The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-22
THE ANTHRACITE STRIKE.
The Great Strike of the Anthracite
Miners Of Pennsylvania Now
In Full Swing.
THE RAzLETOK CONVENTION AnIOuRRS.
The QsCstioR OF CaliIaE 0nf shs EE-
gtneeru. Firrslen aud Pnup haa-
neru Left Go che District 0aneers
-rTeHaratioHs MahiRE for q
LspR struEEiV.

liazleton. Pa, May 1.-THE great
coal strike. which was inaugurated
permanently Thursday evening u nos
In full swing, There were no develop
ments previous at the rcasscmbiing
Of the convention in secret session
shortly before nine o'clock Friday
morning.
4 TieisIish ausstieH.
Prom the gossip uf thr delegates u
was expected that the proposition 60
call ont ;he mine engineers, hremeB
and pump runners, thus endangeriBg
the safety OF the mines, would meet
with as much opposition as did the
ms:iUn 10 make the strike permanent
Those who advocated the continued
suspension Of work here, az a rule, fa.
yorcd of calling nut these men. They
argued that the more the mine own.
ers were einconyenienccd and harasset,
thr sooner they would give in and
grant the concessions. The more
conservative mine workers feared
that to call out the protectors Of the
mines would be a boomerang that
might prove extremely costly TO She
miners. n was argued by them that
thc United Mine Workers organiza-
tiou had all along followed the policy
ss assisting the companies In protect
Ing their property.
One Delegates OpIHisn.
Ono delegate said; Il am against
calling cut the engineer, fircmen and
pump runners, because / believe the
union should protect property rather
than stand by and see It 60 TO de-
struction. II the convention decides
10 call out the men and the compa-
mics fail Ia iill their places, nearly cy-
cry mine In the region would M with
water. which would mean tremendous
loss To- the owners. II would take
months "a pump out this water, aud
In many cases the flooding of the
workings would ruin them beyond ull
repair Another danger would be tho
accumulation 81 gases. Mter the
strike II over aud the water had been
pumped out the msn would run a
great risk in entering the mines"
They DsdEsd the Question.
The convention adjourned sine die
at ii;45 o'clock The convention de-
cidcd 20 leave the matter Of calling
otN tho engineers, firemen and pump
runners To the national and district
officers.
Steps were taken by the convention
to involve In the strike nll the bitum-
innus and anthracite coal miners in
the United States.
Reports from nll parts If the region
show that everything Is quiet, and
that the men are determined to stand
by the strike order.
Preparing FST the Campaign.
Local unions throughuu: the r..
gious are in session, preparing for the
cnwpaign aud adopting plans for re-
lief of members. The coal companies
continue 20 make preparations for a
long strike. The coal and iron po-
lice, who are sworn Ia by the state
Of Pennsylvania, but who are paid by
the coal companies, are now more
active and alert, but their services are
hardly needed at this time, because
the strikers are keeping away from
the collicrirs. The electric railway
company has reduced It's service one
half and laid of o number of their
employees. Because Of the stagnation
of business traffic Is becoming very
light.
Many industrial establishment are
experiencing difficulty In getting coal,
and are ecunomizing In this respect.