The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-08-25

Under the heading, THE Worst Feature OF
It," the Scranton Republican publishes the fol-
lowing concerning the strlRe in that city:
The situation here Is still OF the dead lock
sort. The mai ty Of the miners ana labOTers
in tho mines stuuty assert their determination
to refrain nom work until the companies Weld
TO the demands made upon them iOf an increase
OF pay, which The operators just as stouty as.
sert they caInOt afford. Tnuy talk very com
poseGiy about it. Vet, while the workmen will
not work themselves, thSv say they VIII not
prevent hose from working who desire to do
so. THIS sounds rather strangely, III view oil the
fact tndt from every quarter comes the cry:
We want to work, but they won't lev u.s. If
by they che miners are meant, their talK and
their aCtlOn,are very inconsistent Ihe attempt
to lntlmidnte workmen IS denied aud yet wOIk
men are daily intlmldated. This is not ony at
the mines hut else where. man living un the
Flats was offered u job by a iarmer, and on
Wednesday moi ming ne started early 10 accept
the situation As he was to De gone from hume
all dar, he took his uiDner with him, In the pail
lie had Aways carried hls dinner before The
strike began. Now man with dinner pal
gOlNg from his home in the early morning, ls
such rarity that it attracted attention He
was stopped He endeavuged 60 eNplnNn that l. G
was gong TO do farm work thaC his Ianily
needed the neCessarles OF nte that he wasn't a
blaCkleg III any sense Of thar term lnasmuch as
he mad dstermlneJ TO abandon his regular busl.
ness aud 90 something else fOt IA living; plead.
Ell to be allowed 20 fulfill his ngagemenUs.
Then, attempting to continue bis way, he was
set upon ana beaten, and returned home with
injuries that Will kesp HIM thCre some DAYS
Men come TO us who say they are wOrNlng upon
jOOS here and there which have no connection,
even the most udirect, with the COmDan es but
have be n notified I'll &C thev continue % WORK
at their penl. Now the majority OF the WORK.
ing men COuntenanCe this, or they do not IL
they ito tney are not only violating the princ,.
pie which they declare themselves opposed To,
bur are also violating the law Of tue land and
the tunOalneutal principle OF Our Government"
AprOpOs OF the situation at PiGtstOn the
Scranton Repub lean uf the i7th saws The
em plOYees OF the ButleP Coal Company haN o
held meeting to consider the proposition OF
The company TO advance their wages ten per
cent Strange as II may appear, the men voted
10 retuse To continue WOr Nng even at the ad-
Yanced laIe of compensation. They now de.
mand stIteen per cent. advance, and refuse to
w0rk uulIl it Is conceded. Comment Is uune.
cessary but We might add that these men are
tue very ones who but lew days ago. were
driven tEOm Cheir work ana made 10 Join the
strike. Al tnat ume they were wOr"ing Hp-
pureutlf cOnlentedly, but now they fetUte an
advance considered very desiIaD,e IN these
| ImeS and ClamOr for more" in strange con-
trast wltn the butler Company's men are tlose
| OF the IittstOn Coat Company, who are ICjJlc-
! ing Ia the advance similarly CONCEDED to them,
anu continue work IN good sOirits.
| uAzLErON, August 4Oy-Au att mpt was made
| Dy the suIiNers az Beaver Brook last meat o
muster force Tor the purpose OF making a raid
| ON CRY st Al ridge and Of lne coll.eiies operated
| by A. Pardee u Co. The meu OF TINS cOliery as
| weA as OF al others opera,ed by the above com
pauy refused ~ JON IA the strike last week and
! have Deeu working steadl!y ever SINCE. ln1Or.
/ nation OF the lntehdedrlld MnR rtcsiVed here a
| little before midnight, and force OF citizens
| was soon col eeted To resist any attempt that
! might be m zoe 10 damage or destroy properly.
| IaiueIs a ter wing fOrceu he Yorktown men
| tU jOln, them We're Obnged 10 relnq Iish their
| design owing 10 tnelr ialIlItg 10 get the Honey.
| bro X men Out With the assistance OF the la,-
! ter the crowd would have beed very Formidable
| although me vigilance committee was FIepaT.
| go TO resist any attempt at violence. The aOOr
| i've item q Oi last night has had no efeC. on
tue men wac have been IN operation since The
! stIlke and tue7 are at work again TODAY
The AssOcia6ed Press dispatches cent from
| WI 1esUarto Tuesday read aS follows; The
! striking miner ~ tnis Vclulty are juJlllnU over
the dttei ninatlOn made by the employees Of the
| Pennsy lvuula Cual company at Rltt1On, yester
! dhy morning Tor demand OF ten per cent 40
| vance. The men here Imagine tins VIII have
| the effect OF frightening tine companies M o al
| cary recognition OF thor demands, for they as
| selt thAt OY compete stopuage OF wOik IN thls
| county Frank GOwen Will soon geo control o.
| the markets the operators, however, say JhRl
| tneY VIII not give way uuuer any cilCumstauc
| e.. They argue that would 90 emcida 10 tu
! tufe inter ests 10 DO 20. A farmer near Dallas
q small town a00ut Pht mites ffOm here-yes
| terday met the demands OF a tOraglug y tTty o
miners With shot Eun. He tnreuCened q
shoot tue urst man who stepped upon his prem
lses. Tue tOrHser d.d not lusst upon hls cOn
! u1Duung but went OF swearing 10 have al
sorts OF revenge. barn belonging 10 Nj
| swoyet, oi the Enterprise COlliery, was destroy
ed by nre yesterday, supposed 70 have been tn
Wors OF an incandlary.