The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-08-07
MITCHELL ENCOURAGES MEN,
In Mass Meeting Address Strike Lead.
or Assures His Hearers Of Ger.
tain Victory In Their Struggle. q

A special from Scranton, Pa, saysa
The first of the strikers mass meet
ings planned to take place at the va+
rious strike centers was held Friday
in the Roundwoods. There were 1000
strikers present from all parts Of the
city and the adjoining towns. Nation.
al President John Mitchell, District
President T. D. Nicol, District Vice
President Adam R. Riscavage, District.
Secretary John Dempsey, 0rganizeH
Morteni Memollo and Sub-district Pres
ident T. P. Phillips delivered adj.
dresses. The crowd enthusiastically
cheered all the speakers
Mr.. Mitchell's speech was BRIEF and
dealt only with the live issues Of the
fight. He said, in part:
1T has been said by some who are
not your friends that the miners Of the
Scranton region are getting tired of
the strike and are going to work. =
want to know if you are going to work.
dishonoring your organization and die
honoring yourselves"
Cries Of Never! Never!" mol Nol.'s
Don't you believe it," and the like.
III the strike is lost, may God Alss
mighty help the men, women and chils
dren who depend for their subsistence.
on the mining of anthracite coal 50,
the strike is lost. you will pay the cost
of the strike.
81 want to say that the anthracite
miners went on strike themselves, M
will never end until you vote it ended
From the Offices Of the coal opera.
tors in New York comes the declaraf
ton that the strike will be settled only
in their own way Of settling it. would
direct your attention to similar declarae
tions made in the 1900 strike. Tha:
coal trust may be powerful and strong;
but the American people whose hearts
throb in sympathy with the minerss
cause are stronger than the coal trust.
Ninety per cent Of the people have
agreed that the miners are right and
the operators wrong.
II understand there Is some dis
| satisfaction and misunderstanding
| about, the, distribution Of the relief
fund. The operators have sent men
among you to urge you to be hssatis-
fed. Through the newspapers they
have sent a circular to all the locals
which will explain in detail the plans
for distributing relief. We have enough
| to see to it that no miner will starve
during the continuance Of the strikes
| (Loudi cheers.)
T want to appeal to men, with means
to refrain from applying for RELIEF.
Let the fund be used by those who are
in absolute need of help. Do .your
share Of the work. II we are to win;
we must all help.
"The one among you who violates
the law is the worst enemy you haves
No one is more pleased than the opera
tors In New York to hear Of disorder
| in the coal regions. l want our mem
to exercise their rights that inure to
them under the laws, but want no
man to transgress the law.
| "The strike will be won. Cloud ana
prolonged cheers.) l have no more
doubt about it than I have that I ann
! sta1.ding here addressing you.
"rhe operators are trying to make e
appear that the strike is beginning 20
break up. I fail to see any signs ot
weakening here. daughter and ap.
plause.)
-"If you win, which you surely EM.
there will be no more strikes; there
will be a basis Of adjustment arrived
at which will prevent strikes.
III you lose, the operators viii maka
YOU pay for their strike losses BY re-
ducing your wages. And If you lose
the strike you lose your organization