The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-08
PRESIDENT MITCHELL IS SILENT.
INCREASE RELIEF FUND.
Strikers Strengthening their Lines
Preparatory to Continuing the
struggle-Find Ammunition.

The administration regards the
coal famine as something with which
Governor Stone, OF Pennsylvania,
has full authority to deal. President
Roosevelt hopes he will be able to
demonstrate whether the claims OF the
operators are true that they can run
their mines full IL men who are Will
ing to go to work are given protec-
tion. The administration still has no
plan, definite or indefinite. for at
tempting to do anything under United
States authority. Governor Stone
will not discuss the strike situation
or the failure of the Washington con-
ference. Neither will he indicate
whether or not he has had any com
munication directly or indirectly with
President Roosevelt on the subject.
If the governor has any plans to set
tie the strike, he Is keeping II to him
self
John Mitchell. president of the
United Mine Workers, at Wilkes
barre, when asked Sunday whether he
had heard from President Roosevelt
since Fridays conference with the
operators. said: why do you ask?
What have you heard?" He was in
formed that the President and his
Cabinet had held long conference
on the coal strike, and he was asked
II he had heard from the Presidents
Cabinet. His answer this time was:
IL have not heard from the Cabinet.
Have you heard directly or indi
rectly from Commissioner Wright
II don't care to say anything
Walter T.. Weyle, who has done con
siderable work for United States
Commissioner of Labor Carroll ID
Wright in the anthracite fields. spent
about three hours with President
Mitchell Sunday. Mr.. Weyle being
so closely identified with Mr.. Wright
II was surmised that he may have
carried some message to Mr.. Mitch
ell from Washington. but both gen
tlemen denied that the visit had any
significance. The conference between
the President. the operators and the
representatives of the mine workers
having been without result, the strike
leaders are engaged in tightening NJ
their lines and preparing themselve:
to combat any movement by the oper
ators to break the ranks of the strik
ers. The first step In this direction
| WdS tdktu WntU w. II. huSStii, pitS
iuert of district No. 12 OF the Miners
union, which comprises the entire
State of Illinois, came to Wilkesbarrt
by direction of President Mitchell fol
the purpose of discussing relief meas
ures. After the conference 1t wa
announced that steps would imme
diately be taken to carry out plai
by which the relief fund from Illinois
at least. will be increased, What thu
plan is both Mr.. Mitchell and Mr
Russell declined to say. The 5000
mine workers in Illinois are now con
tributing to the Pennsylvania strif
ers 10 cents on every ton of Goa
mined by them The boys employed
in that State, too. are giving 10 cent
day. In addition to this tax the Ill
nois miners are paying one cent pc
ton into their own general defens
fund.
Just before daybreak Sunday morr
ing squad of Thirteenth regimen
men. stationed near the Grassy ISLAM
colliery, at Scranton. came across a
Italian striker named Papriello prov
ing about the outpost with shotgun
He fired in the direction in which tn
, soldiers were approaching. Colone
, Watres had received informatio
that Papriello was receiving arm
, and ammunition. and a detachmer
! of two companies was sent to hi
house. The soldiers found ther
p 200 pounds of cartridges. No arm
: however were found. Twice durin
Saturday night sentries about tn
Thirteenth's camp we're stoned. an
carly in the evening train bearin
troops from Olyphant to Birdseye el
Z countered pile of rocks and felle
tree across the tracks.