Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-18
MORE TROUBLE IN PROSPECT

~ the cahloyrams from London dei-
oribe tue siluAtiou correctly, there IL
likely TO DO serious trouble In Great
Britain, beginning next week. IL IL
announced that the Mineowner.' ASSOC
Citations have decided that, clmmonc.
ing on June -, there will be a general
reduction Of ten per cent Ia the wages
OF coal miuers. la reply TO this notice,
the employees have declared their In
tsntiOn u resisting the proposed reduc-
ton with all the means at their com.
mand. Unless a ouango takes place
quickly, this condition OF Affairs msan1
tue reopening Of the great strike which
was closed last year throu ia the good
offices OF Lord Risebery.
The ge er,l circumstances Of last
gears trouble are still remembered by
the public. A reminder Of tbs event,
however, may DO found Ia tho follow.
log statement by Elder II. II. Pitch
forth, Of Nephl, who te;urled home
few days ago from Missionary labor,
In the Yorkshire oolliefy dislrlc';
WINS at Barnsloy whom tho coal strike
commenced, whigu asrd Tor sixteen
weeks aud caused great suiicring aud
distress some ll,uul miners WutB out
OF vmpIoyment. Ihoy became 30 on
ragged against thrlr masters tia. thoy
! Huughi revenge by destroying property
/ To restore tuaCo tho soldiers were
called OUT aud the riot nrt read.
l luou tho soldiers nTci nc tho mob
and several were killed ms uu ly,
ana some N the leaders imprisoned Tor
various terms 10 rulleyo tho women
I aud children from starvation, rOlioi CDu-
mitteos were organized all over tho dis
irlct, Early oypfy morning crowds OF
children met 40 their school houses aud
received Tor breakfast u penny bun aud a
cup OF coffee, On one occasion they M
yiled all over siNtv-nyo yotrs NJ age aud
fed them la on0 " tho public sltO0la Of
MexbOru. IL was indeed, a most pitiful
sight Seventeen starved 90 death In
Btn-loy aud six Ia SwintOu. While my
companion and were going through the
strobls OF nonby, We saw u great many
women aud children following bread
wagon, In ~ haIf crazy manner, begging
for food, A generous farmer la Man
| chester told GuI Of hose sufferers thpy
| could have what cabbage they wanted
go tho htlt.sthTyoi waul0rsrs cleared his
| field. Thousands ui people wofD soeu
/ daily gathering villa. coal they could get
! from tuo pi. hills no burn Wuuu no
men returned Co work 10 was Tor roiuo.
| ton ut ten per cont aud lunn they only
worked from thrta 90 four days per week.
II will be- seen that the coal miners
do not occupy an envAble situation
without the proposed reduction, AMI
there is no wonder chat there Is talk Of
more violent proceedings than merely
refusing % work under the Reduced
scale. II there was destruction OF
property before, II Is not Improbable
that this viii bp the case again, except
A. Il is proysntoi by troops and police.
| Behind the present attitude OF the
mlurrslsa general ssuumont among
,hr working classes that the now prop.
usitl0n ls au act Of revenge upon M,
srkng miners, aul Ia tina. respec 10 a
ureach OF faitn on the part OF the oni.
ployers regarding the former settle.
meut, The employees are irrtAtsd also
by q conviction, a. announced recently
. 700 the HsU.su Of Hsuis gs. that In the
, Ro.ebyry adjustment they were trIcke,
. ~ tue mine owuers' rspres5 ta,iyes
. ~ was a stipulation that th
b board OF eouo.iiau0n should presoriU
10 ,hp minimum wage, ami when
. figure was agreed upon, tho mluers To
.aTdrI that rs tho smallest nulyuu
B. shat could DO paid. on examination
a however now that the question ha.
a teen raised again, II D. found that III
o RJtobeFy settlement does not have
word about the minimum wage, an
b. that this ISSUE Ia tIill open for Ielpl
o mination by the board to which botI
10 parties agreed to submit any futut