Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-09
AID OFFERED.
Federation Will Raise Over a Million a
Week for the Strikers.


support of the mine workers was shown
in an offer brought to Wilkesbarre yes
terday by Henry White, president of the
Garment Cutters Union, Of New York,
Federation. For three hours Mr.. White
was in conference with President
Mitchell and District Presidents Duffy
and Fahey and to these three he ex
planned every detail of his plans to raise
AN immense fund. Mr.. White says
that his plan has been sanctioned by
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, and
that it is practically the offer OF all
organized trade to come to the rescue.
Mr.. White said that il the million or
more members of organized labor bodies
are asked to contribute only 10 cents
apiece week fund of over 81, 900, 900,
fully ample to meet all requirements,
would be secured. He likewise said that
there are many wealthy men who are in
sympathy with the miners and who will
contribute literally, but he declined to
mention any names.
CIVIC FEDERATION WORKING.
1t further transpired that the Civic
Federation, of whose committee on con-
ciiation both Mr.. Mitchell and Mr..
White are members, have not abandon
ed their efforts on behalf of the miners,
and that at'under direction of the organiz-
alton, an investigation was begun and
is still being directed by Walter E. Weyl,
of the Government Department of Labor,
and Professor John Il. Commons. Its
purport is especially to determine the
cost of labor in mining coal, and wheth-
er or not the increase in wages granted
the miner after the strike of 1900 has
kept pace with the increase in cost OF
the necessities of life.
What disposition will be made of the
facts obtained, Mr. White could not say,
but they will be placed before the Fed
GRAFTON and If they corroborate the state
ments OF President Mitchell along these
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forcing q settlement.
Mr.. Mitchell returned from New York
with nothing to say regarding the cause
of his sudden trip or its outcome except
to reiterate what he said while away,
that he visited the metropolis merely to
confer with his old boyhood friend, H.
M. Taylor, of Illinois, and to see some
folks off on European trip. He denies
that his mysterious foreign voyager was
an emlssary sent abroad to confer with
j. Plerpont Morgan, and he likewise
| denies the story that has become current
that he went to make last effort to
secure the consent of the operators to
arbitration.
EXPECTS A PROPOSITION.
The Philadelphia Press, the recog
nized mouthpiece OF the operators in
this state, says on this subject today:
"Those who are most closely identified
with the interests of the operators put
a somewhat different construction on
the flying trip OF the mine workers
chief. They say that through Mr..
Taylor, who is one Of the largest soft
coal operators in the West, President
Mitchell expects to have placed before
the big anthracite operators a PROPOSE
tion concerning the minimum of miners
demand which will permit of an almost
immediate settlement of the strike.
While the operators give no authority
for the statement they insist that Mr..
Mitchell's visit was absolutely devoid of
results"
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
j. j. Hudock, Stephen Drostck and
Edward Malloy, of Sheppton, who were
charged by Arthur Donohue, an employe
of Coke Bros. &c Co., before Alderman j.
IL. Fister, at Pottsvile, with an in
fringement on the boycott laws, entered
bail in the sum OF $500 each for their APP
pearance at court.
Locally, the strike has resumed the
peaceful phase which mark cd it previous
to last week. The only spot in District
where excitement reigns is. in the
Panther Creek valley. Over jealous
guards there are diligently fomenting
trouble.
The election at the fourth annual con-
yention of District /, now in session at
Nanticoke, resulted in the reseating OF
all the old officers except r. N. Court
right of Sub-Dstrict 2, who was defeat
ed by w. j. Thomas, of Scranton.
After leading the congregation in
prayer in the Forest City Baptist church,
Robert Jones, aged rs years, suddenly
sank to his seat and died. "Be ye al
ways prepared, for you know not at
what moment tho call may come,'
were his concluding words as he sank
in his seat.