The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-16
HOW STRIKERS
EXPECT TO WIN
-
Anthracite Miners Believe Nature
will Help Them.
THE MINES WILL Be RUINED
MUST BE OPERATED Or THEY
WILL GAVE.
THE MINES WILL BE RUINED

WILL GAVE.
Iu1LKESBARRE, Pa, June 15-Pat-
w rick GHday. president of the
central Pennsylvania bituminous
district of the United Mine Workers Of
America. who came here to consult
President Mitchell on a matter local TO
bis district IN talk with a CORE
spondent of the Associated Press today
gave an insight as to what the soft
coal miners in his territory are doing
TO help their brother workmen In the
anthracite field.
Mr. Gilday said there are 1900 soft
coal miners in his district, and every
one of them Is taking a deep interest
ia the struggle now going on in this
region. On the second day of the strike
Mr.. Gilday sent out instructions TO
every check weighman and pit commit
teeman at the mines i'm his district TO
prevent the shipment of soft coal into
anthracite territory, and thus far. he
said, very little coal from his district
has taken the place of anthracite
There have been only four attempts
By uniOnized mines TO send soft coal
20 the anthracite markets" he said.
zone order was intended for Mount
Carmel, Pa. two for Philadelphia and
one for New York. AS soon as our men
al the mines learned the intended des-
tination of the coal we requested the
mine owners not to send IL and they
complied with the request We are not
interfering with the normal shipment
of soft coal"
Z,
sonal knowledge that the other BIZ
luminous presidents were doing the
same as himself. but he felt sure they
we're. Some soft coal is coming into
the anthracite market from central
Pennsylvania West Virginia and Vir-
ginia. but il is mostly of nOn-union
production.
Soft Coal Miners Proposition.
When asked regarding the feeling in
his territory as TO a general strike to
help the hard coal miners, Mr.. Gilday
said.
Our men will do whatever President
Mitchell says. They can have our
financial support, and If Mr.. Mitchell
sees 1t to ask our men TO lay down
their picks. they viii do it promptly.
do not believe. however. there will be
general strike of the soft coal min
ers. because the anthracite men are
going to win without It."
Asked as TO how the miners expected
to win. in view Of the fact that they
have practically reached the limit OF
their resources in this region in press
ing the operators and the latter still
stand out firmly, he replied;
by the slow destruction Of mine
property BY that I mean that if they
do not give the men the hours and pay
they ask for the men win not consent
90 go into the mines and preserve the
operations. The ColIeries viii I'LL il
the strike is not soon ended. and the
mines viii begin to squeeze, or cave in.
All the timbefmen are out and the
timber which holds Up the roofs of the
mines viii soon begin 10 give way.
These saueezes will cost thousands OF
dollars 10 repair and viii probably be
the cause OF abandonment of many
costly operations. When the investors
pockets begin TO feel IT, change i'm
the attitude of the operators viii come
and the miners can wait for the
change.
Help For Portage Men.
President GHday's mission here was
to get President Mitchelfs consent &c
continue the strike against the Seminar
Sort Coal company near Portage, Pa.
and also the financial support of the
national organization. He received
both. The strike at that place wa:
begun on April IS because the company
would not recognize the union and sigr
the wage scale. About $50 men are
involved.
The strike at the Bloomington mines
near PhilHpsburg. Pa, has been set
tied and the men viii return 20 Wori
tomorrow Five hundred men strucl
there last Tuesday because four mel
would not join the union. The fou
men have quit work.
There were no developments here to
day. President Mitchell was in fire.
quent Geographic communication witt
his men I'm the west on general organ
ization work He had no information
to impart on either the strike in thu
region OF the West Virginia suspen
sion.
The delegation OF Illinois miners Of
dcials which is coming to see Presiden
Mitchell viii not arrive until the mid
az. Of the week Much interest is at
tached 20 IT'S visit. as IL is expected IN
delegation viii bring Information re
garding the advisability Of calling GU
he soft coal miners. President Mitch
Ell saws the delegation is coming mere
lv TO discuss some local differences II
its state.
There were meetings of striker
throughout the region today, whfc
were attended by fire bosses som
of the labor leaders say that neari
half OF the fire bosses still at Wor
promised TO stop work tomorrow, ou
this could not be confirmed Presi
dent Mitchell knew nothing about IN
number of men who intend 20 Qut
There were two meetings. of railrOa
men today. one at Ashley ana the oIhe
al KINGSTON. The Ashley meeting con
demned the action Of twenty-one JeI
SEN Central men. who had been Tai
off on account Of slack WORK. ~ tan
ing the places of strikers in the I.e
high and Wilkesharre mines, Wnic
are owned By the Jersey Central con
panv. Representatives OF railroad me
from Sunbury Pa. 10 Binghamton, y
Y. attended the Kingston meetini
Resolutions were adopted SympathH
ing with the striking miners.
Jasner p. Clark of Toledo. nation,
president Of the Transfers ussOcis
ton. arrived here tonight 10 look int
the local tcamsters' strike. he Wi
have a conference with Presider
Mitchell tomorrow
Companies Make Concessions
Charleston. ". Va, June 15--It
believed here that mining viii be gel
orally resumed in the Kauawha an
new river districts this week, and
the Elkhorn region tomorrow. III
Kanavhs & Hooking company has az
nounced semi-monthly paydayS an