Show GOMPERS BELIEVES MINERS WILL strikers are being generally aided by wage earners and the general public miners leaving the anthracite fields sept 17 president ot the american of libor in a statement issued today takes a hopeful view of the situation lae statement is as ol lovs at this urns it is impossible to say exactly when the strike will terminate hut after careful inquiry into the situation at the mines I 1 am convinced that the struggle will end by agreement the nage earners and the general public arc generously contributing to the aid 0 the miners it is e trenal that this aid ie extended and continued 4 11 II the manhood of the miners is to bo they must at least have tread for their wives and little ones as v ell as for themselves the declared attitude 0 tho presidents of the aethra cite railroads has not apparently ching cd respite this fact I 1 am fully convinced that the will end through agreement with improved condi tiona for the miners and the union maintained signed samuel bompers Jom pers president american federation of labor Potts lle pa sept 17 the exodus of anthracite miners continues from the schuylkill region because the strikers leave div an ap hope of an early settlement it is estimated that 2000 miners hie gone 0 o the irwin gladison la and greensbury greensburg Greens burg bituminous coal fields and upward of are said to have secured employment in tho pitta barg district |