Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-30
Wilkesbarre Alliance Asks
Roosevelt to Act, as King
of Trusts Refuses.
CRUSHING Eoa- ssMBATANTS,
Is the Strike-Gebin Issues Order Fer
Soldsrs to Sheet In Case Of Ne
cessity-More Riotng In Panther
Crock. kr,44ar&site ReTen.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, AEg. SO.-TE9
Pubiie Alliance Ct this city, whicA
i.as been endeaNUns to bring about
a-settlamsut OF Gre esAl strike IA tn
Interests Of the business men OF tn
afffthraeite reaen, hiss sent tAa icl-
Rowing appeal to: president Roosevelt:
To tths President OF me United
States:
"Stnce the inception Of the bsTbar-
Gus aad sanssless sHeegle in the an
.iTacite coal region; we, the non
q .mbataRts who stand apon neutral
siound, have suffered the inevitable
# such rufortanates. The tide OF bat
'sIa 1ebbs aHd. hsMs.oEer aAd about US.
We Fave eadAsed'patientE. We have
petttioned humbE. We had hoped for
mach upon J. PleR2nt Norgans re-
trn. Bot now; ,at3S a stEuEglc OF
fesr months duration, a peri6c OF
suffering and progressive business
Ssralysbs. wEsa Il sssasad I" us that
the time was pepituous for settle
mont Ct GONG kksSS if net a matter
c4 ssneess+oR TO Rpaabs opinion. yet
as a plain business. proposition, MI
Liorsrn has met wisI his heaehmen
and the eSict has gaHe forth: There
will be no settlement, no arbitratlen'
40 conciliatidh, ne: :medoatien, no con
cessiSas. The fight must go on.
Morsan Placed Ban Upon Them.
Mr.. Norgaa has placed ban upon
lis wlIish means -tAfxeGSsl ruin, desti,
tuition, riot and bloodShed. Is }.
Pierpont Morgan greater than the
neapIe? Is he mightier than the gov
eHknent: VITA hs bespes@itted to re-
ala this nenaeing power?
1T is time that the people should
sneak. It is time that their voice
should be heard.
'"Represeating the interests and
sentiment of iins-tentas of our peo
pie, we appeal te, ,Xou to Use your in
auenee to. stay ths~jusseF1srt which
crusties us. BncStEased by your re-
aent utterances, rslyi3g upon your
mSgneRt and patdstSh, eohddent OF
your great moral 1colDass, We appeal
from the king Of trHsts to the Prssi-
dent Of the people.
"The PN4ic Alliance,
1T. e. Hart, Chairman"
President Mitchell said hast even
'ng that there were ne negotiations
On fer a settlement Of the strike, so
ar as he knew. NJ. Mitchell will
IAaTe here today for Atlantic City
and will spend Sunday at the seashore.
On Monday he will so to Philadelphia
anu deliver the pfSssaiRal address at
tie big labor day meeting ts be held
in that city.
Soldiers to Shoot, if Needbe.
Shenandoah, Pa, kug. 30.-Generai
Goblin returned to headquarters in the
Panther Creek region last night. He
received the report Of Major Garhart
and made a personal investigation Of
conditions there, and last night issued
an order, saying in part:
You are therefore directed to ar
rest any person Mstsg insulting Ian
guage, ePithets or wiolN1@ towards
the troops while in the performance
Of their duty. Have sach parties ar
rested and taken to your guard hous
for future disposition. In moving
troops place reEable. eempstent and
skilled marksmen or the tanks OF
the command and arm y0ur file clos.
ers with loaded guns and instruct
them that in case Of attack upon the
selumn by stones or missiles, where
the attacking party oAaDot be reached.
The Ren thus selected shall carefully
note the maR attacking the column,
and. being certain OF his man, fire
without any further orders.
FOR the execution Of this duty select
none bat absolutely reliable meA, who
will make no mistake. On a general
mob, if resisted, use yeur bayonets
and butts vigorously II at all possible
| eiore rssorting TO voiley firing.
1t rs evident that many Of the IL
censed houses il tbis community are
simply places Of reRaSzEsus for the
riotous and disorderly element, thus
treating them disorGsrly houses. You
viii carefully note such houses and
report the names Of the owners OF
parties holding the license to these
headquartrs, that application may be