The sun., 1902-06-12
MITCHELL SAYS he's PLEASED
uI\T OPERATORS PtT THE
,IRIkIRS ,t>E ItIRfi.
, .n.nlt, with uis Assistants and Wsy t-spe
H~pl, -opers,sr. saD the Ninsrs
>s~ BsGin to Reaiise There wnl
he No Sie,iins -rsiinky As . DRINK.

pre-ttF''- oi ine Cral IahrNsi C'thIah"-'
b. ~ad
.1tev have made out the miners case
,.rv vel could wish no better expo
.,,.t of our cause than the operators have
s.yra
l.s,sI Il he would make n detailed reply
% ~. Presidents statement. Mr. Mitchell
sad he could not say how that would bc.
U.ua- In conference with the thre.' district
Tr,.ldef's of the mine WORKERS union
~. greater part Of the day and this even
i,y .rd he impression prevails that with
10, few dsvs MIR Mitchell will issue a broad
.,i. rs-pun-e 10 this mornings statement
(rum the operators.
A. 10 West Virginia. Mr.. Mitchell said
,ha, $50 miners In West Virginia had
oui, work and that he expected to hear
v,hin few dsys that the remaining I 500
had also quit. He said that he had tele-
sr,rh,Si 20 employ counsel to defend the
snren agitatnr- who are under arrest In
TairrrCut. W Va. for violation Of an
,rrl-,tiou These men are William Nor
gan. a member II the National Board. and
Uagserfv Mckay. Springer. Noon. Pag-
Ami and Edwards. national organizers.
Concerning the publication Of the anti
strike correspondence, representatives Of
the coal companies here authorized this
evening the following statement.
Tie publication 81 the correspondence
~. morning was most timely. IN. letters
had teen r--ervcd until the proper time and
row they will have most excellent effect On
r.nlc opinion generally. and thus will
,pr.ad until the miners sre Impressed with
lie ah-olut. determination of the Operators
~ refuse all concessions. Many have been
.c,p,ical about the operat position.
h,t now hat they will Ia convinced. Il will
NJ, - loug hcfore they begin to give In
and b- r,adv 20 return 20 work. The let
tars shov hat the companies will tight to
ns a. ditch for their right 20 manage
,lrlr uvr properties They show, too. that
Mr Mitchell did not care one cent for the
publlc. hu' actually proposed that the coal
u,-rator~ should advance the price of coal
tn n. consumer to give 10 Ia. miners n
tarrcn'ag- of that Increase
Eventually, but not Immediately, the
miners will r-alize the operators determira-
'Iun Then, when they do. will com" the
rrac'iou and the strike will - over When
nat 'iiue comes tho miners will find their
true friends arc their employers and hot tho
6g.tatun-
~. opinion here IL that, Wh"n IA" miners
fully grasp the fact that the fight j. OF
To- the finish the effect will b" TO make
the rahd ones more rahid and that ia" MANY
thousand vino went into III" strike rcluc-
tautN will in groups her" and there hr"ak
away and ask To so hack Ia work A.
tuis point the danger ui outbreaks, which
every moment II Ia the air. Will b"cOin"
acute
There are few who telicvr that the Mine
L.. L.. "a -
- impose it, will on the anthracite country
yithout . rv--ort to d~-prrate measures
,of some sort. Tho talk now ia ~ two car,ts
'uow supposed TO b. up Mr.. MltcheA's sieeve:
general strike among the hitumino,s
ininer- and a sympathetic strike more OF
Ias- general among railroad men.
Railroad men in the anthraCit" country
have shown some symptoms OF urrr~t
within 'h- past week Thoy have adopted
r.-oU'iuu- & sympathy With the striNcrs
Ald ~" employees of th" D"lawaro, Schuy-
sil ami Su-puehanna road struck rather
than haul non n-union men OF provisions
and supplies for non-uniun men over the
raj I"high Valley men took their place
ard verr called upon by th" union TO W.
turn 20 their old Johe
Fur several days back neither non-tinion
men nor supplies for uun-union mon have
t--.r carrird over the Delaware, SChuyl-
ri. and ~u-gu.hanna line. and this morn
irg rlsh' Of the old employees started 10
tNIF - wnrk at tT'Fhnl. li"N Nft"
Inter- ped bv crowd OF strikers and
la4u,.,i 20 r.'urn 10 their homes.
H." dfrnchIug rain that has fallen all
dav over tho entire aIthTaCit" region has
Nid i'- eject IN Keeping down IN" tendency
% yiu"uo" which j. latent eVerywh"re.
E.rgr'- from all quarters up 10 o'CioCk
f.t- evening are 20 peaCe and quietude.
I-c-' va- an incipient riot AZ the William
4 NINE thi- morning, but IL was quickly
,appr--s.d Nv strike leaders who hurried
:" the so"n"
Il wa At 'ha William A. mine Yesterday
that war with slirgs and with bullets and
luokshot for missiles was trgln, An ugly
crowd gathered this morning on the hillside
overlooking th" Cplii"ry and hogan making
demonstrations similar 20 those Of yesier-
day TIE William 4, r,in" is just over
20 ine ~ laCkawAUuA, and q telephonic
message was sent 20 tho sheriff Of that
county informing him Of tho situation.
To Sheriff started deputi"s 90 the scene,
'lt before i''v arrivesi tho strike lesders
lai gathered the crowd
About Fort Susqpohanna At Nani icokr
tloro r,ignr p~aC,' that either T. a sullen
aHqul'-c-loa IA overwhelming authority
90 l. n.rly al omlnpus -ileuC" preceding
an ogt br-sk OF some klnl. Thus far the
s1u.hauua Coal Company has only
pun ,"i wa'ar foT N" town. II got more
r..Ginu mon iast night, however, and
- rIR urgs nizlng It, fuA forcr of iip.men.
plHpn"u and engineer. Tomorrow OF
nv '1f q ~. -'gir pumping out it, mine.
l..'T ~ ~u,Eu D ."r'at'"r will com" Z 10 crisis
r..usy f. au clement which has hot a.
y .yIr'i 10 rhr strike. Tho racnip, for
Wtkug !. IEuv T. a. follows lake an
nrHrrrN vh-h'ub or washtoiler. pour into
V u.- krg - .'ar. On" gallon of whi~k.y
az. , 'aG pound ~ red T--pIsr. Stir with
H rr.uu haulh, aud drihh from a tin cup
a. Ig.l-.r'iua.
F.Ir.v.V Hlouis n freshnent 81 Sclavon-
Ir.rg.H. las figured extensively Ia other
s'rsr- IL pr ug'-, on th" part oi
'tY-. who drink II, an AMBITION 20 engage
% piy-ical combat with anything animate
- ir.umat" buzz saws and wildcats by
i-'i, r.nor. Thus fat there has hcen com
iauiv"lv little drinking among tho strikers.
a .,rrum-'anc~ which fortunately has
IN hem to great extent auenable
'u .t. paas.' couns"l- Il their loaG,r~.
NIsNokiS, Pa, Jun" II Tho Bun side
~ frrv operated Nv tho Reading CumJany,
~. uumplct"ly fopd"d thlr evening, and
u ." strike were a. H. srt lied now IL would
TAX long time befor" that mine and th.
S'r..Irg 0,.Iirry clos" by. and also full of
Sl'.r. could IT, mad. ready TO mine Cusl
q e strike breakers from baltimore,
NJ arrived NJ the region to-day. The
'n'" are -aii To- b.' expert workmcn about
b'.-f houses
iurrsvILIE, Pa, Jun" II Heavy rain
s'o'tns TODAY caused high water, which
o. I- feared will drown cut many Of the