The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-28

Chicago, September 14.-Friendly coun- sel to both parties in the unhappy labor struggle in the mining regions is offered by Rev Frank De Witt Talmage in this sermon on the text Luke x. 27, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as myself"
 A startling telegram was lying upon my desk as I sat down to write this sermon. It was direct information, sent to one of the Chicago newspapers, and 1t read: Fifty thousand employees of Pitts burgs mills and factories face loss of work through a famine in fuel as a re- suit of the prolonged miners strike. Coal and coke stacks are nearly exhaust ed. It is asserted that some of the largest plants will be forced to close in a few days"
 Terrible is the suffering which is be- ing caused in the little towns and vll- lages where the Pennsylvania miners live. A lady who just left the village of Shiclxshinny, which is situated in the heart of the coal region, told me that there the men and the women and the children were practically starving Even the dogs, gaunt and haggard, were run ming through the streets like famished wolves. More serious to the national welfare is it to think that hundreds of thousands and even millions of men, women and children all over the east are being indirectly affected on account of this miners strike in addition to those who directly earn their daily wages in the mines.
 But the social disturbances attending the Pennsylvania strike of 1902 are no worse than the Pullman strike of 1ss4' when the troops had to be ordered out and the fire bells ceased ringing lest they should summon together crowd Of starving men and women. Then Prosi- dent Cleveland sent the United States troops to clear the tracks for the malls, and the Gatling guns were untlmhered and made ready to shoot to kill" The present disturbance Is no worse than the famous Homestead strike of 1892 when the Pinkerton men guarded the works night and day and when H. c. Prick. the superintendent, was nearly murdered. and the strike of this year and those of 1894 and 1892 arc as mere bagateles com pared to the awful railroad strike Of 1878, when every great city-north, east and west-was terrorized and when hu- man blood was being daily shed.
 Capital and Labor.
 The troubles between capital and la Dor on account of the strike are no worse here than in foreign lands John Burns,
  present British parliament, told me that during the famous Lonaon dock strikes of a few years ago the men under his leadership were so pressed by hunger that at times they became almost uncon- tro1iable. It was only by the most level headed leadership that anarchy and riot were averted, One day he saw a large crowd of strikers assembled together. There were murmurings and curses ut tered upon every side. He heard an an- arehist in a nearby wagon pleading with the strikers to end their hunger by tC torch and the murderer's weapon. Then John Burns. the labor leader, cried out in a loud voice: stand back men. Stand back and let me pass! The men stood back. John Burns passed through the open lines until he came to the wa gon and climbed mp. Then he turned and said: Men, you know 1 am your friend. You .-now my wife and children and my self are suffering hardships, just as you are. But, men, if you will hold out a little longer in this strike you will surely win-not however in the way my an- archistic friend wants you to hold out. He says for you to use the anarchist s torch and the murderers dagger; he says to use that means which will surely tie the hangman'S moose about your neck and turn the artillerymans guns upon your homes Is he willing to oo what he wants us to do? With that John Burns took daily newspaper out of his pocket, twisted 1t up as a torch, struch match and lighted it. Then he turned to the an- archist and said. Now, friend, take that torch and burn wonder building If you dare" The mans face became as white as death. Then" said John Burns, 'I lifted my fist and knocked him down as a butcher mignt fell an OK. with my foot l thrust him out of that wagon as though he were a mad dog, fro....ng at the mouth, trying to bite my heel"
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