Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-01


Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 30..-"Mitchell
Day" was celebrated In all the prin.
clpal towns of the anthracite coal re-
glon yesterday and In order that all the
mine workers might have IN oppor.
tunlty to participate In the exercises
the mines were closed down. The
principal demonstration was held in
this city and President Mitchell tool;
part.
There was snow and sunshine dur
ing the day, but the changeahle
weather did not keep the army Of strik'
ers out of town. Everybody wore a
Mitchell badge. The procession started
shortly before noon and was nearly one
hour in passing a given point. 1t is
estimated that there were 10000 men
in line. The parade was headed by q
platoon of police. They followed car
riages containing the principal otfi-
GERS of the United Mine Workers
organizations and invited guests.
President Mitchell was given an ova-
ton all along the line of march and
when his carriage stopped the crowd
from the sidewalk pressed around and
insisted on shaking his hand. An
American flag was carried at the head
of every local" and brass bands by
the score furnished music. The bun
ners carried bore many curious in
scriptons.
Thomas Haggerty, who was down on
the program as the principal speaker
of the day, eulogized Mitchell for his
great work in behalf of the miners.
Several addresses in foreign languages
then followed.
President Mitchell was the last
speaker. He said in part: Language
is inadequate to express the gratitude
l feel for the great reception have
received at the hands of the anthracite
miners and l feel that the victory Is
not due to myself, but TO the men,
women and children who made SO many
sacrifices. hope that there will never
again be "A strike in the coal fields of
Pennsylvania. want the union
miners to prove that they are better
wOrkmen than the non-uniOn lnen.
desire tho men and the operators to
meet. I do not want to make enemies
of the operators.
I'm closing wish to impress upon
you that membership in the union is
the only safeguard. The operators
are not going to pay the bills of the
strike. They will make the workers
pay it If they can, but If not they will
make the public payit. 1t behooves the
mine workers therefore to see to it
that they are not made the victims. and
l hope you will be true to yourselves
and to one another and see TO it that
the cost of this greatest labor struggle
that has ever occurred is not placed OIL
your backs. Stick by your union and
the union will stick by you"
President Mitchell was busy last
night completing his plans for the first
meeting Of the arbitration board at its
meeting in Scranton today. Professor
We'll is assisting Mr.. Mitchell! in pre-
pairing his case for presentation. as is
DR.. Roberts OF Mahnoy City, an au-
thority on the hard coal industry. DR..
Roberts has received a degree from
Yale for writing book ON the an.
thracite coal industry.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 30.-"Mitchell
Day. Observances threw idle all the
collieries of this region, excepting the
Oxford and some Of the washeries.
The Oxford, which worked during the
strike, has taken back 60 of its old en-
plOyes. A notice was posted at the
head Of the shaft that anyone who did
not report for work yesterday would
be discharged. Despite this some Of
the union men at the mine joined the
West Scranton celebration. A majority
of washeries worked, but with small
forces.
Parades were held in West Scranton,
Minooka, Dunn,ore, Olyphant and Car
bondale. At the conclusion of the
parades mass meetings We're held in
halls, where addresses We're made by
local labor leaders.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 30.-The anthra.
cite coal strike commissioners, who will
make an inspection OF the mines and
the homes Of the mine workers, arrived
here last night. The commissions
headquarters are at the Hotel Jermyn,
where the party occupies IA rooms.
Held as Murder Suspect.
New York, Oct. 30.-A young man
who described himself MS William q.