The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Striking Miners Rally
 Near Mines Al Dora
Mir Farey Orator of the DayGood Order observed-Ev1-
 dence of Racial Danger-Mines in Operation
BY FRANK V. EVANS.

ton of this all-mportant question has upon the present status of affairs at Dora I do not fully understand, put thought as I looked upon the assembly of idle men, heard of dynamite fury ana beheld the presence of armed officers, civil and military, and saw the glitterlng of handcuffs here and there, that the question is not inappropos at this time.
 Mines Are Running
 The casual observer does not see or hear disorder at Dora today. Every mine except Samoset is working. Rumor that the Red Star (Walter Moores) mines are closed down is without foundation. Mine No. 1 of this company Is today produc- ing more coal than it has any day Tor month. In fact the output there is nor mal Mine No is also in motion, but the output Is as yet small. These Red Star mines and Walter Moore, their owner, seem to have centered upon them all or the animosity and venomous wrath the orator of todays meeting has to apply to Walker county, for in his speech today he gave vent to his feeling toward MT. Moore in a manner which might cause other than strong and brave men like Walter Moore to weaken his position by resenting personal attack in a strenuous time like this.
 No Marching.
 There was no marching at Dora to- day. no large bodies of men passing to and from the meeting. Sheriff Long had given notice that there should not be and whenever there was the least appearance of numbers in marching order they were required to separate and go and come as peaceful citizens. The. soldiers are stlli here; Troop c. under command of Lieu tenant Calhoun is stationed still at Dora and a detachment of Battery D, under command of Lieutenant Hardmen, at Burnwell, two miles distant These sol diers were ready for any emergency to- day, a number of them doing picket duty.
 General Conditions.
 From close observations I do not regard the conditions in Walker county as alarming as In other parts of the dis trict I have today mixed mingled and conversed freely and openly with num- Der of the leading men among the strik- ers-some of them officers of the union and I am persuaded that the principal reason for their declining to return to work Is that they have been persuaded to believe that they can really win this strike by continued persistence. In con- versation they insist that their union shall have recognition at the hands Of the operators. They strenuously protest against being charged with violations Of law
 With rigid application of the rule against public demonstration, the patrol , ling of the highways to prevent the prowling of suspicious straggers and the continued presence of the soldiers, be- | lieve that within a short time normal | labor forces will be restored to these 1 mines. Whether this be by the return ' of the old men or the bringing in of new ones I do not know, but I do believe that everything points to a determined pur- pose on the part of the operators of Walker county to produce full outputs of coal.
 Will Peace Then Follow? But, am not sure, nor do I really see any hope for an immediate restora- ton of law and order, even after the mines are In full commission. The re- sentfuI spirit of union miners who have been imbued with the idea that their rights have been taken away from them, the poisonous venom produced by idle ness, the encouraging utterances of bad leaders have created unhappy condi- ton, a dangerous sentiment which will break out somewhere or in some shape, as soon as the miners and the property are left without watch-care. The pres ence of soldiers and of deputy sheriffs cannot be dispensed with simultaneously with the resumption of normal mine pro- duction.
 This is a painful, yet truthful fact. It means long continuation of unrest and of fear. It means heavy financial cost. It means that the state of Ala bama should take strong hold of the sit , uation and adjust the difficulties with which the people of the commonwealth are confronted.