The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-13

consequences OF the Suspenet0m-Vhe
Good Effect of the I.ocIx-up by the Conn
panies-The Complete Tonnage for the
Week, Etc. -.
Resumption in all the coal regions is now fast be-
coming fixed fact. In Schnylkln work viii be
generally resumed on next Monday. The tndepen-
dent coieries Of the Wyoming region are also pre-
pairing to resume, and In the regions OF Columbia
and Northumberland counties special agreements
have been made. The mines OF the Lehigh Goal
and Navigation Company, according to the latest
This resumption Is much more speedy than what
was expected week ago, and least of all was 1t
thought that Schuylkil would lead the way. But
hunger, the want OF the necessaries Of life, and
other troubles which the miners have Wilfully
brought upon themselves, were the great power.
arbitration on the question OF wages, and this it
could have done long ago II the men had minded
instead Of the mercensry advice Of the interested
The Few portions of the coal fields still in idleness
win not long remain in that condition, now that the
majority have determined to yield, and In few
days time we win probably see every mine in ful
not only to the miners but to ali concerned.
After the great suffering which the miners have
gone through with voluntarily, without having
severe but healthy lesson has been learned by them
which will prevent recurrence Of another great
strike with all its disastrous conseq quences. When
another suspension is proposed, the miners should
think well what it means before they vote in favor Of
see what has been plainly seen by everybody else
heretofore that for their own best interests 1t Is
than to resort to general suspension, especially
when it is likely to be OF so great duration as ths
one has been.
The miners have had to bear much themselves
by reason OF the enforced idleness, but they have
lad but little sympathy because they were SO mani
festly unjust, because they il-treated all who had
dealings with them, and because all the suffering
that they were obliged to bear they brought upon
themselves of their own free will. spirit OF SYM
pathy was raised for a 81 ort time in New York. be-
cause New York is desperate enemy OF the coal COM
found demands
when the New York public became better acquainted
with the kind of men they had to deal with, thus
were deservedly left to fight the
battle themselves The securing OF the hearty Ill
the least evils which that class have brought upon
themselves by their late actions, in addition to the
they have well accomplished and they will feel
the effects Of this their own action for long time
come. The reputation they have gained will hang
to them, and every little action and deed that is
DONE whether right or wrong, Will be interpreted
course Of good deeds and behavior to obiterate the
remembrance Of the unreasonable course of the
miners in the late troubles.
| The miners dependants-the laborers, etc.-many
| OF whom were opposed to a suspension, were kept
| in q state OF idenesS and want by the miners
| action. Many merchants in the coal regions have
| been commercially ruined, and the coal regions
ness and disorder that life has been in jeopardy
and result OF this lawess state, the human pas
sions have been reused to such an extent that in
some blood has been shed and lives lost.
To all these evils, another might have resulted to
coal, had not mercifui Providence sent mild
weather, and enabled those who would otherwise
to a great extent This scarcity, had it been felt
the miners would have been directly responsible for
Notwithstanding the action of the carrying com
panes. for the miners stopped work In the first
place that this scarcity might be felt for their own
advantage, which it would have been had not the
companies stepped in and taken the risk and blame
Of the evil upon their own shoulders, for at least
more humane ends.
boo
should also be taken into account OF the evils,
though poor people are apt to think that this is OF
no account, because the rich are much the more
able to bear losses than their less fortunate neigh
bors But II one member suffers we all suffer with
| him. III the rich operators have been crippled to
any extent by the suspension to that extent they
the less able to afford emnneratiya employment to
| the poor miners, and so again the action OF the
| miners recoils upon themselves
For this completion OF the strike, satisfactory In
| many respects, the consuming public is largely in
debted to the action of the companies notwthstand
ing the apparent undesrabeness OF the combination
might Eow have had resumption Of work with low
| prices but we might also have been completely II
the power OF the miners as o. old and be e5ged T e
carrying companies and the operators are now more
free 70 act . for their SS,Dr. own and 4S, 3S,
history OF the coal industry, and for tni
we should be grateful to the pauies at least
though the doctrine has been questioned AM
at that it is better to be In the clutches OF
great power, however undesirable, which is gov
erned by educated men who know to some exten
how to govern it, than TO become victim OF
| power most ignorantly and unwisely governed, a
was that which the miners formerly held In the a'
ter 1t is impossible to ioresee the danger an
guard against it, because it comes from ignoranc
| or mere whim.
The power Of the W. b. A. has been seriously in
jured by the strike, and It is hoped that the inur
may never be repaired. Another trade union whic
| has been more poorly managed and more diverte
from its legitimate sphere cannot be found, aud
| this is the end of the trouble which 1t has occs
| stoned we have gotten Off remarkably easy. On
thing is certain, that the members will never agai
trust implicitly and so unanimously to the preseI
leaders, and If others elected, should the pri
| sent ones ever be prevailed upon to present the
bona fds designations, we hope that at least SOM
| what better ones will be- put into their places.
| The following is the complete summary OF I'll
trade for the past week, as reported for Pottsyil
Miners Journal of to-day
1870. lS71.