The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-27
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They VIII Be Rushed to HazeIton if
Needed

They VIII Be Rushed to Hazelton if
Needed.
HaZelton. Pa. Sept 26--Sheriff Harvey
and the state officials at Harrisburg had
sn understanding that # the necessity
ar-ses soldiers VIII be thrown into this
leon in short order The sheriff had u
long. talk with Adjutsnt General Stewart
IN view Of the calmneSs now prevailing
throughout the LehiSh valley IL would be
a this time
Sheriff Tells Position.
Sheriff Harvey said he frankly told the
Governor that the situation was getting
beyond his control He also informed The
governor that under no circumstances
= o1-L he shoot a rs,zn. that he ..ygouid
rot Hls- Ike the mistake Sherin Martin had
mace three years ago, when a score OF
LatrimeT
speaking on the Question of Using ire
s---s. the shsraG said i am a better
friend Of the strikers than they think. /
know Luey a1= fighting for what they
think IS right have given positive or
ders 10 my deputies that they must not
do any shooting; that they must be calm
ana Try 10 reason with the strikers when
t--eF see them about 10 commit a viola
t-o-2 OF the law When I faced the men
or DeFrlnger yesterday morning 1 kept
NY deputies split up IN groups SO as not
70 excite the strikers ana Wenl myself u
the mob or 800 men unarmed. and pleaded
with them TO let those workers 20 10 rbs
refused TO do so, and I arrested all those
who were not strictly within the law IL
force must be used, and that means shoot
-l-5- The presence or troops viii prevent
these --ohF. and that is why I asked the
governor TO send me soldiers
Reply of Markle Men.
The crisis at the mines Of c. s. NIarkIs
< o has been reached There We're
many expressions among The men today
c. ..-Ssatlsfaction with some Of the nrnl's
sii Nets 70 tAelr demands me principal
z--cVance or the men Is the wage scale
They ask for only about half of what the
L n-Ued Mine Workers are demanding
operations at the Markle cOlLeries were
suspended today 50 that the employees
CCCid hold meetings TO discuss the firm $
a yer The meeting was held in the
forenoon. and this afternoon the commit
---- composed OF employees OF the several
Ma-21le mines, with the exception OF Eber-
vac (Which Is completely tied up made
known 10 the firm the decision Of the en-
pioyees-
ley accept the FIRMS PROPOSITION in
gard to the hosting Of men from the
-ta- acIuiesce IN the refusal TO pay the
ensineers by the hour and want TO arbI-
trs-Je all the other grievances excepting
those relating TO semi-mOnthl- l5ay and
rle- location of the powder houses, which
have been adjusted by the answer OF Mar
he men also decided to remain at work
p acing the arbitration negotiations, and
from the pay of each family that returns
10 %Ork their quota Tor the payment OF
t1e arbitrator selected by the men,
Judging only by the talk OF the men, Il
looks as if a considerable number OF men
II not so TO work tomorrow morning.
The force OF men at each OF the Markle
slopes is now very short The
.irm for the time being refuses TO discuss
-.7--i hing in connection with Its future ac-
The daily production of coal in the dis
tr-ct is steadily decreasing. This is shown
from the shipments of coal from that re
g.On today. which indicates a falling on
Of more than % per cent