New-York tribune., 1902-10-30
PART N PARADES - MITCHELL
HOPES THERE WILL BE No
MORE HARD COAL STRIKES.
JBY TELEGRAPH To THE rR1Bryr

Wnkesbarre, Penn, Oct. .s.-With an enthusiasm
which leaves doubt Of their interest. the NINE
workers OF the anthracite region observed Mitchell
Day to-day Thei tools scarcely puAue"
since work was resumed last Thursday after the
five months idleness, the uubic is clamoring .oI
coal and the wages they could have earned some
500 Ho0 for the day. badly needed by The men,
but they ignored wages. public and work anu
thought only Of President Mitchell ana their union
There were one hundred and twenty thousand OF
them who quit work, and the majority joined th'
rarades which made the dav what II IN most
Of the large towns. After the parades they al
tended mass meetings, and there the speeches were
cheered and the praise for the victory app-audeo-
In the evening at dances ard entertainments tneS
further enjoyed themselves. and to-morro" 'heS
return work.
Most OF the mines were closed this morning, but
az q few the operators kept up steam and waited
70 see how many reported for work. some Ie-
( turned. but too few work the Coheries Inc
only coal produced at a few washeries Whei'
the non-union men worked and where they were
not molested There is question in the ulnoS ''
the men as 10 who has scored victory IN u"
settlement Of the strike. The dominant not" TO-DAY
was Of victory, the banners bore the expression
! the speakers voiced il. the men cheered it,
The chief celebration in this city. WHTiV
President Mitchell arrived at 10 o'clock this morn
ing on his return from Washington and NeW-n noIh-
The crowds began assembling early. ard Wh'h Ii'
ten thousand were ready 10 parade. the Stee'H
along the whole course were lined with persons
from an parts Of the Wyoming Valley Il was n't
"A dav for parading. The hrst snow of the season
fell. starting just the time parade ald ana
sweeping upon paraders and spectator IN ahs'N
I nurries every few minutes during the course 'i
the marching But the miners turned up their coat
/ collars thrust their hands in their pockets ana
marched on. while the spectators cheered the LOUD
There was enough enthusiasm 10 keep them an
warm.
So great was II that the county teachers lnSu-
tute, with some eight hundred members- adjourned
a u O'Clock this morning 10 see the parade. and
number OF stores Mere closed 10 give the employees
an opportunity 20 enjoy @ The cee6r5[2. ,rotber I.
IN West ViTeinia and Father Powers Of Spring
Valley IN a lifelong friend OF Nj Mitchell BEHIND
came other carriages bearing district leaders ana
After the carriages came the mine workers with
many bands 10 iuInlsh inspiration i2r t IltI sTti
ments of Mitchell. Notwithstanding the hurreS ~
the parade 10 the park where Father Curran was
the chairman. and when he introduced Mr.. MitS
head OF an labor organizations.
Nj. Mitchell was greeted with loud applause. lie
Language is inadequate to express The gratitude
tho hands 81 the anthracite miners. and feel that
6S Jhs xSt9 18 Is children f not who f gTf at @ nom 90 % ana
want pay my respects 20 the women and chill
8Tn % never l me asan be srRe in the Coal fel6s Of
Penns{lvania want The union & miners % 10 ITog nTfoS
men wish the men e., and The % 2ptratoT< FRA 80 :. Ie
In closing ] want 10 impress upon YOU that
membership in the ution is the only safeguard.
The operators arc not going 10 pay the bill of the
strike
.'They will make the worker. rav it il they can,
bur Il not they viii make The public pay the cost
hut they will not pay II themselves In any event
II hehooves the mine workers therefore, to see 70
il that they not the victims. and hope YOU
will he true 70 yourselves and 20 FUc another. and
IL that the cost OF this greatest labor struC
gle that has occurred IS not placed on your
backs. Stick by your union. and your union VIII
stick by you
she had a great respect for President Raer he
cause he told the truth. and the rest Of the op-
orators were afraid 10. He mad cot the working
men down slaves. and would keep them so 4
he could. End had said
Thomas Haggerty denounced the suppression Of
free speech bv the Of the federal courts under
which he suffered IN West Virginia with Mother
| more IMPRISONMENT than the rest Of them because
| while Mother Jones was speaking he had pulled
| an old pipe out of his pocket and had begun I'll
! and Hight it.
shamokin, Penn oct. 29.-Mitchen Day was OBJ
| served here to-day. Seven thousand United Mine
| Workers. headed by the 10Th Regiment Band and
! troops. psrade5 the streets. after which the mine
workers were addressed hy several labor leaders.
No collieries were in operation, and all business
| was generally suspended.
! Hazleton. Penn. Oct 2e-The United Mine Work
ers Of Hazleton and surrounding towns celebrated
Mitchell Day here by holding o parade. in which
| about eight thousand men took part and later
IN listening 10 addresses by local and visiting speak
| ers at the Grand Opera House. All Of the COL
| lerles except the Lattimcr operations of g. Par
dee 4 Co. were idle