The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
NO SYMPATHY WALK OUT.
Vice President Hanraham of the Ma
tional Brotherhood Defines the
Position of the Men in a Public
Address-Wiu Do AL They
Can to Help Them short
OF Striking.

NhH A'inA>b, SlAAo, aug. - ice
President J. j. Hanrahan of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
IN an address last night at an enter
tainment given by the fremen in aid
IF the striking miners, at which 81, 900
was realized, said: II am glad that
we have been able to show our ap-
probation of the cause of the miners
by raising money to send to them. We
ire with them. heart and soul, but l
night as we'll, while l am speaking,
explain that there will be no sympa-
hectic strike on the part of the rail
'oad employees in our brotherhood to
assist the striking miners. Ours is a
very large brotherhood, with member
ship in the United States, Canada and
Mexico, and we have made contracts
which we must fulfill. We realize
'ully that a contract is as binding on
an employee as on anyone else. So
there will be nc sympathetic strike on
the part OF railway employees in aid of
the miners. We prefer to aid them in
such a way as this While working
we will contribute to their support,
md will do as we'll by them as will
my organization Of the earth"
NO STRIKE COMPROMISE.
~P1TTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 25.-Whcn the
conference was resumed this morning
The operators presented a proposition
TO submit the question to arbitration,
md pending the decision of the arbi-
'ration board to concede seven and
one-half cents per ton, making the
ate sixty-one and one-half cents.
PRESIDENT Ratchford refused this and
icmiy maintained his stand for the
payment of the sixty-nine cent rate
Until the question should be settled
~ arbitration. He suggested Pres
dent Mckinley and William J. Bryan
IS the arbitrators. The operators
stated that if an agreement vas not
cached they would start their mines
1t once with new men.
The conference broke up at noon,
without reaching an agreement, the
miners officials refusing any conces-
Ion. A general meeting of operators
WAS called for ? o'clock to hear the re-
oort Of their committee.
President RatchfOrd had but little
% say. but gave out the following
tatement: I'VE have disagreed. Our
proposition remained unchanged. Be-
sides our proposition to arbitrate we
made them a second one along the
ines Of bringing about a general ION.
ference OF. miners and operators Of all
, mining states. They refused to lend
their efforts in that direction and the
trike will be continued. We have no
,ther plans for the future"
AG1TAToRs NOT WANTED.
NEVADA. Mo-, Aug. 25.-Several new
'trikers are in, the Vernon county coal
9elds to-day assisting the %agitators in
heir effor is to work up . sympathy
strike, but no in terest is being taken
~ the miners, the strike Of vi years
lgo still remaining wildly In their
minds.
It is understood that tho intelligent
miners propose to drive the Eastern
sud Kansas strikers from among the
foreign and unlearned miners here.
They ore willing to assist the strikers
With semi-monthly contributions, but
ave no cause for a strike and do not
>ropose to have agitators at work.