Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-22

The Anthracite B5trl Of lr2ie Of tho Sehuri-
kin region, sIir5s e5 Oh circular Co.. IKE public,
20 explain to chose wao l0 uol uuie-sta, u Tie
true state &C the present issue ie weeu ti1 arsr-
ato,s and the EoIhiugmea.
There are now. All have been for seven
Months, about one hull,ej ope--t.-s st.1Iiuc
1le. When the NaTEiurnen proposed the 81
! bs=is in The spring Of 1863, tAe operators we're
( anxious to resume work, having then been ile
Two months and not knowing the practical
+ operations Of "a bass system, they thought they
u5ld try the experiment, os the worsiurmen
held it cut as a cure for the ohucxisus anil VI
cious system of strikes. This was accepted With
clear and fair understanding tha; II was only
! p the year 1863, and that fit should prove ;s
nigh. il should be reduced TO conform TO prices
governing theusual and ordinary course Of trale
/ ne decline in gold and the depressed condition
u al%u.i1ess this year, made it necessary 20 re-
/ llce the basis for wages bat any change Of The
+ rSsis has been Versi-fcDjy refused by the men.
] ihe price st "a So basis e too 3 -E. Il requires
coal to be sid above the market rates, and the
effect is 10 force coal sbcve the price it OF liuarily
/ wCu ! or ought 20 command Ils is wrong IN
J principle. and cannot succeed Goa! is ueces-
.ity, aui IN article q commerce requiring large
. Investments Of eapiisi FIR iis production. Tie
. ,-al trade. At p meeting IN March last resolved
upon = basis - 49, WITH wages az for cui-
. siie litof-rs, >li tr .a-iie lah1rers, AID So
. for musr.. w.-- 81 el3c';.n ~ SO per cent
upsn contract va1t which bad 's-a run M
/ throughout ne rhos rr.-ag 60 an unnatural
sad ezel.itlr., rirr. f.us. NOR, tlal the -
q 10 bss. '.' TIE poe 0t-aH IS unjust to rl, con-
simer. l.is 1,- t.. ail.uum. and iu es-
tmadae The De. iseu.- g. i-r operators, Zoo
yea coal has been taken into .usilcr8tirn. Which
b.. rrh so D.,
colhery. The days vors of the mu,.s sill not
average more thsr SIX hoar7 per le7. ana ther
will make from 500 TO $500 per month
The Workingmer's Union has q largo number
Of paid ofice-holders who go nothing but invent
schemes 10 prevent steidy and regular wors
4 They are more numerous than the operators an /
heir agents engaged IN producing coal, ana the
business caarct support the necessary force
lagitimctely employed, aad such a horde Of paid
persons -s a.r cunl gel by the No.kirgmeu :
social e.. b..ospIe.- ASSOCIATION, whose business
Is TO SAY .t regularly, sUt CD Tax the consumers
without s1y le1sG's .ccrainC 70 those who are
supposed 10 be beEsitvl by il. The wro', o.
iect Of the vorkinguea. as Judged hv the past
Is to get twelve month"; Pay for six months work.
and to accomplish ths fheg propose no curtail
our work and our capital. and leave nothing for
the o7e~l,or to DO tut fa- the hiii There Is
49,, ~ -. ~ -. -. 80
COL cts-,,+sr ,7,I 20 g., ,r-,,,,,e.i .s =. l.
.,,.-:-,'r.t;,-, If - e. =, 49,, ~ ~.
,.IieaIs mi. cort,,l has ho.r nj - .[,r.r-
,he VIII Of 3 large majority 81 the sork;ngmen,
rs,iy n IN =, yort Tbrests 90 -
lsnce and all other means are resorfel 10 10 me
vent 5 resumption Of work. Il NAV be asked
ho~ 10 these people live without work? We
answer that some operators who thought there
woGll be chance to make a few dollars whilst
the or AZ majority were standing have worked
their ool.ieres during be stoprace. others equal
'y i.shonorable have broken faith and started
tGe.e coliieries in disregard cf their word but
'as great source Of supply has beea from the