Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1901 — The Anthracite Situation. [ARTICLE]

The Anthracite Situation.

Matters in the Pennsylvania coal region seem to be drifting toward another deadlock between the miners and the employers. The owners recently announced their determination to maintain the present wage scale and to settle all differences individually with the employes. In accordance with this line of action they have remained away from the Hazleton conference, at which they were expected to meet the union miners and discuss * new wage scale for the coming year. Their absence is resented by the miners, and the 600 delegates in the convention have passed resolutions authorizing President Mitchell and the executive committee to try to secure a joint conference with the operators before April 1. If they fail to secure such conference they are authorized. If necessary, to "resort to a suspension of work.”