Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-16

- 81 It1t4l1NAt uI 1&o tTtEI1er afIEnmI.
tisA We have been a. some pains 10
a1aarlain ths aalua1 less Of Wages 10
th1 uoikinRuan ~ Klax eaunty ana .
eonssEValise e1iinaie q ths total r.
daction d he pay rolls will placs the
total aEneuni a esSnoo per month: =
that the iaboffna popnlatinn have 1nsi
over $4,000, and ths oaanmnn ile ir
aenefal nre Wi1hout the benefit ahaf
womld have resulted from she pavment
and cifoulailon 81 this WAGE mnnnV.
We have eHdeavored % ascertain tkt
eauaa u Tie dfspale between Ne EN-.
pioyexs and he minezs, bus lhus FAR W.
1a4e net beea able - learn exaeflY the
suuKce 0s the truuhls that has enlailed
sae1 general lose. and - Ne ara in
Termed, aon4 special Aafd1oita. Whan
4 WAS foeEntiy nnnon1oed that the
manager q the ofeROn tmpfopamnni
Company ga4 coming - Seattle Il vas
hoped and e8nddantig axpenIed thnt hn
W18 prepared q pul il eReoution aosna
plan that wenld bring rslief Is The nsFa-
anl pexafIona condition o. thinns. We
called aeon Mr.. Howard and aarar-
tniD03 20 onr rorRcl THAI he ka1 NJ
dKNd pIAna. hnl that hasin ness called
him te Portland and ha came 10 Seattle
with MANAGER Prescott. % the %. Il. 4
y. %. We aaseEGAined shaa since his
arrival & nnmbeE ef rgouinsni seattle
mes hava seen hiE and urRoa tha
necessity Of his dong somsihin4 20
faise tie blookads, party IL tAs inter-
eatg of our city, for which Il Is known
thel pors1Raily and officially be has q
strone faeiinG, hat ehieay hse4aso AZ
ne anlEsfing that wae heRlnning 70 b.
felf a Newcastle. sinos Il IL known that
money AID supplies have been and
are beinE collected end forwarded
70 relieve existing distress.
MF. Howard said IL subsianoe that
the strike vas neither souaht nor in
siie1 b his company, 6ut that ii Fsb.
fnaFg taet some men - NowcasiIe took
adVantaGe of his presenee b then anti
olpate their intention o. striking for an
lncfeaee q wages, and he simply order.
ed the mine closed on the evening Be.
fore The strike was % have occurred;
thas Afterwards The Cedar River nine
was closed, and ths Franklin mine men,
aa he Il reliably informed, wera aeainsl
their wishes compelled 30 stop. Tee
present pEioes oa Imported oaal are
suoh that domestic qualities could not
successfully and probably eompste.
and the prospects for large gram ship.
menta from 0aliiofnlh we're suoh that
foreign osal promised 80 coma Il great
% quantity and af lower prices than
ever before. That the taFin takers Ia
Congress had taken od the duty on for
oign coal furnished . aioam vasssIn.and
thus the hona pfoduei had Loss that
large and valuable business. aud there
was fear that under the new tariff act
ooal Would Be placed upon tho fFea list
which, II dnn0, would Be ne most e.
rions blow possible 70 the infans coal
mining industries Of Washington Ter
Eitory. He further atatad thai tho epi-
demio Of strikes that prevailed through.
out the country, had seemed 70 stiflen
the attitude Of fhe men. and that uhila
the kuiahte Of Labor AZ hFsl aook no
acliFe hand Ii tie tr0ubis. they hnaIlg
began 70 guide Il. Althoaea thB CON-
pany might have osusidered any reason
able proposition for lhe resumption 81
work, tbs leading spirits ~ Newcastle
seemed able b prevent ballet vots of
the men on the question, and thus fas
had prevented q resumption, He said
further that before The strike 4 deter
native teal bad been agreed upoa b.
tween TIE men and The company 20 fx
She raie Of yaFdAge upon The basie Of g
per cay for miners, which rate they
stated would b. satisfactory 20 them.
