The times., 1897-08-06
Eiseff1an Bros,
Corner 9TH and E SITS. N. w.
10 Branch Store in Washington.
BIG MEETING AT PI1rsBuRG.
Stirring Speeches by the Leaders
in the Great Strike.

, in the Great Strike.
PiUtsburg. Aug o.-one of the biggest
labor meetings ever held in Pittsburg
came Off tonig ght on the Allegheny wharf
where 4,000 naen gathered to hear the
pTCininenb labor leaders. Ii was an orderly
crowd Most OF those present were local
wor kingmen.
Nj j. Cannahan secretary OF the Plumb
ers National Union, presided.
PatncS Eoiaii, tae miners distric5 presi-
dent, referred To Ihe statement CT opera
tors before tire strike that the miners
would starve.
THAT was a month age said Dolau,
but, thanks To cur friends among the
general pubic and organized labor We
are not yet starved. Our fight is one
for existence We are not anIagonistic
to the people or the courts
''The time has come,'f said Mr.. Car
rick, preSi lent OF the Painters Union,
10 test oue; right OF rEee speech and pubic
assemblage, guaranteed by the Constitu-
tion. These miners, many marching bare
foot, poorly clothed, hungry, are mani
testing the spirit OF i776. They are 1en6-
ing the battle OF humanity. The New
York and Cies eiand Gas Coal Company IS
responsible for the hungry condition OF
the wives Of thousands OF miners III Penn
sylyauia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois,
Mary g Jones, we'll kno wn, gray y-haired
agitator, made a hot speech. Wen take
the 1nints and run them for ourselves
rather than starye, - she said. Anarchy
shouted a voice. mo; she's right yelled
another
III you miners permit the operators to
win,' She said, There are enough ladies'
in the country to lick you aIl.'
President III. Ii. Garland, of the Amalga
mated A Assoeiatien of Iron Workers, spoke.
and was followed by Eugene Y. Debs.
We come here as law abiding Citizens"
said Debs. but if the courts persist in
peryerting and twisting the law in favor
ofcorporalions, thenI am not a aIaw-ahiding
citizen. Now is the time 10 fight out the
question OF human rights, If It must be
fought out. In West Virginia l have been
enJoincd off The face of the earth, and /
see that Penns ylvania judges are following
the examples set III West Virginia ] am.
perfectly willing TO go TO jail and even TO
the gallows. IWiH continue the fight though
the stars may fall
''The miners have been orderly and peace
able, and they have tue sympathy of the
press and the public. The courts have
come to the aid Of the operators, and, out
side the judges, there is no class thdg does
not desire to see the miners win
1T Is pity that the impression has be-
come prevalent that our courts are In
general swayed by the desires OF corpora
tons."
At the close OF the meeting it was an
noanced that the Pittsburg Press had dopened
subscription list for the miners and a
business house had already contributed
Sl00.
Striking miners and deputies met this
morning at Plum Greek, delegation
of strikers had marched iowa rds the mine
and were confronted 10y Samuel C. De
AImitt and twenty deputy sheriffs on the
MurTaysville road DcATm told them
the road was private property and they
turned back.
Later they learned that it was public
road and returned The deputies barred
the way, but the strikers pushed on
through and marched past the homes OF
the Plum Creek miners The strikers
and the De Annltts still make conflicting
clairls. The latter say that the force at
Plum Greek is not materially depicted.
while the miners officials say that about
two-thirds OF the men have struck.
a meeting OF miners was held at Monon-
eahela TO-DAY, the object being to bring out
the few men still working in the district.
Cameron Miller and Patrick Dolan ad
dressed the meeting. Detls, Mary Jones
and others VIII address a meeting at
Turtle Greek tomorrow night.