The bee., 1901-11-28

union miners at Vincennes, Ind, that
same spirit rules wherever the or
ganization exists, that is, the deter
mination if in their power to win,
even If that should call for the TAX
ing of life or the brutal treatment of
women and children. One thing is
noticeable in these cowardly attacks
that the would be mui derers
and assassirs, If you choose to call
them such, with scarcely an excep-
tion, perform their deeds of lawless-
ness under cover of the night.
That they have not succeeded in kill
ing hundreds is not for lack of will
so to do. The effort has been made
time after time, but Providential in
terference, no doubt, thus far has
prevented them from putting their
evil intentions into execution, so far
as fatalities are concerned. Right
in this case Is evidently on the side
of the operators and the men who
remain at work, and we are taught
that God is a rewarder of those who
seek to do right, and in order that
the readers of THE BEE may keep
thoroughly posted as to the workings
of the U. M. WIS. elsewhere, we
quote the following news dispatch: /:
"Vincennes, Ind, Nov. l9.-Four
hundred union coal miners from
Washington, Cannelsburg, Peters
burg, Princeton and Montgomery ar
rived here at an early hour this
morning and at 5 o'clock made an
attack upon the nonunion miners
employed at the Prospect Hill mines
near this city. AS result two men
are fatally hurt and half dozen
more are seriously injured. The
union miners formed at the Union
station and marched to the mines.
Just as the men of the day shift were
going on duty they were attacked
and received horrible treatment.
1.-THE union men asked for the fore
man, William Scott, and when told
that he was in bed said: 'All right,
we will get him, and started after
him, and for time pandemonium
reigned. In the melee that followed
Mr.. Scott and family defended them
selves as best they could, but were
powerless.
"Scott was badly beaten about the
head and face, and w. p. Collins, an
attorney of Washington, a brother
in-law of Scott, who was visiting
there, sustained injuries that may
prove fatal. He had a rib broken
and an eye badly injured. Henry
Hannery, miner, was so badly
beaten by the men that he had to be
removed to the city, where he could
be given medical attention, aud his
injuries are such that he may die.
Mrs. Scott was slapped in the face,
and wben she resented the attack. ii
is alleged that one of the me1 drew
q gun and told her he would make
short work of her if she persisted in
her foolishness. Otis Scott, the l5
year old son, was knocked down, as
was also DottIe, the 10 year old
daughter of Scott.
"Others that suffered at the hands
of the visitors were Robert McDan-
iel, Posey Knight, John Scott and
Kenner Mars. All are badly bruised
about the head and face. 1t is said
there that no word was spoken to
Scott until the fight began. In the
fight the stove was knocked over and
a big hole was burned in the floor
Some of the miners, however, picked
up the stove and extinguished the
fire. The house was badly damaged
Almost every window was broken
and one of the doors was battered
down.
"Only 40 men are employed, and
the mine is run on the cooperative
plan and independently. The oper-
ators claim that they cannot pay
the union scale and run, but say
they pay the highest price possible
and in some instances pay more than
scale prices. They claim TO mine
from so to 60 tons a day, and thereby
are able to giye'a few men employ
ment. There is great confusion over
the attack and another raid is eX-
pected. The union miners say they
will force the mine to unionize OF
close up, but one or the other must
be done. Further trouble is antici-
pated."
The officer most admired by
our people is the one who takes the
lead in the time of danger and says
"Come, boys" and not the one who
skulks, as do the chief agitators OF
the U. III. w. in the rear or in some
saloon and issue orders to those who
are weak but willing tools to perpe-
trate crimes. The man or body OF
men employed by others to do their
dirty work are looked upon as less
guilty than the chief conspIrators,
and the chief agItator who would
force the wiling dupe to suffer for
his wrongs is not worthy of the name
of man.
After giving these law violators OF
our county, known by the name OF
the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca, sufficient warning so they could
hide or dispose of all their deadly
weapons before their arrest, few OF
them were taken in charge by the
county authorities last Sunday. II
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