New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
MAY BREAK COAL STRIKE.
INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS START MOVE
MENT TO RESUME WORK - MINE
WORKERS DENY ANY WEAKENING.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


10 resume work. One of the individual operators
started the movement to-day. and the others are
expected 10 follow before the week is out. This
morning there appeared, posted at the Harwood
coiery of c. Pardee & Co.. in the Hazleton district.
and at places where it could be seen along the
roadway, the following notice:
With A view of ending what deem hopeless
and uncalled FOR strike an opportunity OF resuL d
70 our employees. Let every inside man VINO wants
70 begin work quickly notify General inside Fore, ore
notify General Outside Foreman John Beach;
Whenever a majority Of our adult inside ana out
side worknen signify their desire TO begin work
this coliery will be started;
The foreInen win not make known the names or
'Se WIZ 1pi'' CALVIN PARDEE & co.
It was viewed with much concern by the strike
officials and with feelings which they would not
express TO the miners. What will be done is sur
mise the officials believe that there are enough
dissatisfied in the district TO furnish them with
two to three hundred workers, and when they get
this many they win resume work. Ordinarily the
mine employs about six hundred, two-thirds or
whom boys. The nine is situated on the edge
OF the Hazeton region and is well protected that
the company feels secure in the belief that there
VIII be no interference which cannot be resisted.
The strikers leaders will at once send men to the
district TO argue with the strikers and do what
they can TO prevent the resumption of work
The that the effort is 10 be made was re-
ceved with unanimous approval by the operators
OF the region to-day, and they all look for inter
esting developments. They say that ali their re
ports show more men are returning TO Work dally
and that they believe work can he resumed with
good sized force. The experiment of Pardee & Co.
win test the truth of their reports. they say They
also believe it will lead other individual operators
10 make a similar effort. but TO its bearing
upon the big companies they will not speak. No
orders have yet been received for the large COM
panies 10 resume work, far can he learned
There is a report that the Susquehanna will
start at No coery at Nanticoke and two Della
ware Lackawanna and Western collieries in the
Jackawanna district to be started but this
cannot be verified. the officials Of each declaring
they know nothing about it. There are other re-
ports of the strike being broken by a general eff
fort TO start work several of the collieries be-
fore July 10 i'm order to affect the national con-
venton Indianapolis July Il, and prevent a
general strike declaration but if the arrangements
being made they kept very secret The
strikers are suspicious however. and are watching
several OF the mines where work might be re-
TURNED BACK WORKERS.
A rumor obtained yesterday that Coke Bros.
& Co would try work at their Drfton
coliery this morning. Daylight saw a crowd of
three hundred and boys the scene block
ing the roads the mine. and ready to turn back
any of the workers. They made all return home
but there was no violence. the workers deeming 1t
best to obey without causing a disturbance
Sheriff Jacobs was sent for. and reached the scene
shortly after couple of his deputies had arrived.
one Of them had read the riot act to the crowd.
and this was effective. They had accomplished
their purpose and they dispersed quietly. Later in
the day the workers returned TO the collery un-
1nolested
The officials of the union deny that the strike is
breaking President 7. d. Nichols of District No.
! said to-day:
The statement that there is a break in the strik
4oIine The an assertion tfat two-thrds of the
collieres could be operated If proper protection
was an orded is silly. The strikers are to-day
hrner than ever.
National Board Member John Fallon, who was
left in charge of headquarters here by President
Mitchell, stated:
So far as l know there is no truth in the report
the figures given by some of the papers are -osurd
district and have heard from the other districts
70 go back to work. Not one is waning in his allie
glance to the union and they are as fully deter Ter
Some of these reports of strike breaking being
circulated by. Wall Street men who hope to make
money out 81 IL nneg go aroInd e SAYING T tnat men
lar reports every once in while that body Of
70 go to work We know who he is and are spot
would spoil our chances with him.
A big hole was made in the strikers ranks this
morning when three-fourths Of the pumpmen and
engineers in Pittston and vicinity. according
the assertions Of the operators returned to work.
They held meeting on Saturday decide what to
do. and the result OF the vote to return to work
was nearly unanimous. The operators deem it a
hg victory and the most significant weakening on
Ihe part Of the miners which has YET taken place
over 20 per cent Of the men responded ACCORDING re
the union statement. IN the Pittston region there
are aDout nity pumpmen, forty engineers and sew
eniy nremen roughly speaking. The firemen are
A suit for $4,000 was begun against Plymouth
Borough today by Joseph FrakeI Some peopIe
huns an eiflgy ot him outside his store because he
sold liquor by the wholesale TO a man who retailed
II 10 non-union fire fighters the Jersey colliery
Of the Delaware Lack:lwanna and Western CON-
pany H ca Inns that aItboIeb he ,nsd de- rn,atd ei
requests - the borough authorities they would NOT
business vas badly maged " Tens6t oonsuehee be pb h5s
lshed statement that he would sell no more
liquor for non-unon men, and that he is IN svm-
pathy with the strikers in the present struggle
OPPOSING VIOLENCE
Headed by J. Ridgway Wright who has given
up all his political ambition and resigned as chair
man Of the Democratic County Committee the
Citizens Alliance of this city to-day began active
warfare against the persons guilty of the MANY
acts CT intimidation. boycott and violence which
have marked the strike This organization started
Two weeks ago, is composed Of MANY hundred
conservative business and professional men sworn
10 hight for good government and the rights of
citizenship In a proclamation published to-day
1he alliance states that while advocating neither
or antagonizing the labor unions. il is firmly re-
solved to stamp out all boycottng. hanging in
55ation prejudiciai TO the rights of American free
men. Inc rewards offered are $1,000 for proving
conspiracy 10 boycott any individual firm or cor
poratlon; 500 for proving of violence against
any aboring men, their employers or propertV or
1nent $3.50 Tor hanging in effisy with a similar pur-
pose; 500 for proving disregard OF duty bv public
officers in respect to foregoing offences 81 0o6 for
eonVlcuon Of persons who destroyed by fire house
Ahd goods OF Mrs. John SNYDER; sl.O00 for convic-
ION OF persons who sent letters TO people of Piym-
You are hereby notified to move from the house
You now occupy: AT your earliest convenience, as
by the scabs. Now take warning by this ~ and gef
cur as soon as you can; for your things will go up
mean What we say. and no fooling. Take warning
ofb i9ee Te1 ouP FROM SIX union members, Plym-