The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-07-17
LOCAL ITEMS,
The Mining Trouble.
Military Invasion.

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lhe Syndicate has reached the
climax in its purpose to estab-
lish the Russian despotism in the
mining regions Of the Hooking
Valley.
This Syndicate is an organiza-
ton of Capital for the purpose
/ of crushing individual enterprise
in the coal business and with a
view of the subjugation of the
miners to the condition of slaves
and serfs.
A strike has been in existence
for some time, the outgrowth of
difference between the men
who own the mines and the men
who work them. With the is
sue .occasioning the strike; We
have nothing to say now. The
situation day commands at
tention. On last Sunday night,
about three hundred Italians
from some. Western Contr ct
Colony were brought down into
Hooking county. to be substitu-
ted in the places of the striking
miners. These aliens are cheap
contract creatures. They pos
sess no indivuality They work
by a system similar to machi
merry. They have no sympathy |
with this government, and its in
stitutions nor its future expecta
tions. They are brought here
as cheap, servile, subservent
tools with which the Operators
can lash to subsection the men
who think and have the heroism
and the manhood to defend
themselves.
The lazaroni of Italy are about
IN a level with the Sepoys of In
liza, the Coolies of China, the
Negroes in the slave marts of
Timbucteo. Their introduction
n the Hooking Valley breeds
eprosy in the labor circles and .
establishes social ulcer in our
midst that creates alarm in all
he homes and hamlets, farms
Ind work shops in the Valley.
Along with this gang of lazar-
mi the Syndicate sends one hun
!red and fifty of Pinkerton's Chi
ago detectives, uniformed, arm
I'd with revolvers and repeating
'ifles.
These uniformed arsenals are
,ere, it is said, to preserve the
peace, to protect property. With
order existing and property re-
'pected, it seems like the plan
which only the Gear of Russia
would dare attempt, and he even
loes not advance his arsenals
lpon a province until an out
,reak occurs. The Syndicate.
dives its herd of pau !,
'er laborers into the Valley and
an alien army Of special
chicago police upon tie quiet
rounds Of the Monday Creek,
'arading an importance that is I
disgusting, and assuming an au-
hority that is illegal, intending ,,
o aggravate if possible to !
'reach of the peace from men
yell nigh driven to desper 'tion
The plan of the Syndicate is to
'rovoke, if possible,a "a fight. This
Till be to their advantage. 1t is i,
costing more than a thousand !
ollars a day to maintain their i
;hicago detectives. Ifa disturb t
nee occs. rs, the military of the
tate are called out by the Gov
rnor. Then the expense of keep a a
lg the Italians from running Il
way will be paid by the State, t
lstead of being paid as now by t,
le Syndicate. n
We hope our Hooking miners T
ill keep cool, be peaceable, or c
erly and respect all officers, and a
onduct themselves acc cording 10 a
wv.
1t will not be long until intel Y
eence, fair dealing, properly
aid labor, and respected prop X
rty rights adjust settlement to
le advantage of all and to the v
special advantage Of the Hook
g Valley. \
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