The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-02

The Troubles in the Coal Regions.
The accounts of strikes and riots in the
coal regions of Pennsylvania which the
HLEALp's correspondents furnish show that
the folly and wickedness of O few bad men
have led miners and other workmen to great
extremes, which they and their families will
bitterly regret before long, and which must
bring suffering to some thousands of inno-
cent families, as well as to the rioters them
selves.
1t is very clear from the accounts we re-
ceive that the strike is by no means general
A large number of workmen were willing to
! work, and were yesterday driven from the
mines, foundries, iron works and other
workshops and some of them were badly
Scranton met, to the number of five
thousand, in the woods near that place,
yesterday morning, and after prudently
driving away q reporter determined to stop
all pumping at the mines and to expel all
workmen from the foundries and other
shops. They marched into Scranton, but
fortunately the Mayor of that place
is q man of courage; the citizens
did their duty; Sheriff's posse of fifty
citizens met the mob, marched through it,
and, being attacked. at once fired and en-
tirely dispersed the rioters by their fire and
their resolute attitude. Several men were
killed or wounded, among them, we regret
to say, the Mayor, and Catholic priest
who courageously endeavored to save the
lives of some workmen attacked by
the rioters The Mayor and Sheriff
kept possession of the streets all
day, and marched their force Of cit
liens through them. We hope the work.
shops by the strikers will be induced to
join the posse of citizens and help to re-
store order and to defend their right to
labor.
| We call the attention Of the strikers and
Of the workmen who have not struck to the
words Of P. M. Arthur, chief of the
Brotherhood of Engineers one of the
most powerful workingmen's organizations
| in the country. He writes that while
in his opinion and that Of the organization
he represents men have right to strike,
and while he sympathizes with the strikers
and holds that they may persuade and even
hire others not to work, 'beyond that they
had no right to 60, no matter how much
they felt aggrieved, and all those who have
resorted to violence have forfeited all claim
to public sympathy and are looked upon
and treated as outlaws" We advise the
peaceable and honest workingmen in the
coal region to join with the citizens in de-
Tending the shops and mines and their own
right to labor for the support of their wives
and children. That is their duty to them
selves and to the country.
| At Wilkesbarre the mob succeeded in
stopping the trains, but not until brave
man had run one passenger train through
in spite of their efforts. If The Mayor and
the citizens there had done their duty as
bravely as those ut Scranton they might
easily have prevented this and would have
saved themselves trouble to come. Else
where we hear the citizens are arming and
preparing to resist and put down mob
spreading throughout the coal regions that
we suspect the riotous strikers will find
themselves met and crushed unless they
give up their evil purposes. We are glad
to hear that most OF the mines are not yet
seriously injured by the flooding But
through the strike about twenty thousand
people are out of work and will soon be out
] of food.
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