The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-19
THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT
Preaident Patrick Gilday Makes q
Statement of the Work Among
the Miners CniOn-Men of His
District Will DO ~ President
Mitchell Con n,auaa.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, June 17.-Patricl
Gilday. president of the Central Penn
sylvania district of the United Min,
Workers Of America. who came her,
to consult President Mitchell on ,
matter local to his district. in q tall
with correspondent Of the Associated
Press gave an insight as to what III,
soft coal miners in his territory ar,
doing to help their brother workmer
in the anthracite territory. Mr.. Gil
day said there are $4,000 soft coal min
ers in his district and every one Of
them is taking a deep interest in the
struggle now going on in this region
On the second day of the strike Mr.
Gilday sent out instructions to every
check weighman and pit committee
man at the. mines in his district tc
prevent the shipment of soft coal into
anthracite territory, and thus far, he
said, very little coal from his district
has taken the place Of anthracite.
President Gilday said he had no per.
sonal knowledge that the other bi.
luminous presidents were doing the
same as himself. but he felt sure they
were. Some soft coal is coming into
the anthracite market from central
pennsylvania. West Virginia and vir.
ginia. but it is mostly of non-union
production.
When asked regarding the feeling in
his territory as to general strike t.
help the hard coal miners, Mr.. Gilday
said:
Our men will do whatever President
Mitchell says. They can have our
financial support and il Mr.. Mitchell
sees ut to ask our men to lay down
their picks they will do it promptly.
do not believe. however, there will
be general strike Of the soft coal
miners. because the anthracite men
are going to win without it."
Asked as to how the miners expect
to win in view Of the fact that they
have practically reached the limit of
their resources in this region in press.
ing the operators and the latter still
stand out firmly. he replied:
by the slow destruction of mine
property. BY that l mean that II they
DO not give the men the hours and
pay they ask for, the men will not
consent to go into the mines and pre.
serve the properties. The collieries
will ill with water II the strike is not
soon ended. and the mines will begin
to squeeze or cave in. All the tim.
bermen are out. and the timber which
holds up the roofs of the mines will
soon begin to give way. These
squeezes will cost thousands of dol
lars to repair. and will probably be
the cause of the abandonment Of many
,cstly operations. When the investors
pockets begin to feel it a change in
the attitude of operators will come
and the miners can wait for the
change,
President Gilday's mission here was
% get President Mitchell's consent to
continue the strike against the Son.
nan Shaft Coal company near Portage,
"a. and also the financial support of
he national organization. He re.
'eived both. The strike at that place
vas begun on Aprii Is. because the
company would not recognize the un.
on and sign the wage scale. About
$50 men are involved.
The strike at the BLOOMINGTON mines
lear Philiipsburg. Pa. has been set.
led and the men will return to work
Cmorrow.
Five hundred men struck here Tues.
lay because four men would not ioin
he union. The four men have Quit
york.
president Mitchell was in frequent
Geographic communication with his
nen In the west on general organiza.
ion work. He had no information to
mpart on the strike in this region or |
he various suspensions.
Clarksburg. w. Va, June 17-An
mort is being made to induce the fail.
DAD men to refuse to handle coal
mined In this district. Success In this
you'd mean 4 complete suspension of
aiming.
There Is some little uneasinesa
mong operators. Organizers win
ave this field tomorrow for the West
'irgfnia Central to induce a strike
mong the miners of the Davis Elkins
indicate. Mother" Jones and others
ddressed 300 men today at Willow
reek school house. near Monongah.
ne crowd was largely composed of
omen. children and farmers.
Charleston. W. Va, June TIT 4.
eheved here that mining will be re.
amed generally in the Kanavha riv.
district and In the Elkhorn region.
ne kanawha-Hocking company has
nnounced semi-monthly pay days and ,
,adA. 0fhar non>..-a>