Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-07-18
MAY SEEK HELP.
Miners Are Likely to Ask Other
Unions to strike-Presiden
Mitchell Speaks.

Chicago, July 15.-John Mitchell, of
the United Mine Workers of America,
intimated Monday that the miners
who are striking in the anthracite
districts of the east would soon call
upon other labor organizations to
help them.
"If the time does not soon come
when we succeed we will have to ask
for assistance" declared Mr.. Mitchell
at the first session of the eleventh an
nual convention of the International
Longshoremen's association, at Wash
| ington hall, 10 Adams street.
Failure to attain success" con-
| tinued Mr.. Mitchell. "would mean a
severe blow to unionism. We must
do all in our power to achieve success
in this great strife. l want union
which knows how to fight to the end.
But there is no one who will try to
avoid difficulties more than / will. Do
you think that / am now asking you
to come to our aid? / am not asking
it now, but when we do ask, we hope
that the longshoremen will come to
our assistance. You have grown to be
a mighty power, and 1 hope that you
will not only control the lake ports,
but every seaport of the country"
In an interview after the longshore-
mems meeting. Mr.. Mitchell said:
mo strong influence on the part of the
anthracite strikers will be brought to bear
upon the labors of the convention at In
dianapolis on Thursday to control the de-
csions of that body in favor of a general
strike. If the delegates decide to strike 1t
will be in consequence of grievances of
theirown. / understand that there is much
dissatisfaction in some of the bituminous
districts over the wage scale adopted last
year.
II do not care to speculate upon the final
outcome Whatever the action 1t will not
be inimical to the prospects of the present
strike, which will be carried to q victorious
conclusion upon its own merits"
Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 15.-Rev. J. J
Curran, of this city, who claims to have
: plan by which the miners strike can
! be settled, has gone to Philadelphia
: Rumor has it that he will first seek an
, interview with President Baer and
then go to New York to see the presi
. dents of the Lackawanna, the Della
| ware & Hudson and the Erie compa.
nies. The local operators say that nc
plan Rev. Mr.. Curran can propose al
j., this late day will be entertained by
the operators.
1 Plymouth, Pa, July ia big mas:
meeting of striking miners was helc
l here Monday, and addresses were de
livered by I. D. Nichols, president ot
r district No. /, United Mine Workers
t National Board Member John Fallon
! and others. Mr.. Nichols said the out
look for the strikers was very encour
e aging and that if they remained firm
e victory would be theirs before yer,
n long. National Board Member Fallon
e who has charge at strike headquarter
!. in the absence of President Mitchell
t said he had received reports from TIL
r entire strike region and they Shove,
: that everything was quiet.
Shamolin, Pa, July 15.-The Phila
g delphia & Reading Coal and Iron com
L pany to-day announced that ten pc
S cent. increase in wages would be pal
e in this region to employees who had re
o manned at work since the strike start
ed. The strikers say this increase
intended as bait to lure them back T.
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