Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-16
SAYS MINERS
MUST Give IN
Baer Claims It Is the Only
Way to End Strike.
P. g. r. President Assumes
the Role of a Jester When
interviewed Yesterday on
Prospects Of Settlement.

"The operators are lying low and
bding the time when the miners will
come to their senses and resume work :"
said President Baer, of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Company, in New
York yesterday. He was asked about
the visit he received in Philadelphia
from Father Curran, OF Wilkesbarre.
Father Curran had no proposition
for a settlement to submit to me-" said
| President Baer. How could he? He
Is in no wise a factor In the strike.
Father Cnrran asked me II there was no
way In which the trouble could be
settled. l told him there was one way
namely, that the miners return to
work ana behave themselves. Our in
teryiew was very pleasant, but cannot
help thinking that 1t would be better
for all concerned If outsiders kept their
hands off and left us to settle this dif ffi-
Guilty with the men,"
''If general strike should be declar-
ed, and the strike orders generally obey
oui Ho was aSheu, III Wndt manner
would that influence the situation In the
anthracite region?"
''In no manner whatever" was the
reply.
but would not a general strike tend
to tie up the industries OF the country?"
Il don't know. You haven't noticed
the sky falling down, have you?"
In reply to question whether there
was any intention on the part Of the
operators to resume operations In the
near future with non-union men Presi-
dent Baer jestingly replied:
"Oh, the dog days will soon be over
now. l don't blame people for not
wanting to work hard these hot days.
Later on 1t will be cooler, and then per-
haps the miners will find 1t more pleas
ant to work"
Father Curran has not gone to New
York, nor is it believed that he will.
The action Of President Baer in telling
him that the operators would not listen
to anything from him and that nothing
he could say would alter the situation
has deferred Father Curran from going
to New York.
President Fowler, of the Ontario and
Western Railroad, said yesterday:
"Under no circumstances will there be
any conference with the miners or any
settlement Of the strike, or any conces-
sions. l wish to reiterate that under no
circumstances will the strike be settled,
except by unconditional surrender OF
the men. No matter what happens,
nothing can change the situation"
PLACED UNDER BAIL.
Charles Jacquot was arrested Wednes-
day evening by Constable Ziegler on a
warrant issued by Alderman Heiden-
rich, OF Hazleton, on information furn-
ished by John Hodgson, North Centre
street. Jacquot is charged with riot
and unlawful assembly by Hodgson, who
is a Drifton shop empoye. The accused
waived hearing and gave bail before
Squire Buckley to the amount of $500,
security.
Frank Gatskl and Ben Brown, of
| Harwood were placed under 500 bail
each yesterday by Alderman Heiden-
rich, on the charge of calling Mrs.
Emma Acker a "scab."
There will be no more marches by
| strikers in the Panther Creek valley,
this being the determination OF the strik-
ers themselves. On the charge Of as
sault and battery and rioting last week,
nine men were held under $500 bail each
at Lansford yesterday.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The delegates of District to the
national convention at Indianapolis
passed through here on the G. "a o'clock
Lehigh Valley train last evening. They
expect to reach their destination by
o'clock this evening. The convention
gates expect to issh their work before
Saturday night.
The Reading Company paid Its reg
nlar employees on Monday and granted
a 10 per cent Increase to all who re-
manned at work during the present
strike. The increase was not given to
the special officers and workmen I'M
ported into the district.
The weekly meeting of the railroad
presidents was held yesterday In New
York, but no information was given out
by those who attended
Upper Lehigh has resumed its normal