The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
Indiana Delivers for Coal
Uniting Their Issues
With Strikers.
Debs and DoIan Address a
Monster Meeting at
Pittsburg.
Leaders Denounce the Action OF
Courts in Trying to Prevent
Free Speech.

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Secretary Kennedy received the following
this afternoon from State Vice-President
Llewelya, who is in charge of the march,
ing movement on the mines in the south
ern part of the State, where the men have
continued at work: "Hartwel, Peters
burg, Titles, Ayrshire and Jackson all
out. Bonneville next"
This means that 400 miners came out
last night and to-cay from the mines
where there never before was a strike. At
Bonneville, Evansville and Newburg, per-
haps 200 men are at work, but it is ex-
pected that Bonneville will be out to-
morrow, and Evansville will join without
being visited by the crusaders.
National Secretary Pearce writes that
G. W. Webb, a former member of the
national board, had gone to Kentucky to
assist President knight of Indiana in an
effort to get 1000 st. Bernard miners out.
Suffering from hunger has begun in this
Stale. Relief funds are exhausted. Local
breweries and agents of outside breweries
are giving flour and plain food products
freely Unlike all former strikes, they
are not giving any beer. Heretofore they
sent wagon-Ioads of beer to the mining
camps.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 5.-One of the
biggest labor meetings ever held in Pitts
burg occurred tonight on Allegheny
wharf, where 1000 persons gathered to
hear the miners strike discussed by prom
inent labor leaders. Mayor Ford's fear
that there might be trouble proved I'M
founded. Most OF those present were local
workingmen, though two delegations of
striking miners attended.
Patrick Dolan, miners district presi-
dent, referred to the statement of opera
tors before the strike that the miners
would starve.
"That was month ago." said Dolan,
''but thanks to our friends among the
general public and organized labor we
| have not starved. In our fight for exist.
ence we are not antagon;zed to the public
or courts"
President Garland of the Amalgama lated
Association OF Ironworkers spoke briefly
and was followed BY Eugene V. Dehs
"We come as law abiding citizens" said
Debs, "but if the courts persist in peryert-
ing the law in favor of corporations then l
am not lava biding citizen. Now is the
rights if it must be fought out. In West
Virginia | have been en- joined off the face
of the earth, and / see Pennsylvania
Judges following the examples set in West
Virginia. In case of contest am perfect
ly willing to 20 to JAIL even to the gailows.
l will continue the fight though the stars
may fall"
At the close of the meeting it was an
| nounced that newspaper had opened a
subscription list for miners and a bust.
ness house had already contributed 500.
The striking miners and deputies met
this morning at Plum Greek. Z deIega-
tion OF strikers had marched toward the
mine and were confronted by Samuel de
Armitt and twenty Deputy Sheriffs on
! the Murraysville road. De ArmiIt told
them the road was private property.
They turned back. Later they learned it
was pubic road and returned The
deputies barred the way, but the strikers
pushed through and marched past the
homes of the miners. The strikers and
the De Armitts still make conflicting
assertions. The latter say the force at
Plum Creek is not materially depleted.
The miners officials say about two-thirds
of the men have struck.
LEXINGTON. KY, Aug 5.-The Gen.
trail Labor Council tonight adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved That the Central Labor Council
hereby condemns as contrary to the principles
of American government the actions of the
courts of West Virginia in denying to law
abiding citizens the right of free speech and
lawful assemblage, and We call upon all
liberty-loving citizens to join us in disapprov-
ing any act on the part of the courts that will
deprive any citiz n OF such right.