The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08

was the leading MUSICAL orSanlSatioh
in this division. But few banners were
carried by the girls and their number
was considerably smaller than that OF
tho leading marchcrs. About twenty
small breaker boys brought the parade
to close. the little fellows all carrying
American flags.
The mills which were represented in
the parade were the Sauouoit, klotz.
Harvey Bros, Bliss Dunmore, North
| Scranton and Dickson plants. Reilling,
David & Schoen, Taylor and the Simp-
son at Minooka.
LUNCHEON SERVED.
When Carpenters hall was reached
| and the young children began to march
| in to obtain the luncheon which had
been donated by local merchants,
| scene of indescribablc confusion en-
| sued. There was n sudden rush for the
| door, and in an instant there was
| confused mass of children struggling
| for admittancc. Mounted officers
| Burke and Block rode their mounts
upon the sidewalks and unsuccessfully
| attempted to push back the crowd.
officers of the strikers appeared at
| the door and attempted to stop the
| rush to no avail. Many street urchins
| joined tho little strikers who were
| awaiting their turn TO enter the hall
| and these former proved the most un-
| ruly members of the crowd,
| 81 carried Il banner in dis parade, an
| I want something to eat angrily
| roared ono little breaker boy. Mother
| Jones appeared at one of the windows
| on the second floor OF the Economy
furniture store and announced that no
| moro refreshments would he served,
hut that they would be instead sent
| 10 the various locals. This broke up
the crowd, which gradually dispersed.
| Last nights mass meeting held at
the armory. was attended by between
fifteen ana sixteen hundred persons,
the ma jority of whom were silk mill
girls. Addresses We're made by Dill
cher. Mother Jones and Organizer
Thaine. of Wilkes Barre.
Tie former. in his address announced
that the strikers are willing to settle
the strike by arbitration and suggested
Bishop Hoban as an excellent person
to whom to entrust the matter.
| As early as o'clock the audience
began entering the hall. and at
o'clock a loud ripple of applause ran
through the armory, as the big form
ol Frederick Dilcher was seen moving
| towards the front.
The popular Mine Workers leader
was Joined at the platform by Presi-
dent NJ. II. Flaherty. Of the Central
Labor union; Secretary John 7. Demp-
Sey. of District No. 1, and J. F
Hammcs. Of the stone Cutters union
Mother Jones Joined the quartette a
few minutes later. amid loud and LONG
continued applause. The hail by this
time was literally crowded with strik-
ing girls.
DILCIiEc INTRODUCED.
Miss Hurley, secretary of the S1u'
! quot girls union, introduced Commit
; | tceman DilChCr. as chairman of tht
night. In "a brief address, he declared
; his pleasure at seeing the days grea'
, demonstration, and then declared tha
| ovcrtures are now being made to tho
| companies to arrange meeting BE-
! tween the strikers committee and {
: number of representative operators
; Negotiations. he said. are now on be
I tween the strikers and the operators
; | vino have gone down South.
Hc assured the girls of the supper
l OF the Mine Workers. ana then intro
duCed as the first speaker Charles j
$ | Thaine. of Wilkes Barre. an organize
S for the Federation of Labor. The lat
ter told of the two mills II which tn
girls are out at Wilkes Barre, the Hes
. and Goldsmith mill. and the Bamfor'
ribbon factory.
Il lie told OF efforts being made Il
y Paterson 10 raise funds for the Penn
1 sylvania strikers and declared that II
S had IL from an excellent source tha
e ST. coo a week could be assured.
e He concluded by expressing a wis
s that the strikers in both this city an
Wilkes Barre. where the girls hav
| been out seven and eight weeks, wi
soon be brought TO a satisfactory enc
" Chairman Dilcher then announced
:, preparatory to introducing Mothe
" Jones. that the silk workers of th
20 | city and vicinity are willing at an
time to submit the settlement of the
grievances to arbitration, after whiC
:, | he introduced his "fricnd and I'll
friend of humanity. Mother Jones"
In the course of her speech the la
" ter said that one OF the greatest que'
tons Of the age was before the stril
:" ers. She vigorously declared tn;
many of the children toilng in Il
y, mills should be at the public school
u and then drew the attention Of Il
city clergy To the existing condition
4, affairs.
= MOTHER JONES APPEAL.
I'VE do not wish TO blame individl
IA ais" she said, but we did come he
SO to appeal to broader manhood and COZ
= science for change in the local co,
/" | ditions. Every thinking person Iea
lc ICES that today's army Of young gin
Il will be the future mothers of this nj
tion. Should we slaughter their liv
'd and leave n hroken-down race
NJ physical wrecks for the coming gene
'd atom"
~ She closed her address by a fervc
'k appeal "to the grander manhood of Il
N men of this city in behalf Of the stri
ing children"
N Chairman Dilcher then announc
IN that the strikers We're willing to su
ny NIT the question to arbitration, al
'u named Bishop IHoban as a desiral
ht person to arbitrate the condition. Al
~ other local divine he said would al
re be accepted as arbitrator,
n President r. ID. Nichols, of Anthr
IN cite District No. /, entered aud TOT
Ill seat on the platform while Moth
nd Jones was speaking. He was on t
4.