The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1889-03-15
THE STRIFE ENDED.

scranton and West PascaEoula wa
JH. officially declared off last Sun
day, aud on Monday morning a
IN many hands rs had not lost thei
! Jobs and wanted longer recess
returned 10 their places on such
Terms as they could severally
r make with their employers. who
- mad madeno concessions whatever.
II Is rumored that The reason the
d hnigh's failed 10 hold out was
n lhelr inability to obtain aid
n through headquarters. We pre-.
: snme that means that they did not
nave The support and co operation
OF The order, and some seem to
nave enjoyed tat job, while The |
many had no job at all. Verify, |
The mountain has been at labor
and brought forth a mouse.
| We trust this experience, how.
ever, will be sufficiently valuable
as a lesson to counter balance fl
naneial losses. We say this in all ;
kindly feeling toward The laborers
We do not censure them for orca. {
nlzalIon and cooperation, nor [
wonld we blame them with lust t
cause TO agree among themselves z
as body and suspend work. when j,
prepared to do so in justice to their Il
families, and with reasonable pros. o
pect OF righling wrong sufficient. Il
~ grlevous TO justify the sacrifice Fl
Dut never will the Iaw-ahiding d
people of this country tolerate ht
violence or the luclling of violence
TO persons or property. In this
case their was some violence ON p
.he part CT some of the Knights
or which The order Anust necessa. ,r
NY bear The odium, 90
We have never EXPRESSED an 70
'plnlon as 10 the complaints, which
'rought about the strike, because CIR
nat involves a matter Of business d,s
ealIEss between employers and Da
mployees, which we are not pre- -
afec to enter into, and best un. wa
erStood by the parties themselves. yer
tlll, we presume We Understand mo-
about as we'll as some nop.la. ma
1refS who encouraged and man Tar p
'ed the strike. There are two and
leS TO the qeeslion, and one side tIen
worthy of due consideration as vel
e other. The strike has thrown pre- pre-
arEe number of men Out of EN-. ola
'yment Tor three weeks, with our
IS 10 them IN wages of some and
'CO or $1,000, to say nothing of eoul .',l
consequent damage to business d.
actlng the whole community. ever
at last 1t turns out that the US as
lkerS were not prepared 10 do aimo
at they had entered upon. and tL,. ti"' {
= 'e''Iii " theIr work without here.
my respect betteriug their con. mind
on and without hope Of ever home
airing tie damage done. They ana ana
e lnconsideralely torn off the GrlIv iIu
e and the face is not spited. But
le Of their best and wisest hurts
nSeIors have from the beginning IA ma
Ised against the strike, OF have o"cH ,;,
d aloof in disapproval. took
fact, it is two much the dis. found
lion Of laboring men to con. soon
r that they are their best theY
IDS who can draw the most f"e, frjo,,J. =.
.al picture Of their condition, ly. s,
advise the most extreme rem their r
Tor their betlerment, while. know
cl, they always prove to be our ne ne
most hurtlul enemies. Brain when f
Is more in The market than they d,
le. 1t always has, and always prepar
Muscle Is more diversified ,nese
more easily substituted than I'm. r ~ y
, and hence the InviolabIe mrnls
i supply aud demand have ing hu
hing TO do with The several be iorg'