The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-09
MASS Meeting,
\ OF LOCALS
Mine Workers Pass ReSOlu-
tiOnS Protesting Against
4 Talk of Operators.

Seven locals of the United Mine
Workers, representing about $500 min
ersgin Carbondale and vicinity Joined
in q mass meeting in the Grand Opera
ho,ise yesterday afternoon to pass reso-
lutions protesting against the utter
ancesHof the coal operators in the
Washington conference that the miners
only hesitated from returning to work
becalsefof fear. and that If protection,
by meaps of soldiers. be offered, min
ing of cuIl sufficient to meet the coun-
try's needs could be carried on.
From the mine workers standpoint,
the rally was regarded as highly satis-
factory The Opera house was crowd
ed. quite Il number of business men
and other citizens not within the
miners ranks being sprinkled through
out the crowded audience. The miners
seemed to respond to the spirit of the
occasion, loud applause and open COM
ment breaking the speeches.
Natioiial Organizer Henry Collins. of
this city, was chairman. The speakers
were Hon. james j. ONeil, Mayor of
Carbondale: Martin Memolo. of Old
Forge. national organizer. and John +.
Dempsey. of Scranton. secretary of
District 30. /. Resolutions conforming
TO the wishes of President Mitchell
were presented and adopted amid strong
applause.
Mayor ONcil. in his address. con-
demned the assertion that Carbondale
among other communities. was laWless
and in Il state of anarchy. He also
declared as wrong the attitude Of the
operators in the Washington confer
Cncc.
Organizer Memoo spoke both in
Italian and English and dwelt chiefly
on the alleged bribery of the coal COM
pany officials to disrupt the miners
union and to cause II break in their
ranks In doing so he paid his respects
to whom he termed "Baer. the Divine
Baer.'
Secretary Dempsey's talk was chiefly
Il plea to the miners to be loyal to their
leader. president Mitchell. particularly
at this time which in his opinion is
the crisis of the strike. He asked that
they give the lie To President Baer that
the miners We're staying out for fear
and not because they We're fighting
against conditions that We're intoerable
to them.
At the conclusion of the meeting the
resolutions. prepared by a committee
cornosed of ono member from each of
tho soven looo,s renresantad wera
,dontod b,. , rising vo.o The rasolu-
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de,,,nds ar. concad.d notwitbstand-
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