The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24


church, he added, they surely would
be out of temptation.
AS to the railroad mems 'new cause
of worry, much as yet is only con-
jectural, but the developments of the
past few days tend TO strengthen the
belief that If they are called upon
much longer to handle non-union coal
and the strikers keep on insisting that
the handling of this coal is the one
thing that makes it impossible to
completely tie up this district, there
may be an impulsive move that viii
tend TO make the strike considerably
farther reaching than was first con-
templated.
Don't Want to Do 1t.
The switchmen are very much averse
to handling this coal and would go to
almost any extreme to be spared the
distasteful task. The brakemen are of
the same mind. Both had meetings
yesterday afternoon to discuss the
question and endeavor to find some
way out of the dilemma. What was
done could not be asCertalned, but it
was stated, unauthoritatively, that the
switChmen had appointed a committee
consisting of Grand Master +. r. Haw-
ley. Grand Secretary John f. Upton
and three members of the local lodge
to confer with the railroad officials
with a view of having something done
that would save them from the alter
native of refusing the miners request
or granting it and throwing themselves
into the ranks of the strikers. Some
thing definite, it was said, would be
done before Wednesday night had
passed. The trainmen expect to have
their grand master, p. II. Morrisey,
with them any day. Till he comes
they can do nothing.
Despite Governor Stones statement
that he believes there is no occasion to
order out additional troops at the pres
ent time, the preparations to have the
Thirteenth regiment in perfect readi-
ness to answer call at a moments
notice are being quietly but energetic
ally carried on. Trains are made up
and stand ready to take the soldiers
in any direction, and camp equipage
is packed, or being packed. so that not
a minutes time will be lost in getting
the command under way. Fifty thou
delivered to the Scranton armory from
the state arsenal at Harrisburg, and
since it's arrival, Friday evening, guards
have been posted day and night at the
armorY. No one is allowed to go in
without an order from headquarters.
To offset any disCoura cement that
may have come from the fact that the
lower districts are not doing as we'll
in the matter of tie-up as the Lacka-
Wyoming district a story comes
with many evidences of authenticity
that assurances have come to the
United Mine Workers that they are 10
be given assistance which will enable
them to carry on the strike for six
months at least, after their own re-
sources are exhausted, should such a
thing come to pass.
SOURCE is NOT KNOWN.
Where this assurance comes from is
not disclosed but it is hinted that
labor in general believes that this
strike is the greatest conflict the world
ever saw between capital and labor
and that it must be won or labor
unions the world over will feel its ef-
| feCts. and the labor leaders, the Coun-
| try over, urged to immediate action by
| the solicitations of the Mine Workers
| leaders, have mutually pledged them
| selves to make the miners fight their
| own and to bring the unstinted aid
| and influence Of their respective or
! ganiZatiOns to the help of the miners
Hints at this thing were made al
| Saturdays mass meeting in Laurc
| Hill park. and again yesterday after
| noon at a rousing big mass meeting
! held at ThroOp. Among the speakers
We're members Of various labor organ
! iGatiOns. including national officers o.
! the WoodwOrkers' union and the Car
! pcntcrs' brotherhood. Organizer Fred
| Dilcher also spoke Of it in a guarded
way, and outlined plan of co-opera-
| tive stores and bakeries and the issu,
| ing of rations, after army fashion, II
the strike continued any great length
| of time.