The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-23
FOUND NO PLACES FOR THEN.
Wen Applying at the Mines Turned Away
Appeals Made TO Mitchell.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, oct. ?2.-A score OF en-
gIneers, fremen and s.ahemen who had
been on strike reported az the Burn side, n
Reading coliery, this morning and failed 10
get their old places. They were told that
none OF the imported men who worked
during the strike would he discharged
They bore their grievance TO Secretary
Harlem, Of the ninth United Mine Work
ers' dist riot, who. after talk over the long
distance telephone with President Mitchell
told them that tho latter would present
their case 10 President Roosevelt's erbitra-
ton commission. Local superintendents
say that no fire bosses who struck will get
their old places. asserting that the men de-
serted places OF trust. Other work will be
offered 10 them.
SCRANTON Pa, Oct - An old engineer
at the Lackawannas Continental mines
who went on strike was told to-day that his
place has been filed and that the company
has no employment for him at present. II
Is said that unless he is reinstatod the breaker
boys at this colllery will refuse TO return
to work tomorrow morning.
WILKES BARRE. Pa, Oct. 22-The steam
men went to the mines to-day to apply
for their former places. som" of them,
with the general repair men were taken
back, but many were turned away and
told that there was no work for them as
their places had been filed
Several delegations Of these men waited
upon President Mitchell.
The operators have said there would
be no discrimination, said Mr.. Mitchell
and he directed each of the men 10 send
him In writing statement Of the facts Of
the refusal, 80 that he can refer to them
before tho arbitration commission. This
was all the satisfaction the mon received
There Is much grumbling. The operators
declare that they said plainly that the non.
union men now at work will not bc dis-
charged to make room for men who have
been on strike.
There will be no lack Of work, for the
actual miners and engineers and iiremcn
can probably get work In the mines They
will have no excuse for being idle. To-day
"A number of tho Coal and Iron policemen
were discharged there being no further
need of them on the coal properties and
many non-union men, unwilling to face
the risk of persecution and injury, also gave
up their places.
The rash of workers back 10 the region
is remarkable to SOC. Every train that
reaches this city cmptles its load Of strikers
into tho di-t rbutnS point cf the recon.
They come from all over, some with money
enough to pay car fare, others riding on
freight trains and some walking
Tho strike leaders a." watching carefully
for cviclonc" Of blackli-tmg They bcliev"
that some of IN" companies will try to otI~j
the men who have boon most active during
the strike. II tHorr IL cvideac" Of this II
will br submitted 10 the arbitration com
mission
President Mitchell and the operator, us
well are hard Al work preparing reports
for the commissions. President Mitchell
had the three district presidents auo tAo
regular secret aries busy all iav, while each
delegate 1T the COnNor'lo ion Was instructed
to send 10 headquarters cert ain material
facts which are to lie used before the COM
mission. II" expects 10 h" very busy for
several days upon this work. The opera
tors are also compiling data
Prcsi9cnt Mitchell does not know when
h" will 20 to VI Washington
John MarklH mad" his first statement toe
day since the strike ended. He said:
II shall abid" by tho decision of the ar
bit rat ion commission and expect my men
to do ihc save. 80
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