New-York tribune., 1902-08-14
POWER or THE BALLOT.
STRIKERS AND BUSINESS MEN DEPEND
on IT TO END STRIKE

W-ilkeSbarre Penn. aug. E-The date TOT 'ie
PEOPLES Alliance committee OF business men 10 sec
Senators Quay and Penrose and Attorney o'e'ei '''
,lkin In regard to plan for settling the strike
-, o-,t,ration has been fixed for next Monday. No
,i,p NJ arbitration has yet been formed by the
committed but it is believed that the senators ana
Mr. FlkIn will have some suggestions 10 Iilahe
which may lead a settlement OF the strlke- "hh'
these will be the committee cannot say but 20
litical influence Is what the people here rely upon
mainly They think that with the state admins
,ration represented by Mr. Elkin and the Repuo-
lIcan political power or the state by MI 0uaE ai'
Mr. Penrose. the weight OF the combined lI.iiIenI,
will have some effect upon the owners OF the coi
garrv,nr roads Mr. Elku. II is understood, VIII
endeavor 10 sec II some move cannot be mace
against the companies for violation Of the inter
state commerce law. while Mr. Quay and Mr. Pen
ros, are expected to point out the danger Of
legislation against the companies. which the mass
Of union men Of the state may have the power 10
force II the strike is not settled
The movement Is spreading throughout the rf-
zion Similar alliances are being iornled IN Se|-
oral cities and those which Will not send commit
tees 70 wait upon the Senator'S Will send petitions
These arc now being circulated. aud will be ready
hy the end Of the week Tho chief signers are the
business men of the towns
Efforts the Socialist party 80 'ontr"I the N''H
Of the striking miners were defeated to-day i'-
strikers have formed a workngmar's alliance ana
intend to put = labor ticket in III" field. tn" So
cia1sts many of whom strikers. wanted their
ticket fndorSed by the fulI body Of III" alliance
br, were defeated and now tho anti-Socialiss arc
uniting thcn, of committees and taking away what
mower they have obtained in tho organization.
To-day sheriff Jacobs sent fore" of deputies +"
.he V-ar,,lse ,.aeherv at Du~yeu. whsr" n threat
enu. crowd - five hundred strikers had col
iected Workmer, had been erecting harhed wiz"
fepcc for some days as p harricade against at
tack. and some time during the night part vt m"
csr,., VA. tor,, down. While repairs We're being
made this morning the crowd gathered. and
fiprt was Imminent chen the deputies reached the
scene and dispersed them Tn" wash"ry + T." h~
onerat.d under guard next Nond7y. 50 Tho owners
decided TO-DAY.
Vice President I.ooris of the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western toured the oolIierias "t ~"
company to-day. and regarding the statement "f
President Mitchell that the operators. II Victorious
viii racolp their strike losses by r@dp"ins fh"
ges Of the men. he sa!d.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western miners
Htl he allowed 70 return to WoIN on tnt slL i1
IN en Ill, IL ssdere II there arc anv grievances
Is rn 70 the miners to say how much more of
sacrifice they are wiltng I" MAKE i ''' aS''''''
who led them into this trouble
President Mitchell on Monday wrote the Rev.
Father O'Reilly the Catholic priest at Shenandoah
who has been critcfsng the mine workers and their
leader complaining of the harsh manner in which
the priest had attacked his personal character III
the letter. and sent both his letter and Father
o'Relly's answer 70 - ne s3 Shenandoah & tlGLaI'i
1uhlished tomorrow evening. He did this. he said.
because he believed that it should appear IN that
place Father OReilly, IN ms lctl'f' S'id thdt nc
did not know Mitchell. and that he questioned his
right to criticise the sermons.
district united in passing resolutions coudemning
Father ORcy and calling his sermons, scurrt-
Ious Misrepresentation Of the union ana MS OH
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