Show COAL MINERS DECIDE TO STRIKE 1 hNot Fifty per cent odthe union miners have been taken back in parts of the anthracite regions mitchell re fuses to make a statement hazelton oct employed emp loyes of G 11 co and the men working at the drafton drifton mine of coxe brothers co last night voted to continue to strike until the conditions under which they are to be taken back by thebie firing are changed one of the of coxe brothers co abid today we insist eliat all men formerly employed at our mine who went on strike aha ll 11 apply to the respective foremen a if they wish to return it we have room for them and they committed no acts of violence baring the strike they will be taken back with the understanding that the nonunion non union men must not be molested aery man hs struck is considered by in a having left our employ and that la why we will not resume operations by permitting tho men to return to woran A body at silver brook colliery operated by J S co the men must abw make application as individuals la before operations arc resumed pa oct U lt Is that not fafty per cent of the men who went out when hc einera ni nera strike nas n as in alie lyvern valley ivill pet their place back and eliat only a have started to others will be riven employment but lie coal company has to discharge those who took the of alii er thero is a feeling of unrest in afao talley Wilkes barre oct 2 wien the As gocia td arens called at mr mitchella today the latter biad not learned of alio action of the reading in increasing the price of coal fifty vents a ton lie wag asked to give an opinion on the matter he replied he had bothin to pay he was requested to give his views on hie course pursued bythe feln gh company towards their men bat declined in answer published statement that here flag sonic objection to his appearing before the commission in behalf of tahe joiners jn iners sir mitchell aid he presumed the miners could select lucli counie WT tirey saw fit to present their case before the I 1 |