The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
PREPARING FOR
A GREAT STRIKE
Miners and Operators Preparing For a
Struggl'.
DOLAN'S RESIGNATION DEMANDED?
All Parties Concerned Arc Making Ready for
the Greatest Labor War In History Of the
Country Equipment Of the State constabu,'
airy Is Being Rushed A Stormy Meeting
Expected.

Pittsburg, Pa. (SpeciaD Operators,
miners and State authorities are pre-
pairing for the greatest strike in the
history Of the country when the United
Mineworkers of America lay down their
tools April l.
While the miners are preparing for
the struggle by gathering together a
couple of million dollars of a strike fund,
and the operators are pushing their
mines to the utmost capacity to get a
stock ahead, the state authorities are
rushing the equipment of the new state
constabulary, which was organized, in
anticipation of this strike. There are
four troops of this organization, and
their arms and uniforms are now being
sent out from the state arsenal, at Har-
risburg. The authorities look for serious
trouble, and are preparing to meet il with
such force as may be necessary.
The meeting of the nineworkers sched-
uled for Monday morning was called
Immediately upon receipt of the news
that President Dolan had disobeyed the
instructions given him to stand for an
increase and had voted with the opera
tors in the conference in favor of the
present wage scale.
The state constabulary recently sworn
in, numbering 24o men, divided into four
companies, every man of whom is for
mer member of the United States Army,
United States Navy or the National
Guard, will Immediately be armed and
will by April be ready to patrol the
danger points, 1t is expected that with
this body, having more authority than
any police force of the State, it will be
unnecessary to call out the National
Guard to protect property. as has been
the case in the coal strikes of the past
two decades.
Pittsburg coal operators counted on
the support of John Mitchell to aid them
against the anthracite coal operators in
forcing them into shutdown.
John Mitchell is believed to have been
carried away by the radical element,
headed by Tom L. Lewis, of Ohio, and
D. Ryan, of Illinois, and that these men
will be the real leaders in the strike.
The fund which the coal miners hope
to raise for the pending strike cannot
amount to over 100000 According
to an authority here, it is doubtful if
ance of other unions, and it is doubtful
if the public will subscribe to aid the
fight
The anthracite coal operators have
stored millions of tons of coal in the
numerous coal pockets in Eastern Penn
sylvania. This coal will be taken out so
that the strike can be carried on for a
year if necessary. 1t is said that it is
the intention of the operators of the
East TO maintain prices equally dur
ing the strike period so as. to keep
the public satisfied, as it is the intention
to break up the miners union rather
than make any money out of the fight.
The bituminous coal operators started
last fall to store some coal. They were
suddenly confronted with demand for
coal and the consumed surplus that had
been stored away. BY the first of April
it is doubtful if there will be two weeks
supply of coal stored