Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04

vicinity of our works has been mainly by
foreigners, the public knows that these peo-
pie are simply the tools working out the
| plans and designs of others. The plan now
adopted of using these men to accom-
pllsh their works of violence is
but a repetition of former acts. In
every strike in the coke region these are the
men which have been used, and found to be
plant tools, whenever violence is to be done.
The public should not allow itself to be
blinded to the real authors OF the present
trouble. The controversy is now not one be-
tween our company and its employees, but is
between the lawful authority of our Com
monwealth and mob of irresponsible men
in the hands Of cunning demagogues.
BIoodshed the Result of Bad Advice.
"This breach of The peace and violation
of the law of our land is not the result of
sudden gush of uncomfortable passion, but
is the result of deep-laid scheme and we'll
planned attempt to override the civil author
ity of our State. Not the foreigners who
are advised that their living depends upon
their resort to violence, are to be
blamed for this, but those who give
that advice. Riot and bloodshed are the
inevitable and natural results of the infu-
ence and counsel of bad advisers. They
have called meetings of these foreigners, and
well knowing that when excited they will
resort to violence, and then try to
exonerate themselves by saying that
this foreign element has gotten beyond
their control 1t needs no argument to show
that this violence is the result of such acts,
and the public press, and the lawful au-
thority of our State should fix on them the
responsibility rather than upon the poor de-
luded foreigners The sentiment of the
people and the established civil authority
of our State should see that these men do
not escape the odium resting upon them,
which is due to their acts and conduct.
Finding we were not able to pursue our
business peaceabIy we handed over our
works to the civil authorities of the State.
Let the labor leaders, if they can, show how
it came that these men belonging to their
union, and whom they claim to represent,
came in conflict with the authority of the
State. Let them explain why these rioters
were marching around our works with
drums and firearms at o'clock in the
morning. Why did the Sheriff deem it
necessary at all to have deputies to preserve
the public peace, if these men were law
abiding men as the leaders would have you
believe they are?
Not a NIorewood Man Harmed.
"It is a significant fact that not single
employe of the Morewood Coke Works,
where the riot took place, is found among
either the killed or wounded. Mr.. Watchorn
tells reporter that we were trying to COM
pei these men to go to work, and with such
falsehoods as these trying to throw the
blame off themselves on to our company and
the officers of the law. This is too serious a
matter for the public to ignore, and the press
owes it to the people and to the Governor of
the State, who is called upon to act in this |
matter. to expose this sham and present it in
its true light.
''The statement made by Mr.. Watchorn |
that we are trying to compel our men to go |
to work is not true. We simply offered to |
put our works in operation again, and to |
employ such men as wished to go to work |
upon sliding scale proposed by our COM
paDy, based on the selling price of coke. |
Many of our men accepted this proposal, |
and were glad to do so. and it is TO prevent |
these men, willing and anxious to work, |
from doing so that violence has been re-
sorted to-