The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-10-31
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WORKERS IN TIE ANTHRACITE
FIELD GENERALLY OBSERVE
80
MITCHELL DAY.
WlLKESBARRE CELEBRATES

Along Line Of March and Later
Makes an Eloquent Speech and Pays
His Respects to the Operators.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 30.-"Mitchell
day" was celebrated in all the princi-
pal towns of the anthracite coal re-
gion during the day, and in order that
all the mine workers might have an
opportunity to participate in the ex'
ercises, the mines were closed down.
The principe demonstration was held
in this city and President Mitchell
took part. There wass snow and
sunshine during the day, but the
changeable weather did not keep an
army of strangers out of town. Every
body wore a John Mitchell badge.
The procession started shortly before
noon and was nearly one hour in pass
ing a given point. 1t is estimated that
there were 10000 men in line: The
parade was headed by platoon of
police. Then came the chief marshal.
National Organizer John Falloh. This
was followed by carriages containing
the principal officers OF the United
Mine Workers. organization and in
vited guests. President Mitchell was
given an ovation all along the line OF
march and whenever his carriage
stopped, the crowd from the sidewalk
pressed around and insisted on shall-
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carried at the head of every local. y
and brass bands by the score furnished
music. The banners carried bore
many curious inscriptions. Some of
them read as follows: by arbitration
We hope to gain our just demands"
Unity and friendship make peace; "
God bless our country anu our
union" I'VE honor and respect our
presidents, Roosevelt and Mitchell" r.
After the parade big mass meet
ing was held at Y. M. c. A. park. The
first speaker was Rev. J. F. Powers of
Spring Valley, Ill. 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 hard coal
miners.
Thomas Haggerty Of 'Reynoldsvill
Pa, who was down on the program as
the principal speaker of the day. ell
loEized Mitchell for his great work In
behalf OF the miners. Several i'd.
dresses in foreign languages then fol-
lowed.
President Mitchell was the last
speaker. He said in part:
Language is inadequate to express
the gratitude feel for the great recep-
ton | have receivedsat the hands of
the anthracite miners, and feel that
the victory is not due to myself, but
to the men, women and children who
made so~many sacrifices I hope that
there will never again be strike in
the coal fields of Pennsylvania.
want the union miners to prove that
they are better wOrkmen than the non
union men. I desire the men and the
operators to meet. l do not want to
make enemies Of the operators. In
closing I wish to impress you that
membership in the union is tho only
safeguard. The operators are not
going to pay the bill of the strike.
They will make the workers pay It II
they can, but II not they will make the
public pay it. 1t behooves the mine
workers, therefore, to see to it that
they are not made the victims. and
hope you will be true to yourselves
and to one another and see to it that
the cost of this greatest labor strug-
gle that has ever occurred Is not
placed on your backs. Stick by your
union and the union will stick by you. "