The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-10-10

claims and pOS1t1OnS-l appear 70 your
patriotism; to the spirit that sinks per
sonal considerations and makes lnd1-
vidual sacrifices for the general good"
THE TWO STATEMENTS.
Operators and Mine Workers Officials
Outline Their Positions.
Mr.. Baer read the operators state
ment, which Is in substance as follows:
To the President of the United
States: We understand your anxiety
SO forcibly expressed in the statement
you read to us this morning to bring
about an immediate resumption of
operations in the coal mines in some
way,as will, without a days unneces-
sary delay, meet the crying needs of
the people"
We infer that you desired us to con-
slider the offer of Mr. Mitchell, verbally
made this morning, expressing and
speaking for the United Mine Workers,
point a commission to determine the
questions at issue.
You distinctly say that you "do not
invite a discussion of you respective
claims and positions" But we
that a statement of what is going on
in the coal regions will not be irrele-
want. We represent the Of coal
mines in Pennsylvania. There are
from $4,000 to 10000 men at work min
ing and preparing coal. They are
abused, assaulted, injured and mall
treated by the United Mine Workers.
They car only work under the protec-
ton Of armed guards. Thousands of
other workmen are deferred from
working by the intimidation, violence
q - - r{r y, n u -, ,, 49,, w tod lrrEt1, TIo;t1l
Mine Workers, over whom John Mitch
ell, whom you invited to meet you, is
chief. t@
i need not picture the daily crimes
committed by the members of this Or.
g~anization. The domestic tranquility
which every constitution declares is the
chief object of government does not
exist in the coal regions. There is a
terrible reign of 1aWlessness and crime
there. Only the lives and property of
the members of the secret, %oathbound
order which declared that the locals
should have full power to suspend ops
erations at collieries'' until the non:
union men joined their order are safe.
Every effort is made to prevent the
mining of coal, and when mined Nit
chell's men dynamite bridges and
tracks; mob trainmen, and, by all man.
ner Of violence. try to prevent its ship
ments to relieve the public.
The constitution Of Pennsylvania
guarantees protection to life and prop
erty. In express terms it declares the
right Of acquiring, possessing and de-
Tending property ito be inalienable."
When riot and anarchy too great to be
appeased by the civil power occur, the.
governor of Pennsylvania Is bound to
call out the state troops to suppress 1t.
He must fearlessly use the whole power
of the state to protect life n property
and to establish peace, not an armed
truce, but the peace of the law which
protects every mar at work and going
to and from work. He has sent$troops
to the coal regions. Gradually the
power of the law Is asserting itself. I'm
less encouraged by false hopes order
will soon be restored and then we can
mine coal!&to. meet the public wants
If the power of Pennsylvania is insult
h~cients$to re-estahlish h r~eignsofMlaW5
the constitutions f @the@@United States
requires the president when requested
by the legislature and the governor, to-
suppress domestic violence. You see
there Is a lawful way to cur coal
for the public. 8
The4duty Of the hour Is MOTTO waste
time with the ~fonentors OF this an
archy and insolent defiance of law
butte do as was done In the war OF
the rebellion-restore the majesty:of
I'D w SSlACE l. q o1A O. SAASC@RSShAC
and to r~e-establish order and peace at
anys9%5cost. ESS
THE government is 3a contemplate
Failure IL 1T can$onlys protect the lives
and5propertySand secure the comfort of
theS%people by compromising with the
v1olators 81 law and the instigators OF
violence and crime.
Just now It'll As more important to
teach ignorant men,, dwelling among
u.s. misled and used as tools by citi-
Izens&ofSother states, that. a whatever
Icost and Inconvenience to- the public,
Pennsylvania will use the wholespower
Of government to protect otonly the
m n wants tosWork, but his wife
notwithstanding he5is at work and
to punish every nlarlsWho by instiga-
ton or by overt acts. attempts to8de-
prive any manSs0f his liberty to work.
Under hesesconditions we d~eclinegto
accept Mr.. MitchelI's considerate offer
to- let our mentSssWorka on terms he
narnesss5FesshasSno#rig toScorne from
II1linois to- dictate terms On III aceept-
lance of which anarchysand crime shall
cease IN Pennsylvania must stop
his people from killing, manning and
Issbusing Pennsylvania citizens5and from
destroying property. Hesmust stop 1t
becauseiti us unlawful and#not because
of with us. sasass
i8S@sVe5wilIAa add TO our8offer to continue
the wages existing at b time#of the
strike and toStake up cit each colliery ana
adjust: I'M grievances this further con-
adition sIf tseemployers hi employees
Lat any particular colliery cannot reach
asatisfactory adjustment ut any alleged
grievance it shall be referred Ito the
judgesaof the court Or common pleassof
the &districtSi which the eoilsery Is situ-
ated tor final de
George a. Baers
The Miners statement.
The ollowingsi the text OF the STATE.