The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-18
THE FESTIVE MINERS.

CONTINUED Discomfort AND DIsrRUsr IN
THE WYOMING REGIoN-ALARsnNG DEMON
gTRATIoSs-BANNEE nscRIPTIoNs-AS AT
TEMPT TO AROUSE NATIONAL PREJUDIcEs.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April IL. 1878
While capital has succeeded IN placing It's heel
upon the neck Of LABOR IN the middle coal deld, ana
the operators hold the employees so still and quiet
that things have becole unlnteresrIngly tame,
the situation Ia the Wyoming region is growing
exceedingly important II not decidedly grave.
Efforts have been &C lively made during tile present
week 10 induce the miners 10 vote upon the ques-
tion OF returning to work al the reduction but the
scheme JAILED. and those engaged In 1t. incud-
ing W. H. Carroll, President OF the Wilkes
barre branch OF the Miners National Asso-
citation, ana Charles Parrish, President
OF the Lehgh and Wilkesbarre Coal
Company, got more or less into disgrace
with the miners. The gentlemen alluded to were
regarded as engineering tue matter, and very
bitter feeling against them has been manifested
IN several OF the local branches OF the miners
organization from present indications.
NATIONAL PREJuDlcEs.
1t is feared that an attempt Is to be made to
increase the com IMPLICATIONS which involve the
question between the combination of monopolists
In coal and the miners by stirring up national
jeaousles and prejudices among the Irish and
Welsh, who are pretty equally divided through
out the mining villages. In the northern part or
LuZerne county this plan worked SO successfully
In defeating the long strike OF 1871 that
1t Is tempting trump card Tor the
operators TO play, and 1t seems now
to be IN hand, poised and ready to fall upon any
strong card that be played by the miners.
The result that Is likely TO follow must De iar
more disastrous than even much longer pro-
longat.on o. the present excitement, -. me edec
miners our years ago, and then giving them
1ounaation OF national hatred and dlstrust to resG
upon, are sui felt here IN business ana politics,
and IL may never die out III is sincerely 10 be
trusted tnat the operators VIII not seek to still
more intensity the feelings engenoered in the
THE SPIRIT OF UNREST.
This afternoon we have had exhibition OF
the spirit oil unrest which pervades this section,
ana winch seeks vent the only way
that falls upon IDLE men. An immense pody OF
miners, numbering 1000 men, from Warrior Kun,
Newport, Nanticoke and sugar Notch, marched
through the streets OF the city. the depor .me M
OF the parade was civil. and there was nothing TO
md fault with, except the inscriptions the
banners, winch expressed the feelings OF the
strikers In the following significant legends eff
in union there Is strength, the men OF sugar
Notch have the strength OF samson - TRAITORS
should be branded wIGn the mark Cam - mo
surrender TIL hell freezes over, teen we will crawl
out from under the ce;" "our Cause Is Just and
we VIII wn:n while we've crust OF bread Wen
not give in;' "Nothing but the oasis oil 1874 Tor
the wnlle legged boys OF Warrior Ran ~, "lhe
Tor action" 1--WE are pledged to protect the
interests OF our employers, III return we ask Tor
JUSTICE" An elIley inscribed "A MUuel Blacklee,"
dressed in The CARP OF miner, was torne Tough
tue streets, with rope around his neck aud
Justify cneered. At every corner soldier was
also hung IN enjoy anu formed one OF the features
OF the process sion an addition that was In very
bad taste. The demonstration WAS perfectly sue
cess vi IN point uf numbers, but the propriety OF
II just 1T tnls time, when portion OF the county
Is virtually under martial law Is strongly ques-
toned oy the well Informed and more cautious
miners nerea0out. IL mas had the enect To DIS
hearten and discourage The merchants or the city,
who had been hoping ior a resumption OF WORK.
best friends OF the miners. me prospect Is get
ting decidedly unnterestlng and dismal.