Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-27
Declared He Didn't Desire Pro-
posed Gift of Money From.
Workers.
HOPES FOR END TO STRIKES.
Locks Forward to Time When Capt.
tai and Labor Shall Work Together
In Harmony Fer country's Welfare
and Good Of People.

Wilkesbarre, Pc, Oct. 27.-Presi-
dent Mitchell was in conference with
| District Presidents Nichols, Duffy
and Fahy fer several hours yester-
day. He outlined his case as he will
| present it to the lrd Of arbitration
in behalf Of the miners and the same
received the approval Of the district
presidents. Yesterday afternoon
President Mitchell was presented
with gold badge and gold watch by
the Polish, Lithuanian and Slavish
members Of the United Mine Work.
ers.
The chairman Of the committee
made a speech and Mr.. Mitchell said
/ in part:
1 Hopes For End of Strikes.
II look forward to the time when
strikes shall be no more; when peace
and justice and right shall be secured
| for those who toll; when labor and
capital, each recognizing its rights
and obligations to society. shall work
! in harmony for the common welfare
of our country and the general good
Of all our people.
Gentlemen, | thank you with all
my heart. l cannot express my feel
4Sngs to you properly at this time.
I wish you all to know that am proud
to have the respect Of the great
Heterogeneous population of the an
thracite regions
When Mr. Mitchell had concluded
brief addresses were made by District
Presidents Nichols, Duffy and Fahy,
Louis N. Hammerllng, Charles THAN
and Anthony SchloGser, for the min.
ers; John Nemeth and John Slav-
insky, for the foreign citizens;
Francis 10th and Edwin Uffalusky,
for the foreign press.
Shortly before o'clock Mr.. Mitch
ell Left headquarters for the Lehigh
| Valley depot. He was accompanied
to the station by a large and en-
thusiastic CROWD, and when he board
ed the train ne was cheered and
wished Godspeed 1t was one Of the
happiest days in President Mitchell's
experience since the beginning Of the
strike.
A movement is said to be on foot
among the Polish, Lithuanian sd Slav-
ish miners to raise large sum of
money for Mr.. Mitchell
A large force of men were at work
yesterday clearing the mines for gen
eral resumption today 1t is said
nearly all the collieries are now in
shape for work and that there will be
heavy ortput Of coal today.
Wants Mo Gift CT Money.
! Mr. Mitchell said he had no desire
| for a fund CT this character, as it
would separate him from his fellow
workers. He believed that no man
can acquire great wealth without
wringing it frcn the toll C some fell
low man. He spoke CT the labor
| movement as i. stands n the United
States today. as en- American labor
movement In ccntradistinction he
referred to the British Tabor move
ment as which, in some features. FIR
4 CAsA-AAP the AItlLA VI tic
tity CT labor, does not meet with his
approval The American labor move
ment only wants to restrict hours.
Il places no letters On genius or a
mans capabiHtv.
Ncn-unionists Assaulted.
Scranton. Pa. Oct. 27.-Half a
dozen ncn uEionists employed at the
Oxford ccl.iery Ct the Peoples Coal
company we're given z sound drub-
hing and chased Ia a mile through
2 gangwav .atnrday by a crowd Of
union employees Ct the Delaware.
LGckawaHna and Western company Z
Bellevue cc.liery, which adjoins.
The min = open che into the Other
in nun.es Ct places. and at ona
place the eu.plc~es CT both make use
of the sane gangwav. or main road
TIE union men wa~laii the non
unionicts IT "cross-cut. and, after
punme ing then. chased them. hurI-
ing sp-ags Ct cral at them, until the
fugitives reached the mule barn IN
the Oxford workings. where they
sen ut refrre il the led hCLse The
Inioni-ts ae.e give up the chase.
P~csidcn- 'r-wford. IF the Peoples
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