, 1875-06-06
THE COAL MEN.
General Qn;et at the Docks---Trial of
tie Rioters Postponed.
Tho Coal Exchange Determines to
Protect Its Workmen.
They Can Get Along with Their Present Labor
ers.

| eFs-
| THE employees.
t YESTERDAYS INTIMIDATION.
There was nothing special to note in tho Goa
districts Yesterday. beyond one successful at
| tempt 1T intimidation made in tho coal-yard o
| e. L. Hedstron J. Co., ut the Erie street bridge
! where the strikers collected to tho numbor o1
about 800, and cansed tho non-Unon men tc
| stop working. No Yiolenca was used. the pro
p:nquity OF the police having the Ell ct Of keep
| ing the strikers within bounds On the South
| Side tho day passed TRANQUILITY, the non-Unior
| msn proceeding With their work without moles-
| tation, diapla"ing an alacrity almost equal to
that OF the Union man, AMI quite dispe1lius the
! lirsion Of which the latter aze 30 fond, that
their method Of shoveling and wheeling coal is
80 perfect as to eit its being c1aased b skilled
labor. and paid just about tElce we'll. The
Union r1en are beginning to find loafng around
bridges and watching other men work
4 tiresome as vel IS an unprodt-
able occupation and they are beginning
to fall back upon artificial stinulstion as
mcans Of lending BRIGHTER inspect to the eitua-
ton, every gang Of loafors havlng ona or mora
stone jars Of whisky, from which tho draughts
TIE RIOTERS.
The caee OF the men Jerry Honlihan, Patrick
Regan, Edward O. Nei'l, aad John Welch, VITO
have participated in the recent troubles among
coal-heavers, and we're arrested for an assault
upon John Leonard, while unloading coal near
Erie street BRIDGE was ca'led before Justice
5cully yesterday morning, but Was continued
until 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, on account
Of the absence OF several important Witnesses.
MEETING or TUE UNION.
The Laborers' Union ASS ociatioo held meet
Ing yesterday evening, at which a set Of resolu-
s,ons was passed. d,nuncia.ory Of all acts OF yio-
ience, and denying that 81 or 55 was the average
days wages received bv the coas-haayers. Sew
erai speeches we're made in which the speakers
expressed their Willingness to work the whole
year round ut one-haf tho wages above men-
toned, provided & steady joo was guaranteed.
and the opinion tha: eyen at those full rates
they were not able to maxe 4 living. The gen.
eral tenor Of the speeches made was strongly
adverse to nuy compromise, and 1t looka ns
tbongh the r. een hands at present at work will
be permitted to deTnlop into auch skilled labor
ems as will be US readily employed by the coal
dealers .. any CT the old hand,,--a thing which
may cau<o tho latter to deeply regret their
present action.
WORD FOR THE coAL-uEAvKRA
To the Editor Of The Chicago Ttloun<:
CHICAGO, June il WAS once coal-hearer,
and ask, ia tho name Of God aud humanity,
have these men no rights7 Il capital the only
side to be heard, aud labor the only side to
suffer? I believe TIE TRIBUNE is given to
roating all matters fairly. Upon the side of the
:oal-hearers please allow me brief explanation |
II The present difficulty, and the treatment We |
,A7e received at the hands Of the Chicago Coal |
Exchange deaters. |
In the first place, navigation only admits Of !
:o:I being received into this port Elk months
III, Of the year. The balance ct tho time the |
'onl. beaver must either hs idle, or obtain such |
,di jobs as can be found in the winter time |
sven in the coal seasor his work is by DO mesns
taady, for it will not average more than TIRES |
Il tonr days out Of the week The season through. |
= tpr nne enyies the wheeler his IS day
!*:"v.sl' in reality so cents an hour), let him |
MI oaoerre these mon in tho heat Of sum-
.e- tie sun scorching, aud the wheeler obliged |
l. exert hln5elt to the very uttermost to keep
p with the shovelers below, who, in turn, ate
ompaed By tizne-xeeper to nnaintsin certain
peed under pain OF discharge their places sup
'iod BY fresh men. Though the shove!er has
%:a!vsd hix 81 day Oess than the city has paid
nr its labor in tunnel-bailliue) what were his
atioa7 Cooped down in the bold Of 4 vessel
'thout breath OF fresh air or moment OF
3E, IT,, |
'orks on hour after hour, shovellng, hauling,
weating his very life out-for 81 q day.
Mr.. Robert Lav prop 1888 to supply Chicago
ith coal uu1oaded at Milw lukoe, where labor ia
heaper, aa though tho difference in labor be- |
ceen the two cities wouli compensate for the
le to ask this gentleman what he proposes to
barge for coal this fal and II full weight is
uasanteed. Will he furnish coal at a price pro
ortlonato to the reduction IN labor, or viii he
f.o$$ att, EAr+
bis LOO or 80 men, aud continue his TRADES
salust the CoaE-Heaversf Unlop~-which is an !
ssoclatlon formed solely for the purpose Of re- !
sting such demand as this interruptions
obert Law is at this time forcing upon the
oal Exchange, and it in turn upon the Leayers.
.eiIngs Of the strikers. far better way | ,
ouid have bccn to quietly refuse to uork at the |
ro2osed reduction. No new aes OF men can be
'uud to till the places OF the oh hauds, for
IN atand tho work for anY length of time.
ooner or later the dealers wonid have had to
lecumb. I can oElv say in e1tenuRtion OF their !
,:ions that ererythlog compatible with man.
ood was doEe bE them before the strike Tas iu-
ituted. War was hrst waged upon the
jewelers.. Rather than have any difficulty, :
icy agreed to accept IS a day, which ,,
as the same as that paid the wheelers. Fox +.
mo it vas thought the matter WAS settled, but
sooner WAS one concession made than an |
her wAs demanded IhlB tue mea }efu led to
;cept, and the present trouble is the result
early Ill the coa!-hearars mon OF families, !
ho are dependent upon them for support. .
hey have asked no increase in their wages
ON that Of former years, and only demand that | I
reasonable price ba paid tt,eu for their 6
ork. The Coal Exchange of this city is r1- 7
%utic monopoly, bul!lng and bearing the mar {
1t as it sees tit. Beyond the most absutd rea- | !
n for reduction Of WAGES, the dealers assign t
me. Tbs whole movement Is comblnei eifott ! +
rob the lsborer Of his earnings and to swell |
10 profte Of tho dealer. It is to be regretted i
At wiser cuunsefs did not govern the acttons OF ]
O men still. in their warfare against the Chi G
go coa1-dealer5 they deserve hearing. and the | 8
mpashy Of tie public ALFRED DEE1E
THE EMPl OVERS.
MEETING or THE COAL EXCHANGE =
regular nsetiog OF the Coal Exchange Was r
Id Yesterday afternoon at their rooms in the