The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-12

arrived. THIS on the 14th OF February last and
aus y @sn, have rssssa work on the ooW
ing day. We claim that less than $40 90
week wiz not support us. me lanorers In
size want 81 90, and those outside SO 60 per
week. He admitted that sometimes fourteen dol
lars week could be made, put that was excep-
by the hour. The public would be surprised 10
learn that frequently miners, in working les have
to leave SIX or seven hundred tons OF coal covered
IN by fallen earth and rocks and get nothing for all
the immense labor 0! drilling aud blasting, as they
Keep them up to their work, and when the s.fallr
comes they must give II up. More. The average OF
hundreds Of miners was only So 80 per day net
earnings. This was, taking all the year through.
The
COST TO TRANSMIT TON OF COAL
lis miles was now ST. 9j-a disgrace ana piece OF
robbery. Coal which sold at the mouth OF the pit
for So ton cost 50 80; that at 81 cost IS o5, and
that at 81 SC o5 before IL could be touched by
the consumer at Philadelphia. In other words the
railroads charged six dollars TO carry one dollars
worn q coal few me Ges o. cnea
buy the Legislatures and could tell the State repre-
sentatiyes 1--WE are goln9 to char1e what we IKE,
things they could not huy-they were the New YORK
HERALD and another paper. because they were
above them and could not be touched. In an inter-
GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA
the capitalists asked HIM 70 say but zone word ana
Executive Magistrate refused them that word"
but on the contrary said, II have made up my mind
to stand by these men though the heavens should
fall" They would tell these men that the State
had created them and now they must bow 10 their
creator. Tho miners would not give IN. The
Anthracite Board OF Trade offered arbitration, but
the council broke up because 1t alleged the miners
were SO ignorant that nothing could be said TO
them. General Brisbane had said they must submit
soon or public Indignation would compel them, but
they were determined not 10 give IN until their nag
OF victory was Haunting over the rGmparts.
He next explained that to carry 476 tons OF coal
ninety-hve miles cost the railroad corporations but
Sl66, including everything.
The following resolutions were adopted
Whereas the of labor Identical all the world,
therefore,
Resolved. Thai we the workngmen Of New York city, in
meeting assembled, declare sympathy with the
miners AMI woringen OF Pennsylvania aud espouse their
and extend to them deepest sympathy.
Resolved, That the power Of moneyed corporations s
alarmingy increasing They buy legislators and law makers
crush the liberties OF the people. Hence advocate
the entire abolition of all moneyed corporations.
Resolved That the President Executive Council OF the
National Labor Unon in with all labor orsaniza-
ons throughout the country should take immediate action
in the Of tine Miners and Laborers Benevolent Assoc
tion of Pennsylvania.
Resolved That the railways canals mines and teleraphs
should become the property Of society and call the
to make them stonal property and work them
In the interest OF the Post cce Mt present
A number of other speakers followed but did not
differ in their remarks from Siney.