St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-22
pINKERToN AND FOREIGNER.
Now Face the Desperate Strikers
in the Coke Region


in the Coke Region.
SCoTTDALE, Pa, April 21.-To-night
the strikers are gathering their forces
to overcome the last and most
powerful issues brought to bear
by the operators. They are face to face
with two hated and feared institutions
1.-The Pinkerton detective forces and an
invasion of imported labor. About 500
Pfnkerton detectives will be brought
into the region tonight and distributed
around the different works where the
most strenuous efforts are being
made to resume operations. There are
SaId to be eight carloads of them,
and as the news of their coming pre-,
cedeS them throughout the region, there
is constantly increasing excitement.
The men have bitter dislike for the
Plnkertons. and have often expressed
the desire that they could wipe them
on the race of the earth. Their COM
ing only means further trouble,
which will certainly follow
owing to the hatred in which they are
held. A batch of $50 Pinkertons ar
rived here to-day. and all were placed
on duty at Leisenrlng No. 2, where eX-
traordinary efforts will be made to start
in the morning against the pro-
tests of the strikers. Ali of the
new and unwelcome guards are
we'll armed with Springfield rifles
and are determined set of men. There
were no eyictions in this section to-day,
the deputies preferring to wait until
their safety is assured. A meeting of
the executive board of the mine work
ers was held here this evening and
preparations in financial and
other way made to prolong the
fight. James Mcbride, of the mln-
erS' board, says there IS no doubt that
they can stand fight of several months
yet, as their finances are all right, and
more money is coming in. There are
800 or 600 Italians OH their way here,
and that they will be stationed at both
the Frick and Mcclure works in the
morning. 1t is said they have been
gathered UP throughout the Punxsutaw-
ney region. The leaders are combining
their forces of speakers, and will make
every effort to persuade the foreigners
to leave. Interpreters have been
gathered together, and will hold
meetings at every point where the men
are to work in the morning This
Importation of Italians simply means
the beginning of wholesale importa-
threatened for a long time by the oper-
Pinkerton men, will make the situation
here at once more interesting and
dangerous. A special from Union
town, Pa, says: Company G
is held under strict orders at
the armory. The arrival of the
Pinkerton men in the region this after
noon is causing considerable ugly COM
ment. The soldiers they respect. and
the PinkertOn men they despise, and
when Sheriff Mccormick attempts to
evict there will be trouble The sheriff
is sore over the withdrawal of troops.
but does not feel complimented that
PlnkertOns have come in their stead
A noted Socialist named Jones. who
gathered together some 5000 followers
of the red flag here last fall, is
coming into the region tomorrow to
speak to the men. Labor leaders say
they are not in sympathy with
his move, but it is known the socialists
are the most determined of the men to
win the present strike. The Hungarians
are also spoken as loyal to the last. even
lending money to their poorer English
speaking brethren.