The Washington times., 1902-08-06
CONTINUES TO BE A DANGER SPOT

son mine. the first started by it since
the strike. Coal was cut in the mine,
run through the breaker and shipped
the breaker working half The day and
mine full time. Operations will be re-
sumed tomorrow at both. The Edger-
ton breaker. of the Temple Coal and
Iron Company. was started this morning
and run during the day with coal from
the banks. Men are being called to
go into the mine, and at other mines
of the company all who appear for
work are placed. Superintendent
Thorne says he cannot say just when
general operations will be resumed at
any colliery. Indeed. it is not the
policy of the operator to announce in
advance any resumption OF work.
This was done at the Woodward col
liery of the Delaware Lackawanna and
Western at Edwardsville, where work
was to have been started yesterday
morning. News of it was published in
advance, and yesterday 300 strikers sur
rounded the place and the workers did
not get to the mirte. This morning 500
were on picket duty. and the workers
were again compelled to remain away.
For the present nothing will be done.
Attempt to Resume Fails.
Frederick Warnke, unable to get pro-
washery at Duryea, and for the fifty men
employed there, today abandoned his
attempts to resume work. This morning.
but five of his men were able to get
through the strikers lines. At Petite
bone colliery, of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, where the mules
were taken back yesterday, preparations
for the resumption of work continue.
bat when the mine will be started the
officials will not say.
Although the locals were warned not
to let the public or the press see the
circular explaining the strike relief stu
alton and the plans of distribution, a
copy OF it was obtained today. 1t is
signed by President Mitchell and Dis
trict Presidents Nichols, Duffy. and
Fahey. After explaining that the ma
tional convention had TO ask the soft
coal locals to donate strike funds from
their surplus, because the assessment
of 81 week from each soft coal worker
would not be due until the middle OF Au-
gust. the circular goes on to say re-
garding the present funds;
1T must be plain to everyone that the
money received from this source will not
be sufficient to provide for all who are
on strike, although we do hope to re-
ceive enough to buy food for those whose
own resources are exhausted, and when
the assessment is received we NAV be
able to care for all.
Wherever they could do so the coal
companies have employed men to go
among our members to agitate for an
equal division of the money contributed
for the support of those in destitute
clrcumtances. and the newspapers have
published absurd statements saying that
millions Of dolla,s were neing supplied
for the anthracite mine workers. As a
consequence general misunderstanding
has arisen. which. Ii not corrected, may
do our movement irreparable injury. The
members OF our organization may rest
assured that every possible effort has
been made to obtain iInds to carry the
strike through to a successful en'i. and
every dollar received will be expended
for the relief of those on strike.
THE prospect was never more bright
than at present; the anthracite coal sup
ply of the Eastern market is about ex-
hausted. while the demand for coal is
increasing daily. The sentiment of the
general public against the unfair atti-
tude OF the anthracite operators is be
coming so pronounced that we believe
that the operators will soon be forced
to Weld but in order to make victory
certain II will be necessary for our peo-