, 1875-04-11
THE LABOR PROBLEM.
Littlo Change in tho Situation in fh
Pennsylvania Coal Regions.
An Effort Being Made for the Withdrawal
Of the Military.
The Mine-0wners Desire Final Settlement
Of tho Labor Question.

Tbs Mine-0wners Deaire Final sottlems,
i Of tho Labor Question.
/ Speefe' Dtspa1ch to The Cakaqo Tribune,
HA1ETos, Pa, April 10.-Tho miners, IN
people OF this city uho affiliate With them, =,
doing their utmost to have the military take
from the country. The movement is made I
politicians and few merchants Of tho plsc
ouk as far as your correspondent b,
learned, the movement has no sympath
from the leading aud solid men q
Hazleton sud the surrounding region. The dele
gatlon who went to Harrisburg to remonstrat
With the Governor, havo returned to work wit
will to obtain signatures to the form Of th
petition that the Governor yesterday suggested
On the other hand, the operators arc active
This morning the gentlemen held q secret COP
cls7s in Gen. Psrdee's Office, ths conference
extending over many hours. have heard from
/. IN operator who Was present that the object VA
to discuss the question Of tho withdrawal Of tn.
troops: and that the meeting resolved to brint
t every influence to bear upon tho Governor to
! HAVE THE MILITARY RETAINED
IN tho county Until this fight has been settled
one Way oz the other.
About ! week ago, when tho hostile ninors
wore raidiog through this territory and commit
ting acts Of high-handed ou.rage. Deputy
part Of men who desired 70 have the
peace Of the Commonwealth preserved has
kindted against them the bitter antaeonism and
hatred OF the miners Already those who served
upon this posse have received notices containing
THREATS OF VENGEANCE
';pes npon tlen' and warning them that thorr
lives viii not be worth the snap
OF finger when the miitia have evacuated
the country: These gentlemen are verJ'
famed for they are wall aware that thesa threats
are not idle.
This afternoon q district meeting OF the
Miners Benevolent Association was held here,
but no action OF defni:e character w.s takeu.
and an adjournment Was made over until Mon
dhy-
Tho unexpected action Of the men at Hyde
Park yesterday has been d terrible shock to the
CAUSE in Tue Lehgh region. and to-day it il lead
ing to discussion among tho troops, as Hell as
among miners and citizena.
During the courBe OF the interview to- -day with
tho proprietor Of the Wooda,de collesy. where
the stables were tired and destroyed on Thn1s-
day nlgbt, be stated that the people Of tho coun-
try are t=aing
f. WRONG VIEW or THIS STRUGGLE
between the operators and the miners. It is the
general sentiment that the issue is wransle
AGAINST tho reduction OF wages, but this is an
t1rely wrong. He spoke as an operator. and for
tho operAt0ra and declared ,h.t a. ;. 49,
i'm. tte c.nts,;.t. a.a S ueeaseu tnat lof long
r.n;. s,thraa.t. asa "no ~ Ploouc!ns FennsYl-
str;ts sn,7.rs fnh. tn. ue.elntneu 20 MAKE th1s
aemagoguss rho are engineering buis strike for
nj IN tha ana ,na ""a - nass 70 cone 70 snch r.
DstsFe now snd have 1t over. He considered tho
mines = the rlehtful property Of thoso who owned |
'"e4., s pus ~. uotnoe1 VI yea1s
TEE BAD EIE1fEyT8 AMONG rJE f.rrryrpx
,nva rna,are3 Tbar ;rst -. 4I
,le,a~d sa ~ ~ ~! !uSs oeoo' sno "ay tnay !!
'een concerned. He believed that il tie troops :
zero withdrawn scenes OF violence and deproda- /
tuu ~uoa gnfa AUG saas tne militia WouM be
lad left A' 1o1 's4' A'18 ~ 1'0f eney
,.o,r ,err1,.,.,..,
The e.cItennent haa aeen,ad =. ;,.-
av and r~on1s ~ ~ ss.aats 49, " .os.esss 70
~ ~, ,e1s.aa:S" u,o oeen nnte
ccnoia5 tha conn+-. .1, stuse .Lo asatJ nave
a+otrar o,,rgn-.I II A~'s" AAotAA