Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-04

fty and power ol .ne stare of Pennsyl. vania, civil and military, and if needs be that of the United States govern ment as well be exercised forthwith.
 Second, we ask that the civil branch of the United States govern ment, taking cOgnizance of and fol lowing the decisions of the courts rendered in litigation growing out of previous similar conditions, at once in stitute proceedings against the illegal organization known as the United Mine Workers association, it's well known officers, agents and members, to enjoin and restrain permanently it and them from continuing this organization and requiring them to desist immedi- ately from conspiring, conniving, aid ing or abetting the outlawry and in tolerable conditions in the anthracite regions, for which they and they alone are responsible.
 Third, then, MT. President, there is great, pressing, duty imposed upon us at this time to the thousands of true loyal citizens of Pennsylvania who have been lawfully pursuing their various avocatiOns or professions un- der great difficulties and who. with great sacrifice, have been abused, villi- fed, boycotted and in many cases all most ruined because they had the man. hood to raise their voices against the illegal acts and violences of this ille- gal organization and it's officers and agents. No step can be taken, MT. President, which can possibly result in placing these good citizens of Penn sylyania at the further mercy of this illegal organization, it's officers and members"
 Statements were also made by the other coal mine representatives pres ent They were all on4the same line of argument and showed bitter feeling against the miners union. Each gen. tleman demanded protection.
 The president asked MT. Mitchell if he had anything further to say. MT. Mitchell said:
 ''The charge made by the gentle men that twenty murders have been committed in the anthracite coal re- gions during the present strike is un- true. If they will name the men and will show that they have committed the murders, I will resign my position. That is fair proposition. MT. Presi- dent, that is fair example of how our organization and OUT. people are ma- ligned The truth ofsthe matter is, as far as know, there have been seven deaths unfortunately. No one regrets them more than I do. Three of them were committed by the coal and iron police, and no one else has been charged with them. God knows the miners do not escape being charged with everything done there. \.
 '"They speak about burnings There was reward offered for burnings I can bring affidavits ofsa hundred peo- pie if necessary that the lightning caused one burning that they charged to the United Mine Workers.
 ''Mr. President, have admitted on more than one occasion that there has been some laWlessness, but l will say that a large portion of such law lessness has been provoked by crimi- nals who have been brought into the anthracite regions to recruit the coal and iron police. I want to say, Mir. President, that I feel keenly the at tacKs made upon me and my people, but came here with the intention of doing nothing and saying nothing that would affect reconciliation"
 The president then asked the repre- sentatives of the anthracite companies whether they would accept MT. Mitch elPs proposition. They answered, ''No.'' Tn response to further question from the president they stated that they would have no dealings whatever with MT. Mitchell looking toward a settle ment of the questions at issue and that they had no other proposition to make save what was contained in the statement of MT. Baer, which in eff feet was that if any man. chose to re- sume work and had difficulty with his employer both should leave the set clement of the question to the judge of the court of common pleas of the district in which the men were To- cated.
 At about 5 o'clock the conference was brought to a close without agree ment.