Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-19
CON VENTION JULY II
DATE SET FOR MEETING OF COAL
MINERS.
Little Prospect of Important Develop
ments Till Then-Soft Coal
Production Curtailed.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, June 19.-Now
that the call for special national conven
tfon has been made for July II it is not eX-
ptcted there will be any very important
DEVELOPMENTS in the coal strike situat ton
until that time. 1t is not unlikely, however,
that some of the bituminous districts will
take action similar to that of the Central
Pennsylvania district which last night de-
Cided to cut down the soft coal production
from that territory one-thrd. More soft coal
is coming into the anthracite market from
that section than the labor leaders expect
ed and they will make a special effort to
reduce the output. They are handicapped
in this effort. to some extent by the fact
that not more than two-thirds of the 1900
workers in the district are organized.
a little dissatisfaction was expressed by
some of the strikers because the date of
the convention was set a month hence.
They feel that something ought to be done
without waiting thirty days. While the
leaders around strike headquarters will not
talk 1t is believed the fixing of the date for
July IL was a wise move.
\ partial curtailment of coal production
or even a total suspension would have
serious effect on the business interests of
the country, and it is hoped that during the
next month some plan may be devised by
which such a state of affairs can be avoid
ed A total suspension of coal mining is
practically impossible, because the United
Mine Workers organization does not con-
troll all the miners in the country.
President Russell and Secretary-Treas-
urer Ryan of the Illinois miners organiza-
tion will arrive here today.
Conditions in the anthracite region re-
main unchanged. The entire coal belt was
extremely quiet Rain is falling today
which is not favorable to the companies.
1t will. however, cause no serious incon-
venience. because it Is not heavy enough to
swamp the pumps.
HAZLETON. Pa, June 19.-The regular
engineers. firemen and pump runners at
the Sandy Run c0lliery, operated by NJ. S.
Kemmerer & Co. returned to work today,
having, it is said. been granted the eight
hour day concession with the understand
ing that ii is to continue Indefinitely if
other companies accede to the demand at
the close of the strike.
The manager of the company when in
terviewed said: This is a purely local af
fair and L have absolutely nothing to say
about it
SAGINAW, Mich, June 19.-The call for
a national miners convention has stopped
the settlement of the strike of the twenty
five hundred bituminous workers in Michi-
gan, which has been in progress nearly two
months.
AS President VI. F. Williams signed the
call for the convention with the approval
of the executive board there is little doubt
that Michigan viii vote in the national
gathering for a general strike Industries
In this region already are feeling the effects
of coal shortage.
DES MONIES. Iowa. June 19.-President
j. p Reese of the Iowa district Of Unit ed
Mine Workers is opposed to a strike in this
state. and predicts that none will take
place. Other union officers are said to hold
similar views. The miners, who number
1J,WD, are under contract with the oper-
atOrS at an agreed scale for one year fl ON
April 1 last. The field is thoroughly or
ganiZed.