The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-10-17
KICKING AGAINST AN ORDER.
A Rule Laid Down by Supt. Hall CauS-
ing Considerable COmmOtiOn.

THE MINER is in receipt OF numerous COM
plants against an order recently issued by
Supt. w. Z. Hall, OF the Alice mine which,
it is claimed, is robbing the employees OF the
Alice Company OF freedom OF action. The
MINER is in receipt OF a basketful OF COM
munications upon the subject, from which
we select the two appended. We publish
these without prejudice and simply as we
would any ether communication properly
authenticated, hailing from responsible
sources and dealing with matters OF public
interest:
OPPOSED To sERFDoM.
To The MINER.
I am reliably informed that men working
in the Alice mine arc given to understand
that they must live in WalServille. Mr..
Hall denied this to the world, but told his
shift bosses to pay no attention to the pa
pers and obey the orig !nal orders and come
to WalkeryilIe. Married men are given to
understand it is best to build in Walker
Vile and live there also. The seris OF Rus
sia were required to live on the land they
worked, and our Southern slaves lived in
cabins around the overseer's house. 1t
would perhaps simplify things q little if the
Alice would buy its miners at public auc-
ton and furnish such board and lodging as
might be most profitable. The price would
then be under their own control-and this
in America. A. {. Is.
ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
Butte City, Mont, October II, 1888.
To tn, MINER.
| was reading a, short time ago: parts
OF the history OF South America,
when they upheld slavery, seeing
poor negro with a whip, or sell him as an
animal by auction. The poor negro stood
it patiently, until Nature and the hand OF
Providence, took its course in regard to
human industry and progress, giving them
free VOTE thought and speech.
When General Grant and Sheridan gath
cred their armies together and honorably
dismissed them; when fathers returned to
their wives, and sons to mothers, with a
merry heart, saying there is no more slav-
cry in America, for we have fought for lib
erty, little did we think that slavery would
make it's appearance i'll 1885, but it has,
and right here in our midst. To-day while
talking with an employe OF the Alice Mine,
he told me that Superintendent W. E. Hall
has compelled every employe under said
company to come to Walkerville to board,
and those OF families who are renting houses,
to secure houses in Walkervile as quickly
as possible. Also to spend all their money
with certain firm. Superintendent Hall,
when he passes through Centreville, looks
with covetous eye on the families that are
settled there, and thinks that the few
5oarders they are keeping should come to
Walkerville. Is this liberty? People work
ing and trying to earn an honest dollar to
keep the wolf from their doors. He now
monopolzes that industry by compelling
men to take rooms in Walkervillo. Now,
Fellow Miners and Citizens, are we again
nut back under the clutches of tyrany to
be trampled under foot by one King or a
Lord, are we subjects OF Russia, and work
ing out our three score years in bondage.
Ii SO, then away with your Unions, away
with your Knights OF Labor, and let us
settle ourselves down under the tryranical
thumb OF one man.
4 MINER