New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

miners wages l050O 600
idle By the strike ..:?....... 275oooo
Les Les to to BUSINESS men men 6utgSs S Of
fSs s: 3: 6os a6a '2i acbSery fPa IRON police
cost OF maintaining non-unon workers 100000
Total 2lO 600
S5s!: q r v54ss s4E@ss 53s:s than .: IDLE: ss$S
Total 900
The departure Of President Mitchell for the West
this afternoon was preceded by instructions to the
district board members who are left in charge here
as to what to do in the week the president will be
away. These were to hold the strikers in line,
maintain order and await the result of the conven-
ton. Mr. Mitchell expects the work will be COM
pleted next Saturday and he hopes to return 10
this city the following Monday. Miss Morris his
secretary who accompanies him. will go direct to
Indiana polls while he will spend Sunday and Mon
Gay in Chicago. and the latter day address a
convention OF the National Longshoremen whose
aid in the event of a national strike will be of
much moment t. the strikers. as they handle most
Of the coal shipped by way of the lakes. They are
an organized body of about thirty-nne thousand
members.
On Tuesday Nj. Mitchell will go to Indianapolis
and there prepa e for the work of the convention.
His last words regarding it were: The outcome
rests with the delegates. No man can predict it.
Their votes will decide what is be done
DO NOT EXPECT NATIONAL STRIKE
Mr.. Mitchell himself will not express his views
either on the possibility of a national strike being
declared or instead Of it, a decision to raise
strike fund for the strikers of Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Virginia and Michigan. The Alabama
strike was practically settled to-day.
Few Of the district leaders expect a national
strike and reports from the soft coal States are
that while the delegates there willing TO raise
a strike fund, they in favor of breaking
the contracts they strove long to gain. About
three hundred and fifty delegates will leave this
region. representing eleven hundred votes. The
number representing the strikers from the three
soft coal States where strikes exist will not be
known until the convention assemblies as only
members in good standing allowed representa-
ton In this region the percentage In good stand
Ing IS not much more than 90. II is estimated
That not 20 per cent of the whole number of mine
workers in Virginia. West Virginia and Michigan.
$4,000 in all will be entitled to representation
AS far as can be learned the majority of the dele
gates from this region are not under strike in
sLIucLons but are ordered 10 vote according 10
tne ADVICE OF President Mitchell and their national
board members all of whom viii be present al tie
be there. the remainder staying here conduct the
the operators are waiting silently for the re-
port or the convention, and not until il is
VIII they make any aggressive move. Then IL Is
expected they will endeavor to resume work at
some OF the 'oLeries. Preparations at several
mines mines for n are already completed, and as
Operators this afternoon saw that there is no
iieve the result Of the co0venroS ION vii bay me
enect OF sending more men 10 them. AS 10 their
arrangements for starting work they will say
nothing.
STRIKERS HELP TO PRESERVE PEACE.
Word received at headquarters this morning
thi I President Duffy. Of the Ninth District. has
offered his aid TO Sheriff Gombert Of Carbon
County. In preserving order at the mines OF the
Lehgh Coal and Navigation Company, where there
has been much violence during the week. result
Ing In a call for troops on Thursday. Mr.. Duff
plan Is 20 place peace committees about the col
Heries to prevent violence as done here under
the advice of Mr.. Mitchell the time there
Violence about the mines IN this city. They were
effective In preventing disturbances here.
A citizens alliance. similar that formed In
Valley within the last three days to membership
Of FIVE hundred, with fund Of 5000 he
used in maintaining order The alliance Will aid
Sheriff CS0mhert, and already much
cerned In acts OF violence and about sixty
rants have already been sworn out over twenty
have been served. and Pat" Sharp said 20 be
2 leader Of the mob is in jail at Mauch Chunk.
charged with highway robbery.
The Citizens Alliance ~ this city. which sent
letter yesterday TO President Mitchell. asking for
a proclamation on his part 70 aid In preventing
boycotting and kindred Illegal acts. which have
occurred since the strike has received no reply.
and whether he Will answer or not President
Nj. chen will not
The United Mine Workers official weekly syuop-
sis the strike Is follows:
Anthracite men quiet and firm. Deputies desert
ing by the score. Companies swearing war
rants 10 intimidate the strikers
West Virginia-Deputies adopting terrorism 20
strikers cheerful and confident.
Michigan-Strikers voting q proposition 70
accept scale. Settlement possible and prob
able.
Peace probao4e