The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-07-31
TO FIGHT TIE JUDGE.
The Order Sending Strike Leaders
to Jail Arouses Union Men.
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parchment proceedings win be insti,
tuted by the United States Mine
Workers Of America against federal
Judge jackson, who issued an injunc.
tion against West Virginia strikers
and sent Ave agitators to jail for al.
legged violation of his order. The
miners' leaders declare they have suf.
fcient proof to impeach Judge Jack
son, and 1t Is probable that the i'm.
parchment proceedings will be begun
soon II the judge, after a final hear.
ing, refuses to dissolve the injunc.
ton.
Secretary Wilson admitted Saturday
that the miners contemplate this
course, and that a complete transcript
of the case, including the complaints
and Judge Jackson's decision, will be
prepared for submission to President
Roosevelt and the senate, The miners
also intend to give to the public the
evidence in the case.
Wilson says that if the impeachment
proceedings are begun, there will be
no politics in them. The miners will
not ask President Roosevelt to inter
fere with the injunction, as he says
they realize the president is without
power as to injunctions, but if the
habeas corpus proceedings fail to re-
lease the organizers, the president will
be asked to pardon them. The habeas
corpus proceedings will be begun as
soon as the papers can be made out.
Crisis in Strike at Hand.
Mine Workers officials believe the
crisis in the anthracite coal strike
will come within the next two weeks.
The real test of the strength of the
operators will come when the supply
of hard coal in the market is exhaust
ed. This situation promises to devel-
op within two weeks at the outside
and probably within few days.
A shortage of 11,129,269 tons from
last years supply exists in the an
thracite market, and the supply on
hand has practically been exhausted.
A few days will leave the eastern
market barren. This will mean the
test of the unity of the operators.
Whether they will be able to resist
the demands that will be made on
them from manufacturers and the
public generally is the question. The
miners think they will not.
To Push Habeas Corpus.
indianapolis, Ind, July 2s.-At the
mine workers national headquarters
1t is announced that no time will be
lost in pushing the habeas corpus
proceedings for the release of mem
bers of the organization arrested un-
der the edict of Judge Jackson, of the
United States district court at Park
ersburg, W. Va. Secretary Wilson ex-
planned another point in the miners
case in which he will base their claim
to be set free. According to Mr.. VIII
son, not one of the men arrested was
proved to have made any speeches,
inflammatory or otherwise, after
Judge Jackson's restraining order
was issued.
Situation Shows No Change.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 2s.-The be-
ginning Of the eleventh week of the
anthracite miners strike finds ap-
parently no change in the situation,
although the rumor has been revived
that an effort will be made some day
this week, upon the part of one of
the large companies, to start up one
of their collieries. The companies
have a sufficient number of coal and
iron policemen enlisted now to pre-
vent trouble, should it arise, and all
that would be necessary to get a
mine in operation would be a suffi-
Gent number Of miners and laborers
to blast the coal and load it on the
cars! No doubt plenty of ordinary la
borers could be secured, but it is a
question whether the requisite num-
Der of miners could be persuaded to
go into the workings. At strike head
quarters the belief is as strong as
ever that the operators cannot re-
sumo and that it is idle talk to even
suggest such a thing. President
Mitchell simply says that the situa-
ton is about the same and that the
strikers are as firm as ever.
Ten-DOIIar Coal Predicted.
New York, July 2s.-Predictions
that anthracite coal will be $40 ton
within 4s hours are made by one of
the largest wholesale dealers in this
city. The statement was made after
reports were received showing that
the local market is absolutely barren
Of coal, of both domestic and steam
sizes.
An indication of the extent of the
coal famine comes from Plainfield,
n. j., in dispatch which says that
there is less than 100000 tons of an,
thracite coal in the yards there, and
that, for the first time in the history OF
the yards, soft coal has been stored in
them. and that one-half of the total
amount in store is bituminc'-