Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-04


D. D. NICHOLS,
District Presidents U. M. w. Of A.
The statement of President Thomas
followed much the same lines as that
of Mr.. Baer, as did that OF Mr.. Markle.
In part, the latter said:
MarkIe Demands President Interfere.
fully endorse these remarks from
you, and as an American citizen and
citizen of the commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, l now ask you to per
form the duties vested in you as the
president Of the United States, to at
once squelch the anarchistic condition
Of affairs existing in the anthracite
regions by the strong arm Of the mill
tary at your command. A record of
81 murders, long list Of brutal as
saults, houses and bridges dynamited
daily acts Of violence now taking
place, and several washeries burned
down, are actual evidence Of this con
dition Of lawlessness existing there
Are you asking us to deal with a set
Of outlaws? I can hardly conceive OF
such thought.
Please remember, Mr.. President,
that there Is large idle class Of men
now in the anthracite coal fields, TAX
ing every kind of unlawful act to pre-
vent those who desire to work to re-
lieve the situation in the anthracite
coal market. Please remem.2r that
in the field now are only 5000 ma
tional guard; please remember that
the total national guard Of the state
Of Pennsylvania is only about 10000
Mr.. President, condition exists
not a theory, in the anthracite coal
fields between set of professional
agitators and their co-workers on the
one side (anarchistic in their acts)
and the operators and a majority OF
| the working men on the other, who
are endeavoring to relieve the serious
ness of the anthracite coal situation
You, Mr.. President, l believe, can re
lieve the situation at once. Will you
do it?
Truesdale Asks Government Action
Mr.. Truesdale said in part:
1t is first and foremost our duty
and we take this occasion to state
and press it upon your consideration
| and through you upon that Of the au
thorities Of the state of Pennsylvania
to insist upon it Inat the existing con
ditions of anarchy and lawlessness, OF
riot and rapine, a condition which has
been raging with more or less VIC
lence throughout the anthracite re-
gions during the past five months, be
Immediately and permanently sup
pressed. That to this end we ask
that the entire authority and power
of the state of Pennsylvania, civil and
military, and, if needs be, that Of the
United States government as well, be
| exercised forthwith.
Second, we ask that the civil branch
Of the United States government, TAX
ing cognizance Of and following the
decisions of Is courts rendered in
litigation growing out of previous sim
liar conditions, at once institute pro
| ceedings against the illegal organiza
| ton known as the United Mine Work
ers' organization, it's well-known Off
| GERS. agents and members, to enjoir
and restrain permanently it and them
from continuing this organization and
| recurring them to desist Immediately
| from conspiracy, conniving, aiding OIL
dD6IlluS Iuc OuIldWly anu dDlS
| conditions in the anthracite regions
for which they, and they alone, are
responsible. We are advised by oul
counsel that such civil action will lie
on the part of the United States gov
eminent, as it is well known that
| United States statutes are daily
openly and grossly violated; that pre-
vious decisions Of the courts justify
fully such action being taken at this
| time; and that ample remedy can be
given Immediately and effectively fol-
existing conditions.
Serious Charges Against Strikers.
Third-Then, Mr.. President. there
| is a great. pressing, duty imposed
| upon us at this time to thousands OF
true loyal citizens Of Pennsylvania
who have been lawfully pursuing their
various avocations or professions un
der great difficulties, and who, with
great sacrifice. have been abused
villified, boycotted and in many cases
almost ruined, because they had the
manhood to raise their voices agains
the illegal acts and violences Of this
illegal organization and it's officers
and agents. No step can be taker
by us, Mr.. President, which can posi-
bly, result in plating these good citi
zens of Pennsylvania at the further
mercy of this illegal organization, it
officers and members. T@:1k of it
Mr. President phvsiciars hcra beer
threatened and boycottad because
they saw fit 20 r-i2istc- I" TIE dying
! child Of some poor w"rkor 5arause
he was exercising his G-G.ciyGn right
to labor for bis family ar1 &c provide
for the wants IF his ling child
Members Of the clergy have been
treated likewise for performing the
Offices Of the dead to the member OF
a family Of a non-union worker.
Fourth-Another duty. Mr. Presi-
dent, and We regard 1t as the most
supreme 0nesiSth Of the member.