The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-30
MITCHELL DAY CELEBRATED
MINES CLOSED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE ANTHRACITE REGION

President Mitchell Takes Part in the Denomination in wiIkesbarTe-snow and Sunshine During the Day-over Ten Thousand Men in Line-Banners with Various Devices Carried-Miteh- ell spsaks-YaIe Man Helping Latter to Prepare His Case for the COmmis" sion.
 Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct 29.-"Mitchell day" was celebrated in all the principal | towns of the anthracite coal region to- 1 day and in order that all the mine | workers might have an opportunity to participate in the exercises the mines | were closed down. The principal dem l onstration was held in this city and President Mitchell took part. There was snow and sunshine during the day but the changeable weather did not keep the army of strikers out of town. Everybody wore John Mitchell badge. The procession started shortly before noon and took nearly one hour in pass ing a given point It is estimated that there were 10000 men in line. The pa rade was headed by platoon of police. Then followed carriages containing the principal officers of the United Mine Workers organizations and invited guests. President Mitchell was given an ovation all alongNthe line of march, and whenever his carriage stopped the
 FI,o cS1 nraCGpn around and insisted on shaking his hands. An American flag was carried at the head of every "locaf' and brass bands by the score furnished music. The banners carried bore many curious inscriptions. One of them read as fol- lows: By arbitration we hope to gain our just demands"
 Unity and friendship make peace.
 God bless our country and union."
 "We honor and respect our presidents, Roosevelt and Mitchell
 After the parade a big mass meet ing was held at Y. M. c. A. park. The first speaker was Rev. J. P. Powers of Spring Valley III. He said he had known John Mitchell since boyhood and he always found him noble and upright. He was delighted, he said, to see the great tribute paid him by the hard coal miners
 Thomas Haggarty of Reynoldsville, Pa, who was down on the programme as the principal speaker of the day, euIogized Mitchell for his great work in behalf of the miners. Several ad- dresses in foreign languages then fol- lowed. @Is*
 President Mitchell was the last speak CT, He said in part: Language is in- adequate to express the gratitude reel for the great reception I have received at the hands of the anthracite miners and feel that the victory is not due te myself, but to the men, women and chll' dren who made so many sacrifices. hope that there will never again be 2 strike in the coal fields of Pennsylva' mia. I want the union members tC prove that they are better workmer than the non-union workmen. I desire the men and the operators to meet. do not want to make enemies of the op orators In closing I wish to impress upon you that membership in the uniol is the only safeguard. The operator are not going to pay the bills or tn strike. They will make the worker pay it if they can, and if not they VII make the public pay it. It behooVes tn mineworkers, therefore, to see to 1t tha they are not made the victims and hope you will be true to yourselves an to one another, and see to it that tn cost of this greatest labor struggle tha has even occurred is not placed on you backs. Stick by your union, and you union will stick by you"
 President Mitchell was busy to-nigh completing his plans for the first meet ing of the arbitration board at its meet ing in Scranton tomorrow. Professo Well is assisting MT. Mitchell in prepa1 ing his case for presentation, as is Dl Peter Roberts of Mahanoy City, an au +hority on the hard coal industry. D Roberts has received a degree fror Yale for writing book on the anthra cite coal industry.
 Scranton, Pa., Oct. 29-"Mitchell day observances threw idle all the collierie of this region, excepting the Oxford an some of the washeries The Oxfor' which worked during the strike, hs taken back sixty of it's old employees. notice was posted at the head of tf shaft that any one who did not repo for work to-day would be dlschafge Despite this some of the union men { the mine joined the West Scranton ce ebration. A majority of the washe ies worked, but with small forces.
 Parades were held in West Scranto Minooka, Dunmore, Olyphant. and Fla bondaIe. At the conclusion of u parades mass meetings were held halls where addresses were made local labor leaders. Cold, bluste weather, with the first snow fall of t season, detracted considerably from t success O. the outdoor part of the eel bratiCns.3
 Hazleton, Pa., Oct 29-The Unit Mine Workers of Hazleton and su rounding towns celebrated Mitchell d here in holding parade in which abo 5000 men took part, and later in liste tng to addresses by local and visiti speakers at the Grand Opera house.