The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
GUARDING AGAINST RIOT.
STRONG BODIES OF POLICE SENT INTo
THE COAL REGIONS.
An Attempt ts be Made "a Monday to start
Up the uendinr Mines In s~henaaasah.
West s~hehandoah, and Kelley Hun.

An Attempt ts be Made "a Monday to start
Up the nenaiur Mines In Shenandoah,
West shehandoah and Kelley Hun.
READING, Feb. 1.-THE $40 Reading Coal
and Iron policemen are being despatched to-
night to various new points In the coal region.
The officials OF the company know that tho
feeling among the lawless classes in the
regions is like q train Of powder. and that all
that il necessary to create wild havoc and riot
is to touch it off. The many outbreaks and at.
tacks on non-union men reported from all over
the regions arc only the outcroppings Of the
intense smothered hatred and contempt exist
ing in the bosoms OF many against the work.
ingmen denominatcd as "scabs." It IL for
the purpose Of quickly graphing with
any outbreak on Monday that the Do
lice are being massed at several points.
Tonight there are In the neighborhood
OF Shenandoah 240 Coal and Iron police, 65
special borough police. and Sc Sherin's depu-
ties. These men are under arms. and there is
to be no child's play on Monday II there is the
slightest attempt on the part Of any mob to
interfere with the Reading Company's minors
ut West Shenandoah, Kelley Run, or Shenan-
doah City. These mines are to be put into
operation on Monday ut all hazards. Due re-
gard will be paid to human life. but the prop
erty is to be projected at any cost. This Is the
understanding among the police. and every
striker In tho coal regions has been duly in.
formed Of It. There will be at least 100 armed
men in the Lehigh region on Monday to guard
and protect every miner VINO applies for work,
and on Monday evening any ono venturing to
insult or incite to riot will DO arrested and pun
fully set forth the condition Of affairs, the FOL.
lowing from an organ OF the strikers this even-
'F1'ha h,,,i, ~ III. p;paro ore Ar,n NJ. >,n.
and it will require every effort on the part Of
the conservative members to prevent demon
e erssiiO of the soT iabor le MSe9sS e IL sG sald th ae th ses
are urging the men to preserve the peace, but
like a train Of powder all is, quiet inactivity
sion will be hardto counterfeit"
The keading oficials say thu that the only way
no @i Gean %orS ct m sss sn poliss and S' the Re W she Sssssr
pathy with the strikers. There. are many who
taeks on the .non-union men the past week
plainly show there is cause for alarm. and the
hh +. 9nIIv a1.lt tho Le chi he eo mn,at ss P Pro ossn 70
The e rst Of Presiaen tH'' Corbin and Ksim
strikers knew in advance that the officials
would not recede from their original position.
The uitimatum is accepted to mean near. fight to
sn so Si'l feef fh that q NJ r. e Gor gHlf Is perfectly rice : %lR Wiling as
to do Justice by them, provided they cast Oh
the tralnmenS StTlk0. anu &c. 10 WORK AT ln0 Olu
wages. That would be a defeat 30 humiliating
that they are not now disposed to accept 1t. The
Knights of Labor Strike Committee know that
the, Reading railroad officials will mover treat
with them. and they say that the strike can
only be settled by treating with the committee.
The great question therefore to- might Is.
will the miners continue to stand out Tor the
trainmen and be guided and ruled by the strike
committee? I" At q mass meeting tonight at
Nahanoy City Secretary Cahill. W. L. Hantley,
and others. in behalf Of the striking railroad
ers, made ringing speeches to the miners to
keep them out. which shows that the struggle
{, to DO bravely met and desperately fought
The time Is hoy coming. when the Reading
and the. Lshi2h companies want to begin to
ship coal Of their own mining. and As the COM
panies progress toward that point the nearer
the danger point will be reached. The first
steps will be taken on. Monday. and time alone
can tell what will be the outcome: ,
The individual c~ollieries worked all the week.
and their shipments tonight down the Read
ing road reached 1000 cars. about 1000 more
than this time last week. Coal Is dropping in
price. and the threatened danger to iron and
and other industries has passed. .The Read
ing Company has not yet been able to make
any showing OF coal actually mined. 1t would
not be surprising on Monday II every union
employee about tho Reading mines who is still
allowed to do absolutely necessary work would
be ordered to quit. II. the engines stop many
OF the mines will fill with gas and water, and
much damage will follow.