The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-11
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It was intimated 10 me yesterday that
the miners Of this region would be ready
to strike in sympathy with the western
movement upon slight encouragement,
but ! can hardly believe this sentiment
prevails among the men. So far as cause
for complaint is concerned there are no
men in the county who would be more JUS
tilted in striking than the men Of this re-
gion, but | feel confident that other
thoughts are sufficient TO deter then from
taking the step. In the first place they
are i'm no condition to do without work;
in the second place the business people
are in no position to aid them II they do
strike, and in the third place the bitter les
sons and disappointment they met with in
their last strike were sufficient to disgust
them so far as such measures are CON
cerned. II every industry in the country
can he closed down and it becomes evident
that that end can be attained | would
not be surprised to see our miners go into
the movement for in such case their
coal would not be needed and the mines
may be closed for want Of a market. l
incline to the belief that they will be
among the last to stop work
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A well known gentleman of this county
was asked yesterday what he thought of
the great strike and this was the answer
he whispered into the ear Of the queH-
tioner: What Cleveland and his leaders
did with their mouths two years ago they
are now undoing with the rifes."
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Alex Strouse, the lester Of the Main
| street court, remarked the other day that
Cleveland could declare martial law in
Shenandoah without disturbing the
equanimity Of the people, because during
the present dull time very few are seen
on the streets.
Father Ducey, of New York, made =
Htatsment the other day which l think
fits very nicely in this column and will
interest all the readers, whether or not
they sympathize with the western
strikers. Father DucSy said: 81 sug-
RSstsd to an eminent prelate some time
ago that the organization of trusts and
the labor question generally be discussed
at the next EcumenicAl Convention, and
that it be made u subject for priests to
ask in confession of their penitents
whether they had been instrumental in
depressing the poor. In other words,
think the form of what is known ~ "ths
examination Of conscience" for persons
| who are about to 20 TO confession ought
| to be changed so az to include trusts, for
as 1t stands at present, men might be
guilty of oppression and Of depriVing the
| IuAhA6h Ol bu6lI TlRuIb huEOuBh bho ulS'
| dium of trusts and yet not feel called upon
20 confess it as a sin, for it does not occur
in 40 many words, at least, in the eX.
animation of conscience II we were all
doing the will of God as He commands US
there would be different condition OF
things, and none Of these matters would
occur. The examination OF conscience, in
the prayer book, ought to be revised, and
l would suggest to those churchmen who
have no sympathy with the strikers to
help toward revisinRit. The prayer book
as it now stands, in that regard, at least
is obsolSte and men can steal under tht
name OF trust as Pullman has bseI
doing until his employees have become
wrought up to pitch of desperation
almost. I have always been in favor Of
the masses, in their struggle for better
conditions. ! think Pullman ought tC
submit this affair to arbitration. That il
reasonable, and, il he has such a good
cause, why should he hesitateH