Show t y MINERS DECIDE TO io CONTINUE THE Insist on Abolition of 01 Sliding Scale And Settlement of Other Grievances Besides Wage Increase If operators Refuse This Men Declare They Are Ready to Arbitrate Points at Issue Issues ranton Pa Oct 13 The ct dt ciL coal Jal miners now flow on strike after arter a at convention decided late this two t days afternoon aft to accept the 10 per cent net ini reuse in wages offered by the mine owners providing they will continue the th payment of f the until next nest nex April and wilt will abolish the sliding scale If H the operators consider the proposition tion unacceptable the miners are will willIng ing Ins to arbitrate the questions at issue ThY They also derided to o continue the strike until the operators agree to the con proposition The Uhe resolution is as follows S We your committee respectfully submit SU ubin the following preamble ind nd res ns for your consideration Whereas hf reas The anthracite coal opera operatis operators tors tirs hive hie ha e posted notices offering an ar 8 of 16 19 per cent over wages formerly pd p d a antI d have signified their to adjust grievances with their employees Whereas they have foiled felled to specify the length of time this advance would remain in in force and have also failed t abo h the sliding scale method of wages we would ni nd That this convention accept an ad advance vance ince ance of 10 per cent providing thet the c t will continue its payment pa ment un UnS S t tl 1 April 1 1901 and will abolish the theE E i ling scale in the Lehigh and Schuylkill S kill lull regionS n ions the scale of wages in the thelast tv tl i last named districts to remain sta siai u nary at 10 per cent above the jm sent basis ice and that the com corn I nies will vill ag to adjust other I aiu ci i s complained of with committees of their own employees Should this proposition be beable unacceptable able ahle to the Ule operators we recommend rec that tha t the convention propose that all ail questions at issue be submitted to a fair and impartial board of arbitration We e would further recommend that th t under onder no circumstances whatever mould there be a resumption of work workS S at st any of or the collieries until the opera operators operators tors signify their acceptance of this proposition and you are notified of ll that the tIte strike is ended and all return to work in a 8 body on the same day S Long Contest May FolloW S Judging by the unanimity una of the nine ahnes s In accepting the above l tons and by b the determined stand t iken by b the operators it U is generally I l that a long contest between i ith the th strikers s and the mine owners is r tt it t unlikely iy There Ther was great enthusiasm enthusiasm enthuS S in the convention when The Aie coun count countr countr t tr r proposition to the operators was as asi i ried and three cheers were given for President lr ident Mitchell The resolutions v fre e re drafted by b a committee of thir t tn en appointed at the morning session of cf which the national president was tha irman Mr lr Mitchell in an interview i with a I representative of the Associated Press I i IOn n i the outcome of the convention said 1 The lit action of the delegates delegat s in conven convent t tin tn n today in accepting an advance of ofIn In lIP i 1 jr t cent providing they the receive receil as ash h that the th advance athance a vance will continue In lii f ree until April next nest year ear demon 1 i nus that the ittie miners are consider 11 lit if f the public interest involved and disposed posed to be conciliatory conciliator and yet et ettL tt tL nine Tine owners refuse to join hands t i ith h the miners n ners in bringing the strike t 1 iI a i nose lose The responsibility for the theu Suf u ring that will entail on the poor in the large eastern cities will rest en ent t ii j with the operators ol The opera i IS r hive have now had an opportunity to 1 V that the proposition offered by t was as made in good faith If they n fI T wIlling lUng to pay 10 per Ci nt advance T it certainly ought to continue to pay payS payl pa S l 1 jS i 1 r six months The Th mine workers will win ni II I r main or rn strike until they are notified by the officers of the union nun that tha the strike is declared at an ani L i There will be no exception to this thin thi 1 i S I Cannot annot understand any an good rca rea reaH H wh why hy the should not ac act rt It t the conditions named nam in the I i rs resolutions I of oC course ourse hope u It there will be a speedy 1 i of this contest and an I believe that thatA i i A h hr future the operators will wUl be dis die disT dier I r T d 1 I to t treat with more consideration n u employees than they the have rave in the 11 tJ t J 1 am entirely satisfied with the ac 8 tion in taken by the miners They did not decide the question queston with a view vie of oC pleasing me but took the step because it satisfied them It as in their hands and arid they showed an extraordinary ry spirit of fairness Newspapers to Notify When Mr Mitchell was asked in what manner the operators would be noti notified I fied lied as they do not recognize the United Mine Workers Yorkers he said the em employers employers employers would probably find it out through the newspapers We gathered gath red most of our information information information tion as to what the operators are doing from the papers he said and I sup suppose suppose suppose pose that they the are doing doin the same thing Both of sessions were again a in held in secret At the morning session the entire wage scale was discussed in all its phases and rin in order that some something somethIng something thing tangible could be brought before b fore the convention cone ion the committee of thir thirteen thirteen thirteen teen was appointed for the purpose of drafting into resolutions the suggestions suggestions made by the delegates This com corn committee consisted of President Mitchell the presidents of districts No 1 and No 9 the secretary of district No So 7 1 and three delegates from each of the three districts distri thirteen in all Before the convention took its noon recess W D Ryan secretary se ry and treasurer of the Ule Unit Workers of Illinois Illin s and Mother Mary Jones made addresses Mr Ryan R nn informed inform d the delegates that the bituminous miners of Illinois were vere in thorough sympathy with their eastern brothers and that if financial aid was needed he felt Celt sure that the western miners would send it in any quantity |