, 1875-01-19
ecrania1,. In the LnckAwahna region, 10 sho
hIuCJt TUMUf,r

NIntlT IL tttt'lAt HlA -"
.lucing ,,,i,lar nvo 'oan ntoppel. F'ftaon thon-
sati1; n,nrIe, without employment. have wanaor-
I'd aIt,lehAy nlont tlo etreeta. while Their fa'n~
jcs were Htnrsins nj tlf'uln. These matt, hcc'tn~
uitled, and arc ttilt committing various laylees
nrt,. Nut a day or night phareH but "hnt bur-
ulary Or hlsi,way-rbI,nry IA rccortlod,. Ind frn-
,Inoi,ty nj unfortunate falls beneath tho MIR
.Santy in, }" Hyde Park. I'anuora, Pine
1}roplt, and other siiiltnH haEnleta. exhibited tho
uoat terrible and ngonlzing pictures OF mthiJ:
S,,nc Of The frlenzcl ohca hnve prrI'atraecd
h,ou,.calr,1inE crithcn nyns Lloso moro fortunate
il, tho ornc.,iut Of wnrllfy treasures; whilst
bi,crp r,n,ln dn4pernto by want. have committed
t1,ici,;e, froeing Themselves. forever from tic
Ms c.sss n their eM nreieho'sss tet hrn,ss
tLnIr erlatiated fnrins elserng with cold, arc
not infraouenty discovered In horcle not lit fur
human hal,itation OH tho verge OF starvation.
Mon changed front thrr former atato o. 'htalll-
re,ge to irnbicty by The deprivation OF proror
tuurislInleit, ATE alao found UtHtrebe, fquaIid-
utsr, aud crime, prevail to MI alarming, dcgree
mil bit little, II any attempt IL mado 70 a.ste
Tic nrr,tmnlhtinE tnrrnfe OF mo rresont uFehalu
rtnatint, l,y either aulhurites. corporations pr
inli.it,.alg. IL fact riot at,d ruin haFo Invaded
thc siuucjpal tloygrII1uetlt of Scranton, 1nhttv
1,rttuiuu,t and minor oflitera being Accused of
criminal ttansactions
The people are
40 DEMonAIIzEp
hv thair impoyerihhlneI,t thhe u geherhI leel'ng
nf insecurity las manifested itablf RfhonK tho
k5,g,oAs-co,nmunIty. Morchants wltse rtoreH
ura located in TIC moro ex1ustd limits Of tim
civ arc trading with sllorteucd stocks. 70 that,
II ito n,addchel aud hungry maHscs rala upon
their eturcs, their lnHs will bo but comparatively
small. Une Or two groceries were !Ateiy fhbbca
Of their contents by tho famlshoa citizonR Of
some mining towns. Threats arc malo Of
ro1ln,uta destruction Of tho BtorpH ow,sed by the
cortluralions, ,,,IoAa tho miserable coudlttoh uf
the people in nmeliorated by solne meaf1s:
oa amin 1HF
DoIawore, 1,acl,awan1la II Western llaiisad COM
1at,y that wages for 1875 would be- dooreasad to
u ncnle similar 10 tI.at ia bo worked upon III tue
other rcgions, much Indignation MAS expressed
aguirrt Hlch n troceltt.p upon tho part of tho
Company. Tic 1nen gatl.arod In convention
al Ityda Park. For q time it Looked verY
much IN if strike Lad bcen decided Upon,
Hnrne Of tho 1nuro infnriated splits ndyising
agreed to appoint Conmtteu to ask rho Com
uauy. til, o,,tn their Ge1crat Coal Agent ii Hano
mobilization could not 1,c mn,]e III IN Tho propo-
eition. TtIo dIfeHtion wns submitted to tho cor
roru:infl hut tleir previous proposal to inaEe
reduction III tho wuges
WAS It, NE AnHEnED TO.
Notwithstanding tie complaints OF the working!-
men. Upon tho reception Of tho Colnpany's
nftor como discussion. III which tho action Of
tho Company was rather severely criticised, the
| following resolution was prepared and rassod:
Esxo,rt, THAT, fl view Of tile bnd a defiant reply
rra't1n stns If the rnrkna,neu Of ills region. we
x1gr Cm1nitire, dre1n II nvssabe on your TART ia
sontine work fur tic prose,t all So recommend tie
iecstity NJ organizing and preparing fur tho coming
etrngglc, which must "d WI! esent4a.ly ctne IL Tug
tnray soltitaes 10 e1cfe'Ae us 'sfanneal Fue Oh
ruin ai asso!a.on M Ii f.o, III. sccs.v of ,or,,,,
o,"antzation: Ind wo do resnccfuly rcauest eyrry
u,ai, woriuu in auI sry,,, lie ,il,ss to ,nite with us
in preparing to rosist Ills terrible onslaught Of capital
agatuat labor.
Aud, further, we recommend inc appointment o. .
COMMITTEE 10 nn srsss a. :" ~ te M MIie set'
tnfth .mo r I'm aa'nt a, ~
IL" fatr aud tmnartial Statement of tho rscsent Ia
.ss t. Ss Il IN III o sans p.sss
The miners aro torrib1y in earnest ID their p,,r-
poso to open q conflict with lilo operating COM
| i,o,,iea, aid are now buu,ly euraued in baudiuv
ttl ttarntl,or' n,,a .
'Se oxoASrz1sa BRANCH Lodges
o. ho nera y; m EssGna Na.n,a 4n son s
0.fInors,,. Distrirt Trcxii1aut ara trxynii,lr
thro,,rtn tIn reeion. and adirees,np immauno
a,'I ~ 'nnaiirs or tf,o hanoflte r. hn
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