, 1874-07-31
TIE BKA1DWOOD STRIKE,
LottCr from tito President of tho Los
ttl1 nIfi1tfHs l!nlut1.

Letter from tito President of tho Lo-
chf ftfiStfEs 0Tftlut1.
10 The Editor Of Thd Chicago ytfbans.
sIt:' Tho spirit OF fairuuss manifostoa by
you In The ttohthabht tf otIt difficulty hero
cauaos mo to dghiu ahk for tho indhlgonce 81
your columns for tiid purpose Of Showing tIo
public moro fully what tho prcnent state OF
affairs hero ia. It III now almoHt two months
since tho strike commenced hero. Tho oatso Of
tho etrilo, rs most Of your rondera aro aware,
was the proposition by tho Coal Companies here
to tnduco tho price Of milling Ii cat,ts por Ion,
ind to alter tho ratos paid for pushing edual to
& ccnta por ton on m aycrngo Of all tons
produced. The tniners, by q large majority,
conceded thb netessltY thoro was for 15 cehta
per ton reduction in tho price for min
Ing coal, hut, by as largo majority,
woro unwilling to submit to my altGra-
tion in tho prico paid for pushing. for tho
roaaon tint 1t noycr had boon paid enough to ola-
bio tho ,sbrkmen who done It to 1nako S1.50 pot-
day, and tho additional roason tint tho propoued
alteration affected largo numbor unoqualy and
,lnIustly. Tho minors communicated to Super
,ntontent Sweet their wish, and subsequently
STcot consented to lnt Tho puslling ntranHomont
stand unchanged. but, In consideration, claimed
hat ho must then have 25 cents per ton rctluc-
ton thereby claiming 10 cents per ton for hav-
ing loft rna1torod that which the miners asked,
and which to hin, according to his own ndmly.
Blob, was only worth cc,,ts nor ton, Tho
minors thought t4s unreasonable and asked to
llavo tho question arbitratcl, This the Superirl-
tondont refused, but, at sonlo time after
wnrds, offered to take 20 cents per ton rcluc-
that ho could hot Or would not tako aty lcsa.'
IlB il the last that lns boon heard from hlr.
Sweet BY tho miuers Of Drauwood
About tho 9Th Of July inat., the Miners Com
ngnoss to accept te torms % oorei lG, BY LIN Linz S1t,
condition tint ho should dyanco cents por ion
slon tho wintor trade should set In. ahont mt t tna
1Bt Of November ADVANCE to oot1tinuo for
six months. ThiH proposition was never replici
was Withdrawn by ri those M % maIius % It. The u ins ~
ery 1t will bo observed, ofroro to accopt IL contu
reduction, without any inquiry as to whether
they SHOULD 10 30 REDUCED, and l1ayo not boot1
given uuy roason why tiloy should bo rcducoI ID
Sweet calno down from Is cents to % reduction.
was 1t utroaHouoble to nxnnrk fiiat ~,
would como tic othor s cents. and
there moot tho rainots' Offer ? n lin rninhra
wero foolish in thinking 80, Mr.. Sweet il
their tutor. Tho mnu who saya In will nit nr1,;.
trate or rotluco when tho domnni malta bv lin
is 25 couts. and nfterwnrtjs lownr tow,; ~ ~ an
contB of his own frco wifi and accorI. ciyoa nrfof ~
TINT uo ilrss asked for poulotling hn co,I1d rot
along without: and no nroof hoino % f;,a,;aiS9o i
wly he nav not le aka to rnt o,nfs ,sitn "
cobts por ton, Is oYdohco to tIe irinors that ho
can, If he canuot roE along will, 1E co"ta ~ ~
duction for the whoIo yoar. suroly le could lave
got along WITH. 20 coutB. lis sum lin .slta Sor
six mouths lwIirh Inc Gomn,tttoa afTorcds % mi aui
could hnyo Eiyeti rdna6n ts1v I,o coii5 ~, etot
oil Will is eouts for tic balnco of ta ~, vear sp'
Tor I will hero mako hold to anv tl,nt ;f Il L.
absolutely necessary. to cnablo Air: Hvcct to to
comneto arainbt nhnnncr conl r. G,'nn+,ts Lus "
thai ho aIlouIl hayp tho rci1ntfInm '"gS ~,
nlantlcd then lot him show IN tho uu,
facts, and wo will rive him nr;cas saas
tint viii ouabto him to ali e M c1,na a'm ~ pf.e1
other, Mr. Swat aou ,rno,v sA'1 ill., "a o~a ~aS
miners are awaro tat Il ~ n,nosa,h1o "s rnr t,
In nhtni nriGSs for Innn,, .poi est ~. tuotu
warrn,,fod 10 ia nr;co un' .ts 1fo uos