The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05
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reply TO an interview published with ex-
Secretary Watch0ru OF the miners union,
In which the latter charged Mr.. Frick with
having imported thousands of foreigners,
promising them a sort of Utopia. Mr. Frick
says; ~ am ready and willing to state
that neither myself nor our company, nor
any one in its behalf, directly or indirectly,
assisted, procured or requested any man 20
emigrate to this country, and il Mr..
Watchorn or any Of his associates chal-
lenges this statement In any particular, we
are prepared for tie fullest examination. Al
though the violence committed in The vic.n-
lty OF our works has been mainly by for
elgners. the public knows that these people
are simply tools working out the plaLs Of
others.
A REPETITION OF FORMER ACTS.
"Ths plan adopted Of using these men to
accomplish their work of violence is but
repetition of former acts. In every strike
III the coke regions these are tho men who
have been used and found 30 be plant tools
whenever violence is to be- done. TIE pub
lie should not allow itself to be blinded T.
the real authors of the present trouble.
The controversy is not now one
between our company and its employees. but
is between the lawful authority OF our COM
monwealth and mob of irresponsible men
breach OF the peace and violation of the
law OK our land is not the result OF sudden
gush OF uncomfortable passion, but IL the
result of a deep>laid scheme and well
planned attempt to override the authority y
of our state.
WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS.
mot the foreigners who are advised that
their living depends upon their resort to
violence are to blame for this, but those
who give that advice are culpable. They
have called meetings Of these
foreigners aud have incited them by
lncendiary speeches, well knowing that
when excited they will resort to violence,
and then try to sxonerate themselves by
saying that this foreign element las gotten
beyond their control. It needs no argument
to show that this violence is the result of
such acts. and the public press and lawful
authority of cur tate should fix on them
he respoi sibility rather than upon the de-
luded foreigners.
LOOKED UPON AS NovIcEs.
81 picked up one Of their papers to-day,
and in one portion Of it / found an article
which stated thag there was not a regular
amo z the soldiers which had been brought
to the region, and that they need not be
afraid of the mllitiamen, who were novices
and did not know a y more about warfare
than the strikers themselves. They also
know all of the members of the
local company of the Tenth regiment, and l
heard item ridicuiing It. As far as have
discovered, there is going to be trouble, and
1t will come within the next two days. All
of these Hungarians have money, and they
are in dangerous mood over the killing of
the men at MorewCod, which they all claim
vas entirely unjustifable."
Kellar's warning has been heard and
needed.
The Mount Pleasant Coke Company Is not
making any effort here to get men to fill
the places of tue strikers as vet They are
keeping the pumps going, and have enough
men to run the engines and boilers and
keep the mines in good condition.
THE STRIKERS NOT PENNILEss.
One peculiar feature of the whole situa-
tion is that although the men have done no
work for over a month they still seem to
have considerable money. and from out
ward appearances are n 1T suffering for any
thing. They all seem to be keeping sober.
In fact, not one Of them has been seen on
the street In an intnxi-
IL is learned that the foreign element, which
constitutes IS or 80 per cent. of the workers
OF the region now striking, has more or less
funds. In the Mou t Pleasant Bank there
is a large list of depositors whose savings
range from $50 to 50, 000 OF this money
very little has been withdrawn.
NOT DRAWING THEIR MONEY.
How these people live without drawing
money is difficult for Americans to under
stand, yet sucn are the facts. To those who
have no money, and they appear to be in
the minority, the labor organizations are
furnishing from 50 to So 80 per week. 1t
seems, therefore, that the claims of the
labor leaders that the strike can
be continued for several months
is not far wrong. There is no
longer any doubt that the strike will be
continued indefinitely and with bitter
ness never bsf re experienced in q strike.
1t is not beyond the probabilities that If the
strikers find that that they are debarred
from reaching the non-unlon men at the
coke works, secret methods Of securing
them to stop work will be adopted. Some
OF tile meu at work have been heard to
express such fears. An intelligent
Hun in speaking of their future action said:
1--WE will not hold any meeting until to-
morrow afternoon, and then we will decide
on what to d.. There is only one thing
certain, and that is that the company can
not get any foreigners to come here to take
our places, as We have notified all the
Italians and Hungarians in the country of
the trouble"
AN ATTEMPT TO RESUME WORK.
A special from Uniontown, Pa, says:
''It is rumored that an effort will be mads to
resume work at the Leith aud Redstone
works Of the Frick Company on Monday
morning. A written notice served on
Sheriff Mccormick to-day by the Frick
and Mcclure Coke Companies gives
color to the belief that general
resumption will be attempted at once. The
Frick company notified the sheriff that they
would look to him for protection at all
their works. Supt Bremen served simi-
lar nolics for the McClars company.
Sheriff Mccormick said tonight that he
would be Obliged to impress large num-
Der Of deputies into service All his
deputies at present with the exception of a
few at Fair Chance are concentrated at the
JimtOwn and Adelaide works. To-day
Judge Ewing granted q pos tponement in
the Injunction CASES of II. G. Frick & Co.
against Master " Workman Wise, Vice Presi-
dent Penna and others, owing TO their at
tending the funerals.
DISPATCHES TO THE GOVERNOR.
HARRISBURG, PA, April 4-Gov. Patti
son is III rece pit of the following kilograms
from the coke region tonight:
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa,
April 4, 6:16 p NJ, 1891.
Have just returned from Scottdale The
funeral passed off quietly. The disposition Of
The weather is cold and d.sagreeable.
JOHN A. WILEY, Brigader General
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. March 4. 1891.
have been at Scottdale all day. The funeral