The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-21
effect ON The STRIKE,
How Various Interests View the Re-
suit of the Action of the In
dianapolis Convention.

On all sides it is agreed that the ac-
tlon of the indianapolis convention will
prolong the strike, but opinion Is very
much divided as to whether or not 1t
will eventually win the strike for the
miners.
On the companies side it Is asserted
that neither this nor anything else can
make the operators bulge a hairs
breadth from their present position.
The miners leaders declare that with
enough money to give the strikers q
bare living, the fight can be prolonged
until the operators are forced to give in.
Superintendent c. c. Rose, of the
Delaware and Hudson mining depart
ment, said: 1.-The relief fund will pro-
long the strike, of course, but not to
any considerable extent. According to
the leaders own calculations, the pro-
posed fund will give each striker only
81 a week. Men who were earning 81 a
day will not be long content with not
much more than twice that much a
month"
Another superintendent, who declined
to be quoted, expressed the opinion
that this new move would prove as big
a fizzle as did the attempt to flood the
mines by calling out the steam men.
1.-The anthracite miners" he said,
"were told that the calling out of the
engineers, firemen and pumprunners
would bring the operators to their
knees. This terrible bolt was hurled
against the companies and it proved a
boomerang. This was a big disappoint-
ment to the strikers. Next they were
led to believe that even more heroic
ha ta1y t1 u,
down the operators solid front-a gen.
eral strike was to be ordered. After a
month of this hope the strikers were
doomed to another disappointment. The
substitute plan of relief looks nice on
paper but when it comes to be put into
practice it will be found to be still an
other disappointment. When this third
disappointment comes, you can look for
break. The strike leaders have played
their last card. 1t has no show of WIN
ming, and when it is generally seen that
1t Is not winner the rank and file will
cry quits. The termination of the strike
depends on how long it will take the
rank and file to see the impracticabil-
ity of supporting half a million people
by weekly subscriptions"
Executive Committeeman Henry ].
Collins, at present in charge of District
No. /, declares the relief scheme to be
the one and only thing to win the
strike. Enough money will be sub
scribed," said he, "to give every striker
living, and that is all they are ask
ing in the way Of outside help. They
can be counted upon to stay out till the
strike is won. if it takes all summer
and winter"
William Corless, one of the prominent
members of the Central Labor union,
gave it as his opinion that the miners
have their strike practically won. "This
relief" said he. will at least keep the
strikers in line until the end of Sep
tember. and it is certainty, to my
mind. that with the approach of winter
the operators will be disposed to open
negotiations for settlement ne de-
mands of their wholesale custome. for
an opportunity to make big stakes out
of empty coal bins. with anthracite
commanding a fancy price, will force
them to settlement, even though their
own desire to cut off losses and make
big stakes for themselves should not
move them to surrender"
MI Corless represents the Typo
graphical union in the Central Labor
union. The printers voted a contri-
button of 81 week each to the miners
fight. Mr. Corless asserts that all
classes of tradesmen will respond lib
orally to the miners call for aid. and
that the fund will be even larger than
the most sanguine now count upon.