The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17

Hazleton. Pa. May 16--The anthracite
mine workers in convention today In order
to win their strike, unanimously decided
upon plan that II carried into success
full operation, would practically tie up
the Industries Of the country. paralyze
business and inconvenience the people
throughout the United States.
1t II their desire that Q special national
convention Of the United Mine Workers
Of America be called as soon as practi-
cable for the purpose Of endeavortng to
have all the bituminous mine workers.
both organized and unorganized involved
in the anthracite miners struggle.
The announcement was made at noon
today by President John Mitchell In a
statement giving the result Of the de-
liberations Of the delegates In convention.
II a special national convention Is called
and the miners succeed in their object. 1t
would directly affect $4,000 men who are
employed in and about the coal mines Of
the country Coal would soon become
scarce and this would ultimately result
in the tying up Of railroads and all sorts
Of industries that use large quantities OF
the fuel.
An absolutely trustworthy source IL au-
thority for the statement that special
convention will be called, probably at
indianapolis In the course OF several
weeks.
National cretary-Treasurer w. b.
Wilson of indianapolis said today that
within the next two or three weeks, re-
gardless of the special convention, 10000
men. In Virginia and West Virginia and
from 1900 to 10000 in the soft coal region
of central Pennsylvania would be on
strike point has been raised that the
United Mine Workers cannot call out the
men employed by companies with whom
the miners have yearly contracts or wage
agreements. but Secretary Wilson said
such is not the case. He said general
convention has power to abrogate COM
tracts II 1t deems such action necessary.
1t Is probable that the engineers, hre-
men and pump runners from the anthra-
cite mines will be permitted to remain
at work for the present at least
Notwithstanding that $4,000 men have
been idle for the last FIVE days. no dis
turbances of any kind have been reported.
The coal companies continue their
preparations for a long struggle. Mine
mules are being brought to the surface
and placed at pasture: clerks and other
employees are being laid off and other
steps have been taken to keep down ex-
penseg.
The coal carrying railroad companies
are laying off coal train crews every day
and the local electric railway company,
which has lines to all, the surrounding
towns has reduced it's service so per cent.
and placed its employees on half time.
Business generally Is stagnant and coal
in this section Is becoming scarce. Many
of the foreign mine laborers. In anticipa-
ton of a prolonged struggle, have left
the region and others are preparing to
follow. f
Hanna, Gompers and Easley Confer.
Washington. May 16-The National
Civic Federation has under serious con-
sideration the means whereby II may be
helpful in bringing about termination
Of the anthracite coal strike. Ralph NJ.
Easley, secretary of the Federation, came
over from New York this afternoon and
had a conference with Senator Hanna
and Samuel Gompers this afternoon. Arbi-
tration and a tender of the good offices
of the federation were among the matters
considered. but definite action was post