The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09
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Chief Executive Urges Them to Call
Off the Strike on Promise of ASKING
Congress to lnvestigateJCond
in the Anthracite FieId-Men More
Determined Than Ever to Stay Out
Until They. Win. -
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. S.-The two
principal features of the anthracite
coal strike which claimed public at
tention in the coal fields during the
day were: Will the miners yield to
the desire of the president of the
United States for them to return to
work and investigate afterwards and
will the mine operators be able to
carry out their promise to produce
enough coal to relieve the situation Il
given the protection of the full mil
1tary power of the state? After a
most careful inquiry among the dis
trict officers (not including the dis
trlct presidents, who are in Buffalo,
and the rank and file of mine workers,
1t was found that sentiment is strong
ly against accepting the presidents
proposition in it's present form. AS
to the other feature of the situation
as it exists, opinion is divided and will
remain so until the real test comes.
The presidents message to Mr..
Mitchell became known here during
the afternoon and it was earnestly
discussed by the strikers and citi-
zens generally. It is positively known
to those who are close to the officers
OF the union that President Mitchell
and his district presidents have all
along been opposed to the men re-
turning to work without some conces-
sions, but whether they are still so
inclined with the president appealing
to them, cannot be officially stated.
1t is reasonably certain, however,
that they still are opposed to such
action.
An officer of the union now in the
city, who does not care to be quoted
in the absence of President Mitchell,
for fear that it would be construed as
being official, said to the correspond
ent of the Associated Press:
The anthracite mine workers of
pennsylvania appreciate the efforts
being made by President Roosevelt
To End the Strike
In the interest of the entire country
and they have only words OF praise
for him. However, they feel that
after sacrificing everything for the
last five months, they consider it un-
fair for anyone to ask them to return
to work without a single concession,
especially when the miners see vic
tory almost at hand. The hard coal
diggers of Pennsylvania have gone
into the fight to win and they would
not be doing justice to themselves or
to the great body of organized work
men throughout the country and other
persons who have and are financially
assisting them in the present strug-
gle'
This is the tenor of the remarks OF
most of the mine workers in this re-
striking mine workers of the Prospect,
Oakdale and Midvale collieries of the
Lehigh Valley Coal company met in
this city during the day and it was
announced after the meeting that they
had unanimously decided to remain
on strike until they get some conces-
sions.
A tremendous interest is manifested
in the effect the presence of the entire
division OF the national guard will
have on the strike. There is a wide
difference Of opinion as to the prob
able effect. Coal company officials
welcome the soldiers and say that
prospects are bright for the resump-
ton of mining under the protection of
the military. The strikers received
the news in matter-of-fact way and
in line with the comment of their ma
tional and district leaders say the
presence of the soldiers will have no
effect on the strike. Citizens outside
OF the controversy are also divided as
to their opinion. There is one notice
ablH thing, and that is that the
Strikers Show Firmer Stand
than they did before Governor Stone
acted. National Board Member John
Fallon, who was the highest in au-
thority at strike headquarters, said
the men will remain as they are-firm
to the end
The general comment that it is now
up to the operators to mine coal now
that they have the entire state mill"
tary protection, which they have been
asking for, is not shared by all officials
of the companies. It is claimed the
state has yet to show what it proposes
to do.
There is a feeling among some of
these officials that the mere move of
sending all the troops into the coal
region may not have the desired ef-
feet in bringing about an early re-
sumption of the collieries. An official
of one of the largest coal companies
in the territory is authority for the
statement that an early resumption
depends altogether upon where the
military places the troops. If Gov
ernor Stones order that "all men who
desire to work and their families shall