be notified later.
Many OF the men, unable TO get work
a, one mine, went ID another, and az
there are now hut 1I5.0o0 out OF the
force of III. Geo mine workers in the re-
gion, there is work for all. Those who
left during the strike are hurrying lack,
and many are expected today.
While some OF the mines. notably
those which have been working with
non union men. resumed with a full
force and will continue 20 mine Gay and
night. others, where no work rad been
done. viii require some days prepara-
ton before they can be started HI -
the Delaware, Lae!.awanna and Western
zines resumed operations. and in near
" aII their workings coal IS being mined
Mining is going on in three-fourths OF
the Delaware and HUDSON mines. and
the others Will be repaired in I couple
OF weeks.
The New York, Ontario and Western
Company employed all its miners and Ia
borers, ard reports IFS eolneries II
good shape
Reading colieriss Resume
~ Db;1o5elr+5s and pead{ng ouened
twenty-eight Of its thirty-nine col
Heries. The Erie resumed at three-
Itiourths Of its workings, and viii soeS
have the others working.
/ The susquehanna CcaI Company nut
men in every ccIIiery, and about half
are mining coal while the others clear
the nine and make the necessary re-
pairs.
/ The Lehigh ard WiIkesbarre started
the Hollenback No. ; and Maxwell IN
I this section. and ali but one OF the 9TH
er mines VIII be working by Monday
The Lehigh Valley started work at all
its Mines and as zeveraI had worked
previously there will be little delay in
reaching the normal capacity
/ The Temple CcaI and Iron Company
+ also started all its mines. and the nor
/ nal output will be reached in about two
weeks.
There was some complaint among the
/ employees CT the smaller companies and
the large individual owners that the
+ comnanies desired them to sign con-
tracts agreeing not to interfere with
( the non-union men employed now and
who will be retained. Some signed
these agreements: others did not, and
remained aw from work Their dis
1rict Offices have advised them to sign
no agreements Of any kind until the re-
Iporfof dc arbitration commission Is
made
Steam Men again Turned Away.
Steam men who reported. for work this
morning, after being tG=ued away yes
terday, were again turned away, being
told that the men who fIlad their places
will not be dismissed Some of them
were offered other places. and a number
accepted They are told that If the non
union men do not prove competent they
will be discharged
\ Hll-iD0i u ~ A4'-4 N-Li'O-l lA4S- VIC
quit yesterday and this morning ara
mine workers who came from another
part of the region TO werk during the
strike and il place where they wers
not known. and they now return to their
old places. Nest OF them viii try 10
explain that they had wsrk at points
outside the region and are just getting
back
The operators report that. so far.
there has been no decided opposition
10 the non-union men The two sides