New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
TIE rHRE1Ys OF RIOT AT PlTISBURG.

WILD STATEMENTS on A SLIGHT BASIS OF TRUTH.
lFRoM Al OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
PuIsBURG, Feb 5.--The rumors OF prepara-
ton for violence this city ought not to be regarded
"a wholly without foundation Generally. there ID not
as much deliberate purpose to do mischief among the
labor aglators OF their own number would LEAD
people to believe. But the situation here IL peculiar
In the city, and IN tho immediate negaborhood thou-
sands OF have been unemployed for long time me
resumption OF work at the Edgar Thomson Works near
by dinshes the number d the unemployed Dat IL Is
sill very large. Included therein are many glass
workers many iron workers. and large number OF
miners whose long strike In the Monon9ahea Valley did
not end altogether iyoraby To these have been added
good many OF the desperate men who have been shoot
ing aud burning months IN the locking valley, ald
who that the hope OF success by continued violence
in that negnborhood has departed and they are forced
10 seek employment OF some sort elsewhere naturally
drift TO this city the headquarters OF trades-unionsm
I'm this region Again, the ConnellsyiIle district,
where large proportion OF the coke works are now idle
many unemployed men come up by rail- and hnt h-ue
prospect Of botteng their condition In Pttsburg In
other parts lwesern Pennsylvania where iron works
have been since November l. and mines by whch
they were formerly supplied have ceased operations Tor
lack OF orders, many other men out OF WORK nave come
into this CIV 50 that there gathered here greater
force probably OF dsconented and desperate men, than
at any other time In the history of tho city Meanwhile
the Association or Iron ana steel workers.
ready for Its yearly struggle Win thc nahu-
the rate VI wages, uhle clfculolduces
peculiarly uuayoruble 10 the demand of the workers
I'm circn such these there would oe danger
of some violent outbreak. II no indi lduiis were espe
c,y contrviug To bring about one But Tue presence h
Tins CITY OF noted socialists within tue past Two
weeks has given the belief that preDaraons are In
progress at least the part Of lev leading aeitaois
10 make use OF the earliest opportunity 10 excite the
working populaton The stories OF arlning ana drlny
are probably yery much exaggerated; persons Oelier
informed all Industrial questions than tue rather SEN
atpnnl journal whicD published these reports the otucr
,iny hccye there Is not much truth III tneu Dut
for that very Is the greater danger or some
wild unTeisoniug and unpremeiitated outburst wheh-
ever lny circumstance occurs 70 excitfafeeng
4 the great OF unempoy al and di content men
we've really good ORGANIZATION and thorodgn ule-
cpllne would be enough Intelligent leaership M
nil events, restrain the more turoulent from wholly
amless and acts OF violence. Moreover, auy
exfeuIed organization would almost certainly become
Known and thus would enable the authorities TO direct
their gaichIuness where would be the most enectVe
Tne worst breaks OF this nature the world over coe
w wheu there has been least definite piemoditat'on -,
IL would be therefore. Tor the Authorities Oh
this city treat the danger with contempt Mahu-
fncturers report within u few days indications vi an
spirit OF discomfort among the WORKING peole
which possibly the suggestions or tho wen KNOWN
who have visited this city may nave nepo 10
in1ame. Any little controversy. such as unuet otnor
circumstances would be insignificant, ana woulu p'ss
without results or Importance. In the present cohuIoh
of things might riots not less destructive thoh tue
one OF 1877 which Pittsburg has such Cause W fe-
member.