The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-05

President Bacr's statement was tht
one exclusive strike topic discussed
hereabouts yesterday. Many and varied
were the comments made by both side!
and neutrals, but practically all were
agreed on one thing and that was that
the statement meant no third party
could effect a settlement of the strike
Most of the prominent mine workers
were out of town yesterday, and the
few who happened in at headquarters
were not disposed to speak at length on
the statement.
Organizer Henry Collins. of Carbon
dale, said he hadn't read the statement
but was satisfied that. when he did
read it, he would find it simply repe-
tition of what the operators have been
saving from the start. by the way"
uucricd Mr.. Collins of the interviewer,
does Baer say anything about the
Lord renewing his commission?"
Organizer Memelo, a young italian
miner, said "Those We're strong utter
ances of Mr.. Baer, but not a bit
stronger than the utterances they made
Just before the close of the 1900 strike y
MITCHELL WILL ANSWER.
Executive Committeeman Healey did
not want to discuss the statement. He
contented himself by saying that Mitch
ell would answer it and successfully
combat Baer's every statement.
Organizer Schosser said he could not
see that the statement contained any
thing new. "It is the old argument of
the operators said he. "worked over
in new language. 1t is put forth at
this time, of course, to give notice
again that it is to be fight to Il finish.
We have been satisfied for long time
that it is to be a fight to finish, and
are ready for it, The men want fight
to finish"
Superintendent Rose, of the Della
ware and Hudson coal department.
said "If | was striker, l believe l
would feel a bit discouraged about this
time. The mine workers threatened to
strike and the operators were not
cowed. They struck and still the oper-
ators remained firm. The calling out
of the pumpmen, Il blow which they
said would be fatal was struck. but it
proved unavaiing. A general strike
was threatened but it fizzled out Nor
gan's return from Europe was heralded
al
Morgan would not interfere.
WERE BAD PROPHETS.
FINALLY the politicians announced
the strike would surely end in two
weeks and proceeded to interfere with
Il view of ending it. but did not sue
coed in getting the operators to retreat
from their position. Mr.. Baer's state
ment of today tells what can be eX-
pected from politicians interference.
How many more such disappointments
the strikers can stand for is the ques-
ton. To my mind they ought to real
ize by this time that they can expect
nothing except blasted hopes to eventu-
ate from the interference of third par
ties, and that the operators mean what
they say when they declare they will
never bulge from their original posi-
tion. Eighty-five per cent of the miners
of this region want to go back to work
and would go back if they We're free
to act"
The Marvine colliery of the Delaware
and Hudson company. which resumed
Tuesday and shut down Wednesday,
started up again yesterday. The re-
built Bellevue washery of the Della
ware Lackawanna and Western COM
pany is scheduled to resume operations
this morning. The work of rebuilding
the burned Capouse washery is being,
rapidly pushed to completion.
CONFERENCE AT WILKES-BARRE.
The conference between President
Mitchell and the district presidents and
secretaries, which began Tuesday at the
headquarters in Wilkes-Barre. ended
last night. District President Nichols