The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-04

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are. absent from their homes at woTt
thelr families In their homes must also
oe Pre- hhrotGfled You do this (he citizens
seem to feel that they have a right n
ask this of you) and 1 will assure YOU
mat anthracite coal will be RAPIDLY
piaGed IN II the En- market to relieve the SCI
Piease remember, Mr.. President that
there Is a large idle class of men now in
the anthracite coal fields. committing ev
who desire to work to relieve the sitnso
ton in the anthracite coal market, Please
r re- EN- that the total national guard
about 10000. Mr.. President. a condi fig
| EXISTS not theory, in the anthracite
coal fiel6s, between set of professional
a aIn i and their co-workers on the
one side (anarchistic in their acts1 and
the operators and majority of the work.
ing men en- the anthracite coal situation,
t lou, mr.. President, I believe, can relieve
ZIG Silta ZION at once. VIII you do it?'
Lackawanna Roads Side.
Statement of w. H. TruesdaIe.
MI. President--Representin the in
{ Mss OF the Delaware, Lackawanna &
western Railroad company, its board OF
managers ma az and its stockholders, permit
lty, Of the. situation as stated by Won
and appre clating The burden of responsi
| pity which this situation imposes upon
US, we feel that our duty at this tirne
| having In mind al existing conditions
Is So plain and straightforward that us
co mo M,tsslbly mistake it.
! Us citizens of this country az trus
tees OF vast and important interests com
United to our Care by the thousands and
se rs OF thousands of security holdSrs
the ose , SAVINGS or legacies are invested M
| .Iese properties; aS men who have com
| Inttleu 10 tnen the interests of thousands
OF as loyal true, faithful citizens and
s sin1t as eyer marched to victory in
| ssuppoTt OF right and freedom under the
HSS OF tnls or any other country. but
| Who with their families are TODAY out
G casts +, hunted: bounded and driven to
uesPaIr ana desperation simply because
ltiev seek TO exercise their plain, simple
right and duty Of working at their chosen
aavoc;atlons. or, as in many cases, of pro-
tecting and saving from destruction bv
fire. flood or dynamite the pronerties ~
other citizens, their employers, who are
eenoeavarlng lawfully and peacefully only
operate their properties this tutv ia " so
unmistakably plain that he who ruins NAV
read. ~ ' may
Suppress the LawIessness.
1T Is first and foremost our duty, and
we take this occasion to state it and
through you upon that of the authori-
ties of the state Of Pennsylvania 70 in
slst upon 1t that the existing conditions
u an ainarohy ana !aWlessness, of riot and
WIN more or less violence throughout the
anthracite regions during the past five
months. De Immediately. and permanently
suppressed. To this end we ask that the
entire authority and power of the state
OF fenIisyiVania civil and military, and,
II needs be, that OF the United States
with ioi III
"Second-We ask that the civil branch
or the United States government taking
coenizance of and following the decisions
of it's courts rendered in LITIGATION grow
ing out of previous similar conditions.
at at once institute proceedings against the
. liIesgai :, organization known as the United
Mine Nil. Workers association. its well known,
oHlcefS agents and members to en1oin
and restrain permanently 1t and them
from continuing this organization and
from conspirins, conniving, aiding or abet-
ting the outlawry and intolerable condi-
ton lions IN the anthracite regions for which
tneN and they alone are responsible
I'VE are advised by our counsel that
such civil action will lie on the part Of
tl.n United init States government, as it is
Wen known that United States statutes
are daily being openly and grossly VIC
lated: that previous decisions of the courts
Justify fully such action being taken at
TINS tlme and that ample remedy can be
given Immediately and effectively for ex-
listing conditions.
Would Not Be Bound.
1--WE feel 1t our duty, Mr.. President.
at TINS time to urge that the protection
or the laws of the United States be forth
with given our property and our employees
that those who are now daily fragrant vio-
lators, of the laws. state and national.
VINO nave no respect for the rights of
will be bound by the decision Sion Of any any;
commission or body Of men which has
no power or authority to compel compli-
ance herewith? We know they will not
be-
"Third-Then Mr. President, there Is
great a pressing duty imposed upon us
at this time to the thousands of true,
loyal citizens of Pennsylvania, who have
been lawfully pursuing their various avo-
cations or professions under great diff
ficulties and who with great sacrifice
have been abused vilified boycotted and
in many cases almost ruined, because
they had the manhood to raise their voices
against the Illegal acts and violences Of
and agents. No step can be taken by us.
Mr.. President, which can possibly result
in placing these good citizens of Penn
Sylvan1a at the further mercy Of this
Illegal organization, its officers and mem
bers.
Think of it, Mr.. President, physicians
have been threatened and boycotted be-
cause they saw fit to minister to the dy-
ing child of some poor worker because
he was exercising his God-given right to
labor for his family and to provide for
of the clergy have been treated likewise
for performing the offices of the dead to
the members of family of a non-union
worker. The conditions are simply in
they can possibly exist to the extent that
they have anywhere in this free country
Young Minds Poisoned.
"Fourth-Another duty, Mr.. President
and we regard it as the most supreme
One-sixth of the membership of this IL
legal organization Is composed of young
men and boys, between the ages of four
teen and twenty, the future citizens and
lawmakers OF the great state of Pennsyl-
vania; These young men and boys dur
ing the past two years have had their
young, immature minds poisoned with the
most dangerous, anarchistic distorted,
wicked views and errors concerning the
rights OF citizenship and property that
anyone can possibly conceive of; all
throught the teachings and practice Of
the officers, organizers and apostles Of
the United Mine Workers association.
"Mr. President, no adjustment of this
matter can be thought of which by any
ening and, fixing in the minds of this
youthful element in the anthracite coal
fields the belief that the teachings Of this
organization. and its officers, with their
stitute the ethics and objects of Amer
lean citizenship frequently referred to
during the past weeks in proclamations
issued In behalf of this Illegal organlza-
ton. The consequences that may result
to the coming generation In the anthra-
cite coal regions as the result Of existing
gravest dangers to the stability and per-
petuity Of this country and its institu-
tions.
Flight Physically and Mentally.
Fifth and Finally-Mr President, as
plain citizen of these United States, look
ing at the whole question broadly and
with reference to its possible effect on
our future welfare and prosperity, l think
it is my bounden duty to resist and COM
bat with every power and faculty botn
physical and mental, the avoWed ana
evident object and purpose of this United
Mine Workers association as exemplihed
in the anthracite district of Pennsylvania
officers and other opponents pom Of its well
known so-called purposes and principles
"Mr. President. am no enemy Of or
ganiZed labor, when so organized as TO
promote the real interests of the laborlnIg