Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-16
THE COAL STRIKE.

After many conferences with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Sec'y. Root, J. p.
Morgan, the Governor and U. s.
Senators Of this State and New York
and others, the Operators Of the An
.thracite Coal region, on Monday J.
agreed to the appointment Of az -Ast
sion to be named by Preside. .,ommis-
velt, TO whom el-.- no at Roose-
--'ah referred all
..,;ons at issne b .tween the com
qan;es and their employees. whether
they belong to dnion or not, the de-
cieion of the CO admission to be accepted
nv the operators. The commission to
consist OF an army and navy engineer,
an expert mining engineer not con
nected with the coal-mining properties,
one o. the judges of the United States
courts of the Eastern district OF Penn
sylvania, man OF prominence, en-
inent az q eociologist, and man who
bv active participation in mining and
selling coal 10 familiar with the physical
and commercial features OF the business
The operators also made II part OF
their uroroeition that the miners should
refurn 10 work az soCn az the cornBis-
sion ia constituted and cease all inter
ference with non-unlOn men. LUG
cornrniesion 70 name a date when lie
findings should be effective and TO
govern conditions Of employment De
tween the companies and the employees
for at least three years.
Whether or not the Miners Union
will agree 10 this remains 10 be seen
THE SIXTEENTH.
The Sixteenth regiment reached Mt.
Carmel, in the eastern edge OF North
amberland county, last Thursday. with
out accident. OF any particular incident
and Immediately began building CAM
and making themselves az comfortable
az possible On the side Of the mountain
The town turned out TO welcome them
the rough camp ground was cleared OIL
tents were erected and floors, beds
tables and seats built; and ten day
rations drawn. A sutler who opene'
his store at the line did good trade II
blankets, and the prospects OF colo
weather and long stay caused extr
bedding and oil stoves to be in demand
That evening details were sent Y
guard the colleries in the large distric
assigned to the regiment. The territor.
assigned TO the Sixteenth covers hal
way to Ashland, where the Fifth Reg
ment and Battery B are located, an
half way to Shamokin. touching tn
Tenth's district-a strech OF seven mile
and covering territory four miles widt
This region includes 13 collieries, eac
one having a settlement Of minel
grouped about it.
Guard duty is strict, no one withor
pass being allowed inside the line
This caused a couple Of coal operator
who tried to drive through the line
10 retire while a crowd Of 1000 minel
cheered the guards and hooted at Ii
operators.
Friday morning the men found ha
an inch Of ice in their water bucket
and shivering groups gathered aroun
the camp-fires; the sutler came alon
with oil-stoves and blankets, and did
bargain-counter business
Colonel Hulings, commanding ii
Second Brigade, visited the Sixteeni
that afternoon while making tour
his brigade. He seemed satisfied wit
the work done in making presentab
camp and hoped to be back with
command in few days
That night there was some stoi
throwing at the Reliance Colliery, ar
the throwers were shot at.
Only the best Of feeling prevails b
tween the miners and soldiers Of u
Sixteenth, and not one case has been T
ported of annoyance or attack fro
the strikers. There seems 10 be te
dency among the miners TO keep Il
peace probably inspired by the soldie
ly bearing and air OF knowing how
take care of themselves that goes wi
the regiment Miners and soldiers ha'
fraternized, and everywhere they cs
be seen together. There has no troub
since the Sixteenth took charge, and 81
officers Of the local union say there wi
be nothing doing until the strike
broken and they 20 back to work.
On Saturday IL rained nearly all ds
and everything scheduled for the da
including the first practice for the 70
ball team was called off A number
young Hebrews in the regiment we
excused by Col. Thompson from all
ty during the day.
The Richards colliery, which was
have started that day. made no mo
and instead OF starting lost number
the men who had been working. 9th
collieries in the district were losing m
daily, the non union men who had be-
at work coming out under the prote
tion of members OF the union.
All through that field there was
sign Of break In the ranks Of the mi
ers and their strength seemed TO
growing instead OF falling of. Even
miners could be found to work und
guard another difficulty will be the a