New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
5000 WEST VIRGINIA
STRIKERS WIN DEMAND
international President An
nounces Settlement with
Paint Creek Company.
THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
Mr.. White Also Hopes Soon to
Get Concessions and Terml-
nate Walk Out of Z, 900
Other Miners.

Philadelphia. March 22-John T. White'
international president of the uhiied MILO
Workers Of America. announced mere W.
day that basis Of settlement saNa
factory 10 the men had been reached WIN
the representatives of the PANT Green
Galleries Company. whose miners III
West Virginia have been on STRIKE 'or
! about ten months.
There are nearly ten thousand men on
strike In the West Virginia feids' ana tue
expected settlement affects about three
thousand OF them. according 10 MI
White Tie strike OF the miners OF Tue
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coai MINIS
Company continues.
Negotiations looking toward se'ue-
ment have been In progress Tor SUM
time. MIR. White said. and resulted III Il
conference here with T. j. roster Vi
Scranton. Penn who Is identihed WIN
the Paint Creek company. MT fos'ei
assured him that the company "d"''"
to reach a settlement, and the TWO men
soon agreed on basis.
Mr.. White further said that the COM
many would grant the main demand for
the right of the men TO organize. lhls'
Mr.. White said. would carry with II SEMI
monthly pay. check weighmen ana pay
ment for ton Of 2..o pounds.
Mr.. White will return to West Virginia
ON Monday. and will probably call on
Governor Hatfield TO talk over the situa-
ton.
In the course of few DAYS. MI.
White said I'm statement tonight, OH
Gals representing both interests VIII me II
and formulate the details. and thus ter
inmate the long -drawn-out strike.
THE unrest among the miners OF the
I, West Virginia coal fields Is so pronounced
that il is not Improbable the strike senu-
ment will spread 10 other sections OF the
state. The union had made EXTENSIVE
preparations To continue the struggle IN
iii the state and the coal operators OF
West Virginia conceded the miners inc
rights accorded them by law, nain'p o
tho right to organize. semi-morthly pal p
DAYS. the right TO employ check weigh
men ard the legal ton of 700 pounds.
Eminent legal counsel. IN addition 70
that already engaged. will be employed
TO carry the question involving the con-
stltutloual rights of the miners to the
Supremc Court Of the United States.
Charleston. W. Va. March % 1t is adj
United throughout the !<anawha county
district that the settlement between the
! United Min. Workers of America ana the
| Paint Creek Galleries Company VIII have
AN excellent effect. Nine operations on
! Paint creek and two on Briar Creek are
| affected.
| Governor Henry y. Hatfield to-day re-
leased twenty-four men who had oeeh ar
rested By the military Authorities.
The coal strike embraces both Paint
and Cabin creeks. While fewer men have
been on strike in the Paint Creek section
mast Of the violence has occurred IN that
district.
The strike had its inception on April J.
1912. Since that time there have been
scores of riots and considerable bloodshed'
Soon after the strike was called Governor
Glasscock declared martial law. As the
troons invaded the strike zone practically
a condition Of anarchy developed. Bands
of men travelled ahead Of the soldiers
shooting ND towns Soon the entire militia
of the state took the field. After time
quiet was restored and the troops were
withdrawn.
Within a short time Governor GLASS
cock for the second time declared martial
law. The troops remained I'm the strike
field for months Gradually they were
withdrawn until all had been ordered
home However. the second martial law
proclamation was not lifted. few
months ago miners aud deputies engaged
in "A battle More than score ot per
sons are reported To have been Killed. but
definite information as to fatalities has
never been available. as the fight occurred
| in an isolated mountain district WINE
this battle ragged the militia was again
ordered into the strike country.