The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14
BOYCOTTS BY COAL STRIKERS.
ONF 40 INST NEWSPAPER THAT
TOLD THE TRTTH.
Less Open Bo,cotting In the Goal Region
Since Work Was Resumed Out.
break Expected After the Commission
Reports -BadscrinE Non.l MON Men.

WILKES BARRE. Dec. IL OF all the efforts
of tho mine workers and other union men
10 use tho boycott a. a weapon during the
coal strike. none was more determined than
that directed agsjns' the Ercniro Leader
Of this city
The Leader vas one ot the few papers in
the coal region with courage enough 10
tell the plain, unyarnlshed truth about
the acts Of violence, the hovcTting, the
intimidation and many other form- Of
oppression resorted 10 nv tho strikers,
and to say plainly what IL thought about
President Mitchell and the other leaoers
who did not m X = vigorous effort 20 stop
the '''' '"r"" - 80 rllow men who wanted
10 work 10 do 30 without interference
L. 49, solo " nat l. did. h.I ause II
had the support Of the best citizens Of the
community and because il stood boldly
for good government and the righ' OF men 10
work and property owners To manage their
own property. u was boycotted and dl>crimi-
mated against throughout the whole course
of the strike. The result vas that il lost
subscribers ano advertising patronage
Nothing would have pleased the mine
workers more thsn 10 see u fail utterly.
but although suffering business reverses.
owing To the boycott, il is still being pub
lished. and maintains IN" same firm stand
that it has ALWAYS shown.
As early in the strike as June : a boycott
notice was served upon II by committee
was as follows
whss;G.i The E,,g'C9 h,ad', of Nj, city
rims in and around thi, city, which has done
injury TO the lust CauS' OF the striking nine
workers Be- It therefore
ResoLr,d That the dslcsetsS Accredited
demand tina, the wnkes-Barre E,en,ro
Lander retract it, statements and In future
t,a, ,hs H9hT nd MINI Wo5k"r q .mr do
this. all union men in 'he CITY Of Wilkes
Barr. and vicinity will be ordered not to buy.
read or otharui-e -uprort the Ersntno LcGd,r;
and all merchants will BE- asked to withhold
all patrona 2" from Ersn'ng L6ddsr from this
day forth WA tAESF, President,
T. T.. BARRETT. Secretary
Up TO the time the notice was served the
Leader had not uttered a word editor a'ly
IN favor Of one side Of the other, but il had
published in its news columns the facts re-
notice was serv>d by two members of a
committee delegated from the local head
quarters. They waited upon Editor Be-
CERT and when told that the notice was a
threat and they were liable TO prosecution
for serving IL one OF them said
You did not see the men sign this docu-
ment and II is a difficult matter TO prove
signatures.
It was finally agreed that the mine work.
ers should -end 10 the Leader a statement
vas that President Mitchell had been criti-
oiued. the alleged criticism being con-
tanned in the following article
MORAL srAsfoS"
Editor Leader:
A day or two since Mr. Mitchell stated that
no Interference would be- made hy the union
miners with the non-union men who chose
70 work except hv moral sussion" Since
then We have had several illustrations OF
moral sussion as follows
"a, Tearing down and burning the fences
at two or more collieras
%, Hanging in .rigy OF workmen who
IA va TafIl n
tcl Parades nv ni1ht OF bowling rrobs
who surround the houses OF the working
miners insult the family and make threats
OF violence
'dl Crowds gathering at the mines to meet
the men they come from work and are
going home. threatening them snd insulting
them and IN various Ways putting them in
fear
'el Permitting the women and children TO
coneregata near the mines and scream sab
and throw stick and stones at the men no ar
going to and from their work
a. Making every possible effort 20 prevent
the mine vn"rs from protect ing theirproperty
and encouraging in every way, the dcstruc-
ton and flooding oil the mines
Will Mr. Mitchell Kindly inform the public