Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
Old SCALE IS OFFERED
Pennsylvania Mine Operators
Say They Will Not Cut Wages
Of Employees.
Declare That Miners May Return
to Work Under Former
Agreement.
President Mitchell Satisfied With
the Strike Situation in
Region.

WilkeSbarre. Pa, Aug. 9.-Operators
turnout the anthracite region declare
the statement OF the strike leaders that
the wages of strikers will be reduced
il they do not win the strike us false.
They say the notice posted at their
mines on March II is still effective, and
when the men return to work the wages
in effect when they went on strike will
be continued until April /, 1908, and
thereafter, subject to SIXTY days notice.
Also that local differences will, as here
tofore, be adjusted with their employees
at the respective collieries.
President Mitchell explained yester-
day that the appeal for the pardon of
the strike leaders now in Jail in West
Virginia Will be taken to President
Roosevelt only as Il last resort. There
are he said. some steps to be taken
before that is done, and if these fail then
the matter will be laid before the presi-
dent
Mother Mary Jones arrived here
late last night, and, after a conference
with President Mitchell, went to Scran-
ton, and today will return to West Nir-
giuia She denounced the Judges,
whom she said are on the side OF the
operators.
Sheriff Jacobs sent posse yesterday
morning to the Woodward mine at Ed
wardsville, where trouble was feared.
but the strikers dispersed quickly and
offered no resistance. AT Plymouth sew
tor n
the Nottingham and more at the Petit
bone. and at each mine they are en-
gagged in cutting coal and stacking it
inside ready for hosting when the
breaker is rum
The screenery of A. Il. Shoemaker
near Hazleton, was raided by strikers
and the machinery demolished, altho he
had permission to run it and employed
only union men.
Superintendent Toby of the Lacka-
wanna says the company will abandon
the Hallsted colliery at DurSea. which
is now full of water The mine en-
ploys $50 hands.
President Michel this evening sale
he was satisfied with the situation In
the hard coal region. Reports from the
district officers of the United Mine
Workers show that the misunderstanding
ing which prevailed over the distribu-
ton of the relief fund has now disap-
peared, and the strikers are more con-
tident than ever that they are going tc
win. Mr. Mitchell was also of the opin-
ion that the anthracite mine workers
must be paid in proportion TO the
amount paid to men in other branches of
industry. and unless this is done many
of the miners who have already left the
hard coal region to go to the bitumin-
Gus field will never return.
The ITO strikers at the Wilkesbarre
lace mill, who ended their seven weeks
strike last night, will return to work
on Monday without gaining their chief
grievance-the discharge of all relatives
of non union mine workers. The COM
pany retains the right to engage whom
it pleases.
Shenandoah, Penn, Aug. "a pla-
toon of the governors troops of cavalry
went to Turkey Run hill today on ar
errand of mercy and rescued a small
family from violence.
Brig Gen. Corbn received a. letter
from the wife of nonunion workman