New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-22
TO IMPORT NEGROES.
.Colored Men and Italians Being
Brought Into the Coke Fields by
the Operators.
There Are En- Route by the Carload
and Will Take the Places Which
the Strikers Vacated.

ScoTTDALE Pa, April 20. - This was
another lively day iii the coke region.
Numerous mass meetings were held, and
preceding the wholesale evictions which
will occur tomorrow, they are taken with
significance.
+; With brass band to stir up their spirits,
a mass meeting of several hundred strikers
was held at the Summit plant, where the
imported foreigners have been at work
Every effort was put forth to get the Ital-
ians to attend, but without avail. They
lare quartered in what is known as the
i''soup house, near the Summit plant and
are heavily guarded by deputy sheriffs to
prevent interference from the strikers
;Twenty-tour Of these Italians were at work
at this mine yesterday. The strikers held
their meeting on the public road and exer-
cised great precaution to keep off the COM
pany's premises After addresses by Parker
and Others, they passed resolutions to re-
main firm. rs
/, Another enthusiastic meeting was held
lat Whitney, and addressed by Master
Workman Wise. William Hay and Albert
Burreen, an interpreter. Italians are also
at work there, and the meeting was called
for the purpose of getting them out on a
hope that Gov. Pattison will come to the
region as intended, and make a rigid and
searching investigation of affairs They
claim that the strikers are accused unjustly
OF many occurrences, and that nothing
barring an investigation will bring out these
facts.
s This evening there is great activity all
along the line. The coke companies will
make persistent efforts to
RESUME MORE OF THEIR PLANTS
tomorrow, and the labor leaders are out
to man in the hope of defeating the
movements. The Cambria Iron company
will make all attempt to rekindle the fires
IN some of its plants. which have been idle
ten weeks. The eviction movement will
be fully inaugurated, and it is expected
that some of the distressing scenes or 1881
and 1886 will be re-enacted. That many
families will resist seems to be the general
impression. Several hundred eviction
notices were served by the coke companies
F.. on strikers between this place and Broad
ford last night. At Summit and Morgan's
200 papers were served. They will all ex-
pire this week. and the labor officials think
that their tents will arrive in time to afford
shelter to all the families. The Norwood
notices expired to-day, and evictions will
take place tomorrow.
From source believed to be trustwor
it was learned to-day that colored workmen
would be shipped into the region during
the coming week. 1t is stated that the
strikers at Summit and Rroadford obstin-
nately refuse to return to work, and their
faces will be filled with negroes. One hun
dred and ten of them will be given employ
ment at East Slope, Broadford, and about
one hundred at Summit and adjoining
plants. Imported Italians and negroes will
likely be the weapons Of the different COM
panies to break the strike and carloads of
them are expected. Agents are known to
have been in search Of such material for
some time. The importation of new men
may tend to arouse the passions of the strik-
ers. The different companies have fully
decided to post the notices at the different
works, stating their withdrawal from the
position that there would be no discrimina-
ton against the strikers. a.