The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-19
AUSTRALIAN WALKING DELEGATES.

Mr.. West-Erskin, of Adelaide, Says the Con-
dition of His Country L. De,.torable.
CHICAGO, July 1s.-Hon. w. West Erskin,
of Adelaide, South Australia. tho is In the
city en- route to Europe, thinks the labor
question is bound to cause great trouble IN
Australia. Referring to the trouble with
the striking shearers in Queensland last
spring he said 1t amounted to a veritable
revolution.
You cannot understand" said Mr. West
Erskin, "how calamitous the strike system
in the colonies has grown. In Northern
Australia, which is situated IN the tropics,
we grow the finest kind of cotton. l have
seen the pods Of this valuable cotton
dropping to the ground for want of
picking. The whites will not tolerate col
ored labor on the plan tations, although they
themselves cannot work In the tropics.
Vast sugar estates. too. bad to be aban-
doned, and rich mines of silver, gold and
tin cannot be worked because of the unrea-
sonable attitude of the labOring folk. In
fact q territory teeming with wealth has
been turned into what is little better than
a desert. The employers have been always
most liberal. 1t is not q question of IN
creased wages or shorter hours. The masses
of the laborers are anxious to act fairly. but
they dare not do So They are as potter's
clay In the hands of a knot Of disturbers,
fellows fluent of speech and utterly bereft
of conscience. who make a profession of
agitation. These mischief makers play
on the cupidlty and laziness of
continual clamor, demanding the
different governments to borrow money IN
England for public works. Men in search
of vOtes take up this ruinOus cry with @
trOus. If we INCLUDE New Zealand and
Tasmania. the Australian national debt
will reach the alarming amount of 1000.
O0O. GOO. Just think OF that for three mill
telegraphs. public buildings and schools to
show for this. but can safely say that one
fourth of the money has been invested in
non-productIve works. The agitators
never pause to consider that this money
must be paid back. There are breakers
ahead. can tell you"
Monie Maguires Making Trouble.
NEW CASTLE. Wash. July 1s-Thursdsy
night at the mines was full of excitement
and trouble. being the worst night by far
for weeks. Attempts were made on the
property and lives of the miners and the
company. but no human being was hurt.
although several had narrow escapes. The
first trouble began about p. NJ. Five
miners returned fr ON town and wentto the
powder-house of tn e mine and attempted to
seize the guard. He fired and they ran
away. Ore of them was caught and put
under guard. This morning he denied hav-
ing any knowledge of the affair. and was
run ont OF camp. Superintendent Scott
thinks the men are Mollie Maguires.
At2 o'clock Wednesday morning a stick
of dynamite was placed under The cabin of
August Sanders, q miner, and exploded,
making very loud report and demOraliZ-
ing tho house and three others. The militia
were prepared for serious trouble. AL
though the scoundrels who did this ne
farious piece of work are not known. mill
tary authorities have an idea who did it,
and will work MP the case. Orders were re-
ceived for the militia now stationed here
to move to Gilman. but it is probable that
the order will be countcrmanded. they
are under the belief that there is trouble
ahead in the immediate future.