New-York tribune., 1902-08-28
MAY TRY TO OPEN MINES SOON
OPERATORS TO CIRCULATE COPIES OF
MR.. HEWITT'S STATEMENT AMONG
MINERS -MITCHELL'S NEW Plan

No information tending to give hope for an end
irr or tho coaI strike I'm the near future was to
ne obtained in Wall Street yesterday, althoush
there were reports afoat which were lh'ehdeo "
raise confidence in the stocks OF the coal loau,
some of the coal operators said that efforts would
he made soon to reopen the mines, but Such At
tempts might be attended with consideraple 'io-
Ience and there might be attempt to drag po'-
tics into the struggle.
As a result of the statement of A. s. Hewitt on
the strike and the assertions OF j.
Morgan and the operators that Mr. Morgan VIII
not in+erfara in the dispute the coal dealers were
more cheerful yesterday than they have been 1or
many weeks They believed that the end or the
strike will be hastened by this knowledge.
The operators, 1t learned. intend 10 nave
Mr. HeUitt's statement printed and copies cIrcu-
Iatad among the striking miners In order 10 sho"
them that they Can expect no cornproHliSe' ~
cordng to the presidents of the coal carrying com
NAMES the individual operators are ANXIOUS nc
they should on account make any CohiP ~
but should stand out until the strikers return u"
conditioray. -
coal dealer who was in the mining regions re-
oent,v said that some the miners who own the'F
own homes or have saved money are ulSpie"
because they have not received any renei % -
They say II is unfair TO AID Only 'ie
never made any sacrifices ,
- ,,b ,,,+bor,tv it was learned last evening
that President Mitchell of the Uniteo Ni'!e WI"
ers will put new tactics into erect 10 h'p
strike going if the strike FUNDS run shoi'' -
eaid that II he has not enough money TO go foH"'
he will give relief only to the miners proper, W."
ar-ohar about 40oa of the 1900 who originally
went on strike The rest, who are mine Id ~
breaker boys and others, Will be ieft 10 SilI' 0'
themselves While this may antagoniEe ihe ''o
laborers. none but the miners proper can nm
coal and by this means 1t Is thoughl 'he sH0
could be made last a long time
One operator said:
In my opinion the entire militia OF the sta state go, OF
pennsyIyanis would be required 10 give such pF"
tection II would be necessary not only to protect
the miners on their way to and from work but also
their homes when they were absent NO NJ M -
nersonsIJv protect ed If he had TO fear that
when he returned in the evening ne %0io % ma ma ne ne
dear ones assassnated or bodily injured II IS
las occurred and think would be little comfort
70 such man to md COMPANY 81 his soiagps bo S'"''
The operators could not possibly AFFORD 10 Ia M ke
taken II they had given in TO the union Il would
only haze been Il question OF time when II would
OF union card to work in mine.
That would be tyranny. pure and simple ] qucs-
Job at a mine and he told by his wouid-be en-
poyer that he must l9in the union hrstInt M n Gopd m
strained from placing any such restriction upon
his labor 1t is question whether 1t would not be
We have among our employees many thrifty
rnulated some property, but members OF the
union We recognize duty To them. and we would
work n grave injustice on them ny giving IN 10 the
demands of Mr.. Mitchell
Some of the local coal dealers said yesterday
that sales of anthracite coal in the city at ~
a ton being reported, but only small quan-
titles could be obtained. At the office OF H. l..
Herbert &, Co it WAS said that there was no
anthracite coal TO be had in the local market
and that none coming into the city. except
some small quantities from up the state at eN
orbitant prices The Manhattan Railway, II
was said. had enough hard coal for its inn
mediate needs.