New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
COAL MINERS ON PARADE.
TTRN OFT IN FORCE, WITH BANNERS
AND TRANSPARENCIES-NO
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Ni1kesbarre, Penn, Sept. 1.-The striking
miners of the coal region to-day in parade
showed themselves TO the curious public, and
IMPRESSED upon them the fact that despite
four months of the strike they still Walk
Frisklv. look we'll fixed and wear good clothes.
Parades were held in Carbonate, Scranton
Pittston Wilkesbarre. Hazeton, Freelahu'
PottsriIe. Mahanoy City and ShamoFin and III
each the number of strikers greater ina"
Of other workers. a special effort having been
made by the leaders 10 get every man in line'
and q fine of 81 being imposed for all who re-
-oained away. The men responded. After SO
much idleness the task of doing somethlhs'
and especially of parading their strength was
enticing so they came out by thousands, Tor
eigners and English speaking men alike ana
boys Of all sizes from ten years old up
The appearance of the men was impressive 10
those who had believed that they had little foou
and were being pinched by hunger. Strong, &C
ti,-e and vigorous all of them looked more like
vrosperous workers than strikers Many OF the
locals had hired banners. others had furnished
,l7eir members with flowers and several of them
carried canes wound with bunting. The banners
which expressed their unspoken thoughts we're
in many cases elaborated with bunting, and
some bore popular cartoons cleverly drawn. One
of the most popular was entitled Baer on the
Brink" and showed a large bear on the edge Of
a big coal ledge Just about TO toppe over Others
were: we Are United Mine Workers" In God
We Trust and Justice Shall be Done. 'Baer
Wants Our Schoolboys. but-Nit. We Want
Our Coal Weiche6' Work Is a Pleasure but
Slavery Disgrace" We VIII Stand by Our
National Officers the Men Behind the Guns
United We Stand. Divided We Fair: THE
Modern God-George F. Baer.'' Prove That We
Are Unjust in Our Demands and We VIII Go
Back TO Work" We Will Fight to the Last, and
Not to Lose. as Some Say I'm Mitchell We
Trust and Morgan Can't Bust U.s. No Scabs
il This Parade-They Are All Behind the
Fence All fer Operator None for Digger
In the Panther Creek Valley the strikers
manned quiet during the day. but tonight there
broke out at Summit Hill fight among them
selves. and. there danger of il spread
ing the soldiers were called out and restored
order. This morning Company c of the 18th
Regiment escorted the non-union men 70 work.
and found more of them ready for the mines
than any day since the strike began. The
fankers and file closers of the company had
loaded guns. hut there was no occasion to use
them. General Goblin is being denounced and
condemned by labor unions throughout the town
for his order to shoot. but he is not worrying.
He said:
I deemed II necessary TO take vigorous meas
ures TO suhdue the turbulent population, and the
orders have proved effective
To-day at a large mass meeting Of strikers
from Freeland and its vicinity resolutions were
PASSED asking Governor Stone to withdraw Cen
eral Goblin from the command of the Third
Brigade. and committee will take them to the
Governor.
The report that Senator Plat had said the
coal strike would end within two weeks was
,eived here with little faith to-day. The fact
that he would not say What ground he had for
making the statement is referred to by the oper-
ators and strikers evidence that there is no
ground for il. Neither side can see a settlement
II sight within two weeks. The operators look
70 the strikers 10 break slowly and in piecemeal,
while the strikers look TO an offer of concessions
which. before they be accepted. must be re
ferred % President Mitchell and the executive
board and then. perhaps, to a convention of the
mine workers before II can be accepted; All
this would take some time. and could not be &C
compIished in two weeks. This and the fact that
there are no present signs OF any movement
toward 2 settlement make the strikers believe
that there is nothing in the statement MADE by
Senator Platt.
To-day the only action toward the further re-
SUMPTION Of work was made at the Bliss mine
Of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Company near this city. There the breaker
was run with coal which was mined previous 10
the strike, and tomorrow. the oficlals say
there viii be a regular resumption coal VIII pe
cut and shipped and a number Of men employed
The officials also say that work will be resumed
at another colliery, but at which one they VIII
not make known, as they do not want the
strikers 10 gather before they have operations
in fun swing.
In the Scranton district work is to be started
at two Delaware and Hudson coleries TINS
we. k enc of which is the Narvine and the other
is not named. The West Ridge Colllery. or the
Ontario and Western company. is also 10 De
started and there are preparations at several
other collieries. but whether they viii resume
this week is not known
AS an additional means Of protection against
attack the Oxford Colliery of the Peoples Coai
Company. has been equipped with powerful
electric searchlight similar 10 the one t ~!
Scranton Coal Company has installed at US
Pancoast CoIery. in Throop- 1t was tested 10
night for the first time. Its penetrating ray
were flashed in all directions from the Oxiofu
high eleva ton and could be seen from nearly
all parts of Scranton. Each night the lght Mtii
search the various approaches to the predhsi
for possible providers. In the daytime a power