The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-20

bodi'y harm If them do nor quit work.
Tacy also add that most Of the men now
Idle desire 10 resume work. but through
fear OF assault they do not leave their
homes.
The meeting this afternoon at Jeddo of
the employees OF g. Il. Markle * Co.. who
operate the JeddO. Ebervale. Highland and
oakdale cogiieries. proved TO be probably
the most fe-sarkable gathering Of its kind
ever held in the anthracite regions IL was
expected TO be a heart-to-heart talk be-
tween John Markle. managing partner or
the firna and mis- employees. who number
250o. but II developed into joint de-
bate IN which Mr.. Markle President
Mitchell Rev. Father Phillips and National
Committeeman Benjamin James took part
II began in dignified manner, but gradu-
ally degenerated into impassioned argu-
ment and wound up very close to person.
alities.
MITCHELL URGES MEN TO STRIKE
The COMMITTEE OF the Markle employees.
which presented the grievances of<the men
20 the firm last week, called a meeting for
o'clock this afternoon in front OF the
village school house at Jeddo for the pur
pose OF hearing what Mr.. Markle had to
say in relation TO the grievances. The
United Mine Workers officials also an
rounced meeting OF the Markle mine
workers for clock this afternoon at the
same place. but for some reason. nos
known, it was not called to order until 4
o'clock The chairman of the grievance
committee called the one thousand people
gathered there TO order, after which Pat
rick Gallagher. a miner, was elected chair
man. The Markle employees are divided on
the question OF striking and some members
OF the grievance committee, who tried last
week, TO avert a strike. were accused or
standing in with the company AT the
meeting this afternoon the committee was
asked TO make a report OF some kind, and
n ma n mi ffQr In he
moved that the men in the Markle mines
strike A viva voce vote taken and
there was great roar OF yes"
President Mitchell was in the crowd and
he was invited 10 speak As he walked up
the steps OF the schooIhouse John Markle,
Alvin MarkIe and General Superintendent
railroad track and the trio stood on the
cinoer eEbankment OF the road and
70 the strike leader Gxnor6 ms ms
embankment, were the wives, mothers, sis
tiers and sweethearts of the men, while the
school children gazed from the windows OF
the one-story building and the schoolmas-
ter stood at the door
Mr.. Mitchell said. in brief, that he re-
GREETED the men of the Markle mines were
divided, but was glad that those who OPP
posed the strike were in the minority. He
said the eyes Of l3S00O miners were look
Ing toward thensftnd that IL they all stop
the other hand. il few went TO work IL
would injure the interests of all the men.
President Mitchell cut his address short,
as he wanted to so to Mahanoy City to-
night, but when he saw John Mark!e make
his way toward the crowd or mirers and
start 10 address the men he changed his
Mr. Markle was unable to speak for a
while because of Interruptions by many III
the crowd Several of the United Mine
Workers officials attempted to get the
crowd TO disperse and not listen to Mr..
Markle- The latter. however, won over the
gathering. He told them the company
stood ready to arbitrate any differences
with the men and proposed that the COM
pany select one arbitrator and the men
choose one. IL the two failed to agree
these two men eouiS invite third man to
fore them He said the company had such
agreement OF long standing with the men
ana that he would live up to it and ex-
Iected the men TO do the same. He also
raid that he would abide by the decision
Of the arbitrators. no matter what the
award might be. Mr.. Markle closed his adj
Mine WORKERS officials. calling them agita-
tors AMI charging them with being respor-
ssble for all the turmoil in the region.
NO PARTIAL ARBITRATION.
Mr.. Mitchell then got on the steps and,
standing beside Mr.. Markle, told the crowd
that the United Mine Workers would not
accept arbitration on that basis. 1t must
be the whole region and not a part of 1t.
Mr.. Markle again addressed the men and
reiterated what he said last Sunday, that
he would accept Archbishop Ryan, OF
Philadelphia. as an arbitrator, to which
Mr. Mitchell replied that he would accept
the archbishop on the basis that the United
Mine Workers Observation-Disclosures for the
whole region, at one and the same time.
At this point Father Phillips. who was
IN the crowd, was called on, and he de-
hvered a speech favoring arbitration He
told the men that here was a chance to
arbitrate their honest differences. and il
they did not seize the opportunity they
would be giving organized labor the hard
est blow II has ever been dealt. and all
the men who refused the offer deserve all
the hardship that the operators could put
upon them In a hundred years.
President Mitchell and Mr.. Markle again
spoke. and Benjamin James also addressed
the men. but their remarks were largely of
personal nature The meeting lasted
two hours. breaking up at twilight The
strike leaders claim that as a result of the
meeting the Markle mines viii be closed to-
morrow. while the firm claims that the
meeting was a packed one and that their
mines viii operate tomorrow as usual. 1t
remains to be seen which side is right.
Mr. McAdoo's marchers. to the number
Of go, marched to Coleraine to-day, where
they gathered quite crowd together and
listened to addresses by strike leaders.
They were orderly and confined their ener-
gles principally TO persuading the men at
Coleraine not TO start work The women,
both English-speaking and foreigners, were
badly frightened and advised the Coleraine
men 10 remain away from the mines. When
the whistle blew at the coliiery IL was
FOUND that only about 80 men mad reported
Tor work at No. slope, which usually
employs about $50 men. Buck Mountain
slope and No. 1 slope OF the same COM
pany We're completely shut down. The
breaker which handles the coal of the three
slopes had only twenty-five boys working,
out Of about $50.
The Van Wickle strippings, employing
go men. failed to start this morning the
men there also having been persuaded to
Quit by the McAdoo marchers. From Cole
raine, the McAdoo men went to Tresko,
where they succeeded in closing the Tyler