New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-09
ever. simply introducing Mr.. Brennan No re-
porters were admitted TO the building. out "ha'

ever. simply introducing Mr. Brennan No re-
porters were admitted TO the building. out ""a'
Mr. Brennan said was substantially this:
II the Sherf's officer. admitted TO the WORKS
and the property the firm the militia mus'
summoned and It is their duty TO obey orders resa
less OF their sympathies or OF the results Inc pso"
condition Of te allowed to continue "nei
the military come they will bc here In force ana wei
armed They will surround the works New men VIII %
put under military guard, and II any one aV'shV'
interfere with them he viii be shot for the mA NIUE"
do their duty. Boodhed and conflict with Vhe troops
must he overtoi II anv man magnes that the state
troops Will be brought here 70 stand around HHe lo's
or to parade. that man is mistaken ihey
will be brought and the men VIII act as uty
are directed to do. They vii. shoot you down. Inc
history n, rho rot in the coke regions shows this to be
tue. Tho owners that whatever may be the mo''
position men, they have the law on their sde' ana
sheriff must put them In possession ot 'nr prop
cry. The people agaipst the Pnkertons ou1 'ncy
VIZ not ho with YOU IN resistance the Sheriff lie
his posse the legnl representatives OF the peace
ana are like the Pnkertons hired band VINO are 10
as their employer directs.
One of the locked-out men followed Mr.. Bren-
nan in a speech of the same tone. lie told them
that the people of the country were in sympathy
with them because o! their conservative, orderly
course since the battle with the Pinkertons. But
they would not he in sympathy with them II they
violated the law, and refused 70 recognize It's
proper officers The third man, who made fornal
epecch. said "TI. Amalgamatcd Association
knows that it won't amount to row OF pins IL
it loses this fight, and our officers would not ask
us 70 take this action if they did not believe it
would bc best. We cannot win by violence.
lie advocated arbitration. Continuing he said
We have either to let the take sion Of the
mill in friendly peacable spirit to resist him; and
tben the troop, Will be called ouu and who will gain I!
Only the milowners. Bloodshed may follow BY giving
wav to the Sheriff Will save s''rifce OF lie thinm
we will really in a better position to win We VIII
gain friends by .howng that not Anarchists Du'
lvabidng citizens fighting for rights a. woKihgeh
We cannot afford 10 fight the civil authorities
SOME OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSITION
There were some others among the men who
were not of the same mind as the speakers, and the
slim attendance at the meeting is probably dne III
part to the funeral and in part to the fact that
other men were opposed TO the proposition. Inc
opposition of some of the men to the Sheriff cropped
out in what they said and they showed that they
disfrustrd him. They must come unarmed was
tbc significant remark of one Of them after the
meeting They wanted the Sheriff 10 assure them
that nothing would be done that would lnJure
their proposition OF complete control of the situa-
tion and that the deputies would not be liscd as
n means Of introducing non-union worknen. vi
course it is evident that if the posse comes II
must SEQ that men are not interfered with in
and the Sheriff could give no such assurance
There were too few Cf the men present to act
rs a reprcsentatve body of the worllmen, ond 30
an adjournment was taken with the understand
ING tbat'a number OF the leading officers, inclui-
ino Wcihe Garland, O. Donnell, Brennan and others
would visit Pitteburg and confer with Sheriff
McClcary and learn his purp ses If control were
oiyen 10 him. and also 10 see the AdJutant-GeneraI
OF III, State It was understood by some OF them
that another meeting would he held la"r l" Cne
day. but none has taken place and none Will
probably he called until the committee desires 20
report.
Talks with number of the men show tnat
the conservative clement an1 the leaders IN the'
Amalgamatei Association are decidedly In iaVor
of giving way TO the Sheriff, and good sense
would indicate that he must control, though d
great number Of the younger and hotter eieme"'
are opposed to any yielding.
one of the conservative men talked with was
7 C. James. Welsh workman. He said that ne
believed tie deputies should be recognized II
,hcv came here unarmed and peaceful III
soldiers come here we will recognize them lie
said They are officers of the state and VILE
urotect the property. If there should he an at
tempt to Use them to force non-unlon men IN the
works trouble would come. The soldiers are not
here 70 prevent horcst workinsmen getting their
rlShts
lint" asked the reporter. what would happen
ortcr the soldiers get here? They couldn't be
kent here, paid and fed, for simply watching the
propcrtv The firm will not want to stand idle
and must start mp sometime
Then" was the answer, there will be troupie.
The soldiers can't he kcyt here all the time, and
we will never allow non-union men TO shut Us
out"