The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
The STRIKE is OVER
ar GREATEST CONFLICT BE-
TWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR.
BROUGHT TO AN END AT LAST.
.uRITRATION WINS A VICTORY
FOR THE PRINCIPLE INVOLVED.

All of the Companies in the Anthra-
cite Region Preparing for Re
.umptfOn of OperatiOns-Somc
Time viii BE Required for the
Galleries to Get Into Proper Con-
aition-ThOusands of WOrkmen
Busy Repairing the Mines-Pump-
men and others Disappointed.
UHkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 22.-Rapid
orogress is being made by all the coal
companies in the anthracite region to-
,,.ard general resumption of coal min
,,q The suspension officially ends at
, o'clock tomorrow morning, but the
ouantity of coal that will be mined
tbis week will not be great. 1t is
not believed 25 per cent of the normal
rroduction will be reached until some
time next week. There are a number
Of mines that will not be in condition
for operation for several months and
there are others that will not be ready
for the men under two or three weeks.
nh day was devoted to a general in
snection at most collieries to see what
is needed in the way of repairs before
the men can cut coal.
The troops in this region have not
vet received orders to leave for home
and none is expected now until after
the collieries get we'll started. There
has been no trouble in this region be-
yond few fights, the result of payday
among non-uniOn men.
Thousands of men began work to-
day repairing the mines and placing
the collieries in condition for the gen
eral resumption of coal mining which
will take place throughout the anthra-
cite region tomorrow. Those men who
are directly engaged in cutting and
handling coal will not under the de-
cision of the convention return to the
mines until tomorrow. While there
were thousands of men who were able
to again begin earning their daily
bread tomorrow, there were hundreds
who were disappointed when they APP
piled to the superintendent of the COL
lieries where they were formerly en-
ployed. They were principally steam
men, engineers, firemen and pump run
ners who struck on June for an eight
hour day and also to help the miners
win their battle. These men wanted
their old places back, but in many in
stances the company officials refused
to discharge those who stood by them
during the strike. There were many in
the Wyoming valley, however. who
were fortunate enough to find employ
ment. The company officials maintain
that they will not discriminate against
union or non-union men and that work
will be given all when there are va
cancies.
Although the strike is over, the path
of the non-union workman is still q
thorny one. They are disliked by the
unionists and it is not expected the re-
latons between them will be improved
when they get into the mines together.
Reports were received here to-day that
scores of non-union men have given up
their positions and are leaving the re-
gion.
President Mitchell to-day began the
work of preparing the miners side of
the case for presentation to the arbi-
tration commission. He will be the
leading representative of the workmen
before the tribunal and will gather
around him such experts in anthracite
mining as will necessary to properly
present his case to the commission. H
said to-day he did not know when he
would make his first appearance before
the commission.