Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-17
T STRIKE IS ON.

" s' with the plan of the
,so' rrs.Jeration, which in its mani
~ a5. q few days ago, declared
.. ~ Holiday" the men proposed
% rs5 for the purpose OF clearing
%nts Of the surplus coal, and Tor
3. .;n~ the outputin order to prevent.
'. .srs from using the low prices as.
5''' ~ foU lowering wages. At 2,
~ t5rq afternoon, the men en-
n the mines i'll Lancashire.
- and Yorkshire stopped work,
nonies we're removed from the
only men now at work are
nce men, bumpers, ventilator
a ,nee, etc, whom the federation
A called out.
!. honed until to-day that some
~ compromise would be arrived
~ aereement could be reached,
strange spectacle presents itself
employees quitting work in the
y interest, for it cannot be de-
VI if any advance is to be de-
zon higher prices, the mine
! Az" a. compared with the miners
y, the greater portion.
m ehiDpers are sending coal to
.1 n' and the Thames, but they re-
rre anv information as to the
:ItScv have shipped. The col
irving these consignments are
,,i' to arrive on Monday. The
',ars will attempt to prevent the
rra Of these cargoes, and it Is
m That rbis Will lead to renewal of
.y troubles. Twenty thousand
in Nottingham quit work atnoon
When they came out Of the
.r Wrought their tools with them.
@aI stocks in the Bristol district
i,.slv nearly exhausted. The
there have also stopped work
a. result, the price OF coal has
m shillings q ton. Many
%rrerg refuse to pay the price
.js6 and have closed their fac-
In this respect the action OF
rers is working greatly TO the
toDeratiyes employed in other
r&,
fthe results Of the split that has
~si8m0ng the North Wales min
hat the men working in Flint
Nil not 90 on o strike, but will
mmore than five days week.
Inject of the miners in stopping
40 bring about q coal famine so
employers Will have no excuse
acins wages as they have threat
rio, So tsr as the famine is cor
tmay be said to have already
need, for coal has gone up to an
ls figure, and factory after tacto-
the leading trade centers has
anDeIled to shut down. The
,e0ple who are compelled
their coal in small
Ties are suffering terribly,
the weather IS unusually in
Of tor this time of year. More
ntoro three days have elapsed
vii be an almost entire cessation
in most OF the great industrial
including Bristol, Manchester,
.ham, Leeds, London and Liver
III the rolling mills and cutlery
lnents in Sheffield will shut
On Monday, and SO will vast en-
,s Establishments, iron found
OF manufactures and cotton and
mills by the score.
02l number OF people that will
Nly lie thrown out of employ
rtAe strike, if the closure con-
annot be estimated, but it will
rHn into the millions. Many
nine owners have given notice
~ Will not start up again except
1cton of s. to 10 per cent. The
have a reserve fund of several
Eof dollars, and will not suffer
The struggle be prolonged be-
2perlod now designated. Spec
ae taking advantage of exist
itons, and already the price of
las been advanced in many parts
gntry, even where the bakers
ks of coal on hand.
sentiment is largely with the
although there is an undercur-
Felns that it is dangerous for
l4zatlon Of labor to take q step
With suffering and possibly
On to hundreds of thousands
fellow beings IN o.her
Sro5ab!y the sentimentin their
%seLy due to the fact that it
demonstrated that the mine
'fe already receiving what, in
t1:Lness, would be regarded
lair profit, and that conse-
4efe is no ground for their al
%a' coal Is too cheap for profit
wages must be reduced. The
vi" be watched with more in
-"a has ever before been at
i&o0r movement.
,:aos treQuented by the upper
Il question of inviting the
'r.S S 81 the government, al
M Tow this can be accom-
-',e OF those pressing it seems
4 general election IS not very
~ even the Tory government
s5o| IN making a move that
,4l toward bringing against it
~oIied efforts of the trade
y: 'he entire kingdom. The
i ,'y?;Sfatlon has issued an adj
, 'nl5S memb ers, urging them to
r y ~ and keep the peace, in
~ ,ijGlere may not be the slight
~, LOT invoking the interference
s~ogities.
0aracades are being built
NY mouths Of the various pits
- ano none Of the miners will
\ .nSlde these enclosures. 1t
,s. mat at meeting to be held
m o'G LAY next by the Miners
L VIII be decid ed to limit
=; 70 a week and to restrict
ia certain limit.
S73
LOUISIANA MOB.