That q deanite number OF men had
gone % work apca this basis, and when
the ynrdaQe cost Of The work bad bean
asesrlalned, thoy refused 70 abide By
the result of the tost. ID WouId a1oear
that lately tbs Chairman of the Exaeu
/ tive Oommltlee % the District Assoc
/ bly, Of the Knights u Labor 81 Seattle.
tsd cent eommunieation % lhs CON
pany % she easet that the settlement of
The didonity Vas taken out Of the
hands of she intsrested miners, and
that the company muat harnaftef treat
| With she said oo0miit1e. Mr.. Howard
said that ~ they bad no possible busl
/ aeas oonneetlon with this oommllleat The
i Company uoulo not recognize saob 4
/ oommunioallon a. the questions IN
VOWED wors with tbs miners and not
with the Knights of Labor, - aueh, o.
With the executive oommiiise. he stated
/ that IN the pfoaout oundision aud f0tars
prosps1sn % the markaf, Il Waa about
as ohsap 10 remain Idle aa 10 pFodaoe
and ship the snail Qeanlitg u coal
needed % eapply the domestic summer
demand, bus cut Of asleranoe 90 tbs M
tsrsgis of Seattle and of tha residents
at Newcastle. h8 waa willing 10 start
the mins upon q basis Of expense for
wages undeF which Bic company gould
not loss money. ban there uaa one
pfinaiple upon which hts company in
ssnded 10 insist and that uas that e.
ne employer eonld foroe 4 man % work
aaninsl bis vii - no man shoaid fefes
them te employ him againat their d.
aiFes, ard thai uhen Ne mine vas
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Of next year. It Wo1i4 Be upon fhla basis
and up0n no other.
There we're meu a Newcastle who
had mad themselves personally o.
II ieetionnbla 10 the oompnny. aud they
would npt aaain BE- empi syed. Il VS.
moi beoanss they wsrs kniabta of la
Dor, for the aame'zeas ona would opefaie
aQaiRst them Il thsy we're ngi me1aoefa.
bat bsosnse independeni 81 thaig con
neotion uith the aocistf, t1ey 9efs per.
soaally ahnoxiouss au4 ali olheF men
souid Be- employed - ths pfepef tins
lrFespeotise of their membof9hip with
the Knights, a. auy other organisation.
Mr.. Howard tho1aht tnn1 ths rank and
nie of the employees Wsfe extremely
anxioas 10 fosams uork. b1t vera de-
tered and oseg4Wed b. ne action %
tha dommant party khat stipuiaied for
ths emuloymaat 81 agnryona or 10 Fo.
sumptian, but wifh tke individual szeep-
liona. IL was the iuieatlon % the CON.
- ~ a. the proper liDe - Rige weFk %
ths aostrvinR whethef they wera kuighis
Of L1hor of not. tie thsnqbl that tae
oouditioa and inlonfions % tbo com
pany bad been mtarepfn and that
the men had bsen badly led and ad-
Visod b maBg parties Who bad % 10.
lsrssfs ai stake, hus hs Loped that anch
coed ssns8 ard e0une4l Boaid dnasiy
pEerail ~ osula LEAD % Iuelorailon of
fhe proper Fsiaiioas slta this oonpsBg
which muaaF all t1e VleisaiiaAe8 Df trade
had navef before been disturbed
Oh. Howard i has been Stated.
ana meod e4pital has besn made onl of
ths ntaisnsnt. fhat year compans con
raifed tie msn - bar exclusively 81
YoaT Store. Il thesa any tsNih II thisf
Alt Wn6 made either sil1o1f . full
knsuIedaa 81 he facts ~ q sn inte1-
tinnas and malici1aa fnlHsIaismemG. Oar
eeia1i0Bs Wien oar men are paFeIg fhat
a 4 bunIneaf contrast fheF aeIl u1
tbels labnH and manthly tkeiE monoy a
EnAdy. Many q ihe zen lsavs large
halanesa IL oar hands snblsat Is call.
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