The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-07

Miners-Sympathy Expressed Tor
the Striking Iron and Steel Work
ers What Secretary Dempsey Says.
AT meeting of the district board
Of United Mine Workers of America,
held at headquarters yesterday morn
ing and afternoon, il was decided to
hold joint meeting Of the three dis
trict boards tomorrow in Hazletun, at
which there will be a general discus
sion of existing difficulties. The mo-
tive for the calling of this session was
explained To a Tribune man yesterday
afternoon by secretary John I. Demp-
sey, of District No. /, who said
There is general dissatisfaction
among the miners. not only of this
but all three anthracite districts, over
the present attitude of the operators.
No company seems satisfied unless at
least two of it's colleries are closed
for some reason or other
They are trying to force trouble
upon us, and if they will not live up
to the promises they made and treat
the men decently, why there's going to
be trouble"
ENTIRE BOARD PRESENT.
The board of District No. . met Mon
day at Shamokin and held a long scs-
sion, which lasted all morning, after
noon and night. The board members
of No will probably meet today at
Hazleton, and tomorrow will occur the
joint meeting. Yesterdays session OF
District No. Is board was called to
order by President 4. u. Nichols at
o'clock. with the entire board pres
ent. This consists of President Mich
oils, Vice President Adam Ryscavage,
Secretary Treasurer John T. Dempsey,
Il. \. CourtriEht, stephen Reap, John
i. kearney, II. J. Llcwellyn, John Fal-
Ion, ID. j. Reese, Anthony Schlosser
and NJ. IL. Healey.
The discussion of the matter of in
specting mine workers cards, which
closed two collieries during the week,
the Maltby of the Lehigh Coal company
and the Woodward of the Lacka-
wanna, took up great part of the
session. The committee appointed by
the men of the Bellevue colliery re-
ported seeing Superintendent Loomis
and asking him whether the men could
have permission to conduct these ex-
ceived no direct answer, but claim
that they were told the matter would
be- given due consideration.
1t was also reported that trouble was
experienced Monday at the Dickson
colliery of the Delaware and Hudson
company, where the foreman forbade
the men taking up cards at the head
Of the shaft.
SECRETARY'S STATEMENT.
Secretary Dempsey stated to The
Tribune man that the action of both
the LaCkaWdnna and Delaware and
Hudson companies in taking up cards
was not universal. Said he:
They are allowing us to take them
at several of the Delaware, LaCka- =
wanna and Western and Delaware and
Hudson mines, and it seems that they
leave the disposition of the matter
largely to the discretion of the fore
men We have experienced no trou-
BILE in previous months over this ques-
tion, and on July l the cards were
taken up at great majority of col
lieries throughout the valley"
The dockage question and other mat
ters in which the miners believe them
selves to have been unfairly treated
We're also discussed yesterday at No.
Is con rention and Monday at the ses-
sion OF No. .. Specific action will be
taken upon them Thursday. Another
subject which will come up for dis
cussion will be the grievances of the
tiremen.
Large numbers of them have joined
the mine workers since the disastrous
termination of their recent strike, and
they claim that the companies have
Disseminated against the men who
went out and in a number of cases re-
fused TO reinstate them. There is a
meeting of the national board of the
mine workers in session at Indian
apolis, which began on Monday, and
the local grievances will be brought
before the national body in general
way by Henry Collins, of Carbondale,
who succeeded President Fahey, of
district No ., to a board member.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Yesterdays meeting of the board
adjourned at d o'clock. During the
morning session they passed the fol-
lowing resolutions regarding the strik-
ing steel workers:
Whereas, the Amalgamatcd Association OF Iron
aud steel Workers are engaged in a desperate
battle for its existence with the billion dollar
steel trust, and
Whereas, 1t is oi great moment to all organ.
lied labor throughout the country and will he
injurious II they fail in this, their struggle for
justice, Therefore, be il
Resolved. That VIC, the executive hoird nf bis.
triot No. |, United Mine Workers Of America, in
executive session assembled, recognizing in this
battle an attempt to destroy organized labor
do hereby express deep sympathy with the
cause "t the Amalgdmatcd association in their
struggle, and recommend that our members g, e
their moral and financial support TO the men on
strike II application tor aid is made.