The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-30
10000 WIN PARADE
Miners president Hopes There
Will Now Be Peace.
Says He Hopes That Never Again
Will There Be Strike-Arbi-
traitors reach Scranton on
Inspection Tour.

Wllkesbarre. Pa, Oct. 29-"Mitchei]
lay was celebrated in all the principal
towns OF the anthracite coal region TODAY
ana In order that all the mine workers
might nave an opportunity to participate
IN the exercises. the mines were closed
down. The principal demonstration was
held in this city and President Mitche
took part.
There was snow and sunshine durine
the day. but the changeable weather ala
not Keep an army of strangers out of
town. Everybody wore a John Mitchell
badge. The procession started shortly
before noon and was nearly one hour in
passing given point 1t is estimated
that there were ten thousand men in line
President Mitchell was given an ovation
all along the line of march and when
ever his carriage stopped the crowd from
the sidewalk pressed around and insisted
on shaking his hand.
An American flag was carried at the
head of every local and many brass
bands furnished music. The banners
carried bore many curious inscriptions.
Some Of them read as follows: by arbi-
tration we hope to gain our just de-
mands." Unity and friendship make
peace" God bless our county and our
nation" 1--WE honor and respect our
Presidents. Roosevelt and Mitchell"
After the parade a big mass meeting
was held at Y. M. C. A. park. The first
speaker was Rev. J. Powers of Spring
Valley, Ills. He said he had known John
Mitchell since boyhood and he always
found him noble and upright. He was
delighted, he said, to see the great tribute
paid him by the miners
Thomas Haggerty of Reynoldsville. Pa,
who was down on the program as the
principal speaker of the day, eulogized
Mitchell for his great work in behalf OF
the miners. Several addresses In foreign
languages then followed. President
Mitchell was the last speaker. He said
in part: a
Language is inadequate to express the
gratitude feel for the great reception
have received at the hands of the anthra-
cite miners and / feel that the victory
Is not due to myself but to the men, wo-
men and children who made such a sac
rifice. 1 hope there will never again be
a strike in the coal fields of Pennsylvania.
want the union miners to prove that
they are better workmen than the nom
union men. 1 desire the men and the
operators to meet. do not want to
make enemies of the operators In clos
ing l wish to impress upon you that MEM
bership in the union is the only safe
guard. The operators are not going to
pay the bill Of the strike. They will
make the workers pay 1t If they can. but
IL not. thcy will make the public pay It.
1t behooves the mine workers therefore
to see to it that they are not made the
victims, and l hope you will be true to
yourselves and to one another and see
to 1t that the cost of this greatest labor
struggle that has ever occurred Is not
placed on your backs. Stick by your
kt-Ir A,yN
President Mitchell was busy tonight
completing his plans for the first session
Of the arbitration at it's meeting in Scran-
ton tomorrow. Professor Well Is assist
ing Mr. Mitchell in preparing his case
for presentation; also DR.. Peter Roberts
of Mahoney City an authority on the hard
coal industry.