The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

protest: the aUndicate" then ordered 4
cut to so cents per ton, and closed The
mines.
How this piece Of sharp practice was
supplemented witheheartless and tyran-
nical acts by the @syndicate," the pub
lie is aware. Hungarians were imported
to work in the mines, and the militia
was invoked to intimidate the American
miners, who, with their families, were
ordered out of The company's houses,
their credit at the stores stopped, and
everything done to create discomfort and
awaken Anger in the hearts of the peo-
pie. The mines are being partially
worked at present by the Huns. but at q
loss to the syndicate" because large
force of detectives is steadily kept on
guard, at heavy expense, and because
the Huns are inexperienced in the work.
There is also great discomfort among the
Huns, some of whom are beginning to
understand the methods of the "syndi-
cate," and that they are only being used
as tools to further the selfish ends of
hard-hearted managers.
This plan has been pursued by the
asyndicate's" managers since June last
at an enormous loss, the aggregate OF
which has been placed at $4,0l1 900 by
the board of experts appointed to inves-
tIgate the matter. This figure includes
the losses of the coal companies. the
TRANSFORMATION company, and the mer-
chants of Columbus.
Now, why has all this been done?
Why has all this loss been created, all
the suffering to the 5000, industrious
people who were wont to make their
living in the valley been inflicted? Why,
simply.to enable few sharks to gobble
up the stock of the Syndicate" which
has naturally deprecated in value to a
great extent by the partial suspension OF
work in the mines, and through the
threatening aspect of the situation, as
evidenced by the opportune presence of
the detectives and state militia. The
stock of the Syndicate" is now worth
less than SO per cent. of its face, and it
looks very like it would fall to 25 per
cent. When the bottom fixed by the
sharks who are managing this murder.
GUS affair is reached, they will gobble up
the stock, and the Hooking Valley will
once more boom. EE.
Does this pay? Can the country at
large afford to pay such price for the
purpose of enabling a dozen thieves to
feather their nests nicely? I think not
Is this government doing its duty by its
citizens in allowing the wire-workers to
rob the business interests of Columbus Of
S4,ol1 900, and the honest miners of the
opportunity to provide a(livelihood for
themselves and their families?-~ Leave
duty out of the question, and is it policy
to allow such thievery as is being carried
on in the Hooking Valley? ,a
Tie seeds of revolt are being sown in
the valley, and they may spring up,
bearing death-dealing vine which will
spread all over this land and scatter
death and destrcution on every hand.
When a country has travelled so far
down hill that million of its industrial
population are begging for an opportun-
ity to earn their bread, the situation Is
one of imminent peril; and that is the
condition of the United States to-day.
The spark Of revolution lies smouldering
IN the Hooking Valley-and other places
as well-and the breeze which would
start it into a wild fame may come at
any moment. Will our lawmakers and
government agents take warning in timer
Will the government protect its people
from the ravages of soulless, greedy cor
porationists, or will it leave the people
to obtain justice for themselves, in their
own positive fashion?