The evening Republican., 1902-05-10
BIG STRIKE ORDERED
Anthracite Miners Will 60
Out Monday.
PROPOSAL TO ARBITRATE SPuRNED.
Presidents of ConI Roads Turn Dca:
Ear to Request of Miners Execu-
tive Committees For Peace-
fui settlement.

SCRANTON. Pa, May lO-A general
strike of the miners of the anthracite
region has been ordered for Monday
next, but the order has Il reserve quail
tication attached The question as to
whether the strike is to be made per-
naneLt is left to the decision of con.
vention of delegates VI all the local Or
ganizat ions of The mine workers to be
held at HaZIeton next Wednesday.
The miners executive committees OF
the three districts met yesterday morn
ing and had three hour session. At
its conclusion President Mitchell gave
out the following statement:
Replies to our proposition to submit
the entire question III dispute to an I'M
partial board Of arbitration have been
received from President BHrr Of the
Philadelphia aud Reading. Chairman
Thomas of The Erie railroad. President
TrUrSdalr Of ilA I.uckuWanna and l'rcs-
idcui Oliphant Of ih" Delaware ana
Hudson. all of whom rc1tI>" to JON us
in the adjustment Of the differences
between us by the methods We pro-
post.
At i:30 O'Clock the CNnm,teemen
again assembled and remained in ses-
sion until 30 O'Clock. When the ses-
sion concluded, President Mitchell pre-
pared Il Stutcmrn, and. assembling the
newspaper men at the st. Charles no.
al n
typewriter paper:
"'ro the Anthracite Mine Workers or
Pennsylvania;
"tipntlcmen The executive commit
tees of the anthracite mine workers
who were delegated by the Shamokin
convention to represent You in ~" re-
gotui;ous with the railroad prrS'.. Is
and mine operators for the purpose or
ohtaiuu! increased wages. shorter
hours and better conditions of employ
mcnt hav" exhausted all ptarehhle,
runrilatory and honorable means ut
their command and have failed to Sc
cure any rOnrt SsinrS Of II tangible ma
1urr. HuL Nhll, under lhc resolutions
authority WAS vested in th" executive
committees should they fail in the ne
.utu1ioue TO im"NgGrA'c Sirlk" at
whatever TIME III their Judgment he'd
0)I tn, greatest promise Of success, the
committees, after three days serious
dcliherattun. fc,l that in justice I" the
anthracite mine workers ard those de-
pendent upon them. httorr Il Gcherhl
strike is inauyurat"d. the question
,ln,utd he further considered by a dele
tiypS from he various local unions
Shall hc fully instructed ly their con
s,itucnts and prepared to vote in favor
of or IN opposition to a complete ceSsa-
ton of work.
"ln the meantime all persons en-
ployod in or around the colierirS, strip
pings. WHsherioS and breakers are in
strur1"d to temporarily abstain from
worhins. beginning with Monday. May
T.. auI continuing thereafter until
final decision is rca"hcd hy Il delegate
cunVcntiun Wnirh will convene on
Wednesday morning, May Ill., ht la
ylctun, Ia.
"Thn instruction for all men to sus-
pend u,.N on Monlay does not inclnde
hrcmru. engineers, pump men ana 9TH
cr Iahry necessary to preserve HE prop
critics of the operators.
Immediately after the conclusion OF
President Mitrheli's reading the crowd
scattered. and in an incredibIy short
space of tilnr the news had spread by
word Of month and message all through
the ,aliey. A thousand varying com
lnputS might he he"rd from til" min
prn AS they learned Of tho committees
action. 40 one sentence could cover
th" general sentiment.
Thrrc IS not a particle Of question
hut that Tie miners will rrliplOusiy
ouoy the order and that On Monday
uryt mot SO murlI as Il shovCltn Of
c1ul viii BE- mined in the 1.a"kaWanna
valley.