The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-05
RALLIED BY A WOMAN.
"'MOther'' Jones Prevents a Collapse
of the Maryland Strike.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, June 4.-The ad-
vent Of Mother Mary Jones' the woman
organizer, Of Punxsutawney. Pa. seems 10
have set the mining region afre and 10
have solidified the strikers. The expected
break did not come at Homecoming Satur-
day, and a Sunday quiet prevailed at that
place The miners Of the five coal com
panies operating in that particular district
were to have met 10 declare the strike OF,
but they failed to assemble.
Mother" Jones addressed a large meet
ing at Braddock Park, Frostburg. Satur-
day Afternoon. The attendance was esti-
mated at $500. and intense enthusiasm
prevailed Over $50 women had seats on
the platform. The procession from NickePs
Hall to the park was headed by the SAL
walton Army Band. The paraders carried
banners. National Organizer Thomas Hag-
gerty also spCks. The organizers are he
lieved to have the strike altogether in
hand again, and its end is not looked for
shortly.
Mother Jones. with Organizers War
ner and Haggerty, after the meeting at
Frostburg drove to Homecoming to be in
readiness 10 forestall any attempt to go to
work today. They advised the miners at
Frostburg to march to Homecoming with
their wives and children and young rlen
with their sweethearts to stop the proposed
break. Mother" Jones was bitter in her
castgation of the LonacOning people. end
said she would be on. hand with tub Of
whitewash to whiten the blackiegs from
their knees down She was very severe on
the courts in the matter OF injunctions,
paying her respects TO the Bench and to
the officers who served the injunctions.
1t was reported last night that the union
miners were preparing to march TO Iona
coming today. and clash is not unlikely
although the situation is very quiet at
Homecoming.
An operator said: 81 do not see what
the men are holding out for; they Will set
neither advance nor recognition. that IS
certain" The miners have received relief
from Pennsylvania, particularly Philips
burg, where big meeting was held last
Wednesday Soliciting committees Will
leave for the Pennsylvania region today.
A prominent mining superintendent; who
was in the city Saturday said that ii was
not at all a question Of wages. but a ques-
ton Of recognition. He cited where la
bOrers who had been getting $1.75 in this
region were working for SIPS and less else
where. Miners who struck on So cents a
working at that wage rate. He said the
operators were in no hurry about reeog-
niZing the organization.
1t is believed the miners Of the CONSOLE
dalton Coal Company will be the last to go
to work The plan. It is said. is TO force
the Consolidation miners. who viii hold out
for so cents a ton and the reinstatement
of all men at the 55-cent rate. as they will
see all their orders leaving them if they
are idle while the other miners in the
region are active.
The organization has retained David ].
Lewis and Jasper n. Wilson, attorneys,
to appear for the miners in the Injunction
cases, and they will file answers this week.
District President Barber and Organizers
Warner and Haggerty were here yesterday
in consultation with the attorneys. The
miners will not march here in a body to-
day, as originally planned, to answer to
the suits. The proceedings will be con-
Quoted without demonstration.