The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-25

were given places 70 work BY our foreman IN
charge. This We consider rather high handed
proceeding, unparalleled in q civilized coun-
fifth These men demand that they shall
have their work; can !, In justice to myself. re-
sssixfh--wc think you have ovcr-rcsched the
limit of forbcaranec, you having repeatedly
broken yoilr promises and agreements with me,
keeping the camp IN a continual state Of uproar
and eoinmotion until the management have
come 20 the conclusion. as stated IN the forepefs
OF this repiy. Yours very respectfully,
At. b. COREY,
Superintendent Mines"
81 fired twenty one men,, said Mr; Corey;
eighfy-two or eighty three. picked out the
men who have frtn causing an uproar In the
camp and picked out the leaders first some OF
them were men who had been discharged before,
but were rcinstated because the committee had
told me II they were not put back the men
would strike Where they were men OF family,
discharged ali members of that family III order
that they might not be separated.
"The men whom the leaders wanted to de-
prfve 81 their turn were all union men The
majority OF them belonged TO the Knights OF La
Dor Assembly, formed BY Penman, bu; some OF
them belonged TO the old assembly.
u did not invite the old knights of Iobor to
come back 10 work. The seven neil who had
been refused their turn put their heads together
ard as fast as ] discharged man they
would put anhtber In his place. recognize the
representatives OF both factions aud am not
II = man IL a Film so long as he attends to his
business. This Is 10 war on organizations, but
war between organizations
sAitogctiscr | have discharged eighty-two or
eighty three men and put ON about forty i've
new ones. This has reduced the force, but the
men are constantly trying To get their friends IN
here waiting for chance. The reason why the
mine has been oyerstocked is that the men
themselves send for their friends from the East
have never sent for any men from outside,
ffYp her 1ppra MIA pf har
"The reasons gave for discharging those men
..They have taken away our right to make
"sThcy have men to work in the mines with
ont getting the consent Of those in charge.
'sWhen men were discharged on the ground
that iii they were not allowed to work they
s.Men have been ordered out of their places
Of work by the committees.
"sThey have raised the schedule rate of agreed
They have not lived up to the rules o. the
They have stopped work without giving us
any notice whatever.
sssThey have kept up this condition of affairs
from time immemoriai. until the managers of
ton OF the mine that it limits the output, Civ
ing no security but that at any time they were
liable to declare strike, consequently we could
not accumulate any coal for fear of fire in the
II had no idea how the thing would terminate,
and therefore brought guards here to protect the
company's property. never had over sixteen
guards, and had that number for only short
time, aud now have only four. The company
hired them directly, not from any agency. hav-
ing the same right to hire men to protect its
property as any private citizen.
There is no apparent danger OF repetition of
the trouble of 1859, for the i'll feeling between
the factions is confined to talk. The course to
be followed by the discharged men will prob
ably be decided on the return of Mr.. Penman
from the East