The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-30
Lackawanna County Was Wholly
Free Yesterday from Any &c.
riOuS Disturbances.
TROOP OF CAVALRY ON THE SCENE
Infantry Will Be Relieved Of Some Of Its Most Arduous
Duties-Conflictng Claims Regarding the Effect Of
the Troops on the General Strike Situation.

ing of the troops, seemingly, had q
tendency to make some Of the reckless
spirits, bit desperate, but when it was
seen the troops did not affect the strike
situation itself, one way or other, these
reckless spirits were disposed to be less
aggressive.
SOME DESERTIoNs.
The company superintendent MAIN
tain that when the lawlessness Is per-
manently suppressed and it is seen that
the troops can guarantee protection,
there will be so many desertions from
the strikers ranks. by men who have
only been kept from working by fear
of violence, that the strike will be sure
ly broken.
The mine workers leaders, on the
other hand, aver that the presence of
the troops is driving men out Of the
mines and back into the union ranks
and that if the present ratio Of deser-
tions from the companies side continues
little while longer the few colleries
that have been started up will have to
shut down again.
The companies admit there have been
some desertions from the mines during
Der has been so small as to be not worth
noting. The cause of these desertions
the superintendent all say is the dread
inspired by the reign of terror of the
fore part of last week. Already the de-
serters are returning to the mines, 1t
is claimed, and new accessions to the
ranks are of daily occurrence.
No new collieries started up, yester-
day, in this region, but before the week
is out, it is claimed, several places Will
be gotten under way. AT United Mine
Workers headquarters it was given out
that fifty men quit work during the
day. OF these thirty-six were from the
West Scranton and Providence collieries
it was said. The others were from col
lieres in Olyphant and Carbondale.
Nothing would be said by any one
at strikers headquarters concerning the
visit of the national and district presi-
dents to Philadelphia. 1t was even
denied they were in Philadelphia until
the press dispatches came with an ac-
count of their movements in the city
of Brotherly Love.
Mr.. Loomis met number of old
Delawar Lackawanna and Western
miners in the mining engineers office
at the Lackawanna station. yesterday
afternoon. I'VE just had heart-to-
heart talk. that's all" said Mr. Looms
when asked what had taken place at
the meeting. 'There were some old
time employees of the company who
wanted to see me, and whom l wanted
to see. We talked over the situation as
man to man. That's all l can say about
the matter"
At meeting of the ways and means
committee of the North Scranton
strikers held in St. Mary's hall. West
Market street, on Monday Sept. 20
1902, the following resolutions We're
passed:
Resolved. BY the several locals OF the
North End, of which this ways and means
committee is the representative, tina,
those now working and wishing to return
tc the United Mine Workers, may do sc
by sevcrinG their connection as unfail
men and coming back to their differen,
locals. They are guaranteed they Will Ee
taken care of. BY order of
Ways and Means Committee.