The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-02

with the miners cause, are stronger than
the coal trust" The American people, like
a jury, have passed upon this conflict.
They heard of the miners requests for
betterment of conditions and the opera
tors refusal They heard of the miners
proposition to arbtrate and the operators
further refusal. Ninety per cent. of the
people of America have agreed that the
miners are right and the operators wrong.
SOME LOCAL FEATURES.
There are some local features of the
strike want to discuss with you. un-
derstand there is some dissatisfaction and
misunderstanding about the distribution
of the relief fund. The operators have
sent men among you to urge you to be
dissatisfied. Through the newspapers
they have told you that you were dis
satisfied We have sent a circular to all
the locals which will explain in detail the
plans for distributing relief, and l trust,
when you hear 1t read, there will be an
end to dissatisfaction and misunderstand-
ing. While we haven't got millions. we
have enough to see to it that no miner
will starve during the continuance of the
strike. cloud cheers)
I want to appeal to men with means to
refrain from applying for relief. Let the
fund be used by those who are in abso-
lutte need of help. BE patient with your
CUIIlIIlltteCS. SOui W liC
wheel and do your share of the work.
Don't depend altogether on your officers
to win your fight. If we are to Win We
must all help.
The one among you who violates the
law is the worst enemy you have. No
one is moro pleased than the operators in
New York to hear of disorder in the coal
regions. I want our men to exercise all
the rights that inure to them under the
laws, but l want that no man shall
transgress the laws.
The strike will be won. (Cheers). I
have no more doubt about it than 1 have
that | am standing here addressing you.
(Cheers).
The operators are trying to make it ap-
pear that the strike is beginning to break
up. There is saying that those who
come from afar can lie with impunity.
At Shamokn, the operators tell the
strikers, that the men at Wilkes-Barre
are returning to work. AT Wilkes-Barre
they tell them the men at Shamokin are
returning, and at other places they tell
them the men at Scranton are weakening.
l fail to see any signs of weakening here.
daughter and applause).
NO MORE STRIKES.
This is possibly the last time I will ever
talk to you L want you to listen to me.
/ want to impress on you the Importance
VI willing, eiiS otiine. - so" ".''' 49,
you surely will win there will be no
more strikes: there will be basis Of
adjustment arrived at which will prevent
strikes.
Victory means better homes. happier
wives, happier children and better condi-
tions generaly. If you lose the strike,
the operators will make you pay for their
strike losses by reducing your wages.
And, if you lose the strike, you lose your
organization. l trust and hope and con-
stantly pray you will stand as you did
in 1900. CHEERS and cries of 1--WE wll.')
Before the handshaking episode be-
gan, Chairman Phillips asked all who
favored a fight to a finish to raise their
hands. Every hand went up. Some
one shouted: "Raise both hands,
Both hands went up all around, and
then followed period of hearty cheer