Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-27
Declared He Didn't Desire Pro-
posed Gift of Money From.
Workers.
HOPES FOR End TO STRIKES.
Lceks Forward to Time When Capt.
tai and Labor Shall Work Together
In Earmcray Fer Country's Welfare
and Good of People.

Wilkesbarre, Pc, Oct. 27.-Presi-
dent Mitchell was in conference with
District Presidents Nichols, Duffy
and Fahy fof several hours yester.
day. He outlined his case as he will
| present it to the lrd Of arbitration
in behalf Of the miners and the same
received the approval Of the district
presidents. Yesterday afternoon
President Mitchell was presented
with a gold badge and gold watch by
the Polish, Litnunian and SlaVish
members of the United Mine Work
ers.
The chairman of the committee
made a speech and Mr.. Mitchell said
! in part:
/ Hopes For End of Strikes.
"I look forward to the time when
strikes shall be no more; when peace
and justice and right shall be secured
| for those who toll; when labor and
capital, each recognizing its rights
and obligations to society, shall work
in harmony for the common welfare
of our country and the general good
of all our people.
Gentlemen, | thank you with all
my heart. l cannot express my feel
,Sngs to you properly at this time. l
I wish you all to know that l am proud
to have the respect Of the great
Heterogeneous population of the an
thracite regions"
When Mr.. Mitchell had concluded
brief addresses were made by District
Presidents Nichols, Duffy and Fahy,
Louis N. Hammerllng, Charles Thain
and Anthony Scnlosser, for the min
ers; John Nemeth and John Slav'
insky, for the foreign citizens;
Francis 10th and Edwin Ufalusky,
for the foreign press.
ShoGly before o'clock Mr.. Mitch
ell left headquarters for the Lehigh
Valley depot. He was accompanied
to the station by a large and en-
thusiastic crowu, and when he board.
ed the train ne was cheered and
wished Godspeed. 1t was one Of the
happiest days in President MitchelPs
experience since the beginning Of the
strike.
A movement is said to be on foot
among the Polish, Lithunian sd Slav-
ish miners to raise large sum OF
money for Mr.. Mitchell.
A large force of men were at work
yesterday clearing the mines for gen
eral resumption today. 1t is said
nearly all the collieries are now in
shape for work and that there will be
a heavy ortput Of coal today.
Wants No Gift CT Money.
Mr.. Mitchell said he had no desire
for a fund CT this character, as it
would separate him from his fellow
workers. He believed that no man
can acquire great wealth without
wringing it frCu the tell &C some fel-
low man. He spoke CT the labor
movement as /, stands n the United
States today. as en- American labor
movement. In rcntradistinction he
referred to the British labor move
mcnt as which, in some features, forI
example, the restriction OF the guam
tity CT labor, does not meet with his
approval The American labor move
mert only wants to restrict hours.
Il places no fetters On genius or a
mans capa5ilit-.
Nca.unionists Assaulted.
Scranton. Pa. Oct. 27.-HaH a
dozen nCn uEionists employed az the
CxfcTd cc,.ie:y Ct the Peoples Coal
company vcyc given 2 sound drub-
hing ana chased la a mile through
q gangw2v :.atnrday by a crowd Of
union employees CT the Delaware,
LGCkawanp2 and western company
Bellevue cC.l!cFy, which adj0ils.
The LliZ@s open che into the othe-
in a nuL1c: Ct places. and at one
place the enylc-es e both make usa
Of the sane gsngway. or main road.
The union men wa~!ail the non
uniocicts IT a "c-css-"Ut,' and, after
puHme ing then, chased them, hurl-
ing sp.ags Cf cal al them, Until the
fugitives reached the mule barn IN
the Oxford workings. where they
Sou ht refr~e il the led hCCse- The
unioni-ts see give up the chase
P-csideu- urcwford If the Peoples
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