Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-21


couple of years contest could recapturs
the Texas field in case they got into it.
| But why permit this field to get into such
! condition when the way is clear to secure
il at oncef Nor is it so sure that 1t could
! be reeaptnred. Have not the greer Slavs
and Italians got into coal fields III this
| country and has not the extensive anth-
racite owner, Charles Parrish, stated
| publicly that these Municipalities are driv-
ing ont the men now engaged Have not
] green negroes from the South been sent
! 10 Northern mines? With what results
surely our readers must know from the
| history of the contests that have ensued.
| We appeal TO true men not TO let what
| promises to be prosperous and pleasant
| field slip away from them We do not
say for any man to go to Texas, for we
recognize that this is not within our
province, but we do say that the indi-
vidual who sees q berterment of his con-
dition, after consideration of price and
terms offered, should not pe.mit any al
legations that strike is in progress there
to stand i'll his way There is no strike
there. It is hardly worth space discus. :
ing this phase further, but inasmuch as
an esteemed friend has put case to US
under the belief that it is parallel, we
state his point in manner that will ap-
ply to the river.
Stated thus it would be: Suppose Wal
ton should be dissatisfied with wages and
terms and should ostensibly transfer his
plant. Would not the miners be justified
in striking against the new firm if it
should propose reduction of wages and
not so favorable terms of labor?
We answer: Yes.
But the cases are not alike in any par
ticular. The hypothetical Walton case is
for bogus transfer. There can be
10 question that the sale of the Johnson
mine TO the Texas and Pacific coal COM
pany wasa real sale.
In the Walton case there is a district
price, and even if the transfer were in
good faith the miners would be justified
in striking for the maintenance of that
price
But by Mr.. McLauchlan s letter pub
lished III this paper December 10, the
Texas and Pacific mine was stated as
being the only coal development in the
state, hence there could be no district
price by which to compare the price at
that mine.
The fact that McLauchlan has since
stated that another mine near by IS pay
ing the price for which he affects TO be
contending, only proves that he is unre-
liable. He misrepTesented in the letter
published on December 10, or he mis-
represented in subsequent letters. We
may state here that the mine he refers to
is reported by Mr.. Rennie as to shut
down with the close OF 1888 unless such
rates shall be agreed to by the workmen
as will prevent loss to the conn any.
And We will state further that we have
letter from Mr. McLauchlan in which he
says this company puts ont coal at the
cost of 81 10 per ton, while the fact as
gained by Mr.. Rennie is that the cost is
50 Is. The selling price at the mines is
81 10. 1t should have been plain to Mr..
McLauchlan upon the slightest thought
that that company could not deliver at,
the mine mouth at s. 10 and pay SI.75 to
81 80 for mining. We pass over the
various manifestly prejudiced statements
of Mr.. McLauchlan, made in the letters
heretofore published, in which he sought
to make the new company responsible
for the bad water eat 80 cents barrel, -
etc, etc that the johnson company
alone was responsible for, and the care
he exhibited in suppressing ali informa-
ton as TO the improvements lin sinking
wells for water, erection of houses, etc }
i'll progress under the new company
These are incidents of the contention
that show which way the wind blows
with him.
We have received two long letters from
Mr. McLauchlan, for which we have not
made space as they were a rehash of
what had been published, and contained
no new points except q few that CONTRA
dicted his former statements However,
on Monday last we received a short com
from him which is given
herewith.
GORDON, TEX, Dec. IS.
Editors National Labor Tribune:
The Texas Pacific coal company have despaired
getting Eastern miners to come here to blackleg,
and are bringing Mexicans here to do their
dirty work. They brought twenty-five of them
here yesterday, and the rangers are guarding
them and the other property of the company. |
You see they had the rangers, and had TO get |
for them to do. They failed getting |
Pittsburgh miners for them to guard and have |
done the next best thing brought Mexicans |
here. We know that the Mexicans cannot dig |
this coal, and we are as determined ever to |
win this fight, and viii hold the fort and fight it
out on this line as long as we can get bite to |
eat. DAN. MCLAUGHLIN.
The foregoing was stamped with the |
seal of L. A. X of L., but not signed |
We observe also that though /
the writer has sent us communications
previous to December 26 without the use |
of the seal, he has sealed one Of that date
and signed himself Recording Secre-
tary, - and had it, through the complais-
ance of a Pittsburgher, published in the
Sunday Leader of that city If the seal
was employed fairly, as only seal
should be used, he must have secured the
authority after Mr.. Rennie left Texas,
for he did not use it in correspondence on
this subject previous to Mr.. R. IS de-
parture. AS to his reference to the en-
gagement of twenty-five Mexicans, we
place no especial dependence on the
statement, in the light of the develop
nent that he seems hell bent ION MAX
ng the Texas field non union, regardless
If strict adherence to facts. But if such
should be the case, and through him and
hose in Texas who support his course,
he coalffelds of that state shall be lost
70 organized labor, he and they may ex-
)ect general and emphatic denunciation,
~ the true men of the mines, as the enc
mics of their craft.
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THE HIGHER COTRVS