| Show c MINERS HONOR THEIR LEADER t 1 Mitchell Day Ly Celebrated in the Anthracite Region I I SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT I UNION RAISED FOR FOB THEm THEIR 1 PABSt IN m GREAT CHEAT STRIKE J J 4 4 l 17 IL mt P Pa Oct Det 21 II vi tl 1 day dy wa wu celebrated In lit all 11 the tb principal ot of th the anthracite eoal soel region today and In tn order rde r thin the IM workers worker might wight tn In h i l an m to participate th fl the Ute were closed Tl nit r was held u 1 IL tins thill city ctt Gmt Mitchell I t tok k part There we wes w snow and ancl sun un during duIng du the flay arny but the change changeable able OLt did lId not keep an army or of grangers rs out of or town Everybody i Tf re a John Mitchell badge The pro cr rs lon llon started shortly before fore noon and was nearly one hour In pawing 1 a given ginn point It IK Ia estimated e that there I men In line The parade parada was w a J headed he dod by a platoon of ot police e eThen Then came the chief ehler marshal National t Organizer John Fallon Pallon who to was wa fol tol followed lowed by carriages containing the prin principal i cipal officers r of or the United Mine Work Workers eTa ers organization and Invited guests gue t President Mitchell was given an ova ovation ovation tion all cli along the line of ot o march and Whenever his carriage stopped the crowd from the sidewalk pressed pre ed around and Insisted In on shaking his hla hand An American flag ag was carried at the head of ot every evory local and brass bras bands ands by the snore score furnished music Boys Carried Banners The hn banners bannera carried bore bare many In Inscriptions ons Some of oZ tham read re d as fol follows follows lows lOWE lOWEt t By arbitration we hop ho to gain our Just dust demands Unity and friendship make peace God bless blo our country o and our Union We Ve H honor and r our presidents presidents presidents dents Roosevelt and Mitchell After Atter the parade a big mass meet meetIng meetIng Ing leg was held at Y M C A park The first speaker was Rev Re J J F Powers t of cf It Spring Valley Ills He lIe said he had known John Mitchell since boyhood and had always found him noble and upright ht He lIe was delighted he said to tonet see net 61 e the great groat tribute paid him by b the hard bard coal miners Thomas Haggerty of ot Pa PI who was down on the as the principal speaker of ot the day eulogized Mitchell for his great work rn fn n behalf of or the miners Several ad addresses addresses dresses dressy in foreign languages then fol followed lowed kved Mr Mitchells Speech PreaM President nt Mitchell was the last Jest speaker He Hi said In part Language is inadequate to express the gratitude I foal feel tel far the great greet re I 1 have received at the hands handsor of or the anthracite miners and I feel teel that the victory is not due to myself my lt tnt but the men women and children who made mad such great sacrifices I hope that thre will never neer again be a IL strike in th tb coal fields field of ot Pennsylvania Penn I t Iv v ant the union miners to prove that th thy v are better workmen than the non nonunion union men mon I desire de tre the men and the operators to meet I do not want to tomika mike mika enemies of ot tee operators In inI losing l I I wish to Impress impresa upon you that membership In the union is Sa the th uy fy safeguard The operators are not going to pay par 7 the bill bIU of or the strike They IT make the workers work pay py It if It they tM m In n but if lr not they will make the pub Ii H pay It It behooves the mine work i 1 N therefore to see Me to it that they at 11 a not made mede the victims and I hope hopel j l u will be true to yourselves and to tone tont ne nt fl another and see He to it that the th cost coat costI co t tr f r I this thie greatest labor struggle that thattiS ha hs ever ev occurred h I not placed on ur backs SUck Stick by your union and th Lb union will suck stick by you Mr Mt Mitch was wu busy bu tonight corn com completing his hta plane plan for tor the first session HUlon It f t the arbitration board at its meet In in Scranton tomorrow Professor hit eil ed is assisting Mr Mitchell lUtchen in pre pro preparing tiring paring his hie case for tor presentation pre as also Is Ir Dr Peter Roberts of ot Mahoney City nn a authority on the th hard coal industry try Lz lJ u Roberts Roberta has ba received a degree e efrom from Lorn Yale college for tor writing a book on n the anthracite coal Industry |
