, 1875-06-02
THE RIGHT TO WORK.

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IAo tthc'inast Lomh0t"N bl'os \ su'n'
mary hiRtury Of q strike In Athens County,
Ohio whfc1, Ina entlrd II, tlln sentence of n |
,,o,, nonad sIvrna tn oua roor IN tbo Pom.
t.,e.;,r,, for I,1,ino n n,c, namca E,nrnron.
trbo caso Ia Interesting from TIM strange nut |
o-t,oor1,narv eni,,no atr;ko tool, nloco in
,ho o,,1 1;.,r,,t l., 1s7a Tha M;nora' 11nion,
,1o;,,st ,ho nro,eat of n ,oroo hof1v of tho
,,o,,hore ordo-ad n at-;,,o, ond tin minora
t1,arcefortb voro f1ir;t]ca ;nto two claeses.
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tuoso "Ao "a"'@ ~ '1" >'
1orDtu al "ofA' Ing HeA "no "atteu W
work wero generally those who Ind families
t,ononda,+ m ttem. end to uho,n n 1naa of
.- t....t, u,,s .,... ~ n 1ar,o
wages WIS 'tieP"'"o'c' tn'So 'a'n' ~ N"to
portion OF them, at laat concit1aea 10 go 10
work. when they Wer0 subjected by the others
| 4, ,,orr,nof v;o1onna nrd thni, fnmi]ns vera
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'is''cu nn& 'nAc"Ssu'o "''N Wv a'Ases
ties il any attempt was h!ade ny tAe 1athero or
| husbRnd to work. Ono OF tho Witnesses thus
| daarc,1 thc rc,otions of lin Two PARTIES:
| ,*..a :. H. .t.. H., 49,. 49,. t,.o ,,r-
H.. ,, .d. ,-a.taa t,, ,vor, and ,hc ottor ii t1e dill
not rork. Tbs ueu who did not vau. 10 WORT wo,o
ca1,cd Union men.
rho party t,4xt wanted to work wero enlea lhn DC.
ueyo]ept Association air, were csliod r Tho strku.s
| Ku.Elux and 1lscrEu.ri- met and made Rpccchcs
ut ,oeetues Of citizens. held In a1!nsrs' Hal! thr!
nuarters ct tho tty.aers My syMp 4shteA very with
the side that refused To work.
ELpEnTos wns conspicuous as leader In
| tia marty TINT +" did not want to work." and
| nf,,rnv ~, ona ~ thoaa vim uwont ted tn
| e ~
| "ork' E1pEAToS WIS tno 1lHB1e"oor III tno
sconeB OF violence. b10bB visited tic mines
repoatotlly md drove OF those at work and
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"''o ~ "P"0Aoo - ]~" |A''
erw!so: ....-..
hrs. HENRY hf1ohfIh tfstihe": "ty husohua VIE
WORKING miner; something ntaf huaafsa taea
| made cstl 1t our mouse oho n'orh'us "aa ha4"teu
for ny husnanu' M" Whether no an!enaea 20 "oas;
.1a W.. .'t. tnax .n.1s,c, .,s. iey ons o ,,a not
,ud added. !" you l,aye = fomliy hero 10 rauc, and
hops boil 1.-Two to raiso cm; II he goe' to work ho' e
KILLED" They n.u Esvos'ers aha cluos wese On 100.
1'a VIC rar,n .s ,.fs tn ho1.s for fear Of bse
t,lr, oenrr.,ly carried arms nsyer went without
them. II ths custom Of the w'ves md daughters
Of the Tork'ngnen ates 'aey naa oeen 'n'ea'euea.
tsa,,aa ~ ,s.,an 49, c... n m. hor*,.
they ,lidn,t c.re rao they killed.
A striker thus testified:
Tho strikers the Mnsrs' National Union this
Union hela it' mseunss ~ senns'oef nan 1afee ..
-d,t s,n,nrov. h. ,.Id hs vand s),oot
MYERS md othsr Ku Kiux, md w.nted M 10 60 win
; hin.
Tho PreHident OF the Union testified:
The thinking men who Ind rs'pect for the law wsnt
- % Convince .hs sn a 70 a0,p PIT hs oane
, tii thssa. Erpxa1os wss = Violent sRit.os, hsd
many diseu,.ions with him. On or about The 14th o
April. 1874, \ msn tsuxrrAnD) w.a shot veas K
- h.a, Auu .s,. sr,,a.,.s v,,nrnr e.~ss,.T
~ ~ ~ ,s.stns .oon ~ Tin h..oet,.,on. frs
L qusasIy stayod ii FARRows, 1su tELDxaros} told
r ne BnxrzAnp had bcen shot by ths btsektss, mi
, thas was hIs intention to shoot in retaliation. Il
mentioned Huxzox Mxxns.
Subsequently,, EIpEnToH met MYEnB nu{
os,.,1tod 'f,, In vca aidcd nv n dozon othe
...,1..., ..a ,t,,un. ., ,ovn bfuu,,g eho
g.tkels Anq -. 4.s' .r.s ~ s''e .aa.intas 49,,
x i.hnkAioS ~ W." '.' ~, ~. S.sss. ~, ~,
n sone ~ t"o -, erosea.;' moI "AA '''' N
70 na.a1a's eaA' ses ~u"s ,'e ,u.,s .ao,,.
Q 1a7to wa mAn w. 49, ~. s..,' y. "~~, .s>a,
10 wuo ~is ,'f noe.n uuuo. ~ s"an ~ ~,
u ,.".tA, 49,. ,o .1r. aho-,,1 ,ro-,,