The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-31
IS A VACATION,
NOT A STRIKE
Entire Coal Industry Of the Country
VIII be Tied up Monday While
Miners Take
Good Rest.
SETTLEMENT MAY FIRST
Referendum Vote Likely to Favor the
| Ten Percent Increase In Wages
and Drop all Other
Questions.
SETTLEMENT MAY FIRST

most 8 unit In DelleNluS lHdL IuS SlIu-
alton in the coal fields would be ao-
iusted before the first of May.
There was no doubt that the refer
endum vote in the bituminous district
would approve the compromise agree
ment reached between the committee
and the operators and this was ex-
pected to have potent influence on
the result eof the anthracite confer
ence scheduled for April 10 in Phis
adelphia.
Monday will see the entire coal in
dustry of the country tied up for a
fortnight. Union leaders made II
very plain that they had counselled
their followers to refrain from al
violence and to stay away from the
mines.
The thousands of men who will be
idle will simply consider themselves
on vacation for the coming fortnight
at least and that there is sufficien
coal On hand everywhere and there
will be no interference with othe
business.
This Looks Like Vacation.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 80. -
Foreign miners employed at the Dol
race colliery of the Lehigh Valle
Coal company in this city tonigh
started the first riot of the anthracit
coal suspension when they beat u
several clerks employed in the co
liery office.
The trouble started when the ME
demanded their due bills. Failure t
secure these started the fighting.
hurried call brought members of th
special Lehigh Valley detective fore
and state constabulary here. The
dispersed the crowd and took charg
of the company property.
Wave the Red Flag.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, March 30.-Fe
mines in this section operated wit
regular force today and tonight a
are deserted. Many slate picket boy
4 from the Hickory Swamp and ride
| districts, marched through the stree
after quitting work, in body. The
waved red handkerchiefs tied
sticks. There was no trouble in I'll
district.
No Violence Expected.
PHILADELPHIA, March 80. :
| That the strike of the anthracite co
! miners-or suspension, as they pref
to call (which went into effect t
night, will be settled at the confe
ence between the operators and mi
ers scale committee On April 10 in th
i city, on the basis of withdrawal
i all of the union demands and fl
! wage increase of ten per cent, w
the opinion in well informed circl
here tonight.
All of the other terms of the ext
ing agreement, 1t was believed. wou
be extended for three years and t
concession of the ten per cent
crease will be accepted by the me
kilograms received here tonig
from every city and town in the g
: thracite district say that the suspe
sion order of President White h
been obeyed Non-union miners ha
Joined with the union men and t
tie-up is complete The men are s.
: isfied that public sentiment is on thu
side and that it is universally r,
. ognized that the per cent wage sea
which has been in force ten years, b
S not kept pace with the advanced CT
of living.
3 While none of the operators wol
/ discuss the subject, = was stat
S that with the exception of Preside
Baer of the Reading and one or t
/ others, the leading mine owners re
ize that they will in the end have
r advance wages and they believe
= best to do SO before than after
!, ganic labor struggle.
While no trouble is feared, |
e pennsylvania state constabulory is
It readiness for duty anywhere. Tt
It are not likely to be needed. In ma
n places the miners themselves agre
to see that company property v
l. protected if the companies would
d frain from bringing in profession
d strike breakers under the guise
II guards. This most of the compan
:, oo,cidarad foir and will rocnao+s