Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-24
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Fairmont, w. Va, August 2S.-
Strike Leader ]. W. Rea has devised
a scheme whereby he hopes to be able
10 circumvent the United States Court
iniunctions without violating their
letter. Under the decision OF Judge
Goff he believes it is still possible for
the strikers to camp and march from
place to place without coming into
contempt of the courts.
The camp at the Montana mines Will
be maintained, and to night, Rea es-
tablished Camp Rea, at Mlnersvllle'
near the New England mines. Inc
camp is lust across a rail fence from
the mine property, and is in a held
where there are springs TO supply
water. The camp is provided with
tents and the men there will be COM
Portable as long as the weather Is
not cold.
Camp Rea makes two camps IN oper-
alton. Rea stated tonight that he
will have three other camps In work
ing order within forty-eight hours, To-
Gated at places selected but not yet
made public. 1t is the intention 10
tiA all these camps with strikers, VINO
will call the camps in which they i've
their homes. Then there Will be Vlslts
from one camp to another, and re-
unions Of the strikers from all the
camps at one designated camp. Rea
thinks all this is possible under the
Injunction and the decision OF Judge
Golf. He believes this sort of marching
will be effective in demonstrating 10
the miners at work that they are going
contrary to the sentiments or thelr
fellows. and that the existence OF the
camps will draw working miners 10
them to hear speeches and visit their
friends who have quit work.
The twenty-seven strikers who were
in the Clarksburg jail returned mere
this evening at o'clock. They were IN
the best Of spirits and showed no Ill
effects of their incarceration. They
were met at the train by J. w. Rea
and others. and were taken to Skin
ner's tavern, where a bountiful supper
was given them.
Tonight at Boyer's hall, Palatine.
these strikers and about 100 others
heard addresses by Rea, Woods anu
Carney. They were very enthusiastic,
and applauded the speakers yigor-
ously.
Rea told them Of the camping and
marching scheme and they were all
anxious to join in making a success OF
Il. There will be 100 men to go to
Camp Rea in the morning.
In his speech Rea referred to the
language Of Judge Goffs opinion, and
said it was a feather in the caps Of the
strikers that the Judge should say
there had been no disoder. He said
Judge Goff has given them the right
to camp. and march under certain con-
ditions. and he proposed to take full
advantage OF it. He spoke person
ally of several Of the operators and
their attorneys and mentioned w. S.
Meredith particularly, and the strikers
promised to "swipe' him when he
comes before them at the next cleo
tion for Congress.
Rea tonight made the claim that
the men in the Hite mines and at sew
eral other small ones, are in sympathy
with the strike, and would have been
brought out some time ago but for
the fear that if these mines were
closed. new men would be imported
into the district.
Another efot, TO get the Montana men
out was made this mU'ning carly, al
though no marching was done and the ef-
for; again proved fruitless. only five
men from the mine could be found at the
meeting at the camp Sunday, and from
the reports of the operators not even
these five remained out OF the mines
James Wood. although an indefatigable
worker for urionism, Acknowledges that
the organizers have a hard row. In con-
versa,iou with Labor Commissioner Isaac
c. Barton. of Wheeling, he said but for
the injunction all the men would be out
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