The workingman's advocate., 1875-02-20

elelnent IN thus section is the prospect of 4
long Suspension ln their branch OF busl
heSs. Reduction after reduction has fol
lowed, Which the miners, with but small
show Of resistance have acceded to, be
HeNIng that the condition nI the labor
market would not Justify a strike, and
gong On the principle that = half loaf Is
better than uv bread But the last re-
ductinu tu ~ ,vuts per ton - the last
leather ia the ,amel's back. II takes
aNay the .'hll iuaf Ii reduces them
"a absolute hrsyAry and starvation, and
ue amount at philosophy viii meet their
case, This Is 10 vague or unfounded as
serliuu, hut settled fact The best oi
the miners IA this section are not running
more than I've days per week. Assuming
that man ciu mime - tons per day.
Nn!.!. Is hN these Alses hy far above the
a,rra,el u leaves HIM s.. A. Deduct
from that about nity cents for powder
and oil. aui It gives him - for has
day ; work. and this Is not all clear. fnr
he has tu pay one dollar Tor accepting his
tools ~ order and also has to furnish
himself with his own tools for working
amounting a. the aggregate t. about SO
ur 81, 1ui - these are susceptible 10
wear, It necessarily requires something
1" keep thrm replaced 50 We hnd At the
end nj tIy month man has about x or
* O. support himself, wife and in all
probability seven ur ri.ht children. and
because a man refuses to become subser-
went to the powers that be, aud bow hls
neck tu the yoke. hc Is called fractious,
and uucivllzrd. aud me- wonder, when his
LIES blood Is being sapped miner Is
a man the same as any other writer al
though IL may he presumption t. assert
II. ~ has the same hopes and asPlra-
tiuns He would ike tu educate his chill
dreu tur the sphere of W, IN which they
may he called a. -,ct himself little hOme
and pr Vide against future contingencies
uut when BE- tuds his children deprived II
fhr common urccSsarirs Of life, aud ms
employers children abOundmg III luxury, |
o." wonder he becomes ''fractious, and |
the uid Adsm predumlnates. 1t is be !
causr he thinks that patience has ceased |
e. Ice virtue We are aware that the |
Ia strife between capital and labor will
stll still 20 on, hut with fOrbearance
many existing evils might Toe remedIed.
The operators hav- not been magmani-
nous or wise. In every position they
they have assumed pertaining 70 the in
trrest of themselves and employees they
have consulted their own feelings only, no
matter how unjust and tyrannical that
position may be- The miners, feeling |
themselves outraged, and imposed upon,
have made proposals for a fair discussion, |
and To settle their difficulties by arbitra-
tOn, but every effort has been spurned |
and treated with contempt. In England, |
difficulties between masters and men are |
settled by arbitration, and even members |
VI Parliament do not consider themselves /
dIsgraced to meet committees Of Workmen /
and discuss the matter IN dispute amlcably, |
but two-thirds OF the operators here Who |
have their whole sole capital invested IN /
single shaft consider it underneath their 4
dignity u consult the feelings OF their /
men, buJ think they must become subser-
Went 10 their wishes, and do without ques-
tion, all that is required Of them. SO long |
as this feeling exists, very little good Will
be accomplished among them. The OPP |
orators must learn that their own interests |
and those Of their employees are identical, |
and the sooDer they become alive to this |
fact, the better for all concerned. One |
thing IS certain, the miners will not resume |
work at seventy cents per ton. We have |
written these facts 50 that the public may |
Judge for themselves who are right and |
who are wrong" Yours respectfully,
r L. |