Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-02
COAL MINERS OUT
ON STRIKE TODAY.
Anthracite Mines Practically r.
Up by MitcheII's Order I'd
Quit Work.
WILL TRY To OPERATE!
One Hundred and Sixty Thousand
Men Idle as a Result Of the1
Great Labor Struggle.

wILKESBARRE, Pa, April 10
hundred and sixty thousand
workers of the anthracite region, com
prising miners, laborers, company
hands and breaker boys, are on strike1
in this district in obedience to the sus-
pension order issued by Mr.. Mitchell
and their district presidents.
The union officials say that an q
these men will remain away from IA
collieries and that not ton OF coal
will be mined. The local unions have
appointed committees of picketa, Whd
line the roads 10 the collieries to 4
suade any who might desire to
work to change their minds.
The operators state that the "a
situation was up to the miners. 81
of the companies have posted nof3l 4
declaring that work will conffnuo -
their mines. Others, whose rules ~
TO put up notices only when work q r
be discontinued, have posted none.
Men who report for work VIII -
paid whether the colliery is aba q
work or hot. The operators say d.
they are acting fairly and squarely
the public. that they want to min q
and will do so under the present an
ment and that 1t is impossible 70 m
the average 80 per cent demanded
the mine workers unless they raise q
price of coal S1.20 to meet the incroaS
ed labor cost
1t is also the policy of the opera1cr|
not to irritate the mine workers Il tkar'
strike by employing Donunion wok1koEny
and they are not employing arun11
guards 10 fiaunt their arms in the 1ocoa.
Of the strikers as they did in 1D0z
They expect the mine workers e. ~
alize that preventing the minnr1u
from working me- that
hwrting themselves - than tlIl
hurting the operators If they DO
prevent the mines from bocouz
flooded they win be unable to WoEI
them for a long time after the sfKiko1
ends. If they stop the pumps, then
they must bear the consequences.
At meetings of the local union ID
men declared their determinations q
remain on strike until they recefvsd
further orders from President Mitchell.
The executive committee Of the o.
orators of the southwestern distxfct
has sent the following telegram t.
President Roosevelt:
''The operators of the Southwestern
Interstate Coal Operators association.
embracing Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas.
Texas and Indian Territory, >Eealixinu
the gravity of the crisis cause by u
failure of themselves and the lminefl
TO agree OH wage scale and1cou11l
tons of labor in that field, " eA 4
submit all questions at issue tsA arb
tration before commission to b n
pointed by the president of the Unz)
States
The anthracite mine operators' con
mlttee will meet the miners comm
tee in New York tomorrow. and Z
ther conference on the wage scale
be held Pending the outcome d
meeting the anthracite miners
been called out and will not retu
work until an adjustment of thai
mands has been brought about.
1t is announced from Johnstown.
that Il Thousand or more union min
will make a Representation at
mines OF the Berwind- White Coal cd
pany at Windber today in an effort
get the nonunion miners TO come In
The organization. The Demonstrated
is 10 consist Of parade. bur no trou-
BILE is expected
President Mitchell is on his way g
New York. where be will meet the coal
road presidents tomorrow. His order
suspending work at the mines has besn
generally obeyed