Evening journal., 1900-10-03
Fully Fifteen thousand Men and Boys
Were in Line in a Big Demon
strationin Wilkesbarre
PRESIDENT MITCHELL AND HIS
AIDES HEAD TIE PROCESSION

4. j. Bunni of Wilkesharre, had made
short addresses Mr.. Mitchell was in
troduced. He said:
Fellow Workinemen. al man would in-
deed be devoid of feeling if he were not
proud 10 have the opportunity to stand
before multitude like this, whichis maxi
ing fight Tor something which fl be-
lleVes 70 be just. ! ann proud TO know
that YOU are composed OF coal miners and
their families. / am proud to know that
you command IN this fight the respect OF
me cietsymen, Ihat you have the ssm
pathy Of the public and that tile great
american press has said with one voice
that your cause Is q righteous one No
than 1, but when al honorable methods
aati then / favor strikes. ] went to New
aork 70 caH un the operators AT the sac
rthee ot personal dignity 70 gei "a hearing
lut the men who employ YOU tnrued me
away and even refused to receive 81 coln-
inittee Of their own men for the purpose
Of talking over the differences.
The greatest strike IN the history Of
the world is drawing to a close. Already
the Ereat coal carrying railroads have
agreed 10 increase your wages l0 per cent,
which is q great victory ia itself Truc.
il is not enough Il does not satisfy Us.
out the time IS not far distant when the
anthracite coal miners will receive ag
much tor their labor ais any OTHER class
Of Workmen in the world.
"a this struggle do not place absolute
faith in John Mitchell or anV other nne
man. Put your faith ia the ORGANIZATION.
Work hard Tor its prosperity. for the
stronger it Is, the better you are armed
aor the struggle IN which you are now
ttHaEed THIS strike snail moi be de-
ciarcd of by me. 1t shall not be ended
untH convention Of anthracite miners
shall SO decide. Every union ard every
tolliery viii be asked TO send one or more
delegates TO a convention 70 determine
fhe question for themselves. Your in
1erests are greater than nina shall not
decide the question of your going back to
HHNEL. on must vote flWN Nn77Fagl#
will not pretend 10 determines your fate
er that of the s5JQ,Ge0 VINO ar9 directly af-
i1cted by this struggle.
MIR. Mitchell then briefly reviewed the
Struggle Of the miners during the past %
years. and said that the miners cannot
expect to have all the evils which hava
HALF century of urorga nized labor righted
ct once. Continuing he said:
firmly. believe that victory will be
DO nnt let one of you move until AN move.
lt you stand toSetner we will achieve Il
greater victory than was ever attained
by labor in the anthracite coal region If
nothing else is achieved than the taking
Of The young boys who today yelled ais
passed them IN the parade that Mitchell
Is all right out of the breakers and
placing them in the schools. the future
viii show that Mitchell was all rirht.
, am firmly cf the belief that the mothers
Of the breaker boys nightly pray TO the
ruler OF the universe 70 decide in favor
OF the men, SO that their boys can go to
the schools
A miner should receive for his wages
ps much as any man on earth. SO that ne
himself cen build a home on the present
tumbiing ruins Of his hovel built hy the
companies, and so that he can AFFORD to
elbow his children to have the advan-
tages Of the college, too.
Through the efforts Of the United Minc
Workers we can secure justice for all.
We want to stand together md I hone
that not one man viii desert the ranks
OF the union, and that not one man 60
back 70 the mines untl the victory is
complete.
The national president was followed
by Fred Dilcher, Of Ohio: Benjamin
James, Of Pennsylvania, both members
Of the executive board. and Mother
Mary Jones After the meeting presi-
dent Mitchell was driven through
cheering crowds to his hotel, where ha
remained until o'clock this morning,
when he returned to IIazleton
President Mitchell, in answer to q
direct question last night, said that
not one local union in the entire an-
thracite coal field had requested the
calling of a convention Of the miners
When the correspondents told Mr.
alItcheli that there had peen some dis
appointment expressed because he
failed TO give out any information in
his speech, he replied with q smile
that he almost said something" but
caught himself before it was too late
The fact that the operators have