The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-20
This Morning at II O'Clock

states in the union merits some favor
able consideration.
II want to repeat advice have given
you before. I know that going through
more than four months of strike Is like
ly to cause some to become restless and
irritated, and make them feel some
times that it would not be a great
wrong to commit some violent act
against their opponents. But let me
say, as 1 have said before, the worst
enemy our union has, the one who deals
the worst blow to our cause, is the one
amongst us who violates the law. If
we cannot win this strike by honorable
means, thousand times better is IL
that we should be defeated. Better the
complete disruption of our organization
than a victory won by questionable
measures. I am in favor of leaving
violations of the law to the operators.
"One day, the newspapers report con-
cessions from the operators, and the
next they say that Mitchell will call
the strike off. l want to say to you
emphatically that the strike will never
be called off until it is called off by a
majority of you represented by dele
gates in convention. There will be no
proposition of settlement made by me
to the operators unless it carries with
1t yourapproval.
HOW TO WIN IT.
1.-THE strike won't be won by John
Mitchell, or Tom Nichols, or John
Fahy or Tom Duffy If you don't mine
coal no one else will. because they cam
not. If you don't mine coal the oper-
ators must give in. They cannot allow
their mines to remain closed much
longer. The public is demanding coal
and will not be content much longer to
pay an excess of S. q ton because the
companies refuse to give you an ad-
vance that would not mean more than
fifteen cents ton. The companies
have said a great deal about their
solicitude for the dear public. They
would not grant our demands because
it would raise the price of coal to the
public fifteen cents a ton. They think
nothing now, however. of fleeing the
same dear public out of S. a ton"
President Mitchell left the meeting
shortly after concluding his address,
to catch train for Wilkes Barre. Dis
trict President Fahy accompanied him.
AS his carriage was being driven to
by crowd, seeking to grasp his hand.
Bishop Fallows was also warmly
greeted when he was introduced. just
prior to President Mitchell. He told
that his mission to the coal regions
was as agent of a miners relief COM
mittee of one hundred men of Chicago,
to ascertain and report on the actual
conditions existing here.
He spoke in the highest terms of
commendaton of President Mitchell
and the peaceful manner in which he
has observed the strikers are carrying
on their struggle. Referring to the
principle of arbitration, of which he sis
leading exponent, he said:
SIDE HE WOULD CHOOSE.
''If the Carpenters Son should come
to earth now and be asked to take
sides in this struggle, there is no ques-
;ion in my mind as to where He would
stand; He would choose, take it, the
side which says there is something to
arbitrate, rather than the side which
says there is nothing to arbitrate."
The operators, he further said, must
yield to the demands of the 10 900, 900
people of this country who favor arbi-
tration.
In addition to the speechmaking there
were selections by the North End Glee
club and recitation by little Miss
Edna Carter, of Dickson City.
Burgess William Kennedy presided at
the meeting. On the platform with
him, besides the speakers already men,
toned, were Rev. Mr.. Bath, of the
Primitive Methodist church, of Dick
son City: Rev. Joseph Davidowski, Of
st. Adellbert's Polish Catholic church,
Priceburg William Corless, president
of the Scranton Typographical union;
State President Hugh Frayne, of the
American Federation of Labor; Board
Members Schlosser, Reap. Healey and
Llewellyn and Organizer Memolo, of
the United Mine Workers, and Miss
Fallows, daughter of Bishop Fallows.