The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-29

out of regard for Mitchell Day, the
Scranton Railway company will close
down all its lines today. The fact that
there will be between fifteen and twen-
ty thousand ardent strike sympathizers
in the central city this afternoon caused
some anxious anticipation as to the
result of an attempt to run cars with
non union men. General Manager Silli-
man decided to remove all anxiety by
keeping the cars and their imported
crews within doors.
The strike Of the strike breakers is
spreading.
Six more of them left yesterday
morning. According to the statement
of the deserters. there are only twen-
ty-eight DrummOnd men remaining in
the company's employ and fully twenty
of these are preparing to leave.
General Manager Silliman declares
that the men who are leaving have been
discharged for various offenses. and the
company finds no trouble in filing their
places
The new machine shop on Providence
road has been fitted up for the accom-
modation of one hundred men and is
now being occupied. There is room
there for one hundred more. Mr. Silli-
man says. All three hotels this new
one, the one at the company's head
quarters and the one at the Linden
street barn are to be maintained un-
til the strike is over. The three will
be necessary, Mr.. Sillman says. to .r-
comnOdate all the men the company
will have when it perfects it's service,
which. he says. will be in a very short
time.
Mr.. Siliman said yesterday that he
had been informed of a further effort
on the part of the strikers to secure a
settlement of the strike by outside in
tervention.
You may say for me-" the general
manager declared. That nothing will
be accomplished by this outside inter-
vention. further than the prolongation
of the strike. or rather of the boycott
against the cars. for there is now no
strike. The strike is over and there
won't be much lef; of this boycott af-
ter election"
LACK OF BACKBONE.
Regarding the claim made Friday by
the company that some OF the old men
would return to work Saturday or
Monday, Mr. Silliman said:
llS anOtne" case OF lack OF back
bone. Those men came to me and said
they We're not in sympathy with the
strike and We're anxious to return to
work. When it came to going out on
the cars. however, they baked"
The following letter was delivered to
strike headquarters last night
Scranton, Oct. 81, 1901
10 General Headquarters. Strikers Union.
Dear SrS: We are two innocent men. We
admit that we did wrong act in taking your
places. but all We want is a chance to be up
right and not scaD another strike. We have
mothers, old and gray, depending on o,r ersl.
ings. | have mothcilcSs little boy that ! have
to support also an old mother waiting for some
income TO support her and my little boy. ] am
the only son and sole support. Please help us
in onr troubles and God will help YOU win
the strike.
The company withdrew o,r bail, and are in
Jail on trumped.up charges. Ii you men can
quasl our charges we will try and help you to
get some OF the men 10 go home
Ii YOU gentlemen give us our liberty we will
do all in power Tor YOU. All We ask is. for
Gods sake don't let the company keep us in
here, hccausc are innocent men and strangers
in your city. Hoping You will do all in Your
power to help us ont, are
Respectfully yoms.
" j. Commodore.
James Shauehncssy.