The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-24
FIREMEN RESENT
 BAD TREATMENT
President Will Order Them Not
 to Handle Hard Coal
WILL PROTECT MEMBERS
He Says Engineers and Bremen About the Anthracite Mines Are Left Out In the Cold, While Miners
 Get Their old Jobs.

Chicago, October 23.-It was stated to- day by President Morton of the Inter- national Association of Stationary En- gineers and Bremen, that all members of the association all over the country, would be ordered to refuse to handle any anthracite coal until each member af- fected by the anthracite strike is re- instated on the basis on which the min CTS returned to work
 The brotherhood has a membership of 14.O00 and has local unions in IA towns and cities. including Chicago, New York, Boston. Philadelphia. Cincinnati, C1eve- land, Baltimore, St. LotiIs. Kansas City, Denver and San Francisco. President Morton declared his organization was in a position to shut out hard coal in all cities where it has local unions, and said such action would be taken if necessary for the protection of members of the union, who had lost their positions on account of the anthracite coal strike. This is President Morton's view of the situation:
 Getting Worst of 1t.
 According to all reports of the eastern mines our men are getting the worst of it, and while the miners are being reinstat- ed they are left out in the cold. our or ganization does not propose allowing it's members to be vletimized, and as we cannot call a strike at the mines, non union men seeming to be in possession of the jobs, we will attempt to secure the reinstatement of our members by shutting out anthracite coal everywhere we can.
 While negotiations looking toward a settlement were on, we did not wish to interfere in any way, although we feared our men would get the worst of 1t. We have supported the miners fin every man. ner during the strike, and believe the action of the firemen and engineers in quitting work helped materially to win the fight.
 Although 1t is true a majority of the aremen are members of the miners un- ion, because they were forced into that organization, they have retained their membership In our union, and have al- ready asked for our assistance.
 VIII Give Assistance.
 ''we propose to give 1t to them, and I am going to cali a meeting of the ex- ecutive board when action will be taken looking to that end. will advocate that our members be ordered to refuse to han dle anthracite coal and as to my mind this is the only method that will bring the operators to time, I believe the board will adopt my suggestion"
 President Morton said that when the Shamokin convention of the miners was held previous to the strike, President Tom Barrett and Secretary J. P. Mullahy of the State district of Pennsylvania, were present in the interest of the fire men, and asked what protection they would receive provided they went on strike in sympathy with the miners. Ac- cording to President Morton they were advised to get into the miners union, but were assured the miners would stand by them He Is now of the opinion that the miners have not lived up to their promises strictly.
 Mitchell Says Nothing.
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, October 23.-President Mitchell was shown this evening the As sociated Press dispatch stating that Pres ident Morton of the International Asso- ciation of Stationery Engineers and Fire men would order the members of that or sanization to refuse to handle anthracite coal until every member affected by the strike is reinstated on the basis on which the miners returned to work He read the agsnotct over very carefully, but refused