The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-16
LOOKS LIKE A BLUFF.
That injunction Secured by the
Mine Owners.
MEETING OF THE LABOR LEADERS.

IL Was Held for the Express Purpose of
Testing the Validity of the Injunctions,
but the Mine Owners Lacked Nerve
Strikers VIII Continue to Meet Peacea-
bly, in Public Highways-Trouble Brew.
Ing In the Danvillc, Ills, District.
Chicago, Aug. 16-After all the in
functions didn't enjoin. The mine opera
tors got the courts to make the orders
which practically abolished the strikers
constitutional right of free speech and
peaceable assemblage, but they didn't
have the nerve to try to enforce those
rrders. So it happened that the meeting
Of national labor leaders held in the
Fairmont, w. Va, district with the ex-
press purpose of inviting a test of the
validity of the injunctions was a failure
in that way. 1t was, however a success
in demonstrating that the men may still
meet in public highways and may en-
ploy all peaceable means to induce nom
union miners to join the strike. Over in
the Pittsburg district Dolans men retain
their camps in spite of the sheriff's COM
mand to disperse.
Report from Fairmont.
Fairmont reports that mot only did
the organizers and leaders march over
the ground from which they were pro-
hibited, but they took a parade of 500
strikers with them, and afterward held
a meeting within the protested limits
In language that could not be misunder-
stood the deputy marshals, who were at
tho meeting with warrants in their peck
etS, the lawyers representing the opera
tors, and some Cf the operators them
selves, were dared to serve the injunc-
tion and were warned that the labor or
gauizaticns were ready for the fight fer
free speech and free agseTblage."
Ratchford was the first speaker Gem
pers also spoke, giving a history Of the
strike. He referred briefly 20 the In
Junction and free speech.
Could Not Obey ~.
General Master Workman Sovereign
was the next speaker, and he srCke d.
rectly to the operators and marshall,
declaring that when the injunction tf
the court conllicted with the riglis C
the people and the GCd-giver irjurc t.;r
to secure the best possible conditions
compatible with the r.ghts Of ctcsrs
they, as Americans ard Leaders cf or
ganiZed labor could ret Cbcy IT, At the
conclusion Of the meeting the leaders
returned to Farmcrt. where anotl ot
big meeting was held. Compcts, Eatch
ford, and Sovereign speaking. AZ Pits
nurg the strike leaders held a conference
| with Attorney Bremen, ard on his ad-
vice they issued orders continuing the
regular marches until after Monday
Peace-armed peace-prevails in De-
catur, Ills, the storm center fer the
} west. and the marchers are abandoning
/ the crusade at Coffeen.
Trouble Brewing in Danviile
Danville sends news Of another color
thus: Trouble is brewing in the Dan
! Vile coal district. The Lithuanian min
! ers decided at a meeting TO resume work
| I'm Kelly's mine Monday and the remain
! ing strikers thraareA violence. The
| Ithuanians are TO dig 100 cars to be sold
J for the benefit of the new WestVille
! Catholic church Strikers designate II
! as shrewd move on the part of Kelly
| the caol baron Of this district, to breaF
the strike. telegram from president
]. T.. Williams announces a big tooc
! supply in sight The striking men VII
hold a mass-meeting to take steps tC
prevent the Lithuanians from returning
to work"