The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-10
WILL STRIKE
ON MONDAY.
Railroad Presidents Reject Pro-
posa|s Of Coal Workers.
DELEGATES MEET WEDNESDAY
Representatives, Of ths Railroads Refuse 10
Submit Questions Of 0lif,rsnes 10
Board Of khlira'Ion.
DELEGATES MEET WEDNESDAY

Scranton, Pa, May l0-A general strike
Of the miners OF the anthracite region
has been ordered for Monday next. but
the order has reserve qualification at
tached. The question as 10 whether the
strike is 10 be made permanent is left to
the decision OF a convention OF delegates
OF all the local organizations OF the mine
workers, TO be held at Hazleton next
Wednesday
DEFINITE STATEMENT.
The miners executive committee OF the
three districts met yesterday morning.
and had a three-hours' session. At it's
conclusion President Mitchell gave out
the following statement;
Replies to our proposition to submit
the entire question in dispute 10 an i'm
partial board OF arbitration have been
received from President Baer of the
Philadelphia and Reading. Chairman
Thomas of the Erie Railroad. President
Truesdae of the Lackawanna and Presi-
dent Oiyphant of the Delaware and Hud-
son, all of whom refuse 20 join us In the
adjustment OF the differences between us
by the methods we propose"
At i:3o O'clock the committee again as
sembled and remained in session until
President Mitchell prepared a statement,
and. assembling the newspaper men, read
10 them as follows:
ITO the Anthracite Mine Workers OF
Pennsylvania:
"Gentlemen-The executive committees
OF the Amalgamated Mine Workers who
were delegated by the Shamokin con-
vention to represent you In the negotia-
tions with the railroad presidents and
mine operators for the purpose OF obtain
ing increased wages, shorter hours and
better conditions of employment, have
exhausted all peaceable conciliatory and
honorable means al their command and
have failed 10 secure any concessions of
a tangible nature. and while under the
resolutions adopted by the Shamokin con-
vcntion authority was vested In the ex-
ecutive committees should they fail I'm
the negotiations, to inauEurate a strike
al whatever time. in their judgment. held
out the greatest promise OF success. the
committees after three days serious de-
liberation. feel that in justice TO the an
thracite mine workers and those depend
ent upon them, before a general strike
is inausurated, the question should be
further considered by a delegate conven-
tion, in which representatives from the
various local unions shall be fully in
structed by their constituents and pre-
pared to vote in favor or in opposition TO
a complete cessation Of work.
STRIKE WILL BE GENERAL
I'm the meantime all persons employed
In or around the colliers. strippers, wash
cries and Sreakers are instructed to tenn
poraily abstain from working, beginning
with Monday. May r. and continuing
thereafter until final decision is reached
by delegate convention, which will
convene Wednesday morning, May H.
at Hazleton.
The basis of representation In this con-
vention shall be one vote for each 100
members and one vote for each additional
100 members.
The Instructions for all men 10 sus-
pend work on Monday does not include
nremen. engineers, pump men and other
labor necessary to preserve the properties
OF the operators"
There is not a particle of question but
that the miners will religiously obey the
order and that on Monday next, not so
much as a shovelful OF coal will be mined
in the Lackawanna Valley.
PRESIDENT BAER SAYS NOTHING.
Philadelphia, May 1o.-.President George
r. Baer OF the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad company. refused to make any
comment when he was informed by the
Associated Press that the miners rSc-
resentattlves at Scranton had decided to
call n general strike to begin Monday
lie did not appear TO be the least dis
turbed
From n remark dropped by Mr.. Baer
u Is not unlikely that he will be I'm COM
mand Of the operators side OF the
struggle