Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-06
MINERS CAIN
new RECRUITS
Imported Men Are Joining
the Strikers Ranks.
Mitchell Cautions His Men
to Refrain From Disorder.
Scabs Hanged in Effigy.
Water Gaining in Mines.

There is practically no change today
in the strike situation. The miners are
continuing to deplete the collieres of
the force of engineers, iremen and
pumpmen, and are obtaining some con-
verts from the new employees, imported
to take the strikers places. The latter
acquisitions are mainly from men who
have become dissatisfied with the con-
ditions they find on arrival here from
the big cities, where they had been re-
cruited by the operators agents. They
say they were hired for one specific pur-
pose, guard duty, and they vigorously
protest when asked to do anything out
side the agreement into which they
entered.
Speaking of the general situation, Mr..
Mitchell said that it is very satisfactory,
and asserted that many of the non
union men are brought to the coal
regions under falso pretences.
While things are practically at a
standstill today, they will not long re-
main in that condition. The operators
are continuing their efforts to secure
men to take the place OF the engineers,
firemen and pumpmen, who have gone
out, and they have announced that they
will keep at it until they succeed 1t is
estimated that fully 5000 men will be
required.
The mines that have suffered most by
the stoppage of the pumps are those of
the Philadelphia and Reading, the
Coxe's, the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company and individual operators.
To guard against any desertions from
the ranks of the employees through sua-
sion on the part of the union pickets the
workers are being lodged and fed on the
collery premises.
Under the orders of President Mitchell
the locals are making determined ef-
fort to stop the small outbreaks caused
by women and boys. Several locals
have passed resolutions condemning the
attacks and appoin ming committees to
prevent them if possible. In several To-
calities, however, presumably those in
which action in the interest of order
has not yet been taken, there were
slight disturbances yesterday.
ToDAY's LOCAL NEWS.
Early risers today who had business
south of town or went there for any
reason were confronted by mass Of
men who lined the public road from St.
AIMS church to Highland There were
over 800 in the crowd and their object
was to persuade all persons working
for the Drifton company to remain at
home. They carried on their work
peaceably, despite the presence of
Superintendent Kudlich, who tainted
them and endeavored to provoke a
quarrel. They won their point, as
every man requested to return went
home again.
At a late hour last night the effigy of
man was suspended over the trolley
track on South Centre street, between
the borough line and Coke addition.
On the form were two placards, one
bearing the odous inscription "Drifton
Scab" and the other CASH Wheeler" g"
The effigy is still hanging and was
visited today by several hundred people.
The sending of D. S. & S. trains filled
with city hobos over the Lehigh Valley
Railroad to towns on the latter line has
been resented by the d. S. & S. en-
ployes. Several crews were treated
roughly at some of the points where they
landed their unwelcome cargoes, and
the result was that the men rebelled
against continuing work which was out
of their line. Lehigh Valley crews are
now manning the ID. S. & S. trains.
The rats are leaving the local mines
by the hundreds, the rising water and
the scarcity of food compelling them to
seek new quarters. People living near
the collieries fear the rodents will take