, 1888-02-16
Cong ressiOnal Committee Visits
Philadelphia
For the Purpose or Looking Into
the Cause OF the Strike.
President COrbin Firm II HIS
Stand Against Strikers.


49, ,
PHILApELPH1A' Fep, 10 o-ihe coaBres-
eohhi committees hpPo'nteu W 'hVestta'e
the head'ng striRe met mere thi3 nn'hiig
anu exa'h'heu Austih Corn,H. Ooro'! sa"'
ne was pre-ihe.t oi the hehuihs iaiWay
nut not 81 the keahii,H Coz h',n IRON Ioin'
pahE' ne auhlUeu 'he NC 'u'hs '"r" ~"'
engage" ih 'n'rrs'a'e c"''''erce h,u '"",
the Reading railway company owheu rl'
tne STOCK ~ Tue keaulns C'ai anu ITO" -
hs gave history D, ,ne pIesen. st,,ne. ne
saiu 'hht t'e who,e trono,e arose from re-.
Iusa' OF the hhiShtso %, Laoor p manure
Heisht Sent 10 t,e hta,IIs s!s,e',. = .no" 'ho
nlhts wneIe s.I'he wnS Wv rns'.s' ~.
bei;h resloI,) anu in Hh u, 81 I.Ne ,".n o
gaiii2rtion was engaged, or un move goods
wh'cp came IRON, ntl's W n,o" e.,p'oy'
noh-nh'on men ''rp'h eNP'u'neu ."e oo,','
pahS - oou' as c''''',pn oa' ." w
ceP' a'' 'h"'e an "e's', o"s,eu W. ~
trahsportatioh hiiu couiu ',o' Keep men ~
its employ VINO refused u move suc''
. freight. III spesking Oi the strikers wh"
refused to come back WHEN tney were
given an opportunity, CorDili shid: IN
this way there were about OOO men Iaiu
oil the rolls and none OF them
shall come back while l ani president vi
tue ruhu'
Coro'h reau q lors s'a'eine,'. sno"'ns ',ie
mature VI coa' '''u'"B oPeIa',"ns w P,"'e
tla. coal was rea''E '''"''''' '''"I nG'u iuu
nuct, IN answer 10 the question: Was
.nere no. ~ as' ee'''e,, WIZ VIC ",I'' wa, .'
no one was 10 We ui>oharteu 'iiileSs 'ne M .,'i,-
ter was smnihisteu 10 aro''ra'ioi' VI t'eIr
case cou'u oe heslu, % %oorpiu sa,o .nat ;'ere
was some sort 1i en aS'eeh,eht W .".s e'
iec', ne "e''eVeu' pu' u wns neTtr ,''rn,'e,' s M
10 cover snch cases us ,he 'e''sa, W 'i'e'' @
10 hanuie soous "hcn tue cnt"p"ny WIS
pound to 'ahe as coi''n"ii c',r'ers i'ere'y
because tne MAKER ~ 'ne soous W"s oo1,e,
t'onaole .n tnr Nh'en's w i,ao"r ,nI
agreement reierreo shc', ina,'ers us couiu
III reason pesu"1.ct to aro'' 'iatioh'
Coroli h,tehti,n WAS ca''e' ~ s'a'e
meht tlat ouperln'e'"ieht oWelta"' i'"
asreru u taNe lhe men oncN ann SUBMIT 'ne
question 10 arpitratioh' lie saiu ne oiu no,
DeiieVe II. There never was any
Intention 10 arohrate tne "'"'te'
oIee,"s W ,'u p",1.' ,,, w. ~. , ',.".' ..',,
f1,. a;,i.' So" ''' ,.,.,.i, '"' ,nd u,,,i ,,,,
~ ~, s,r,,,,L Ian, n.r ,,r..s.mr. hv ,h. pbiIn.
ds,mhin Kni,Sh,s 80 ,hnr H.. a.,,i.d Inn,
there had h,.a,, ,ny ,rivnte A. asr,.e,,,.nt will
miners ,vbich yas M, In ,hrtr xriitrn con.
tr,c, ., ,Le efE,c, thut If ,he ,hi,,h strik.
went nn th. y msr cent n,ixaucn ,y,,rid IN.
maid 'rha cnun,nv h,I rri,,s,d tn nav thi,
adyanc. after January ana miners had re-
fused To- work.
C-tt.,,',. , .o,
,,i,;r innru'n auueu. We hre nnn nase ,In1, Ween'
@ ~ ~ .une " , I,e ,.;n 80, ~,
.,'"', " MaSes' u u'e '"." WIZ w w
while out We will make a basis as hirb
as any other comunnv but we cant make il
hivhsr and conn,,nle win ,h.n, And nm.
oti,er thinr, we can tiIi the niaces Of tic
striking miners In ten, ,lays if In. new men
can be protected. IN In the ,,iuiuu dis.
trjcts b,r men with clubs und pistuIs are
Violently k.epinu moi only ot her men. but
boys who desire to make a living and keey
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