Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-19
EYES ON PITTSBURG
ukEAT ANXIETY REGARDING THE
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS.
'rominent Labor Presidents Gnther
mt Pittsburg to Assist IN Miners
omcials-President Ratchford Ex-
presses Confidence In the Out
come OF the Fight-Miners' Grim

Pittsburg, Aug. Is. - For the next
rev days the eyes Of the industrial
world Will be turned toward Pittsburg.
Inc greatest anxiety will prevail until
the injunction proceedings against the
marching miners will be finally heard.
Thai there is much interest i'm the sit
uatloD Is evidenced by the presence
here OF a number of the foremost la
Dor leaders in the country. Michael ID.
Ratchford, national president Of the
United Mine Workers Of America;
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, and j.
IL. Sovereign, general master workman
OF Ii knights of Labor, have arrived
here and will remain a few days.
While they are here they will be kept
busy. They came from West Virginia
and were brown and enthusiastic.
~ItatchfOrd seemed 10 be well pleased
with the outlook, and said:
THE fight is in a better condition to-
day than it ever was. The men are as
solid as a rock, while they are increas-
ing in number and determination. L
wish to say for every man that is in
generated there will be 100 friends
friends gained for the cause. Fully 30
per cent of the American people are
opposed to depressing the convictions
of the public, and If we shirk u duty
we would be unworthy of the trust and
confidence reposed in us. There was a
feeling among some of the miners,
both of this state and West Virginia,
that their officers would desert them
when %injunctions were encountered.
You can say for me that the officers
Will stand by the faith and this great
cause until the last"
President Gompers expressed a
hopeful view of the situation in West
Virginia. He said there was some coal
being produced in certain sections. but
the supply was being gradually cut off.
He claimed there was general Sympa-
thy for the in the Mountain state
and maintains that fully $1,000 of the
10000 diggers of that state have joined
the suspension. A series of meeting
to be addressed by the labor leaders
will be arranged.
A leaden sky and fitful showers con-
tributed TO the feeling Of oppression
which existed at the mines at Turtle
and Plum Creeks. The men huddled'
together for shelter under the commits
sary tents, and having nothing else 10
do put in the time smoking and dis
GUESSING the strike in all its phases. The
spirit of aggressiveness, however, has
largely died out. The same grim de-
termination TO stick il out until starva-
ton brings defeat, or their efforts vic
tory. is apparent, but there is no prop
ositions to attain their end by force or
70 90 contrary to sheriff's orders.
The men all realize that in opposing
the law represented by the sheriff and
his deputies they would have about
the same success as in busting their
heads against a stone wall. They have
no particular love for the deputies, al
though there is an absence of that
caustic repartee between the factions
that has characterized former strikes.
The march into West Moreland u
ty will begin as soon as the injunction
Is settled in court. Much anxiety is
expressed as to the outcome. The
men stake everything on their ability
to show the right to assemble and
march on the public road.