Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
THREE DAYS. STRIKE
Coal Miners Ordered Out I'm
til Wednesday.
THEY MAY REMAIN OUT
QUESTION TO BE DECIDED BY A
CONVENTION.
General Impression in Anthracite Re
gion That Tie-Up Will
Be Prolonged.

| HAZLETON, Pa, May 10-The calling
| of another United Mine Workers conven-
| tion and placing in the hands of the men
| the responsibility of declaring a strike or
| continuing at work under present condi-
| tions is taken here to mean that the lead
| ers are in doubt as to the advisability of
| starting a struggle at this time. Many
| miners did not go to work today and others
! only entered the mines TO remove their
| tools From present indications not one
| colliery will be operated until the conven-
| tion comes to a definite decision. The
| Grand Opera House. where the delegates
| will meet Wednesday, has been engaged
for one day only, so it is believed the men
| will not be long in deciding what to do.
| Unless the leaders convince the men that
such a course is unwse they will declare
| for strike as there has been considerable
| unrest among the miners ever since the
| Shamokin convention.
| SCRANTON, Pa. May 10.-Today the or
| Ger of the executive committees of the
| United Mine Workers. made last night
| through President Mitchell and the district
| officers to suspend work at all anthracite
| mines on Monday. ard to continue until
! the HaZeton convention. which is called
| for next Wednesday. may decide the queS-
| .ioli il!iai!s' - si usu ~ % an " 60 % a. " - IN,
| for the delegates to act.
| puSitesS eoluitio'iS .ou's ,s;.ei. of 49,
INA, th SUSPENSE ad al,u w" INA ,thonah
| Neehs VI uo"ol ~ ~. "le -; 80 - ir. " n1,,,ter
| manded throughout this section because OF
.ne .,niN. IN IN sr,, .r' ~ -. In,ost norrnaI
| ma NHi 80. oo - -, =, ,r,,t,,a -
| Monday will be followed by the mine work
rs - - i, 10y az, ~ 1870, -, foI,o, thoir
1aaders ,h,t ,his mornins fourd a nunber
of mines 50 handicapp ed by workmen re
n'a a"ss 'iiat tiis i'i ~ Hi n5u a,d na-
| cIossd down for the day
] This is the semi-monthly pay day at all
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
ihiles III 'he -aeAa ~ " anna % ahsH' ,r,, ne Der
S 80. 60 &c ~, ~ ~ o,-la va 80 LII d;
hlrse many thousands of dollars to their
emnloves within the next half week so thai
| with what tho mine workers have heen
laying aside in prepare alton for the struggle
with the operators during the agitation this
! winter feeling that a strike was imminent
| Mltche1l very Busy man.
| Although President Mitchell was A very
,,s,. 49,, .oaa,, ta o,,,,,.ossa,, hir,,o,t &C
| ~ ~
r,i,r 80 oat;o,, 90 +ho o,-oa,,t;o
coror;++ees is =, On and II. Win ra,,.ir
b..a MT, r,,,osd.,, ord thor, ,o 70 IIaz1ato,,
While the business men of the anthracite
regicn deplore the strike and feel that its
eHects VIII be disastrous II one is ordered
.he alH % aoS. it sin m Is III .nt opiiiio
| to avert such radical action -
Nobody here doubts that the miners " Ill
to a man obey the order for a temporary
s'rlke ana 'Hit Hol d calloau ol coal VIII
in,S ,narts ~ IF the rse;on sbou tbat monv
| miners have already laid down their tools
and are now idle. awaiting the final out
come oi 'he f1a-ie'oi coiiNeii'ioh'
ile-OP Expected at onamoKln.
| sHAMohlN' "a May "'-"hen ouiie-
tiis were posteu mere aiiiioui4cihs 'he dctioh
OF the scranton convention In ordering
cessation OF work until the miners could
decide Tor themselves whether 10 strike or
not, local members OF the union with lew
exceptions SAD they would remain away
I'm: I,o'ii w. nIitlu a;S III -; h; ] ~ a.
Obtain concessions for them. From present
indinations eWarv collierv and washerv here
| will he tied nm next week A few miners
did not go to the operations TODAY Bust
ness men are DISCOURAGED They think a
| strike is inevitable. and that the tie-up will
| he of such lengthy duration that MANY of
-
| louisville, Pa.' May lo.-lhe news
that the miners will suspend work Monday
was received with CONSERVATION here 1t
! o +ho continent after President Mitch
was nc SeH'i'i'' ~.
ell ldhure al aioi'i a'ioh' 'nal " SUI
was inevitable, and it is feared it will be
| longer one TIM that of two years ago The
| coh,,,n,,u ,n,ners who constitute tho inf,,-
| -, -. -. 5;,.,.t ~ n 80. -,
o..ains+ strike bnt the sentiment of the
two upper districts was stronger. and car
ried the day The Reading Coal and Iron
| Company is preparing to swear in several
hundred extra policemen to guard the col
liery properties.
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