Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-04

THOMAS DUFFY.
D. d. NICHOLS,
District Presidents U. M. w. of A.
The statement of President Thomas
followed much the same lines as that
of Mr.. Baer, as did that OF Mr.. Markle.
In part, the latter said:
Markle Demands President Interfere.
fully endorse these remarks from
you, and as an American citizen and
citizen of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, / now ask you to per-
form the duties vested in you as the
president Of the United States, to at
once squelch the anarchistic condition
OF affairs existing in the anthracite
regions by the strong arm of the mill
tary at your command. A record of
81 murders, a long list of brutal as
saults, houses and bridges dynamited,
daily acts of violence now taking
place, and several washeries burned
down, are actual evidence of this con-
dition OF lawlessness existing there.
Are you asking us to deal with a set
OF outlaws? / can hardly conceive of
such thought.
Please remember, Mr.. President,
that there is large idle class of men
now in the anthracite coal fields, TAX
ing every kind of unlawful act to pre-
vent those who desire to work to re-
1ieve the situation in the anthracite
coal market. Please remem.ar that
in the field now are only 5000 ma.
tional guard; please remember that
the total national guard Of the state
Of Pennsylvania is only about 10000
Mr.. President, a condition exists
not theory, in the anthracite coal
fields between set of professional
agitators and their co-workers on the
one side (anarchistic in their acts)
and the operators and a majority OF
the working men on the other, who
are endeavoring to relieve the serious
ness of the anthracite coal situation
You, Mr.. President, | believe, can re-
lieve the situation at once. Will you
do it?
Truesdale Asks Government Action
Mr.. Truesdale said in part:
1t is first and foremost our duty
and we take this occasion to state
and press it upon your consideration
and through you upon that of the au.
thorities of the state of Pennsylvania
to insist upon it mat the existing con.
ditions of anarchy and lawlessness, OF
riot and rapine, condition which has
been raging with more or less VIC
lence throughout the anthracite re.
gions during the past five months, be
Immediately and permanently sup.
pressed. 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 government as well. be
exercised forthwith.
Second, we ask that the civil branch
of the United States government, TAX.
ing cogniZance of and following the
decisions Of hs courts rendered in
litigation growing out Of previous sim
liar conditions, at once institute pro-
ceedings against the illegal organiza-
ton known as the United Mine Work.
ers' organization, it's well-known off.
GERS, agents and members, to enjoin
and restrain permanently it and them
from continuing this organization and
requiring them to desist Immediately
from conspiracy, 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 gov.
eminent, as it is well known that
United States statutes are daily
openly and grossly violated; that pre-.
vious decisions Of the courts justify
fully such action being taken at this
time; and that ample remedy can be
given Immediately and effectively for
existing conditions.
Serious Charges Against Strikers.
Third-Then, Mr.. President, there
is a great. pressing, duty imposed
upon us at this time to thousands of
true loyal citizens of Pennsylvania
who have been lawfully pursuing their
various avOcations or professions un.
der great difficulties, and who, with
great sacrifice. have been abused
villifed, 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 organization and its officers
and agents. No step can be taken
by us, Mr.. President, which can posi-
bly, result in plating these good citi
zens Of Pennsylyania at the further
mercy of this illegal organization, its
officers and members. T--.nk of it,
Mr.. President. physicians hcva been
threatened and boycotted because
they saw fit 70 r-i2ister t. tie diving
child of some poor worka bocause
he was exercising his G.d-eiyen right
to labor for bis family ar1 &c provide
for the wants If his ins child
Members Of the clergy have been
treated likewise for performing the
Offices of the dead to the member of
family Of a non-union worker.
Fourth-Ancther duty. Mr. Presi-
dent, and we regard IL as the most
supreme. Onersiyth OF the member
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