New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
Workers
NnN on strike
Total ...- 1886

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The contract States remaining at work will
he the Pennsylvania thituminous). Illinois.
Ohio, Alabama Indiana Iowa Kansas Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Missouri
IF the evident plans Of the coal strike leaders
are carried out the national convention, which
SIS TO be held at Indianapolis July Il, Will
a11ot vote for p general strike but viii. instead,
vest in President Mitchell and the executive
board the power to order many States on
strike as they deem advisable Then il viii he
the plan TO call out all those States where the
men are not under agreement with the oper-
4stors
This became known in interview with
President W. F. Williams OF the Michigan
miners this evening. He had been in conference
with President Mitchell for two days, and be
fore leaving here for home tonight made an
inportant statement relative TO the coalitions
He. said:
Michigan believes that the grievances and
wishes of 147nno men should be listened TO-
and has Joined in q call for national conNen-
zion in order to compel the operators 10 give ear
TO the complaints. We viii follow Mitchell
and if Mitchell makes mistake. 50 viii Mich
iean. / believe the life death of the union IS
involved in the present struggle, and while it is
a bad thing TO break contracts if il comes TO the
point of breaking the contract or the union, the
contract VIII be broken first
He was asked DO You believe if the general
strike proposition passes the convention an
miners viii obey ito
The miners VIII follow Mitchell. ! do not
believe there VIII be an order Tor q general
strike. although have no doubt that the btu
ninous coal miners VII stand by the anthracite
men in every way possible ! should not be sur
prlsed to see a strike called in unorganized
States that IS in states where the union has
been unable to affect agreement with the
operators ! believe that the national conFen-
ton will vest in President Mitchell the power TO
can out any or all men, as he sees fit. but it is
not likely that the soft coal men. who are work
ing on contract viii he asked to strike, except
as q last resort
The committee of operators and miners. OF
which President Williams Is the head. agreed
at the end of the final conference this after
noon on most Of the points submitted, and VIII
now present them TO a convention Of the Mlchl-
gan miners for ratification If they are indorsed
the strike which has been on there since April l.
when the operators refused TO renew the con-
tracts which expired, Will be ended
The Ohio delegation Of mine workers oillclalS'
which arrived yesterday 10 see Presldenl
Mitchell has held no conference with him. and
this morning started off on tour OF the region
10 investigate the conditions. Iney mean 70
take 10 the Ohio men thorough report OF the
meeting with President Mitchell before they
return.
information was framed and warrants were
ISSUED to-day against the five United Mine
Workers whose names are attached 10 an
unfair list which contains sINJy-eI names
and which has been published and posted about
KINGSTON anG other towns near Jhls CITY me
charge is criminal lDei. The warrants VIII oe
served tomorrow. 4.
What looked though il might result III
serious trouble occurred AT Olyphallt TINS morn
ing when a crowd of strikers. numbering about
1se hundred. intercepteG some steam iHet "a "a
their way to work and attempted 10 persuade
them TO Quit The threatening attitude OF the
crowd caused alarm and SheTIn Scha3l, Win
several deputies. hurried TO Olyphant on d
special car. They found the crowd trying TO IN
sluce the steam men To JOIN the strikers Inc
sisted on going to work The Sheriff addressed
the crowd and ordered them 10 dlsperSe WhiVh
they did. very quietly and pe2ceabiN- mere
WAS a similar disturbance IN clEphanl IdsC I
night in which Sheriff Schadt and = posse OF
deputies played part hut there MAS 10 Vlo-
leace.
II was announced tonight that William j
Reese owner of the DuSly Diamond colIltr4'
near Razelton viii star. up his plant on hpii-
dav morning The strikers. il is said. VIII pre-
vent the resumption Of work at the coliitlS'
which supplies local markets and has been sus
owner is willing to pay the schedule of wages
demanded by the miners
Reports from collieries near HaZelton sho" q
big rise in water from the heavy rall4sloTiils VI
4ne mast ten hours. At Drifton a break was
made in the ranks Of the strikers. FIVE engineers
the Delaware * Hudson Company reports Ihdl
an except three Of their forty-fVe engineers
have returned 10 work