The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-07
The COAL MINE TROUBLES.
$50 sac -s4t4ss VT
Mass Meetings of Employees and
business Men Held.

bHHtht~S wen heA0-
FROSTBURG. Nd. April About l .201
miners turned cut to a meeting in Frcst-
burg to take action on the suspension OF
the miners Of the Consolidated Coal Com
rany. The st-ec,s w1r- crowded long be
tore the tour to NEE Pres.ders Allen
Barber, OF the Urltol Mine Workers. had
charge Of the meeting. held in Meats OPP
era House. TIE 4 owing resolution was
adopted:
Resolved That We in mass meeting assembled
sympathize with the men who were discharged
and laid OF by t.- Consolidated Coal Company,
and we hereby pltccc them our support. even ID
a complete suspension of work at the proper timr
and whfl we are called on % DO 20 by our OH
CeTs.
This proceeding in the matter includes
all the mines in TIE region. The miners
claim Superintendent Randolph is ,he hes.
organizer they have ever seen, as he was
the cause Of giving them PA new mem
bers.
The business men C Froz,burg held i
meeting Ia the annex OF Hotel Gladstone.
Much Interest ives shown TO bring about
a peaceable settlement OF the present. trOU-
BILE The following resolutions wers
adopted:
Whereas. IN obedience TO a call o. what they
believe 10 he a public duty. the citizens Of Frost
burg, whose business trades. and professions are
dependent upon the principal industry Of the re-
.gIou. have here assembled 20 lend their favor %
any honorable policy whereby the current uu-
happy relations between the coal mining employees
and employers o. tie Georges Creek coal region
may be ab1tCd, 20 the end that the suspension
o. labor row threatened may De avsrted. With
this object in view and without any purpose
whatever 10 intervene beIweel, the parties at IS
sue. il Il hereby
Received, That in the adoption OF this paper
we respectfully suggest 70 the Goa! mining COM
panies that the request Of the miners for a meet
ing. seeming 90 us not unreasonable should be
granted, believing that conference Of that char
maEcut good In further pursuance Of our pur-
pose IL il
Resolved. That committee Of Eve representa-
tive citizens not directly interested in OFT min
ing industry be appointed % cngross and trans
NIT this paper 20 the several presidents OF the
coal coIupauies with the assurance emphasized
tHat uc entertain the hope that they VIII DO all
bon their power Co alay q strike which threaten.
paralysis o. trade. los, TO companies. miners and
dependent business. and voice than ali, contn
ucd hostility Of cmPiaye 60 employer
JOHN CHAMBERS President;
j. b. ODER.
ID. p. Mc1iJLLEN.
ID Moan T. SHAFFEE.
l. %. TONLES. Secretary.
Committee oa Re-o,utioHs-
Work IN tEe mines around Frostburg
went on yesterday as usual. 70 suspen-
sious were reported in the Consolidation
mines. The miners persist Ia saying they
did not intend 10 strike ana that the pres
eUt agitation would have passed OF quietly
has IL not been for the Suspension Of en-
plOyss by the Consolidation Coal Company.
Holman miners are sful out
LCuaCCTing Local Union No. us. United
Mine Workers has paEsed resolutions
That we use all the means in our power
Go prevent any OF the members OF this To-
cal from soliciting or receiving work az
any Cf the Consolidate works and II any
should receive work against the viii OF the
members or this local the same be branded
as traitor and inst for association with
honorable men. We condemn the action OF
Superintendent Randolph as jyTannicai
unjust. and un-Amerigan-"
The resolutions svmpathize with The sus-
pended men "iu the unjust treatment they
have received and pledge TO stand BY
them ia their present condition. The res
oiutiOEs have been printed and spread
broadcast