Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-10-04

| ti:ItiOn. you. NIL iACfintut. Dtuett,
can relieve the situation at once. Will
| YOU 40 it?
w. Fl. TRUESDALE, D.. L. & w.
Mr. President: Representing the inter-
ests of the Delaware, Lackawanna 4
Western Railroad. its board of mana
gers and its stockholders. permit me to
say that realizing fully the gravity of
the situation as stated by you. and appre-
ciating the burden of responsibility which
this situation imposes on u.s. we feel that
cur duty at this time. having in mind ali
existing conditions. is so plain and
straightforward that We cannot possibly
mistake il. AS citizens of this country.
as trustees of vast and important in
terests committed to our care by the
thousands and tens of thousands of Sc
curity holders whose savings or legacies
are invested in these properties, men
who have committed to them the inter-
ests of thousands of as loyal. true faith
full citizens and employees as ever march,
ed to victory in support of right and
freedom under the flag of this or any
other country. but who with their fami-
lies are today outcasts, hunted. bounded
and driven almost to despair and desper-
alton. simply because they seek to exer-
else their plain. simple duty of working
a their chosen vocation or as in many
cases of protecting and saving from de-
struction by fire. food or dynamite the
property of other citizens. their employ
ers. who are ably endeavoring lawfully
to maintain possession of. protect and OPP
crate their properties.
This duty is to Enthusiastically plain
that he who runs may read"
1t is first and foremost our duty and
we take this occasion to state it, and
press it upon your consideration and
through you upon that of the authorities
of the state of Pennsylvania, to insist
upon it that the existing conditions of
anarchy and lawlessness. condition
which has been raging with more or less
violence throughout the anthracite re-
sAns during the past five months, be i'm
mediately and permanently suppressed.
That to this end we ask that. the entire
authority and power of the state of
Pennsylvania. civil and military. and If
needs be, that of the United States gov
crnment as well. be exercised forthwith.
Second, we ask that the civil branch
of the United States government. tax
ing cognizance of and following the de-
cisiOns of the courts rendered in litiga-
ton growing out of privileges similar
conditions at once institute proceedings
against the illegal organization known
as the United Mine Workes Associa-
ton its officers. agents and members
10 enjOin and restrain permancy it and
then from continuing this organization
and requiring them to desist imme-
diately from conspiring. conniving,
aiding or abetting the outlawry and
intolerable conditions in the anthracite
regions for which they and they alone
are responsible. We are advised by
our counsel that such civil action will
lie on the part of the United States
government as ii is well known that
the statutes are daily being openly and
grossly violated: that previous deci-
sions of the courts justify fully such
action being taken at this time: and
that ample remedy can be given i'm
mediately and effectively for existing
conditions.
We feel it our duty Mr.. President, to
al this time urge that the protection of
the laws of the United States be forth
with given our property and our em-
ployes. as suggested above.
Can 1t be expected that those who
are now daily hagrant violators of the
laws, who have no respect for the
rights of persons. property. order or
good morals, will be bound by the de-
cision of any commission or body OF
men which has now power or authority
to compel compliance herewith? We
know they will not be.
Third. then Mr.. President. there is Il
great. "A pressing duty imposed upon us
at this time to the thousands of true
loval citizens of Pennsylvania who
have been lawfully pursuing their va
rious avocations or professions under
great difficulties and who with great
sacrifice have been abused. villified.
boycotted, and in many cases almost
ruined because they had the manhood
to raise their voices against the illegal
acts and violences of this illegal or
panization. No step can be taken by
us Mr.. President, which can possibly
result i'm placing these good citizens of
PENNSYLVANIA at the further mercy of
this organization.
Think of it, Mr. President, physicians
cause they saw fit to minister to the
diving child of some poor worker De-
cause he was exercising his right to
labor for his family. to provide for the
| wants of his dying child. Members OF
the clergy have been treated likewise
for performing the offices of the dead
to n member of the family of a non
union worker. The conditions there
are simply indescribable and it is hard
| to believe that they can possibly exist
to the extent that they have anywhere
| in this free country.
| Fourth. another duty. Mr.. President
and we regard the most supreme. One
sixth of the membership Of this illegal
organization is composed of young mer
and bows between the ages of IA anc
20 the future citizens and lawmakers
of the state. Those young men anc
bows during the past two years nave
had their young. immature minds poi
soned with the most dangerous. An
archist;c. distorted. wicked views ant
errors concerning the rights of citizen
shin and property that anyone can pos
siblv conceive Of; all through tn
teachings and practice.of the officers
organizers of the United Mine work
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