The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-07

| riblc reign of laWleSSneSS ana crime
| there. The Constitution of Pennsylvania
| guarantees protection to life and prop
erty. In express terms it declares the
right Of acquiring, possessing and defend
| ing property to be i~nalienable.' When
riot and anarchy too great to be appeased
by the civil power. occur, the Governor
of PENNSYLVANIA is bound TO call the
| State troops to suppress il. He has sent
| troops to the coal regions. Gradually
the poWer of the law is asserting itself.
| Unless encourag ed by false hopes, order
will soon be restored and then We can
mine coal to meet the public wants. If
the power Of Pennsylvania is insufficient
| to re-establish the reign of law, the Con-
stitution of the United States requires
the President. when requested by the
legislature and the Governor, to sup
press domestic violence You see there
is a lawful way to secure coal for the
public.
The duty of the hour IS not to waste
time negotiating with the fomenters OF
this anarchy and insolent defiance of
law. but to do as was done in the War
of the Rebellion, restore the majesty of
law, the only guardian of a free people.
and to re-establish order and peace at
any cost.
9TH government is a contemplate
failure if it can only protect the lives and
property. and secure the comfort of the
people by compromising with the viola
tors of law, and the instigators of vio-
lcnce and crime.
Just now it is more important to teach
ignorant men, dwelling among US, mis-
led and used as tools by citizens of other
States. that at whatever cost and iCcon-
vcnience to the public Pennsylvania will
,,co tho u-1o3o rnyrnr Of nnunrn m RI
protect not only the men who wants 20
work. but his wife and children, while he
is at work, and to punish every man who
by instigation or by overt acts attempts
to deprive any man Of his liberty to
work.
Under these conditions, We decline to
accept Mr.. Mitchell's considerable offer to
let our men work on the terms he names.
He has no right to come from Illinois
to dictate terms on the acceptance of
which anarchy and crime shall cease in
Pennsylvania. He must stop his people
from killing, manning and abusing Penn
sylvania citizens, and from destroying
property. He must stop it, because it is
unlawful and not because of any bargain
with us.
W will add to our offer TO continue
the wages existing at the time Of the
liih Siib I q UP dl tdCH collltIy ana
adjust any grievance this further con-
ditiOn-if the employers and employees at
any particular collicry cannot reach a
satisfactory adjustment of any alleged
grievances, It shall be referred to the
Judges Of the court of common pleas OF
the district in which the ~colIicry is sit
uatcd for final determination"
THE MINERS PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Mitchell then submitted the fol-
lowing statement from the Mine Work
erS:
washington, ID. c., Oct. 3, 1902.
Mr.. President: At the conference
this morning, VIC, the accredited rcprc-
scntativcs of the Anthracite Coal Min.
Workers, were much impressed With the
views you expressed and the dangers to
the welfare of our country from n pro-
longatlon OF the coal strike that you so
clearly pointed out. Conscious of the re-
sponsibility resting upon US, conscious OF
our duty to society, conscious of our
obligations to the one hundred and Gftv
thousand mine workers whom we have
the honor to represent, we have after
most careful consideration, ana With the
hope Of relieving the situation and avert
ing the sufferinos and hardship which
would inevitably follow in the wake of a
DONA AtHhAAiNi L L y al Z
sumption of coal mining upon the fines
hereinafter suggested.
Before doing SO, Mr.. President, VIC
desire to say that We arc not prompted
TO suggest this course because Of anv
doubts of tho justice of Cur claims. In
deferring to your wishes We arc prompted
by no fear on our part of our ability to
continue The contest to q successful is
sue. thanks to the generous assistance
rendered us by our fcTcw-workcrs in
this and other lands, thanks to a Justice
loving American public, whose sympa-
tines are always on the side of right. We
are able TO continue the struggle indcf-
nitcly. But, confident Of our ability to
demonstrate to any impartial tribunal
the equity of our demands for higher
wages and improved environment, we
propose that tho issues eliminating in
this strike shall be referred to YOU and
q tribunal Of your own selection and
agree TO accept your award upon all or
any of the questions involved. If YOU
Will accept this responsibility. and the
representatives Of the coal operators will
si1nify their Willingness to have
your decision incorporated in an agree
ment for not less than one
year Or more than five years, as may be
mutually determined between them
selves, and the anthracite coal mine
workers, and will pay the scale of wages
which -ou and the tribunal appointed by
you. shall award, we will immediately
call a convention and recommend a re
sumption Of work, upon the understand
ing that tho wages which shall be paid
are TO go into effect from the day upon
which work is resumed.
Very respectfully. yours.
JOHN MITCHELL.
"Prcsident L. NJ. ". OF A.
'JOHN FAHY.
DUFITY
ID. y. NICHOLS,
Dist. Pres. T.. NJ. w. OF A."
Mr.. Thomas, President of the Eric
railroad. in his statement asked that
the State OF ~PcnnSYlNania. and if she h