Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-26
STRIKE LEADERS
OBJECT TO TROOPS
Say Their Presence Was Unneces-
say and Tyranujcah
NINE OPERATORS GOT THEN
No Present Probability Of an Early
Settlement OF the Great strike
I'm PenusyIyania,

New York Sept. Pa special to the
Times from Hazleton Pa, says;
It IL said that labor agitators have
inspired the strikers 10 join in a march
70 Lattimer to persuade, If possible
and to drive out, II necessary, all the
working miners at that place. The
strike leaders furiously resent the In
PRODUCTION OF troops as a needless and
tyrannical interference with them In
the exercise Of their rights.
There is no doubt that the mine op-
orators have desired the presence OF
the troops They know that with the
troops here many men could be got TO
work who might otherwise be inumi-
dated. II was only necessary that there
should be repeated midnight demon
STATIONS by the strikers TO provoke dis
order The strikers appear to have
been unable 70 restrain excessive zeal
on the part OF their missionaries, and
have contributed to bring about the
condition they should have striven to
avert
Hazleton continues 10 offer about the
only considerable opposition TO the
strike that Is found IN the entire dis
trict. Whether the strike shall spread
or dwlndle depends altogether upon
the acts Of the miners. As the Judg-
IL
rendered 10 the mine workers unions,
with President John Mitchell as a
mouthplece, and he remains deter
mined to keep the miners out until the
grievances presented have been re-
dressed by the operators, while the
operators are resolved 10 have no deal
ings with any organization, the situa-
ton may remain as 1t is.
Pottsvlle. Pa, Sept 26-The strike
leaders are now turning their attention
TO the collleries south OF Broad Noun
tain. Many OF the mines Of this dis
trict are close 70 this city and II Is
these collieres that produce most Of the
coal mined In the Schuylkill regions.
Naturally therefore this district be-
comes the center Of operations against
the mine owners.
North OF Broad Mountain few miners
We're working. In the Mahanoy Valley
not a colliery is in operation. The
miners who. a day or two ago, eX-
pressed desire 10 work. are now hcdg-
ing and say they are not at all IN a
hurry TO go back To the mines. The
pleadIngs and arguments Of the strike
leaders have had their effect.
The fact Is, the strike In the Schuyl-
kill regions Is enc OF sympathy pure
and simple They have no grievances
and Supt. VeIth Of the Reading COM
pany said that not one Of the COM
pany's 1900 men had come to him or to
any Of the other officials OF the COM
pany. previous TO the strike, with a
single grievance.
In the district south OF Broad Noun
tain there were two cOllieries, Eagle
I'M and Silver Creek, which We're
working yesterday, while several that
We're working on Monday did not re-
sumo yesterday The Vaudeville col
liefy, near Pottsvile. one OF the larg-
est OF the Reading company's mines,
is tied up, the officials say by reason Of
a broken shaft. At Forestvllle, those
familiar with the situation declare that
the strike Is almost certain to include
an of the seven thousand men stu at
work south Of Broad Mountain.
In the Panther Valley the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation company has
about seven thousand men at work. and
in an probability these will also go out,
At the extreme west end Of the
schuylkill region, adjoining Dauphln
county. where are located the L4ykens
Valley Coal company's mines, are three
collleries which continue TO produce
daily about 800 cars Of coal. These
colleries are the Brookside Good
Spring and Lincoln. and It is asserted
that there will be no strike there as
the men are thoroughly satisfied
In number Of cities adjacent to this
coal region, notably Reading the coal
supply Is getting low, and many fam
lilies have been unable to purchase even
small quantities. II seems an extra
ordinary state OF things for this sec
ton Of the country, where ordinarily
tons Of coal can be picked up along the
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