Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06
MITCHELL TO THE MINERS
He Tells Crowd OF 1000 Strike
viii Be Successful.
COMMANDS PEACEFUL .lEANS

The Strikers Leader Says That the Min
ers Th cmscivcS Only Have the Power
TO End tho StrusrIc-Ir They Fall to
Win Their Future Will bc Eiacls and
Their Union Crushcd-pIan or Relief
Scranton. Pa.-Thc first OF the series
o. strikers mass meetings planned to
take place ut The various strike centres
was held in the RoundwoodS. There
were 1000 strikers present from all
parts of the city and the adjoining
towns. one contingent having marched
four miles 10 thc meeting. headed by Il
band. and carrying flags and banners.
National President John Mitchell. Dis
trict President 7. ID. Nichols. District
Nice-PrCsident Adam Eyscavage. Dis
trict Secretary John Z. Dempsey. Or
ganizer Mortini Mcmolo and Sub Dis
trict President Thcophlus Phillips de-
livercd addresses. Nice-Presidpnt Rvs
cavage spoke in Polish and Organizer
Nemolo in Italian.
Mr. Mitchell's speech was brief. and
dealt only with the live issues of the
tight. He said in pari
1T has been said by some who are
not your friends that the miners of the
scranton region are getting tired of
the strike and are about to return to
work. / come to find out ii this is so.
l want to know if YOU are going to rc-
turn TO work. dishonoring your orrani-
zation and dishonoring yourselves"
CCries of Never, never" NO" Dent
you believe itr' and the like.
IF the strike is lost. may God Al
mighty help the men. women and chill
dr@n. who depend for their subsistence
on the mining of anthracite coal. If
the strike IS lost you will pay the cost
Of the strike.
Il want to say that the anthracitc
miners went on strike themselves. They
themselves voted foy the strike. 1t
was not the officers u ,he United Miro
Workers VINO called the strike. 1t Will
never end until YOU votr it ondoG.
FROM the offices ~ The coal P-csl-
dents in New York comes lie ,,cclova-
lion that the strike VIII hc settled ONLY
IN their own way OF settling Il. would
aif'ct ycUr attention ia similar dcclara
tlohS made IL ;hc 1890 STRIFE. The
Coal Trust may Lc rovcrrul ord
strong, hut The American people whose
hearts throb in symnathy with tne
'oal Trust. The American reon}r
like jury. have passed upon the
conflict They heard of the miners re-
uuest for betterment OF condition ana
me operators refusal They heard of
me miners proposition TO arbitra1e
ana the operators further refusal.
Ninety per cent. of the people have
agreed that the miners are right and
the operators wrong.
understand there is some dis;,tis.
faction and misunderstanding ahout
the distribution of tho relief fund. Tho
operators have sent men among YOU 10
urge You to he dissatisfied. Thror~b
the newspapers they have told YOU that
YOU were dissatisfied We have seut y
circular to all the locals which win
explain In detail the plans for disiribut.
ing relief. and | trust when Won hear r.
read there Will be IN end TO dissotIs-
faction and misunderstanding. While
we haven't got millions. we have
enough to see 10 II that no miner will
s'arve duTin" the continuance of the
strike. Loud cheers.
want to appeal 10 men with me9ns
10 refrain from applying for relief Let
me 1und he used hy those who are i'm
absolute need of help. Be patient with
your committees. Put your shoulder;
10 the wheel and do your share of the
work. Don't depend altogether on your
onicers to win your fight. If we are
10 win we must all help.
The one among Won who vio,o+os
me law is the worst enemy you have.
No one is more pleased that the oner.
etors In New York to hear OF the disor.
uer In the coal regions. 1 want our
men to exercise their rights that inure
TO them under the laws. but I want
that no man shall transgress the laws.
he strike will be won. loud and
long cheers.l | have no more doubt
about 1t than / have that | am stand
Ing here addressing you.
lf you lose the strike. the operotors
VIII make you pay for their strike
losses by reducing your wages. And. II
you lose the strike, you lose your or.
ganization. l trust and hope and con.
stanIly pray you will stand as You did
III 1000 tCheers and cries of 1--WE
will"l