Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
FOREIGN LABOR.
How the HoodIum Swedes, Hun
garians and Coolies
LIVE IN THE ECHART MINING
Regions-Their Disregard for Civilized
Regulations and Christian De-
cency-Suffering Among the
Frostburg Miners.
!SDccial 10 the RegiSter.


CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 1.-THE reports
from the village OF Eckhart show that "for-
eigu labor" has inflicted a curse on the
community, which will be felt for years to
come. That the hoodlum Swedes, Hum
earians, and Coolies, imported by the com.
ranies OF this region, belong to a class OF
human beings (if such they be called) who
are utterly beyond the pale OF civilization
is manifested to all who have been so un.
fortunate as to be brought in contact with
them. In Eckhart the hoodlum element,
in all its disgusting details, may be seen
and smelt.
The MOngrel Miners
use the ash pan to bake in, the wash-boiler
to make up bread in, and the lower portion
of the stove as a cess pool in which floats
decayed vegetables, otfal of fish and meat,
and putrid matter of all descriptions. Were
such filthiness the worst traits OF these
Citizens" their presence, although not
pleasant might be endured, but the savage
brutality, utter disregard of civilized regu'
lations, Christian decency, or the rights OF
Others one case may be cited. The leader
of one
Gang OF the HoOdlums
hae rented house in the heart of Eckhart
and here he keeps what he is pleased to call
a saloon" This hole is filled night and
day with crowds of dirty, unwashed, I'M
kempt ill-smelling hoodlums who shrek,
sing, laugh, curse and in every conceivable
way make the night hideous with their
noise and riot. Decent people, of course,
avoid the neighborhood as much as pos
siDle. Unless this nuisance is speedily
abated Eckhart may furnish contribution
to the stirring newspaper articles oil the
day. Hen roosts are robbed gardens are
despoiled and cellars and store.houses are
raided by these coolies. A more dishonest,
low, vile set never existed than the hood
Iums OF Eckhart, and the only consolation
to the good citizens of Eckhart IS that 1t
can't last long.
The suffering among the miners around
Fros;burg is becoming alarming. In ad.
dition to the scarcity OF work number OF
deaths. caused by measles and other dis.
eases, have occurred among the children,
the parties being unable to obtain proper
or sufficient nourishment for them during
their illness. As if to illustrate the mex
plicable peculiarities of human reasoning,
some Of the people of this locality are
mildly wondering that restitution
Distress and Starvation
exist in our mining regions. That this is
but the result OF well known cause has
as yet failed to reach the average compile.
hension, and the fact that such poverty
should even be nliOtred to be by the coal
dggers is looked upon by many to be an:
other phase of the natural perversity OF
the workingman. Taken as class the
workingmen-the coal miners-of this sec.
ton are ahead of the usual run Of Penn
sylvania miners in point of intelligence
and thrift. They arc careful, saving.
thrifty set of men, with intelligence and
acumen far above the average. When
they have full work and
Good Pay
they labor industriously and save if they
can. When work is slack they make the
best of it, toiling in hope Of the good
time coming" and when they have no
work they sit still and starve. until forbear-
ance ceases to be virtue, and then when
in the most desperate straits they appeal
to the community they have been support.
ing for years. There are some persons Just
irrational, weak and foolish enough TO
blame them for not being in more comfort
able circumstances. They don't ask for
sentimental pity" they ask only for
enough to sustain life. They want bread
and meat, and they ought to have 1t!