New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
TO KEEP MEN FROM MINES.
APPEAL. ISSUED TO STRIKERS-STRONG
PICKET LINE OUT-TWO MORE
ALLIANCES FORMED.
TRY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.


Wikesbarre Penn. Aug. 3.-President Mitchell
spent to-day in Scranton getting in touch with the
situation there and comforting with the labor lead
ers of the district plans for getting the
workers at the oxford and the Cayuga collterles.
now running to rejoin the strikers District Presi-
dent Nichols and the various board members were
present and some plans were formed, hut what
they were the officials would not state. They con-
tinue make little of the working of the two
collieries and of the fact that some mines may
resume work tomorrow, believing that there are
few men at the coleries and that will re-
turn to work tomorrow. They believe the at
tempt Will be made if at all. with few imported
men. and that the companies making bluff
State Secretary Mullahy of the iremen made the
following call uTop all strikers to-day with refer
ence to the expected resumption a the Woodward
colliery.
1t has come TO my notice that the officials of the
delaware lackawanna and Western company Will
make an attempt to operate the Woodward COlliery
this week. and. judging from the answers they are
unsuccessful The undersigned has heard of a few
who have signiied their intention of going work.
action ere they make mistake. for they have
EeoSIra1eG theIr ] ahty Y as union @ men men ever since
forget themselves to listen the entreaties of
those who are anxious 10 have the strike broken.
The same threats of losing their positions Were
made at the beginning OF the strike and were
justified in their stand therefore. this stage Of
j. is b last rd d ariez b 5 b
it and fail it Will be our turn to land the trump
Besides the Woodward. which is Delaware
Lackawanna and Western mine on the west side
of the river here. the effort will be made to
start work at the Warnke washery Duryea.
where twice the last week a mob prevented men
working. There a force of guards has been killed.
and the owners have asked Sheriff Jacobs for some
extra These viii be sent only in the event Of
trouble. Sheriff Jacobs having refused allow his
men TO 60 police duty merely.
At the AuchiugiSss Coery Of the Delaware.
I.lF { at
fitted with mechanical slate pickers and the
breaker run with six instead Of $50 boys. ard
with the mine electrically equipped. work is TO he
resumed this week if the be had A force
is slowly being filled and is being guarded by three
deputy sheriffs, who have for the last two nights
had trouble in getting them away from the breaker
through the crowds which gather
Pickets Of the strikers tonight watching III"
coIlieries ready report to their officers
any attempt TO work. The picket line will
be reinforced in the morning and If any men re-
port for work the strikers will endea turn
them back
Two alliances were formed here to-day. work
insrnan's alliance. the object OF which is to pro-
mote the interests of the laboring classes and fight
in the legislature laws which favor the trusts and
discriminate against the workers. and public al
lance object of compelling arbitration for
the strike
Thomas F Hart and James ". Dunn, the leaders
of the movement in explaining the object of the
oreanizatlon made the following statement;
The Citizens Alliance of Wilkesbarre. which was
Organized sorne time has msrepresented the
public sentiment throughout the anthracite region.
II has been positive injury. only to each side.
but also hnders the settlement of the strike. Al
though the Cftizns Alliance says represents the
people its members are in sympathy with the coal
trusts. and their actions indicate that their so'e
purpose Is to misrepreSent the strikers and place
them ir false light with the PUBLIC
They have spent their time in formulating foolish
questions to President Mitchell and sending him
letters that are unralled for. instead of taking
action toward the settlement Of the strike. And.
Furthermore. the public has become disguised with
the everlasting cry Of boycott, and the Offering Of
rewards.
What the Public Alliance wants is reason and n
settlement Of the strike. We not coupon clip
ners nor do W live coal roya lties. We are
going to circulate petition. and have President
Mitchell and Major J. Rdgway Wright, the leader
Of the Citizens Alliance and all its members. sign
it. We are opposed to lawlessness by either oper-
ator mine worker or deputy.
Our pettion will be presented to the State Sen
ate the Congree and perhaps to the President.