The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-22

Brazil. Feb. 10, 1873.
70 the Editor II the WORKNsNAS's ADVOCATE
On Monday, the 10th Of February, there
was a motto, posted AZ several entrances 70
our mines, tie purpurt VI which was that
On and after the both inst, there would be-
a reduction o' 20 cents per ton and also
that We should be- paid every second Sat
urday ia each uonth, instead p. every two
weeks. a. heretofore III consequence
thereof, the MIXERS allied \ meeting, which
was held at Ashey's Grove, on Thursday,
February the 18Th. to take into oonsidera-
ton the course 20 pursue under the CIR
cumstances, and vas there decided that
we work until saturday. the 9th inst
The reasons advanced fur quitting wor.,
before the expiration at the notice are As
follows First, the operators committed
breach If the written agreement made
and signed IN them w November, lS72,
sand agreement providing that they the
operators pay every tND weeks, keeping
one week ia hand and also pay 81. ~ per
ton. all Deficiencies tu he pi,ld extra and
should a reduction takr place iu market
the miners would submit III x reduction,
provided Il was not reduced below II Der
ton. Second If they worked until the
| expiration If the notice, coal would be
rushed INTO the market from every avaIla-
BE point thus Ny would ~ giving ann
munition ~ our enemies. ~, on satur-
day, our miners suspended operations, and
1t seems as though Ne are gang to have a
long strike
Nov. after giving thu fact. " the case,
would say In regard Ivy thg present dith
| Guilty, the operators have, W. months
been plotting to break zap our 1rganIzation.
Various have been the plans biought for
ward by some Nd the members a the Clay
| County Coal Association, but AZ last. after
binding themselves tu the amount uf ,ry-
aral thousand dollars, they have courage
To proceed To crush The VI. y a p. a.
consequently they lay aside their pledges
uf toaor. aud their written agreement. and
send forth their ryffi mandate. that uu
ANA after "A certain date. ail should work
AZ a reduction w ~ pcr cent ana monthly
paw Had they reasoned With our miners,
or shown tina; the market price If coal had
fallen. DC, then all would have PASSED
over. and instead Of having dark and
murky clouds oyerhanging u, our hrlna-
meut would hr clear anI C.luulrss. But
not VI cur I Union WA tu py broken, and
In the language rf some lt THE operators,
" we viii smash yeu up as was done At
Murphysboru last summer. Bot gently
the iconaclastic smashing up l. not as
easy done AS said Remember. that b
you are bound down by dimes and dollars,
w are bound together hy thr noble tIes VIZ
union which reach from Maine to Oregon.
Not only coal miners, but other laborers,
will not passively hook pn while their broth
ers in union are crushed beneath the
tyrannical heel NJ these ic.nucIasts. No.
no, a. the Poet SAYS uu another subject
We arg az
Tao heart, with but "a single Thought
Two hearts that beat AZ me
And allow me To- say that think that
bond far preferable M the bond entered
Tito TN THE operation, therefore, ! hope
THAT miners thrlu-A the country WELD uut
forget their brothers n Indiana. but that
they viii give them their sympathy az the
Quaker did Co the man whose house was
destroyed hy tire. Yours e,rrIu che cause.
ANhrEJE.